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

[Webetcoins]

We have no action from Australia or Saudi Arab as both are trying to end deadlock into this important game which is playing at the Melbourne while we have both teams on same level in league table for Third Stage qualifiers Saudi Arab have better control of ball, but their attack is not able to take advantage due to Australian tight defense.

Situation could be interested in second half because here we need must win for the Saudi Arab otherwise things can go out of the way for them to have qualification into next world cup due to challenging situation in coming matches with Australia is having better chance but still they also needed better result of this game can we have a goal in second half it's interesting for both teams fans.

[Zigabel]

We have no action from Australia or Saudi Arab as both are trying to end deadlock into this important game which is playing at the Melbourne while we have both teams on same level in league table for Third Stage qualifiers Saudi Arab have better control of ball, but their attack is not able to take advantage due to Australian tight defense.

Situation could be interested in second half because here we need must win for the Saudi Arab otherwise things can go out of the way for them to have qualification into next world cup due to challenging situation in coming matches with Australia is having better chance but still they also needed better result of this game can we have a goal in second half it's interesting for both teams fans.

I was expecting by this time the fate of either team would been almost decided but why it's taking Australia so much time to get a goal is a surprise because they have got a better squad and yet they couldn't utilize so well their strength, the Saudi side knowing what's at stake is try to make sure they get a safe landing and if they eventually don't get a victory they can say they hd a good battle but so far its looking like they are at the offensive the most and are likely to get chances soon if Australia continues to delay getting goals already.

[yudi09]

Situation could be interested in second half because here we need must win for the Saudi Arab otherwise things can go out of the way for them to have qualification into next world cup due to challenging situation in coming matches with Australia is having better chance but still they also needed better result of this game can we have a goal in second half it's interesting for both teams fans.

Already full time. Australia vs Saudi Arabia only drew.
Australia and Saudi Arabia will compete to qualify, but the current position is that China has the same points as them after defeating Bahrain with a score of 0-1.
Group C is very interesting. The competition is getting tougher especially since Indonesia is able to take full points when dealing with Japan.

[Lida93]

No one knows whether Ronaldo will participate in the 2026 World Cup or not because there is no official confirmation, moreover what the other Portuguese players did was bit excessive towards Ronaldo.

Well that why I said that new era will start sooner or later, what is clear is that in the 2026 World Cup we will slowly be able to see it and of course there will be many surprises that will happen, I didn't mention Haaland because he plays for Norway and we all know how Norway is for international competitions like the World Cup, there is no hope at all.

Whether Ronaldo will play in the next world cup or not is totally dependent on the whoever is going to be the coach at that time, everyday new players are emerging and it would take the decision of the coach to ascertain if Ronaldo will make it to the world cup because if he does makes the list then he would probably become the oldest player in the tournament and there might be concerns about his performance at that time due to his age, perhaps that could be the reason why a lot of people are raising eyebrows about Ronaldo 's participation in the upcoming world.

[Pandu Geddon]

Situation could be interested in second half because here we need must win for the Saudi Arab otherwise things can go out of the way for them to have qualification into next world cup due to challenging situation in coming matches with Australia is having better chance but still they also needed better result of this game can we have a goal in second half it's interesting for both teams fans.

Already full time. Australia vs Saudi Arabia only drew.
Australia and Saudi Arabia will compete to qualify, but the current position is that China has the same points as them after defeating Bahrain with a score of 0-1.
Group C is very interesting. The competition is getting tougher especially since Indonesia is able to take full points when dealing with Japan.

Japan is still undefeated so far. And it takes a lot of hard work for Indonesia to get full points in the next match. Indonesia will play at home and has extraordinary supporters. But Japan is not a team that will be easily defeated.
A draw might be good enough for Indonesia, but it does not rule out the possibility that the situation might be more interesting if Indonesia wins and the competition in the group will be even more exciting.
This Asian zone qualification is still led by teams that are indeed favored such as Japan, South Korea, and Iran. They are indeed teams that dominate and play well.

[Palakka]

No one knows whether Ronaldo will participate in the 2026 World Cup or not because there is no official confirmation, moreover what the other Portuguese players did was bit excessive towards Ronaldo.

Well that why I said that new era will start sooner or later, what is clear is that in the 2026 World Cup we will slowly be able to see it and of course there will be many surprises that will happen, I didn't mention Haaland because he plays for Norway and we all know how Norway is for international competitions like the World Cup, there is no hope at all.

Whether Ronaldo will play in the next world cup or not is totally dependent on the whoever is going to be the coach at that time, everyday new players are emerging and it would take the decision of the coach to ascertain if Ronaldo will make it to the world cup because if he does makes the list then he would probably become the oldest player in the tournament and there might be concerns about his performance at that time due to his age, perhaps that could be the reason why a lot of people are raising eyebrows about Ronaldo 's participation in the upcoming world.

Although Ronaldo age is no longer young, but so far he has still shown great performance and sharpness in scoring goals and also have big contributing to his team, so I think there is no reason for Portugal coach (roberto martinez) not to brought Ronaldo in the world cup later, Ronaldo was one of the players who was brought and played during the match against Scotland in the previous UEFA national league, so I think most likely he will also remain the first choice from Portugal coach later, maybe he is no longer great like as when he still young but with his experience, leadership and also ability, of course it will be very useful for the portugal national team later, I think the 2026 World Cup will be the last World Cup for the two best goats that has ever existed today, namely Messi and also Ronaldo .

[Docnaster]

We have no action from Australia or Saudi Arab as both are trying to end deadlock into this important game which is playing at the Melbourne while we have both teams on same level in league table for Third Stage qualifiers Saudi Arab have better control of ball, but their attack is not able to take advantage due to Australian tight defense.

Situation could be interested in second half because here we need must win for the Saudi Arab otherwise things can go out of the way for them to have qualification into next world cup due to challenging situation in coming matches with Australia is having better chance but still they also needed better result of this game can we have a goal in second half it's interesting for both teams fans.

To think that I predicted that two or more goals will be scored in the Australia vs Saudi Arabia game that ended in a goalless draw is something that's left me mute on the final result of the game. It's been awhile I watched a game that's boring as that game that couldn't produce a single goal. Both teams have been able to gain just 6 points in 5 qualifying games which I think poses a big risk to their quest to qualify.

[khiholangkang]

No one knows whether Ronaldo will participate in the 2026 World Cup or not because there is no official confirmation, moreover what the other Portuguese players did was bit excessive towards Ronaldo.

Well that why I said that new era will start sooner or later, what is clear is that in the 2026 World Cup we will slowly be able to see it and of course there will be many surprises that will happen, I didn't mention Haaland because he plays for Norway and we all know how Norway is for international competitions like the World Cup, there is no hope at all.

Whether Ronaldo will play in the next world cup or not is totally dependent on the whoever is going to be the coach at that time, everyday new players are emerging and it would take the decision of the coach to ascertain if Ronaldo will make it to the world cup because if he does makes the list then he would probably become the oldest player in the tournament and there might be concerns about his performance at that time due to his age, perhaps that could be the reason why a lot of people are raising eyebrows about Ronaldo 's participation in the upcoming world.

I agree with you, that this all depends on who the coach is, whether he needs Ronaldo's services or not to determine Ronaldo will play or not in the 2026 world cup, but even if the coach needs Ronaldo's services to play, Ronaldo does not necessarily agree to want to enter the squad to defend his country, so it takes two parties to agree whether Ronaldo can play or not.

But I feel that Ronaldo will not play, but maybe helping to train or something like that could be possible by Ronaldo to increase motivation and teaching for Portuguese players, after all Ronaldo is a world idol, it is very unlikely that he will not provide input to the depth of the squad if the coach asks him.

[Akbarkoe]

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Japan is still undefeated so far. And it takes a lot of hard work for Indonesia to get full points in the next match. Indonesia will play at home and has extraordinary supporters. But Japan is not a team that will be easily defeated.
A draw might be good enough for Indonesia, but it does not rule out the possibility that the situation might be more interesting if Indonesia wins and the competition in the group will be even more exciting.
This Asian zone qualification is still led by teams that are indeed favored such as Japan, South Korea, and Iran. They are indeed teams that dominate and play well.

Group C of the Asian Zone World Cup Qualifiers is indeed quite interesting to watch, and this group is called the group of hell because it contains three national teams that regularly compete in the World Cup, namely Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. The other three national teams are Indonesia, Bahrain, and China. Regarding the Indonesian National Team itself, they are new challengers in the second qualifying round of the Asian zone. However, even so, the Indonesian National Team performed quite well by holding the first three matches to a draw, and finally they lost to China in the fourth match, a match that they should have won.

Tomorrow the Indonesian National Team will face Japan, which is the strongest team in Group C. And even though they are up against Indonesia, the Japanese national team does not underestimate Indonesia at all, they will play at the Bung Karno Stadium with full strength. Because they know that currently the Indonesian national team is strengthened by many diaspora players, and most recently Indonesia has just naturalized Kevin Diks, who is a defender who plays in the European league with Copenhagen FC.

[Adiljutt156]

Japan is not only the best in Asia but they are also one of the strongest teams in the World Cup. So if Indonesia loses to them then it can be understood. And yes, I am also Indonesian, but I am also very unsure whether Indonesia will be able to win or draw in this match. Because the biggest possibility is defeat. But yeah, I can only hope that Indonesia gets points from this match. because I really want to see Indonesia progress further.

Indonesia will play against Japan and Saudi Arabia. And all of them are very tough opponents. because Japan and Saudi Arabia are two teams that we rarely see at the World Cup. So if Indonesia can get points from these two matches then it will be a good achievement for the Garuda team.

In the previous meeting, Indonesia also suffered defeat against Japan, namely with a score of 3-1. So it wouldn't be surprising at all if Indonesia returned. It's just that in the match against Saudi Arabia, I think Indonesia has a chance to win. Because in the previous match, Indonesia was also able to hold Saudi Arabia to a draw when playing at home to Saudi Arabia. And now Indonesia will play as host. So it can be hoped that Indonesia will play better. It's just that in reality Indonesia has a FIFA ranking that is very different from the two. Saudi Arabia and Japan have quite high Fifa rankings. Meanwhile, Indonesia is just a low-ranked team that hasn't even been able to break into the top 100.

I think Indonesia national football team is not low class team and they can win the match against  Saudi Arabia national football team . And most probably they will draw that match. Indonesia national football team has no quality attackers but that team has good defenders which will stop goals. When Indonesia national football team will play against Japan football team they will face difficult because Japan team is best team in football but Indonesia national football team should try to draw that match.Japan team has first position in the ranking and 10 points and  Saudi Arabia national football team is below than Japan but Indonesia national football team should try to win against both teams.

[Juse14]

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I think Indonesia national football team is not low class team and they can win the match against  Saudi Arabia national football team . And most probably they will draw that match. Indonesia national football team has no quality attackers but that team has good defenders which will stop goals. When Indonesia national football team will play against Japan football team they will face difficult because Japan team is best team in football but Indonesia national football team should try to draw that match.Japan team has first position in the ranking and 10 points and  Saudi Arabia national football team is below than Japan but Indonesia national football team should try to win against both teams.

Currently, Indonesia is in the bottom position of Group C, they must try harder to be in 4th and 3rd position. Being able to finish in 3rd or 4th position is the plan of the Indonesian coach, and this is a realistic target, considering that Indonesia has a squad depth that is worth considering. Regarding Indonesia's defense line, there is no doubt that Indonesia has a fairly strong defense. By having one of the best goalkeepers in the MLS league, namely Marteen Paes, and several reliable defenders such as Sandy Wals, Jay Idzes, Verdonk, Mees Hilgers and the latest is Kevin Diks. And these defenders have careers in European leagues.

However, the problem in the Indonesian National Team is the midfield and attack line. The reason is, the Indonesian National Team's midfield is considered to be still lacking in creativity in providing forward passes, as well as the attack line which still needs to be improved. Rafael Struick and Ragnar are players who are often relied on by the coach as the spearhead of the Indonesian National Team. However, the two attackers are considered to be still lacking in being able to penetrate the opponent's defense. and Indonesia has lobbied several times for players with Indonesian blood, who play as strikers. Ole Romery and Tijjani are two players targeted by the Indonesian national team to join, but it is very unfortunate that the two players prefer to join the Dutch national team.

[Jatiluhung]

We have no action from Australia or Saudi Arab as both are trying to end deadlock into this important game which is playing at the Melbourne while we have both teams on same level in league table for Third Stage qualifiers Saudi Arab have better control of ball, but their attack is not able to take advantage due to Australian tight defense.

Situation could be interested in second half because here we need must win for the Saudi Arab otherwise things can go out of the way for them to have qualification into next world cup due to challenging situation in coming matches with Australia is having better chance but still they also needed better result of this game can we have a goal in second half it's interesting for both teams fans.

In the end, the score does not change until the match is finished. And Australia was held to a 0-0 draw by Saudi Arabia at the AAMI Park stadium. And with this, other teams will actually be able to catch up and could shift Australia's position. As long as you record more goals. Fortunately, Australia's goal record is still superior.

Meanwhile, for the other match in Group C, we saw China surprisingly beat Bahrain with a narrow score of 0-1. And China managed to get 1 goal in the added minute of added time. Automatically, this made it difficult for Bahrain to equalize the score.

And the other match in Group C that has not yet been held is the Indonesia vs Japan match which will be held tomorrow at the GBK stadium. Indonesia will be the host but it seems many are optimistic that Japan will win the match. Because Japan is the strongest in Group C.

[Lida93]

No one knows whether Ronaldo will participate in the 2026 World Cup or not because there is no official confirmation, moreover what the other Portuguese players did was bit excessive towards Ronaldo.

Well that why I said that new era will start sooner or later, what is clear is that in the 2026 World Cup we will slowly be able to see it and of course there will be many surprises that will happen, I didn't mention Haaland because he plays for Norway and we all know how Norway is for international competitions like the World Cup, there is no hope at all.

Whether Ronaldo will play in the next world cup or not is totally dependent on the whoever is going to be the coach at that time, everyday new players are emerging and it would take the decision of the coach to ascertain if Ronaldo will make it to the world cup because if he does makes the list then he would probably become the oldest player in the tournament and there might be concerns about his performance at that time due to his age, perhaps that could be the reason why a lot of people are raising eyebrows about Ronaldo 's participation in the upcoming world.

I agree with you, that this all depends on who the coach is, whether he needs Ronaldo's services or not to determine Ronaldo will play or not in the 2026 world cup, but even if the coach needs Ronaldo's services to play, Ronaldo does not necessarily agree to want to enter the squad to defend his country, so it takes two parties to agree whether Ronaldo can play or not.

But I feel that Ronaldo will not play, but maybe helping to train or something like that could be possible by Ronaldo to increase motivation and teaching for Portuguese players, after all Ronaldo is a world idol, it is very unlikely that he will not provide input to the depth of the squad if the coach asks him.

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't need to be asked if he's going to join the Portugal squad for the 2026 World Cup or not because obviously we know his love for football won't let him turn down such offer especially when he could use that occasion as a last active international competition to retirement.

On the other hand, I agree with you that CR7 presence in the team could serve as motivation for the young talents in the Portugal team, but that notwithstanding, he doesn't have to be played for a full regular time due to age and how he can't really pose much threat to opponents defense as he use to while in his blossoming days. Hence, bringing him after a few minutes left of regual time would really be strategic than letting him play full time with such age. We saw how he wasn't really active enough in the last Euros for Portugal and it was part of many factors that led to them no reaching even the semi's...

[baeva]

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I think Indonesia national football team is not low class team and they can win the match against  Saudi Arabia national football team . And most probably they will draw that match. Indonesia national football team has no quality attackers but that team has good defenders which will stop goals. When Indonesia national football team will play against Japan football team they will face difficult because Japan team is best team in football but Indonesia national football team should try to draw that match.Japan team has first position in the ranking and 10 points and  Saudi Arabia national football team is below than Japan but Indonesia national football team should try to win against both teams.

Currently, Indonesia is in the bottom position of Group C, they must try harder to be in 4th and 3rd position. Being able to finish in 3rd or 4th position is the plan of the Indonesian coach, and this is a realistic target, considering that Indonesia has a squad depth that is worth considering. Regarding Indonesia's defense line, there is no doubt that Indonesia has a fairly strong defense. By having one of the best goalkeepers in the MLS league, namely Marteen Paes, and several reliable defenders such as Sandy Wals, Jay Idzes, Verdonk, Mees Hilgers and the latest is Kevin Diks. And these defenders have careers in European leagues.

However, the problem in the Indonesian National Team is the midfield and attack line. The reason is, the Indonesian National Team's midfield is considered to be still lacking in creativity in providing forward passes, as well as the attack line which still needs to be improved. Rafael Struick and Ragnar are players who are often relied on by the coach as the spearhead of the Indonesian National Team. However, the two attackers are considered to be still lacking in being able to penetrate the opponent's defense. and Indonesia has lobbied several times for players with Indonesian blood, who play as strikers. Ole Romery and Tijjani are two players targeted by the Indonesian national team to join, but it is very unfortunate that the two players prefer to join the Dutch national team.

In order to qualify they need to win at least one or two matches to start some kind of winning streak, because the fact that they have points from their draws does not help them, because they are in last place. In general, after tomorrow's match, in which there are many chances to lose - they will have 5 more matches to change the situation.

[bering]

China has just open their chances to advances to the next round because today they dramatically can win from Bahrain with the final score 1-0 and during the match the tension is very high this because Bahrain as a host can pressed China and Bahrain too can able to dominate the match and this proven from their statistics that Bahrain has 71% ball possessions but these records is useless because they have to lost from this match and for China i think they are fantastic because after suffering 3 losing streak China can able to bounce back and now they can collect 6 points from 5 matches total

[Plaguedeath]

How in the world someone can hope to see Japan lose this match to get a draw?
We know Japan is one of the strongest teams in Asia and they are enough good players for their team. Also, they have good teamwork which made this team look much better than a team like Indonesia. I'm not saying Indonesia is a bad team and they are surely can try to get the best result in this match but don't forget Indonesia even lost the game against China while China was not in the good form.

Don't be too diplomatic, there's nothing wrong if you want to say Indonesia is the worst team, because that's the truth. Japan is ready with their best eleven, there's nothing need to worry for Japan, even they want to underestimate Indonesia or play with B class lineup, they still gonna win the match.

China is better than Indonesia though, they might don't have players who played in Europa, but they have chemistry, winning spirit and never give up.

[Ahli38]

How in the world someone can hope to see Japan lose this match to get a draw?
We know Japan is one of the strongest teams in Asia and they are enough good players for their team. Also, they have good teamwork which made this team look much better than a team like Indonesia. I'm not saying Indonesia is a bad team and they are surely can try to get the best result in this match but don't forget Indonesia even lost the game against China while China was not in the good form.

I think hoping to see our team win or get a draw is not wrong. Because it's just a hope, not a prediction. It's different if we predict that Indonesia will be able to beat Japan, then that is really difficult to accept. Because we as Indonesians also realize how different our team is in strength from all the teams in Group C, especially Japan. You just look at the ranking of the Indonesian national team in Fifa, and in fact it has been a miracle for us to be able to hold many of the much better national teams to a draw so far in Group C. And losing to China is also a normal and acceptable thing. So we will still not feel disappointed if the Indonesian national team loses to Japan. because that is a very normal thing. But there's still nothing wrong with hoping that a miracle will come and bring the Indonesian national team to at least a draw. Even though it seems like it's really difficult and it's hard to believe, even hard to hope for.

[Awaklara]

How in the world someone can hope to see Japan lose this match to get a draw?
We know Japan is one of the strongest teams in Asia and they are enough good players for their team. Also, they have good teamwork which made this team look much better than a team like Indonesia. I'm not saying Indonesia is a bad team and they are surely can try to get the best result in this match but don't forget Indonesia even lost the game against China while China was not in the good form.

I think hoping to see our team win or get a draw is not wrong. Because it's just a hope, not a prediction. It's different if we predict that Indonesia will be able to beat Japan, then that is really difficult to accept. Because we as Indonesians also realize how different our team is in strength from all the teams in Group C, especially Japan. You just look at the ranking of the Indonesian national team in Fifa, and in fact it has been a miracle for us to be able to hold many of the much better national teams to a draw so far in Group C. And losing to China is also a normal and acceptable thing. So we will still not feel disappointed if the Indonesian national team loses to Japan. because that is a very normal thing. But there's still nothing wrong with hoping that a miracle will come and bring the Indonesian national team to at least a draw. Even though it seems like it's really difficult and it's hard to believe, even hard to hope for.

Indonesia's current weakness is its attack line. Their defenders are quite strong so far. But they don't have a striker who I think is quite dangerous. Most of the strikers they have are not strong enough to control the ball and very often lose the ball when dueling with opposing defenders. I hope they will perform well even though they are facing a strong Japanese team. It's not an easy match for Indonesia, they have to work hard for a positive result. Hopefully, they will play well with the extraordinary support of the fans.

[Uruhara]

I think hoping to see our team win or get a draw is not wrong. Because it's just a hope, not a prediction. It's different if we predict that Indonesia will be able to beat Japan, then that is really difficult to accept. Because we as Indonesians also realize how different our team is in strength from all the teams in Group C, especially Japan. You just look at the ranking of the Indonesian national team in Fifa, and in fact it has been a miracle for us to be able to hold many of the much better national teams to a draw so far in Group C. And losing to China is also a normal and acceptable thing. So we will still not feel disappointed if the Indonesian national team loses to Japan. because that is a very normal thing. But there's still nothing wrong with hoping that a miracle will come and bring the Indonesian national team to at least a draw. Even though it seems like it's really difficult and it's hard to believe, even hard to hope for.

I also hope that there will be a miracle in this match that will bring Indonesia to score points. And I almost couldn't believe that at the start of the match Indonesia already had a golden opportunity to almost break through the Japanese national team's goal. But unfortunately the Indonesian players failed to take advantage of it and this golden opportunity ended up being wasted. And I think it's quite difficult to get the same opportunities.

And now I see another opportunity coming. And again Indonesia failed to take advantage of it. It seems like Indonesia really lacks good players in their attack line. Because they can always create good opportunities through counterattacks. but unfortunately it always fails to be utilized properly.

[uneng]

Japan has a solid history of participations in World Cups, but they never managed to reach too far on the competition. They are one of the best national teams from Asia, but when compared to the European and South American national teams, they end not being so competitive. The strongest teams are still the European and South American ones. They are the most likely to win the competition in 2026.

Japan is well know for displaying disciplined, organized, methodical and obedient traits. However, in soccer you also need some creativity, play by ear and authenticity to surprise the adversary and advance in the field. That is what they lack, I suppose. At same time, it's admirable to see how organized Japan's plays are during the matches.