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

[bering]

FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Third round
Bahrain vs Indonesia

The Indonesian national team received bad news ahead of the away match against Bahrain after main goalkeeper Maarten Paes suffered an injury, its bad news recently Maarten Paes not including in starting line up for his team when FC Dallas facing San Jose on MLS League match. The third match of qualifier very important for Indonesia team after being draw in last two matches but Indonesia success unbeaten until two match after success getting two points from top national team Saudi Arabia and Australia.

Bahrain national team have bad capital after last defeated by Japan over 5-0 but have secure first three points when defeating Australia, three points most important for both national teams between Indonesia or  Bahrain team get opportunity reach the higher standings position and secure direct qualifying to FIFA World Cup 2026 by securing the first or second place standings position.

Indonesia has successfully to earn 2 points from 2 matches and i feel satisfied with these results because basically those are hard matches for them because at that time Indonesia playing away at Saudi Arabia home and they as a host playing against Australia and Maarten Paes has important role for those matches because he was performing well and very consistent and Maarten Paes too has successfully to block the penalty kick from Saudi Arabia player which make Indonesia can stole point from Saudi Arabia

It's quite dissapoint to see this news because Indonesia is really need Maarten Paes and indeed they have second goalkeeper Ernando Ari but i have to says he is lack of experience for important match with Indonesia but hopefully if the manager playing him then Ernando Ari will showing his best however Indonesia is really required more points to keep their chances on Group C so against Bahrain Indonesia should be able to collect 3 points

[Rampagoe004]

The Indonesian national team received bad news ahead of the away match against Bahrain after main goalkeeper Maarten Paes suffered an injury, its bad news recently Maarten Paes not including in starting line up for his team when FC Dallas facing San Jose on MLS League match.

This is really bad news for Indonesia. In the previous two matches Maarten Paes was the Man of the Match. He is a very good goalkeeper who made Indonesia's defense very solid. Indonesia managed to get points from 2 strong teams in Asia. The match against Bahrain will not be as difficult as the previous matches but without Maarten Paes I think Indonesia's defense becomes very fragile. I am not underestimating their second goalkeeper but honestly the quality of Maarten Paes is very far compared to Indonesia's second or third goalkeeper at the moment. There is news that Maarten Paes is still included in the Indonesian squad and I hope he can appear against Bahrain to give Indonesia a chance to win the match.

This will be an unforgettable match for the Indonesian national team, two matches that will become history for Indonesia, one of the players who will be Man of the Match should be Maarten Paes. Currently, Indonesia still needs a goalkeeper like Maarten Paes to guard the goal. He has been recognized as a very great goalkeeper for Indonesia in the first team.
With Maarten Paes, Indonesia has the opportunity to win in the next match against a team from another country which has many star football players in Asia. , I also have doubts about the other Indonesian goalkeepers, they are also very great at playing for Indonesia.

[Jody.Drummer]

The Indonesian national team received bad news ahead of the away match against Bahrain after main goalkeeper Maarten Paes suffered an injury, its bad news recently Maarten Paes not including in starting line up for his team when FC Dallas facing San Jose on MLS League match.

This is really bad news for Indonesia. In the previous two matches Maarten Paes was the Man of the Match. He is a very good goalkeeper who made Indonesia's defense very solid. Indonesia managed to get points from 2 strong teams in Asia. The match against Bahrain will not be as difficult as the previous matches but without Maarten Paes I think Indonesia's defense becomes very fragile. I am not underestimating their second goalkeeper but honestly the quality of Maarten Paes is very far compared to Indonesia's second or third goalkeeper at the moment. There is news that Maarten Paes is still included in the Indonesian squad and I hope he can appear against Bahrain to give Indonesia a chance to win the match.

This will be an unforgettable match for the Indonesian national team, two matches that will become history for Indonesia, one of the players who will be Man of the Match should be Maarten Paes. Currently, Indonesia still needs a goalkeeper like Maarten Paes to guard the goal. He has been recognized as a very great goalkeeper for Indonesia in the first team.
With Maarten Paes, Indonesia has the opportunity to win in the next match against a team from another country which has many star football players in Asia. , I also have doubts about the other Indonesian goalkeepers, they are also very great at playing for Indonesia.

Marteen Paes is the figure behind Indonesia's positive results in the previous 2 matches, the first was when they were able to hold Saudi Arabia to a draw at their home base and the second was when Indonesia managed to hold Australia to a draw. The reason is that in terms of level, Indonesia is far below the two countries, especially if we look at the FIFA ranking, Indonesia is the lowest ranked country in the group and even in Round 3 of the Asian zone.
I heard that it was a minor injury suffered by Marteen Paes, so he is still possible to be fielded in 2 matches. However, Indonesia will also add new strength with the presence of Mees Hilgers and will also be strengthened by Eliano Reijnders.

[Hirose UK]

The Indonesian national team received bad news ahead of the away match against Bahrain after main goalkeeper Maarten Paes suffered an injury, its bad news recently Maarten Paes not including in starting line up for his team when FC Dallas facing San Jose on MLS League match.

This is really bad news for Indonesia. In the previous two matches Maarten Paes was the Man of the Match. He is a very good goalkeeper who made Indonesia's defense very solid. Indonesia managed to get points from 2 strong teams in Asia. The match against Bahrain will not be as difficult as the previous matches but without Maarten Paes I think Indonesia's defense becomes very fragile. I am not underestimating their second goalkeeper but honestly the quality of Maarten Paes is very far compared to Indonesia's second or third goalkeeper at the moment. There is news that Maarten Paes is still included in the Indonesian squad and I hope he can appear against Bahrain to give Indonesia a chance to win the match.

This will be an unforgettable match for the Indonesian national team, two matches that will become history for Indonesia, one of the players who will be Man of the Match should be Maarten Paes. Currently, Indonesia still needs a goalkeeper like Maarten Paes to guard the goal. He has been recognized as a very great goalkeeper for Indonesia in the first team.
With Maarten Paes, Indonesia has the opportunity to win in the next match against a team from another country which has many star football players in Asia. , I also have doubts about the other Indonesian goalkeepers, they are also very great at playing for Indonesia.

In the two match that Indonesia will play in the future before playing against the strongest team Japan, it will be an easy match to win because the opponents are Bahrain and China, both of which are not team that can be said to be strong and the worst result for Indonesia might only end in draw, but I not sure Indonesia will only draw, let alone lose in these two match.
On the other hand, the injury suffered by Maarten Paes is only minor injury to the wrist and now he is still in the recovery phase, rumors about in good news is that Maarten Paes can recover on time so that he can still defend Indonesia in the upcoming match against Bahrain and China.
Indeed, there is no certainty that is more guaranteed regarding how Maarten Paes is developing, whether he can really recover and play for Indonesia, but what is clear is that all the good news makes Indonesian fans feel relieved because the presence of Maarten Paes is very important to increase Indonesia chances of winning.

[Lidger]

Since Flamengo was sacked because of poor performance of his former team their is no need to bring to coach Brazil national team that is already struggling. Brazil needs a vibrant coach that is performing very well as a coach  not a coach who couldn't make a team to win trophies from where he is coming from. Brazil has a good record when it comes good performance in football,  I think in search of a coach that will manage the  team, it should be a coach that is competent based on psst experience and the present.

If things should be put in order I believe Brazil as a team will bounce back because they already have talented players. I just hope if working on the team is what can be done fast so that by the next world cup game the team is already stable.

Brazil should try a foreigner coach. It wouldn't hurt to give this strategy a try... They have tried with brazilian coaches so many times and failed miserably, that to go for a foreigner one seems a reasonable alternative. Many national teams have already done that and saw their teams' performances raising considerably, turning into very competitive teams as consequence.

Even brazilian clubs have been doing this successfuly. Look Palmeiras with the portuguese Abel and Botafogo with the portuguese Arthur Jorge. Both have been a great reinforcement for their respective teams, as both clubs are leading brazilian championship.

Now the national team also needs a fresh and innovative approach. Otherwise, I fear they won't be able to compete from equal to equal against great teams of our time, like the Argentinian one, for an example.

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament. 

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

[Pandu Geddon]

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament. 

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

Currently, we also see how the media highlights the crisis that is being experienced by the Brazilian national team. they have good players but until now the performance shown in the qualifications is not satisfactory. most of them criticize their national team manager who is not competent enough to make a strategy. they have to fight hard in the next few matches.
The next match is Chile and Peru. they are the worst teams at the moment and Brazil should start to overcome this problem by winning those 2 matches. hopefully, they play better.

[nullama]

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Currently, we also see how the media highlights the crisis that is being experienced by the Brazilian national team. they have good players but until now the performance shown in the qualifications is not satisfactory. most of them criticize their national team manager who is not competent enough to make a strategy. they have to fight hard in the next few matches.
The next match is Chile and Peru. they are the worst teams at the moment and Brazil should start to overcome this problem by winning those 2 matches. hopefully, they play better.

Yeah, to be fair, the current results of Brazil are less than stellar. They have won only three matches, one draw, and four losses...

That's a bit rare for Brazil, having more losses than winning games. I remember for the last world cup they actually qualified without losing a single match.

Having said that, they are at number five, which means that they would currently qualify without issues for the current world cup.

Also it seems that the next couple of matches should be an easy win for Brazil.

[mammusu]

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Currently, we also see how the media highlights the crisis that is being experienced by the Brazilian national team. they have good players but until now the performance shown in the qualifications is not satisfactory. most of them criticize their national team manager who is not competent enough to make a strategy. they have to fight hard in the next few matches.
The next match is Chile and Peru. they are the worst teams at the moment and Brazil should start to overcome this problem by winning those 2 matches. hopefully, they play better.

Yeah, to be fair, the current results of Brazil are less than stellar. They have won only three matches, one draw, and four losses...

That's a bit rare for Brazil, having more losses than winning games. I remember for the last world cup they actually qualified without losing a single match.

Having said that, they are at number five, which means that they would currently qualify without issues for the current world cup.

Also it seems that the next couple of matches should be an easy win for Brazil.

What is happening to the Brazilian national team at the moment is indeed quite tragic and even their current performance continues to receive sharp attention and criticism from fans and legends, so far we know that Brazil is a football team that continues to be able to be a title challenger in the World Cup, but they are experiencing a quite serious crisis, especially after the failure in the Copa America,   The Paris Olympics and are only ranked sixth in the current 2026 World Cup qualifiers,
I think the main problems facing Brazil at the moment are frequent manager changes, lack of creativity in the game, injuries to key players and the incompetence of the current coach strategy
The matches against Chile and Peru are an opportunity for Brazil to improve their current position, especially since the two teams are currently at the bottom of the standings so Brazil is expected to win as well as improve the morale of the team.

[Fiatless]

What is happening to the Brazilian national team at the moment is indeed quite tragic and even their current performance continues to receive sharp attention and criticism from fans and legends, so far we know that Brazil is a football team that continues to be able to be a title challenger in the World Cup, but they are experiencing a quite serious crisis, especially after the failure in the Copa America,   The Paris Olympics and are only ranked sixth in the current 2026 World Cup qualifiers,
I think the main problems facing Brazil at the moment are frequent manager changes, lack of creativity in the game, injuries to key players and the incompetence of the current coach strategy
The matches against Chile and Peru are an opportunity for Brazil to improve their current position, especially since the two teams are currently at the bottom of the standings so Brazil is expected to win as well as improve the morale of the team.

Days are gone when teams are scared of Brazil. We began to see the depreciation in the Samba Boys when they lost to Cameroon in the last World Cup in Qatar. Since then their performance has been appreciated and the Brazilian Football Confederation had to resort to changing coaches. Neymar has been the engine room of the team and they have not been able to replace him since after his injury. Political interference also contributed to the problems but the two games against Chile and Peru will show if coach Dorival Júnior will take them to the World Cup. 

[AirtelBuzz]

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament.  

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

Football lovers know well how famous and popular and traditional team Brazil is in football. Brazil is the team that has won the most World Cups in the history of football and produced many legendary players from their team who are still regarded as the greatest in history. Yes, it is true that Brazil has not been able to do win FIFA World Cup since the 2002 World Cup, but one of the other titles they have won is the Copa America. We all may know that Brazil won the FIFA World Cup in 2002 but then they went on to win Copa America's Champions in 2004, 2007 and 2019. After winning the last Copa America, the Brazilian team could not give any brilliant performance, they are currently giving one bad performance after another.

[Lidger]

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament. 

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

Currently, we also see how the media highlights the crisis that is being experienced by the Brazilian national team. they have good players but until now the performance shown in the qualifications is not satisfactory. most of them criticize their national team manager who is not competent enough to make a strategy. they have to fight hard in the next few matches.
The next match is Chile and Peru. they are the worst teams at the moment and Brazil should start to overcome this problem by winning those 2 matches. hopefully, they play better.

Not only the people of Brazil are worried about this performance of Brazil, but there are a lot of Brazilian fans in the world who are all worried about when their team will return to consistent performance. One manager after another has been taking charge of Brazil and being sacked a few days later meaning that no good manager has been able to stay in the Brazil team until now. Everyone says that Brazil has good quality players if these players can be used properly then Brazil will do very well. Every Brazil fan now has a dream that they will see the team play under a good manager and their team will perform very well.

[bitcampaign]

It's quite dissapoint to see this news because Indonesia is really need Maarten Paes and indeed they have second goalkeeper Ernando Ari but i have to says he is lack of experience for important match with Indonesia but hopefully if the manager playing him then Ernando Ari will showing his best however Indonesia is really required more points to keep their chances on Group C so against Bahrain Indonesia should be able to collect 3 points

You I think it will look excessive Ernando Ari's quality is very good and you also have to remember that new players like Mees Hilgers, Jay Idzes, Rizky Ridho can be a strong wall for Indonesia, these three defenders can guard and help Ernando Ari so that his goal is not conceded, not to mention Calvin Verdonk who has horsepower and is always there in various lines to help Indonesia's defense, just like he became Indonesia's defense wall when playing against Australia yesterday we can see how Calvin Verdonk guards Indonesia's defense even Australian players are almost frustrated with Indonesia's multi-layered defense.

[Agbe]

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament.  

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

Currently, we also see how the media highlights the crisis that is being experienced by the Brazilian national team. they have good players but until now the performance shown in the qualifications is not satisfactory. most of them criticize their national team manager who is not competent enough to make a strategy. they have to fight hard in the next few matches.
The next match is Chile and Peru. they are the worst teams at the moment and Brazil should start to overcome this problem by winning those 2 matches. hopefully, they play better.

Not only the people of Brazil are worried about this performance of Brazil, but there are a lot of Brazilian fans in the world who are all worried about when their team will return to consistent performance. One manager after another has been taking charge of Brazil and being sacked a few days later meaning that no good manager has been able to stay in the Brazil team until now. Everyone says that Brazil has good quality players if these players can be used properly then Brazil will do very well. Every Brazil fan now has a dream that they will see the team play under a good manager and their team will perform very well.

Why only Brazil is the trending country or team in this thread. If they are not doing well now, it is not a new thing and it happens in other countries. And I have said it before. And all what they have to do is to arrange the team well and test run the team to know what f they can withstand with the international teams. And all what they need is good players and motivate them with cash and support. When a National Team is not doing well, in most times, it is from the management which I have said it many times in the forum.

[Hirose UK]

Indonesia vs Bahrain match will take place tomorrow and it is reported that Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes has arrived there and has undergone joint training session, but there is no certainty whether he will really be included in the main squad for the match that will take place tomorrow.
What is clear in statement delivered by the coach shows that the medical team is still continuing to see how Maarten Paes injury recovery is progressing and for definite decision on how his condition will continue to defend Indonesia will be based on how his recovery is progressing, if possible and ready to play we can definitely see Maarten Paes on the field, this is something that fans really want.
I see the opportunities for Indonesia and Bahrain are almost equal which even the odds of both can be said to be quite high, I take two betting options in one slip and that is Double Chance draw or Indonesia also Over 1.5 and in this slip I get odds @2.19.

[Fiatless]

Indonesia vs Bahrain match will take place tomorrow and it is reported that Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes has arrived there and has undergone joint training session, but there is no certainty whether he will really be included in the main squad for the match that will take place tomorrow.
What is clear in statement delivered by the coach shows that the medical team is still continuing to see how Maarten Paes injury recovery is progressing and for definite decision on how his condition will continue to defend Indonesia will be based on how his recovery is progressing, if possible and ready to play we can definitely see Maarten Paes on the field, this is something that fans really want.
I see the opportunities for Indonesia and Bahrain are almost equal which even the odds of both can be said to be quite high, I take two betting options in one slip and that is Double Chance draw or Indonesia also Over 1.5 and in this slip I get odds @2.19.

https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/martin-paes-interview

I have not been a follower of Asian National teams since their games are not as popular or interesting as we see in Europe. But the emphasis you placed on Maarten Paes made me do some research about him. His story is an inspiring one that shows his love for his roots. Maarten is a former Netherlands international who naturalized in Indonesia to be part of the national team. He has already had an impressive two games where he made some good saves, and I hope he is fit to continue his good work for Garuda. Maarten, who plays for MLS side FC Dallas, believes that Indonesia can make it to the world, and that is his biggest dream.

If Indonesia could have play a draw against Saudi Arabia that is ranked 56th by FIFA, I think they can get a better result against a 76th ranked Bahrain.

[mammusu]

Indonesia vs Bahrain match will take place tomorrow and it is reported that Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes has arrived there and has undergone joint training session, but there is no certainty whether he will really be included in the main squad for the match that will take place tomorrow.
What is clear in statement delivered by the coach shows that the medical team is still continuing to see how Maarten Paes injury recovery is progressing and for definite decision on how his condition will continue to defend Indonesia will be based on how his recovery is progressing, if possible and ready to play we can definitely see Maarten Paes on the field, this is something that fans really want.
I see the opportunities for Indonesia and Bahrain are almost equal which even the odds of both can be said to be quite high, I take two betting options in one slip and that is Double Chance draw or Indonesia also Over 1.5 and in this slip I get odds @2.19.

Ahead of tomorrow match, of course, it is quite lucky that Indonesia can continue to play Maarten Paes in the next match considering that he was previously injured while playing for FC Dallas, Maarten Paes performance so far has been impressive with Indonesia since he managed to naturalize, the first two matches he played were able to provide 2 point for Indonesia and now he is starting to be able to get the main goalkeeper and shift the position of Ernando who was previously their main goalkeeper, the number of naturalizations carried out by Indonesia makes them one of the scary teams in the Asian Zone Qualifiers now, against Bahrain will be a big challenge for Indonesia considering that so far they have a bad match record against Bahrain, the 10-0 defeat to Bahrain should be a reminder for Indonesia to motivate them and try to avenge the defeat that occurred in 2012.

https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/martin-paes-interview

I have not been a follower of Asian National teams since their games are not as popular or interesting as we see in Europe. But the emphasis you placed on Maarten Paes made me do some research about him. His story is an inspiring one that shows his love for his roots. Maarten is a former Netherlands international who naturalized in Indonesia to be part of the national team. He has already had an impressive two games where he made some good saves, and I hope he is fit to continue his good work for Garuda. Maarten, who plays for MLS side FC Dallas, believes that Indonesia can make it to the world, and that is his biggest dream.

If Indonesia could have play a draw against Saudi Arabia that is ranked 56th by FIFA, I think they can get a better result against a 76th ranked Bahrain.

Regarding the odds, it is true that both teams have quite balanced chances,statistics show that Bahrain has a slight advantage with a chance of winning around 39.7%, while Indonesia has a chance of winning around 29.8%, However, in football, anything can happen on the field.

[armanda90]

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament. 

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

The Brazilian national team has never missed participation in World Cup and their poor performance in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers makes it little doubtful whether Brazil will have to miss out for the first time? Current standings of CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifier  Brazil national teams on 5th standings position and bit difficult opportunity qualifying to World Cup 2026 because have few points remaining from Bolivia and Paraguay national teams have 9 points.

Upcoming two matches later facing Chile and Peru, have bad news for Brazil national team because their important players Vinicius Jr and Eder Militao have out from squad after injuring. Brazil need six points of two matches reach to higher standings place and get easily for qualifying to FIFA World Cup 2026 because have 9 points remaining from Argentina national teams who lead the first position place.

[Arenga pinnata]

FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Third round
Bahrain vs Indonesia

The Indonesian national team received bad news ahead of the away match against Bahrain after main goalkeeper Maarten Paes suffered an injury, its bad news recently Maarten Paes not including in starting line up for his team when FC Dallas facing San Jose on MLS League match. The third match of qualifier very important for Indonesia team after being draw in last two matches but Indonesia success unbeaten until two match after success getting two points from top national team Saudi Arabia and Australia.

Bahrain national team have bad capital after last defeated by Japan over 5-0 but have secure first three points when defeating Australia, three points most important for both national teams between Indonesia or  Bahrain team get opportunity reach the higher standings position and secure direct qualifying to FIFA World Cup 2026 by securing the first or second place standings position.

Indonesia has successfully to earn 2 points from 2 matches and i feel satisfied with these results because basically those are hard matches for them because at that time Indonesia playing away at Saudi Arabia home and they as a host playing against Australia and Maarten Paes has important role for those matches because he was performing well and very consistent and Maarten Paes too has successfully to block the penalty kick from Saudi Arabia player which make Indonesia can stole point from Saudi Arabia

It's quite dissapoint to see this news because Indonesia is really need Maarten Paes and indeed they have second goalkeeper Ernando Ari but i have to says he is lack of experience for important match with Indonesia but hopefully if the manager playing him then Ernando Ari will showing his best however Indonesia is really required more points to keep their chances on Group C so against Bahrain Indonesia should be able to collect 3 points

Maarten Paes did suffer a minor injury to his wrist. But the Indonesian national team coach said that Maarten Paes' chance of being able to play for the Indonesian national team was around 70%. At FC Dallas Maarten Paes was absent from several matches. But we are now still waiting for the results of the medical examination regarding this player. And hopefully the results are good. And made Maarten Paes able to play in the matches against Bahrain and China. Because the Indonesian national team really needs this player in this crucial match.
(Sourch: https://www.msn.com/id-id/berita/other/shin-tae-yong-beri-kabar-terbaru-soal-kondisi-kiper-timnas-indonesia-maarten-paes/ar-AA1rW28j)

[bering]

Ahead of tomorrow match, of course, it is quite lucky that Indonesia can continue to play Maarten Paes in the next match considering that he was previously injured while playing for FC Dallas, Maarten Paes performance so far has been impressive with Indonesia since he managed to naturalize, the first two matches he played were able to provide 2 point for Indonesia and now he is starting to be able to get the main goalkeeper and shift the position of Ernando who was previously their main goalkeeper, the number of naturalizations carried out by Indonesia makes them one of the scary teams in the Asian Zone Qualifiers now, against Bahrain will be a big challenge for Indonesia considering that so far they have a bad match record against Bahrain, the 10-0 defeat to Bahrain should be a reminder for Indonesia to motivate them and try to avenge the defeat that occurred in 2012.

I still remember that Indonesia was humiliate by Bahrain 12 years ago with scores 10-0 but i think Indonesia is different now especially from the manager and the players that they were very solid and actually Bahrain is very confident will gets 3 points from Indonesia and they didn't fear to see the progress of Indonesia because Bahrain fans said although Indonesia squad currently filled with the players who playing at Europa but Bahrain fans said they are only 3rd tier players from Netherlands so they considers the quality of Bahrain players is above to Indonesia and this is interesting whether Indonesia can able to improved their meeting records from Bahrain and win the match or not and if Indonesia can able to do that then their target to finish at top 2 will be more easy

[dezoel]

The Brazilian national team has never missed participation in World Cup and their poor performance in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers makes it little doubtful whether Brazil will have to miss out for the first time? Current standings of CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifier  Brazil national teams on 5th standings position and bit difficult opportunity qualifying to World Cup 2026 because have few points remaining from Bolivia and Paraguay national teams have 9 points.

Upcoming two matches later facing Chile and Peru, have bad news for Brazil national team because their important players Vinicius Jr and Eder Militao have out from squad after injuring. Brazil need six points of two matches reach to higher standings place and get easily for qualifying to FIFA World Cup 2026 because have 9 points remaining from Argentina national teams who lead the first position place.

No one currently having any doubt about Brazilian performance and their quality with as things are going we can expect massive downfall in coming months as well but still I am having confidence they can go through for the 2026 world cup easily, but they needed to be had changes which bring some good improvement into their quality because this is important for them otherwise things can go out of the way as well because now we are having massive changes which are increasing quality of many countries which is good for the soccer.

Brazil having two matches in coming days with first against Chile which is away and then Peru which is at their home most chances we will have both wins for them because Chile is currently worst team in these qualifiers and things are also looking not good for them in this game while Peru is having no win which mean they can take 6 important points from these two games which will increase their chances and confidence for the rest of the qualifiers.