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

[Lidger]

Today Brazil and Argentina faced Colombia and Paraguay in two separate matches where Brazil and Argentina lost in two separate matches. Argentina lost 2-1 to Colombia while Brazil lost 1-0 to Paraguay. However, the fact that Brazil was defeated came as a bit of a surprise to the fans. Despite keeping 70% of the ball in their favor throughout the entire period, Brazil was unable to score a goal in the opponent's net.   

In addition, Paraguay managed to get a ball into Brazil's net with only 30% of the ball in their possession, which means that Brazil's finishing is weak and Brazil's defense is also weak. 
Argentina have lost but the important fact here is that Argentina have probably lost only three matches with this match in the last five years.

[Muba20]

Brazil loss to Paraguay has created a situation where Brazil is being criticized as the coach Dorival Junior may have forgotten his emotions when Brazil secured a 1-0 win over Ecuador after a three-match losing streak. He became so confident that no one could stand by his words. He said he wants to see Brazil in the World Cup final. But when they lost to Paraguay Dorival Junior has nothing to say. Truly, the Brazilian team will undergo a transformation that no one has ever seen.

[mv1986]

Today Brazil and Argentina faced Colombia and Paraguay in two separate matches where Brazil and Argentina lost in two separate matches. Argentina lost 2-1 to Colombia while Brazil lost 1-0 to Paraguay. However, the fact that Brazil was defeated came as a bit of a surprise to the fans. Despite keeping 70% of the ball in their favor throughout the entire period, Brazil was unable to score a goal in the opponent's net.   

In addition, Paraguay managed to get a ball into Brazil's net with only 30% of the ball in their possession, which means that Brazil's finishing is weak and Brazil's defense is also weak. 
Argentina have lost but the important fact here is that Argentina have probably lost only three matches with this match in the last five years.

"A bit of a surprise" describes the issue for Brazil quite well because it wasn't actually a huge surprise at all. I think they have lost four out of the last five games and that is unacceptable for a former world class football nation. I have no idea where they will be heading in the next two years. They will qualify I guess as almost everybody from the group qualifies, but it is still a horrifying result for them to be at 10 points after 8 games. But again, I think 7 or 8 teams qualify for the World Cup and they are 99% not going to fail to achieve the qualification. But no matter how they qualify from now on, it's not looking very good for them.

[Leviathan.007]

What is happening with Autralia team right now? And like i always said, how much bets they destroy today again?

I dont think they are in risk of not being in the next world cup because for sure they are gonna start to win in sometime, but still a very strange to see this two first results for them.

Seems like the new generation is not so good or not fitting at all in this new team.

Australia seemed good enough in this game. The only problem is that they lacked of proper finishing, and indonesia's goal keeper was on fire. He saved lots of golden chances by us, and it makes us lose two points again. It's kinda bad for us caused by the hard match is awaiting us.

If Australia doesn't win the next game against China, our chance to qualify will be almost gone.



Australia is now being placed at the fifth. The problem is that they're gonna face hard games. They have not yet played against Japan and Saudi that potentially give them 0 points, too.

China's coach will definitely get fired from this team and I'm sure about it because he recently had the worst performance in this team, China wants to be in the 2026 World Cup and they invested in it but so far in the two games they had, they lost both games.
Australia was one of the best teams in Asia and they were always in the World Cup but so far they had one loss and one draw and they are going to lose the 2026 World Cup like this.
I think both teams, Australia and China will have to make huge changes in the time they have otherwise I think they have to wait for the 2030 World Cup.
 

[uneng]

Brazil loss to Paraguay has created a situation where Brazil is being criticized as the coach Dorival Junior may have forgotten his emotions when Brazil secured a 1-0 win over Ecuador after a three-match losing streak. He became so confident that no one could stand by his words. He said he wants to see Brazil in the World Cup final. But when they lost to Paraguay Dorival Junior has nothing to say. Truly, the Brazilian team will undergo a transformation that no one has ever seen.

Paraguay went for the draw, and ended winning the match. Congratulations to Paraguay, very well played! Even though they didn't have the star players of Real Madrid, they did as teams are supposed to do in soccer: to play in group cooperatively, aware they didn't have the best skilled players individually speaking, so they had to use strategy in their favour.

Meanwhile, Brazil had the best players, the fastest ones and they even took advantage of it, especially during the first minutes of the game, when they totally had the control over the field and ball. However, it took only one gap for Paraguay to score the goal which guaranteed them the victory in the end.

Also, congratulations to Paraguay's goalkeeper Gatito Fernandéz who defended a spicy shoot from Vini Jr. and another Paraguay's defensive player who I don't know the name right now, but who also defended a ball which was heading to their goal.

[Victorybit1]

What is happening with Autralia team right now? And like i always said, how much bets they destroy today again?

I dont think they are in risk of not being in the next world cup because for sure they are gonna start to win in sometime, but still a very strange to see this two first results for them.

Seems like the new generation is not so good or not fitting at all in this new team.

Australia seemed good enough in this game. The only problem is that they lacked of proper finishing, and indonesia's goal keeper was on fire. He saved lots of golden chances by us, and it makes us lose two points again. It's kinda bad for us caused by the hard match is awaiting us.

If Australia doesn't win the next game against China, our chance to qualify will be almost gone.



Australia is now being placed at the fifth. The problem is that they're gonna face hard games. They have not yet played against Japan and Saudi that potentially give them 0 points, too.

China's coach will definitely get fired from this team and I'm sure about it because he recently had the worst performance in this team, China wants to be in the 2026 World Cup and they invested in it but so far in the two games they had, they lost both games.
Australia was one of the best teams in Asia and they were always in the World Cup but so far they had one loss and one draw and they are going to lose the 2026 World Cup like this.
I think both teams, Australia and China will have to make huge changes in the time they have otherwise I think they have to wait for the 2030 World Cup.
 

The Chinese team have really being disappointing so far and to some extent I don't really see them winning any team maybe except from Indonesia because Japan is definitely a no go area because Japan so far have always stand out from the rest teams in Asia as both their female and men team are both actively good in the game of soccer. As for Saudi Arabia, they have done impressive too as the money they pump in their league isn't for vain.

[Forsyth Jones]

Paraguay went for the draw, and ended winning the match. Congratulations to Paraguay, very well played! Even through they didn't have the star players of Real Madrid, they did as teams are supposed to do in soccer: to play in group cooperatively, aware they didn't have the best skilled players individually speaking, so they had to use strategy on their favour.

Meanwhile, Brazil had the best players, the fastest ones and they even took advantage of it, especially during the first minutes of the game, when they totally had the control over the field and ball. However, it took only one gap for Paraguay to score the goal which guaranteed them the victory in the end.

Also, congratulations to Paraguay's goalkeeper Gatito Fernandéz who defended a spicy shoot from Vini Jr. and another Paraguay's defensive player who I don't know the name right now, but also defended a ball which was heading to their goal.

Paraguay has the best defense in the qualifiers, Paraguay has scored one goal in 7 games. It's obvious that brazil has started to play badly again, brazil has not made it past the quarterfinals in the World Cup since 2006, with the only exception being when they reached the semifinals in the 2018 World Cup. This is not such a bad performance, but now they are having a lot of difficulty in obtaining a place to play in the next World Cup.

About Dibu Martinez's attitude when he slapped the camera in his last match:
The Colombian Association of Sports Journalists demands an EXEMPLARY SANCTION for Dibu Martinez, due to the hand he shook with a photographer's camera after the match against Colombia.
“We SPECIFICALLY demand that FIFA create an exemplary sanction against Mr. Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez, who is not an example for the new generations.”

Link of news: https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/articles-video/colombia-explodes-against-the-aggression-of-the-argentine-dibu-mart%C3%ADnez-2024-09-11

[Slow death]

Today Brazil and Argentina faced Colombia and Paraguay in two separate matches where Brazil and Argentina lost in two separate matches. Argentina lost 2-1 to Colombia while Brazil lost 1-0 to Paraguay. However, the fact that Brazil was defeated came as a bit of a surprise to the fans. Despite keeping 70% of the ball in their favor throughout the entire period, Brazil was unable to score a goal in the opponent's net.   

In addition, Paraguay managed to get a ball into Brazil's net with only 30% of the ball in their possession, which means that Brazil's finishing is weak and Brazil's defense is also weak. 
Argentina have lost but the important fact here is that Argentina have probably lost only three matches with this match in the last five years.

Brazil lost to Paraguay and the Portuguese news channels that I have been following are not talking much about this defeat because although they recognize that the Brazilian national team is not performing well, they have always managed to do better when they play against Paraguay. To give you an idea of ​​what I am talking about, Paraguay had not been able to beat Brazil since 2009, it had been more than 15 years without them being able to beat Brazil. So this defeat by Brazil goes down in history.

Paraguay's last win against Bazil came in the year 2008

source: https://news.abplive.com/sports/football/brazil-attain-unwanted-record-after-defeat-to-paraguay-in-world-cup-2026-qualifiers-conmebol-paraguay-first-win-vs-brazil-16-years-1716580

What is very worrying about this qualification for Brazil is the following:

Games = 8
Wins = 3
Defeats = 4

a team that has the history of the greatest achievements in the World Cup, a team that was fearsome on a global level, looking at them now you realize that they are in decline. But even so, I have not seen at any time that they talk about firing the national coach and looking for another who is international. It seems that the Brazilian Football Federation does not see this poor performance as being a big problem. It's very strange how the highest football body in Brazil reacts to this situation. Normally any organization would be panicking and talking about dismissal, because we are talking about 8 games and 4 defeats, precisely in World Cup qualifying games. These are not friendly games, they are serious games. But there is no talk of dismissals.

[hyudien]

In the 3rd round of the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers, out of 18 countries in 3 groups, Japan is a very scary team in my opinion. In 2 matches they managed to create 12 goals and without conceding a single goal, as predicted that they would be the favorite country to qualify, especially since they are also World Cup regulars.
Japan is indeed one of the strongest countries in Asia, their players can also compete in elite European teams, so it is not surprising when they are still superior when they are in Asia. I am sure they will be the first to ensure themselves to qualify from this group C.

[Hirose UK]

Today Indonesia will play again against Australia and the match will take place in Indonesia in other words Indonesia has the advantage as the host, but in this match we can see that the bookies give Australia as the favorite team.
So far, Indonesia in several meetings with Australia has shown that they have not been able to win and basically from the results of several matches they have played, many consider Australia to be the favorite team.
But seeing what is currently happening with the Indonesian national team and seeing how they played before against Saudi Arabia, it can also be concluded that there is possibility for Indonesia to be able to play well and make Australia feel big surprise from Indonesia strength.
For my prediction, maybe Indonesia chance to win is still very small but they have the opportunity to hold Australia and share points.

Well, to be honest, if Australia doesn't win against Indonesia, then I don't think they should qualify for the world cup.

Indonesia is not a strong opponent, and anything else other than an Aussie victory should be out of the question if they have any hopes of qualifying to the world cup.

But I don't know, maybe they would also manage to qualify even if they lose or draw given that now they are going to have so many extra teams in the tournament.

In the end the game ended in 0 - 0 draw, this is still the same as what i predicted before and Australia got 1 point from this match, Indonesia itself has saved 2 point from two matches which all ended in draw, there are still several matches that will be passed in the third round so we will never know what Australia will be like in the future.
What is clear is that group C itself has provided several big surprises such as Australia which in the first match suffered defeat and also Indonesia strength which was able to make Saudi Arabia and Australia feel the difficulty of gaining an advantage.

Today Indonesia will play again against Australia and the match will take place in Indonesia in other words Indonesia has the advantage as the host, but in this match we can see that the bookies give Australia as the favorite team.
So far, Indonesia in several meetings with Australia has shown that they have not been able to win and basically from the results of several matches they have played, many consider Australia to be the favorite team.
But seeing what is currently happening with the Indonesian national team and seeing how they played before against Saudi Arabia, it can also be concluded that there is possibility for Indonesia to be able to play well and make Australia feel big surprise from Indonesia strength.
For my prediction, maybe Indonesia chance to win is still very small but they have the opportunity to hold Australia and share points.

Australia is a much stronger team than Indonesia, but Indonesia's performance in recent matches has been really interesting. In football, if we can see a surprise in every match, it is a lot of fun, so in today's match, Australia vs Indonesia, although most people are rooting for Australia to win. It will be a big surprise if Indonesia can put up a strong performance against Australia in this match. Although Australia have won every match they have played against Indonesia so far, their victory will depend on how well Indonesia can perform in today's match. Moreover, I think Australia will win today's match as the favorite team and if you bet for Australia it will be possible to win.

Yes, Australia is much stronger than Indonesia but that only applies in several editions of their previous meetings, now we can see that Indonesia is not team that can be underestimated.
Australia really dominates the game and they have pretty good front line and defense that can attack Indonesia defense repeatedly, but all these efforts failed to produce results and Indonesia defense is also quite strong, especially the Indonesian goalkeeper who played very well.
Maarten Paes, the Indonesian goalkeeper, really made big surprise, he even became the highest rated Indonesian player, everyone is now very focused on his performance in defending Indonesia, he has managed to show many saves in the two matches that have been played.

[Rabata]

Paraguay went for the draw, and ended winning the match. Congratulations to Paraguay, very well played! Even through they didn't have the star players of Real Madrid, they did as teams are supposed to do in soccer: to play in group cooperatively, aware they didn't have the best skilled players individually speaking, so they had to use strategy on their favour.

Meanwhile, Brazil had the best players, the fastest ones and they even took advantage of it, especially during the first minutes of the game, when they totally had the control over the field and ball. However, it took only one gap for Paraguay to score the goal which guaranteed them the victory in the end.

Also, congratulations to Paraguay's goalkeeper Gatito Fernandéz who defended a spicy shoot from Vini Jr. and another Paraguay's defensive player who I don't know the name right now, but also defended a ball which was heading to their goal.

Paraguay has the best defense in the qualifiers, Paraguay has scored one goal in 7 games. It's obvious that brazil has started to play badly again, brazil has not made it past the quarterfinals in the World Cup since 2006, with the only exception being when they reached the semifinals in the 2018 World Cup. This is not such a bad performance, but now they are having a lot of difficulty in obtaining a place to play in the next World Cup.

If Brazil team doesn't score against the smaller teams then how can they dream of winning the World Cup. With such a poor quality of play, if Brazil even manages a place in the World Cup, they will not be able to hold that place. After the start of the World Cup, they have to go back with losses. I think the condition of the Brazil team and the condition of the coach are almost the same. Because the coach did not understand the condition of this team very well. He has not yet got a good idea about the position of the team. Otherwise how can he speak confidently to the world media about such a weak team. I think both the team and the coach need reform.

[Sg4j1n3ll0]

Paraguay went for the draw, and ended winning the match. Congratulations to Paraguay, very well played! Even through they didn't have the star players of Real Madrid, they did as teams are supposed to do in soccer: to play in group cooperatively, aware they didn't have the best skilled players individually speaking, so they had to use strategy on their favour.

Meanwhile, Brazil had the best players, the fastest ones and they even took advantage of it, especially during the first minutes of the game, when they totally had the control over the field and ball. However, it took only one gap for Paraguay to score the goal which guaranteed them the victory in the end.

Also, congratulations to Paraguay's goalkeeper Gatito Fernandéz who defended a spicy shoot from Vini Jr. and another Paraguay's defensive player who I don't know the name right now, but also defended a ball which was heading to their goal.

Paraguay has the best defense in the qualifiers, Paraguay has scored one goal in 7 games. It's obvious that brazil has started to play badly again, brazil has not made it past the quarterfinals in the World Cup since 2006, with the only exception being when they reached the semifinals in the 2018 World Cup. This is not such a bad performance, but now they are having a lot of difficulty in obtaining a place to play in the next World Cup.

If Brazil team doesn't score against the smaller teams then how can they dream of winning the World Cup. With such a poor quality of play, if Brazil even manages a place in the World Cup, they will not be able to hold that place. After the start of the World Cup, they have to go back with losses. I think the condition of the Brazil team and the condition of the coach are almost the same. Because the coach did not understand the condition of this team very well. He has not yet got a good idea about the position of the team. Otherwise how can he speak confidently to the world media about such a weak team. I think both the team and the coach need reform.

currently the ranking says that brazil is above other teams and therefore can still have their say and I believe it, but I wouldn't put too much reliance on the ranking given that Belgium is still in that ranking, but I believe more in the matches played in important tournaments and there Brazil can really make a difference let's say that they are not below the older generations the talents are there and they can do very very well so now it is up to them to demonstrate who they are clearly with a valid coach

[verdinio]

Paraguay went for the draw, and ended winning the match. Congratulations to Paraguay, very well played! Even through they didn't have the star players of Real Madrid, they did as teams are supposed to do in soccer: to play in group cooperatively, aware they didn't have the best skilled players individually speaking, so they had to use strategy on their favour.

Meanwhile, Brazil had the best players, the fastest ones and they even took advantage of it, especially during the first minutes of the game, when they totally had the control over the field and ball. However, it took only one gap for Paraguay to score the goal which guaranteed them the victory in the end.

Also, congratulations to Paraguay's goalkeeper Gatito Fernandéz who defended a spicy shoot from Vini Jr. and another Paraguay's defensive player who I don't know the name right now, but also defended a ball which was heading to their goal.

Paraguay has the best defense in the qualifiers, Paraguay has scored one goal in 7 games. It's obvious that brazil has started to play badly again, brazil has not made it past the quarterfinals in the World Cup since 2006, with the only exception being when they reached the semifinals in the 2018 World Cup. This is not such a bad performance, but now they are having a lot of difficulty in obtaining a place to play in the next World Cup.

If Brazil team doesn't score against the smaller teams then how can they dream of winning the World Cup. With such a poor quality of play, if Brazil even manages a place in the World Cup, they will not be able to hold that place. After the start of the World Cup, they have to go back with losses. I think the condition of the Brazil team and the condition of the coach are almost the same. Because the coach did not understand the condition of this team very well. He has not yet got a good idea about the position of the team. Otherwise how can he speak confidently to the world media about such a weak team. I think both the team and the coach need reform.

A coach plays a vital role in understanding the strength and weaknesses of the team and planning tactics accordingly. However, it sounds like there is confusion in the current management, which indeed needs to get a clear idea about their position and prospects.

Reforms might be necessary for the team to regain its past prowess. As of now, it appears there are quite a few challenges ahead for the Brazil national team.

[bitgolden]

I do agree that qualifiers will be the first thing to watch and it is going to be super fun. Lets see how Brazil will go, everyone wonders about them because they sucked so far and I think it is not going to be that easy and we are going to see some changes, we should not really be worried about it, we think it could definitely be something that can change so much, we shouldn't be worried about it.

I believe that the best thing to do right now would be just considering how to get better results and because of that I think it's clear that we are going to see some good big changes with time as well. I believe that we need to do something much bigger and better, which is why we should see Brazil getting a lead, and like win so many games. I am going to bet on it, them and of course Argentina obviously but it will not be a simple situation.

Because it's hard to get that win, and Brazil is looking bad for now, and I think it will not be simple for them to recover quickly but they have the talent to do that. Europe is easier, just put in Spain, Italy, France and Germany, and bet on them to win, except when they play each other if they ever do, which will make it easy to bet and make money from that part.

[bering]

In the 3rd round of the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers, out of 18 countries in 3 groups, Japan is a very scary team in my opinion. In 2 matches they managed to create 12 goals and without conceding a single goal, as predicted that they would be the favorite country to qualify, especially since they are also World Cup regulars.
Japan is indeed one of the strongest countries in Asia, their players can also compete in elite European teams, so it is not surprising when they are still superior when they are in Asia. I am sure they will be the first to ensure themselves to qualify from this group C.

Win 7-0 from China and the latest is 5-0 from Bahrain i think Japan too not very strong from their attacking lines because for defensive lines too they are very strong and from group table we can see it that among all of the teams in Group C only Japan who still not conceded goal and certainly they are the strongest team in Group C even there is possibility Japan will be able to win all of remaining matches in 3rd round and finish at first place at the end of this stages and advances to the World Cup 2026 but i have no wonder about that because you can see based on Japan squad because almost all of the players who playing in the last 2 matches is comes from European Clubs so they are very experience and Japan quality is above to other teams in Group C

[X-ray]

Brazil loss to Paraguay has created a situation where Brazil is being criticized as the coach Dorival Junior may have forgotten his emotions when Brazil secured a 1-0 win over Ecuador after a three-match losing streak. He became so confident that no one could stand by his words. He said he wants to see Brazil in the World Cup final. But when they lost to Paraguay Dorival Junior has nothing to say. Truly, the Brazilian team will undergo a transformation that no one has ever seen.

What transformation is it? Do you mean Brazil is going from good to bad club? The thing that you must know it's very depressing to see how bad Brazil have become. This has to be one of the shittiest Brazilian national team ever. And you know that how they're so struggling just to qualify for the WC when there are numerous spots available.

They have so many world class players such as Vini, and Rodrygo. But they showed disaster class in the qualifiers. Brazil used to have average fullbacks, but now they have so average in all of positions.

I think a brazilllian coach doesn't really suit them. They need a foreign coach to handle the club.

[ibuddy122505]

I’m not sure what’s been going on with Brazil lately. maybe the whole team needs a complete rebuild, including bringing in a top European coach. Brazil just isn’t what it used to be. Honestly, I hope this squad don’t make it to the next World Cup because this squad nothing left much to impress the fans.
Brazil struggled and are just one point away from missing out on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. let suppose if they do qualify, with their current midfield, it’s hard to see them making it past the second round.

[Adiljutt156]

Today Indonesia will play again against Australia and the match will take place in Indonesia in other words Indonesia has the advantage as the host, but in this match we can see that the bookies give Australia as the favorite team.
So far, Indonesia in several meetings with Australia has shown that they have not been able to win and basically from the results of several matches they have played, many consider Australia to be the favorite team.
But seeing what is currently happening with the Indonesian national team and seeing how they played before against Saudi Arabia, it can also be concluded that there is possibility for Indonesia to be able to play well and make Australia feel big surprise from Indonesia strength.
For my prediction, maybe Indonesia chance to win is still very small but they have the opportunity to hold Australia and share points.

Yes , match was over but no team won the match and both teams got equal points in this match. Australian International football cricket team disappointed their fans because they expected that Australian team will win this match easily by high margin but we saw tough competition between two teams. No one expected that kind of performance from Indonesia team because they always play not good against Australia but in last match they defended well and Australia team could not do any goal in this match and match was ended with no result. If we will watch the stats of both teams,we will get more information about both teams. Australian shots were perfect and their shots were on target and their passes were more in number and they were ahead in everything but unluckily they could not win this match.

[indah rezqi]

I’m not sure what’s been going on with Brazil lately. maybe the whole team needs a complete rebuild, including bringing in a top European coach. Brazil just isn’t what it used to be. Honestly, I hope this squad don’t make it to the next World Cup because this squad nothing left much to impress the fans.
Brazil struggled and are just one point away from missing out on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. let suppose if they do qualify, with their current midfield, it’s hard to see them making it past the second round.

We remember Brazil failed to win trophy in the recent Copa America, and most recently the squad coached by Dorival Junior stumbled again by Paraguay in the Conmebol World Cup qualifiers. As a result, many Brazilian fans are currently disappointed, and overall this situation is very worrying. Personally, I agree that Brazil must revolutionize everything, from the federation level to its manager, so that it can return to being a dominant force in every competition. Although it sounds painful, I think Dorival Junior is not the right person to occupy the position, he has made Brazil sink more than we thought.

Brazil has experienced four defeats in the last five matches and currently they have collected 10 points, the chance to qualify is actually still open. However, they must rise and create a turning point in their performance in the future, with the depth of the squad they have they should be able to do it. It would be very surprising if Brazil failed to take part in the upcoming 2026 World Cup, because after all without the presence of Vinicius and his colleagues, the four-yearly event feels bland. There are still many matches to change the situation, but on the condition that they get rid of their manager first.

[punk.zink]

I’m not sure what’s been going on with Brazil lately. maybe the whole team needs a complete rebuild, including bringing in a top European coach. Brazil just isn’t what it used to be. Honestly, I hope this squad don’t make it to the next World Cup because this squad nothing left much to impress the fans.
Brazil struggled and are just one point away from missing out on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. let suppose if they do qualify, with their current midfield, it’s hard to see them making it past the second round.

There is something strange about the current Brazilian team. They have so many good players, but when they are put together, they cannot play consistently (sometimes they play well and sometimes they play so-so, like they forgot how to score goals). As was the case when playing against Paraguay, even though they dominated the game, but they ended up losing (though previously they were able to beat Paraguay with a score of 4-1 in the Copa America).