FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread

[doomloop]

I'm not still sure about it but think there are three teams that will get to the World Cup and these teams as you said but a better chance however the only thing they have in Saudi Arabia is money and they still don't have strong teams like Australia and Japan while I think Japand and Australia are both in the better situation to get themselves other first two places of the table. Australia and Japan are two teams that were usually in the World Cup from Asia.

No doubt in current situation we are having Saudi Arab as one of the weakest side in top rankings because Japan, Iran, Korea and Australia are having much better teams, and they can take good advantage of their quality and consistency, but things are also going good in Saudi Arab as they are doing their best on domestic level.

We are having the biggest issue with conditions and domestic level is needed good overhaul which is not easy but still as they are investing and having their long run vision we can expect they will be brought their best in coming years and things will be completely change.

Now we have 2 years in world cup and most chances we will be having these teams into this event with Qatar and Saudi Arab are coming being these teams, and they are having challenging matches due to improved structure in few big countries which is important for the development of the game.

[indah rezqi]

Didn't Ronaldinho backtrack on his comments though[1]? He basically said what he said about those players are a bait to get people talk about it seriously. Not sure what to take from his comment. Even if we say the team is one of the worst team ever, surely the fault lies in the player selection/manager instead of the players? Because if that's not valid, how can we say the country is full of great players. Personally, I feel like a team with terrible tactic is a better term to describe Brazil, if there's no change at all in the future. CMIIW.

[1] https://sports.yahoo.com/barcelona-legend-ronaldinho-backtracks-brazil-083000967.html

I think Ronaldinho comments should be used as a material for introspection, I believe it is a fact, regardless of the background that prompted the Barcelona legend to say it. Ronaldinho clarification of his comments also indicates that the Brazilian National Team is indeed in chaos, I think all the chaos comes from the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF). We know that the Brazilian National Team is a favorite in every competition, their fan base is quite large, of course their support is also very large. Brazil's failure to reach the final in the Copa America is at least the latest evidence, for Ronaldinho comments.

In addition, the depth of the squad that Brazil has is every manager dream, almost every line is filled with star players, by appointing a quality and experienced manager will certainly increase their chances in the future. If I'm not mistaken, Dorival Junior is still the current manager of the Brazilian National Team. On the other hand, the continuation of the World Cup qualifying round in the CONMEBOL zone can be used as a reference to assess Brazil strength, they will face Colombia who were the finalists of the Copa America yesterday.