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

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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).

Am not surprised that is how the team has been for some time. Meanwhile, this is the same issue the England team faced during the Euro 2024. They have most of the best players in the Premier League and the LA Liga any league you would want to mention but still, they failed to win the tournament. Football is beyond having the best players in one team. It is having the right player in the right positions. Back in the days, if you had the best players on your team it was likely that you could win most of your games, however, it is different now. It is more of techniques, tactics, and analysis more than just being the best.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Four Latin American teams faced off on the same night in South American football's World Cup qualifiers. But in those matches only the Latin American teams have lost. Colombia football team defeated Lionel Messi's Argentina 2-1 at home in the World Cup qualifying match, Argentina's 12-match unbeaten run came to an end with the loss against Colombia. This victory is a strong revenge for Colombia Because Argentina beat Colombia in the Copa America final to win the title. Along with Argentina, Brazil lost to Paraguay. We previously saw Brazil beat Paraguay 4-1 in the Copa America group stage match against Paraguay. Paraguay then made a great comeback with a win against Brazil. On the other hand, another Latin American football team, Chile, was defeated by Bolivia but managed to draw comfortably in Uruguay.

Yes, indeed, things in this qualifying round are difficult, of course we are going to be clear on something, for example Bolivia has its stadium at the highest point in its country, which makes it extremely difficult to beat them there, Colombia on the other hand took Argentina to Barranquilla where the environment is more humid and warm with temperatures that are difficult to bear, so this makes it very difficult for the players, it is something that is sometimes not seen, and this makes these the most difficult qualifiers in the world.

[Frankolala]

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).

Am not surprised that is how the team has been for some time. Meanwhile, this is the same issue the England team faced during the Euro 2024. They have most of the best players in the Premier League and the LA Liga any league you would want to mention but still, they failed to win the tournament. Football is beyond having the best players in one team. It is having the right player in the right positions. Back in the days, if you had the best players on your team it was likely that you could win most of your games, however, it is different now. It is more of techniques, tactics, and analysis more than just being the best.

I agree with you that it is not about having the best players but having the right players to yield to good result at the end of the day with a good coach matters a lot.

A team might have quality players both still gind it difficult to become successful at the end of the competition and a team with few good players might end up winning the world cup. However, a good team needs good players to become successful.

[armanda90]

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).

Can't believing with Brazil performance on World Cup qualifier after defeating by Paraguay last match and make their position recently keep 5th standings place remaining two points left from the playoff round spot.
Brazil national team have loss 4 of 8 matches in World Cup qualifier and difficult defend how consistent on the top performance after winning against Ecuador but last match defeated by Paraguay and become their first winning from Brazil since 2008.

Brazil national team have many top talented players but difficult keep in the winning trend, its bit optimistic with Brazil opportunity will qualify for World Cup 2026 because have two points left from Paraguay and Bolivia as 8th teams standings? Have 8 matches left for World Cup Conmebol qualifier matches and Brazil must consistent their performance if won't loss the top sixth standings are directly qualifying or must play on playoff round against Oceanian national teams.

[Rockstarguy]

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).

Too bad to see Brazil in this form even with the good players they have, it will be so dissapointing if Brazil fails to qualify for the worldcup because of their unstable performance. Brazil is one of the top teams and I wonder how the world cup would be if they are no where to be found because this a team that always make the world cup yo be an interesting game.  Brazil don't deserve to be unstable in performance because they already have talented players and it won't make sense if these players fails to qualify for the world cup.  It is very necessary for the coach of the team and the players to put heads together to try their best to improve the team for the coming game.

[imamusma]

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).

Too bad to see Brazil in this form even with the good players they have, it will be so dissapointing if Brazil fails to qualify for the worldcup because of their unstable performance. Brazil is one of the top teams and I wonder how the world cup would be if they are no where to be found because this a team that always make the world cup yo be an interesting game.  Brazil don't deserve to be unstable in performance because they already have talented players and it won't make sense if these players fails to qualify for the world cup.  It is very necessary for the coach of the team and the players to put heads together to try their best to improve the team for the coming game.

Brazil chances of qualifying are still very open, they still have the opportunity to improve themselves and increase the quality of their performance. There are still 10 matches left, I don't think they will fail at this stage. It must be admitted that Brazil is facing a gloomy period, three consecutive defeats are very disappointing, they are struggling to perform consistently even though they have a very good squad depth. Without Neymar, Brazil mentality and game have declined greatly, I think they will gradually rise in the future. Dorival Junior's fate is now on the line, most likely he will be fired.

[Zigabel]

Yes, indeed, things in this qualifying round are difficult, of course we are going to be clear on something, for example Bolivia has its stadium at the highest point in its country, which makes it extremely difficult to beat them there, Colombia on the other hand took Argentina to Barranquilla where the environment is more humid and warm with temperatures that are difficult to bear, so this makes it very difficult for the players, it is something that is sometimes not seen, and this makes these the most difficult qualifiers in the world.

The qualifying rounds been played away in the home country's of the other  teams against the other are sometimes a reason for these players not to be effective enough because they have to deal with weather conditions an because its not their place of origin and so it will affect their performance as they play because they are not to accustomed with such and another thing is they are probably in their best form

[alegotardo]

The qualifying rounds been played away in the home country's of the other  teams against the other are sometimes a reason for these players not to be effective enough because they have to deal with weather conditions an because its not their place of origin and so it will affect their performance as they play because they are not to accustomed with such and another thing is they are probably in their best form

There are many factors and they usually make more sense in local leagues, because when we talk about a national team, many players are "strange" even when playing in their own country, because they are more used to playing abroad than in the place where they were born.

But even so, there are still other factors that influence a little, but when added together, they end up having a lot of relevance in the final result.

It all starts with the pitch, for example, it can be cut at a different height, it can be wetter, or even made of synthetic grass... this already makes a big difference for those who are not used to it.
The fans are certainly the main factor, because a shout of encouragement when you are losing is much better than a boo or "olé" from the opposing fans.
It is also necessary to take into account that the visiting team often faces a long trip and several hours on a plane, bus or hotel greatly affect the players' concentration and sometimes (not infrequently) even their physical fitness.

Anyway... generally speaking, we always feel more comfortable when we are in our own home, and football is no different.

[joniboini]

Anyway... generally speaking, we always feel more comfortable when we are in our own home, and football is no different.

Surprisingly I find my national team to be the opposite. I guess one key factor is that most players are not playing in our national league, so they're not comfortable playing at our home stadium. Granted if the grass or stadium condition is a little bit better they should be able to play better. It feels funny seeing comments that say my national team plays better on away games.

Speaking of away trips, how early do football teams need to arrive at the away stadium before the match? I read somewhere that they need to stand by 2-3 before kick-off, but I think this applies to league matches, not World Cup competitions. Does FIFA regulate this too or does each national team prepare on their own?

[Publictalk792]

Brazil chances of qualifying are still very open, they still have the opportunity to improve themselves and increase the quality of their performance. There are still 10 matches left, I don't think they will fail at this stage. It must be admitted that Brazil is facing a gloomy period, three consecutive defeats are very disappointing, they are struggling to perform consistently even though they have a very good squad depth. Without Neymar, Brazil mentality and game have declined greatly, I think they will gradually rise in the future. Dorival Junior's fate is now on the line, most likely he will be fired.

I also think Brazil can still qualify even though they have been playing badly lately. They have 10 games left to turn things around. It is worrying that they have lost three games in row which shows they are not playing consistently. Not having Neymar has hurt their performance as he is key player who scores important goals. Brazil has strong team but they need to learn to play well without Neymar. Coach Dorival Junior is under pressure and might lose his job if things do not improve. Despite this I believe Brazil will get better as they have talented players and great football history.

[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.

"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.

Almost half of the soccer fans in the world won't give a damn about the World Cup if Brazil doesn't qualify for the World Cup and I believe the Brazilian team will definitely qualify for the World Cup. This period in the history of Brazilian football may be the worst period for Brazil because Brazil has never been this bad before. Brazil has now become a local team where they are neither performing well nor winning any matches. Brazil has big stars but these big stars are not performing well. Argentina lost it's acceptable because any team can lose two games to one but if Brazil continues their losing streak they won't be in a good position in the points table for a while.

[Rampagoe004]

Yes, indeed, things in this qualifying round are difficult, of course we are going to be clear on something, for example Bolivia has its stadium at the highest point in its country, which makes it extremely difficult to beat them there, Colombia on the other hand took Argentina to Barranquilla where the environment is more humid and warm with temperatures that are difficult to bear, so this makes it very difficult for the players, it is something that is sometimes not seen, and this makes these the most difficult qualifiers in the world.

The qualifying rounds been played away in the home country's of the other  teams against the other are sometimes a reason for these players not to be effective enough because they have to deal with weather conditions an because its not their place of origin and so it will affect their performance as they play because they are not to accustomed with such and another thing is they are probably in their best form

Yes, it is not easy for a team to get full points when qualifying is held elsewhere, there are many factors that must be faced by players and coaches, especially weather conditions which can make the players' physical condition unusually weak. At least the players have played with their best performance, even though they are not used to the weather, they still put on a good performance. The qualifying match was very tough and only the lucky team passed the qualification.

[Pandu Geddon]

Brazil chances of qualifying are still very open, they still have the opportunity to improve themselves and increase the quality of their performance. There are still 10 matches left, I don't think they will fail at this stage. It must be admitted that Brazil is facing a gloomy period, three consecutive defeats are very disappointing, they are struggling to perform consistently even though they have a very good squad depth. Without Neymar, Brazil mentality and game have declined greatly, I think they will gradually rise in the future. Dorival Junior's fate is now on the line, most likely he will be fired.

I also think Brazil can still qualify even though they have been playing badly lately. They have 10 games left to turn things around. It is worrying that they have lost three games in row which shows they are not playing consistently. Not having Neymar has hurt their performance as he is key player who scores important goals. Brazil has strong team but they need to learn to play well without Neymar. Coach Dorival Junior is under pressure and might lose his job if things do not improve. Despite this I believe Brazil will get better as they have talented players and great football history.

Brazil's 5-time World Cup title will be a burden for the Brazilian players and current coach when their performance has dropped so far. there are still many matches that can be maximized to qualify for the World Cup. although it takes a lot of hard work to overcome team problems.
even if they succeed in qualifying, but with their performance that will only improve slightly and not much progress, I doubt they can compete with other countries for the trophy. Dorival must be under pressure right now, not only in his career but also could getting criticism from Brazilian fans.

[Ricardo11]

Without Neymar, Brazil is kind of helpless, without Neymar, the Brazilian team can't keep their consistency in the game, they can't even stand up against the normal team in the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil lost 1-0 with the Paraguay team in the last match, which is really a shame. .


Brazil have lost 4 of their last 5 World Cup qualifying matches, And Brazil is at number 5 in the points table. It can be said that Brazil is playing very badly at the moment, they need to improve their performance at the moment, after that Brazil will face the Chile team on 11 Oct. They have about 1 month in their hands, in the meantime they need to improve their game, learn to play matches without Neymar. Otherwise, if they continue to lose the match like this, Brazil's coach Dorival Jr. will be under a lot of pressure, so coach Dorival Jr. should be more responsible, because the coach of that team is more important behind the good and bad performance. If the coach is not responsible, the team will definitely lose.

[Leviathan.007]

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

 
I don't really care about FIFA ranking because this won't be the reason to say Brazil is a good team because they are in the higher ranking than some other teams. I see the fact that Brazil is not in the good form anymore and they don't have superstar players like they had before while the only high-quality player they have is Vini jr who can't do anything by himself.
With the current situation of Brazil, I think if they have to play against stronger teams in the 2026 World Cup, they won't have any chance to win because of the bad performance they have.

[criptoevangelista]

Without Neymar, Brazil is kind of helpless, without Neymar, the Brazilian team can't keep their consistency in the game, they can't even stand up against the normal team in the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil lost 1-0 with the Paraguay team in the last match, which is really a shame. .


Brazil have lost 4 of their last 5 World Cup qualifying matches, And Brazil is at number 5 in the points table. It can be said that Brazil is playing very badly at the moment, they need to improve their performance at the moment, after that Brazil will face the Chile team on 11 Oct. They have about 1 month in their hands, in the meantime they need to improve their game, learn to play matches without Neymar. Otherwise, if they continue to lose the match like this, Brazil's coach Dorival Jr. will be under a lot of pressure, so coach Dorival Jr. should be more responsible, because the coach of that team is more important behind the good and bad performance. If the coach is not responsible, the team will definitely lose.

Neymar has led this team alone in recent years, even though they have good club players, when it comes to the national team the conversation changes and the good club players become just mediocre players playing, the difference in performance is incredible, it even seems like some kind of obsessive spirit surrounding the Brazilian team lol. Anyway, Neymar performance is still an unknown, injured and already getting old, maybe this really is the end of the Brazilian team and if they don't qualify for the World Cup it will be the biggest shame in the history of Brazilian football.

[Zigabel]

Too bad to see Brazil in this form even with the good players they have, it will be so dissapointing if Brazil fails to qualify for the worldcup because of their unstable performance. Brazil is one of the top teams and I wonder how the world cup would be if they are no where to be found because this a team that always make the world cup yo be an interesting game.  Brazil don't deserve to be unstable in performance because they already have talented players and it won't make sense if these players fails to qualify for the world cup.  It is very necessary for the coach of the team and the players to put heads together to try their best to improve the team for the coming game.

It will be one of the few times if at all there have been any, I have not gone through he records to. E sure enough about it but I believe Brazil is a frequent world cup country, they have frequent appearance over a long period of time so it will not be a good one enough not having them even with all they have got both in depth, form and strength, i don't know if they have issues around their technicalities and coach and that may be an issue that is affecting their performance but most likely they will get to qualifying.

[Sg4j1n3ll0]

Without Neymar, Brazil is kind of helpless, without Neymar, the Brazilian team can't keep their consistency in the game, they can't even stand up against the normal team in the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil lost 1-0 with the Paraguay team in the last match, which is really a shame. .


Brazil have lost 4 of their last 5 World Cup qualifying matches, And Brazil is at number 5 in the points table. It can be said that Brazil is playing very badly at the moment, they need to improve their performance at the moment, after that Brazil will face the Chile team on 11 Oct. They have about 1 month in their hands, in the meantime they need to improve their game, learn to play matches without Neymar. Otherwise, if they continue to lose the match like this, Brazil's coach Dorival Jr. will be under a lot of pressure, so coach Dorival Jr. should be more responsible, because the coach of that team is more important behind the good and bad performance. If the coach is not responsible, the team will definitely lose.

I saw that there are several injured players in the Brazil team and therefore the coach has asked for Neymar to return to the field which surprises me given the amount of champions that Brazil manages to produce, however as previously said in my opinion the Brazil is a very complete team that in the World Cup can get to the end if well prepared

[LUCKMCFLY]

I agree with you that it is not about having the best players but having the right players to yield to good result at the end of the day with a good coach matters a lot.

A team might have quality players both still gind it difficult to become successful at the end of the competition and a team with few good players might end up winning the world cup. However, a good team needs good players to become successful.

Brazil's situation is complicated. I can't deny that in the last few games we haven't seen an imposing Basil, like he was some time ago, when they were winning almost from the first moment, almost from the first 5 minutes the teams ended up cornered. I think the perfect solution is a new coach, because they haven't been good at how to do things. They have very good players, but they limit them, or they make them play a type of Football that they don't know how to play For example , the team doesn't know how to play defensively Brazil's best defense is its attack.

[cryptoWODL]

Without Neymar, Brazil is kind of helpless, without Neymar, the Brazilian team can't keep their consistency in the game, they can't even stand up against the normal team in the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil lost 1-0 with the Paraguay team in the last match, which is really a shame. .


Brazil have lost 4 of their last 5 World Cup qualifying matches, And Brazil is at number 5 in the points table. It can be said that Brazil is playing very badly at the moment, they need to improve their performance at the moment, after that Brazil will face the Chile team on 11 Oct. They have about 1 month in their hands, in the meantime they need to improve their game, learn to play matches without Neymar. Otherwise, if they continue to lose the match like this, Brazil's coach Dorival Jr. will be under a lot of pressure, so coach Dorival Jr. should be more responsible, because the coach of that team is more important behind the good and bad performance. If the coach is not responsible, the team will definitely lose.

Neymar has led this team alone in recent years, even though they have good club players, when it comes to the national team the conversation changes and the good club players become just mediocre players playing, the difference in performance is incredible, it even seems like some kind of obsessive spirit surrounding the Brazilian team lol. Anyway, Neymar performance is still an unknown, injured and already getting old, maybe this really is the end of the Brazilian team and if they don't qualify for the World Cup it will be the biggest shame in the history of Brazilian football.

The performance of the current Brazil team is creating doubt in everyone's mind. Recently, the qualifier round of 2026 FIFA World Cup is going on in South American countries where Brazil's performance is terrible. They have faced five matches against the opposition so far out of which they have won only one match and lost the remaining four matches. I have seen this team for a long time that they want to improve themselves but they are not able to do it in some ways. The players who are in the Brazil team perform well at club level but when they step on the field for the national team, we don't see them playing well. Now the question is circling in the mind, do they play only for money, do they not have any love for their country or have they failed to give their best at the national level?

With the current performance of the Brazil team, one might think that they may not have any skilled and quality forwards or defenders in their team. Forwards help a team win, just like defenders can defend a team, meaning that for a team to be good as a whole, both sides need to be the best. Which is lacking in the current Brazil team.