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

[Despairo]

See, it's still minutes 35 and Australia already scored 3 goals.

Indonesia only dominating the ball possession, shots more than Australia even it's off target and missed penalty kick lol. Do you guys think they will able to score 3 goals in order to equalize the points? nah, it's impossible to happen.

If they can score one goal, they're already good, but if they can't, nothing surprising since they're weak.

Let's go Australia, score as many as you can to farm goal difference points.

[doomloop]

I think Messi is hunting for goal number 1000 to enter the select group of players who have scored more than a thousand times, both he and Cristiano Ronaldo are looking for that number, there is not much more to achieve in his career, for Messi I believe that is all that is missing... he has already won all the other titles.

I am also feeling he can achieve this as currently he is 37 years old and body is fit to play for few more years even we can expect him in 2026 world cup after this he still can give some time for leagues where having this magic figure could be historic because he is already GOAT due to his achievements. Currently, he is having 854 goals with Ronaldo is 923 both are looking for this milestone which will give them name in soccer record booth for long time due to their quality, performance and skills.

No big deal here. Argentina should be able to win without Messi. They are not a one-man army like Portugal or Norway. They do have enough younger players in their ranks to fill the vacuum. I am talking about players such as Julián Alvarez, Lautaro Martínez, Ángel Correa, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández and Alexis Mac Allister. None of the teams, perhaps except France has such a depth in player pool. And this is one of the reasons why Argentina is at the top of the points table in CONMEBOL qualifiers.

Argentinian spot is already fixed for World Cup with there is no threat to lost top spot as well so it's good time to play without Messi because this will increase their player confidence, and they will be able to have good results. Even South America is still full of great skilled and talented players, but they needed to work on their system for having better improvement of this natural because in long run they are not working on this which is hurting their national teams even their players still ruling the leagues around the world with their quality.

[Mr Reporter]

It should be that the Indonesia's team are having players crisis right now only this could lead them to lose their chances of winning the league to me I think football game prediction most time comes in form of wrong prediction we never can the winner,

I did a quick search on the internet to gain more knowledge about the Indonesia National team player crisis. But I couldn't find any information to back your claims. Could you please throw more light on this issue or at least drop a link to any news outlet that reported it? It is my desire to see new countries making an impact in the World Cup, and Indonesia is one of the nations I want to qualify for the  World Cup.

It seem I made an misinformed about the recent updates on my previous post I couldn't find any information that is leading to that wrongful information, but I strive to provide accurate and reliable information but sometime making mistakes can occur.

[Rampagoe004]

I searched to make an analysis and found that Australia is not in good condition, they have serious problems with players crisis due to 8 core players being injured, clearly this will make it easier for Indonesia to create opportunities and in my bet I will try to take safer option with Double Chance draw or Indonesia winning.

Even Australia lost 8 players, their second lineup players are still better than Indonesian players. Almost all Australian players are abroad and have been playing in many leagues, not just playing in Eredivisie.

The results would either Australia will win or draw, but I speculate Australia will win because they're more solid and already know each other, also they're trained by the same coach.

For Australia losing 8 core players is not a serious problem to win this match, considering the quality of the Australian team has balanced substitute players. Luck is on Australia's side to win against Indonesia, In the last few weeks the Indonesian National Team is also still in the process of adapting to a new coach.
Between the two teams, the more solid team is still Australia, they have more experience than Indonesia, let's see later whether Indonesia is able to hold a draw. The result, Australia will win or draw is not yet certain.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

See, it's still minutes 35 and Australia already scored 3 goals.

Indonesia only dominating the ball possession, shots more than Australia even it's off target and missed penalty kick lol. Do you guys think they will able to score 3 goals in order to equalize the points? nah, it's impossible to happen.

If they can score one goal, they're already good, but if they can't, nothing surprising since they're weak.

Let's go Australia, score as many as you can to farm goal difference points.

When the favorite teams play against the mediocre teams then there is nothing we can expect, we know that Australia, Japan and Korea always dominate in the Asian region so I'm not surprised if Indonesia lose and you know I even bet on Australia in the first half. In the second half Indonesia might play aggressively but i'm sure it won't change anything and Australia is safe.

In the next few minutes Japan will also play against Bahrain of course Japan is the favorite team here and I will try my luck again betting on Japan in the first half, yeah  MoneyLine option might be less attractive so I will go with handicap Japan -1 in the first half, or another option is a parlay bet on 2 teams Japan and South Korea.

[Arenga pinnata]

See, it's still minutes 35 and Australia already scored 3 goals.

Indonesia only dominating the ball possession, shots more than Australia even it's off target and missed penalty kick lol. Do you guys think they will able to score 3 goals in order to equalize the points? nah, it's impossible to happen.

If they can score one goal, they're already good, but if they can't, nothing surprising since they're weak.

Let's go Australia, score as many as you can to farm goal difference points.

What can be expected from the National Team which has just changed coaches or managers in it? Honestly, the Indonesian national team was too hasty in changing coaches when the previous coach's duties had not been completed. And they changed coaches when this team needed better game stability. In fact, changing coaches means new adaptations. And we know that every new adaptation rarely immediately results in good performance for a team. so it is not surprising to me that Indonesia experienced such a crushing defeat. And now everyone will start missing STY again.

I think that even though in the second half Indonesia will manage to score 1 goal, Australia will even have the potential to score more goals. The quality of the Indonesian national team only advances and regresses.

[criptoevangelista]

I think Messi is hunting for goal number 1000 to enter the select group of players who have scored more than a thousand times, both he and Cristiano Ronaldo are looking for that number, there is not much more to achieve in his career, for Messi I believe that is all that is missing... he has already won all the other titles.

I am also feeling he can achieve this as currently he is 37 years old and body is fit to play for few more years even we can expect him in 2026 world cup after this he still can give some time for leagues where having this magic figure could be historic because he is already GOAT due to his achievements. Currently, he is having 854 goals with Ronaldo is 923 both are looking for this milestone which will give them name in soccer record booth for long time due to their quality, performance and skills.

I also believe that Messi could reach this incredible mark of 1000 goals in official games, I even think that he and Cristiano Ronaldo (if he gets there too) would be the only players in history to score in official games, since Pelé, Romario and others consider festive and friendly games in the calculations... Messi has 3 years at a high level to score 50 goals per year, playing in the United States I believe it is quite feasible to reach this record.

[cande86]

I agree with you, the difference between Brazil and Argentina today is huge, Brazil may even have "ok" players, but I consider them very bad. I watched Kaká, Ronaldo Nazário, Romário, Roberto Carlos, Bebeto and seeing these horrible players today is a death blow to the fans... only Neymar is saved in this Brazilian team today... the team is terrible and the coach is even worse. If Brazil doesn't lose to Argentina it will already be considered a miracle

I agree with you, the difference between Brazil and Argentina today is huge. Brazil may have "ok" players, but i consider them very poor and not up to their past as world champions. The team is terrible and the coach is even worse. If Brazil does not lose to Argentina it will already be considered a miracle

[Volgastallion]

Well i think Uruguay and Brazil can take some advantages of Argentina in this two games against them, Argentina is gonna be playing without Messi and without Lautaro Martinez, is gonna be a good effort for the team, and a big chance to show up for the new stars and the youngest one.

[Helena Yu]

Well i think Uruguay and Brazil can take some advantages of Argentina in this two games against them, Argentina is gonna be playing without Messi and without Lautaro Martinez, is gonna be a good effort for the team, and a big chance to show up for the new stars and the youngest one.

Despite Argentina will play without Messi and Lautaro, it's really surprising how the public think Argentina are still have a good chance to win. Uruguay will play in their home and they're favorite, but not really a big favorite. While the match Argentina vs Brazil that will held in Argentina's home, Brazil is an underdog in this match.

For me, both Uruguay and Brazil have a higher chance to beat Argentina.

[Lida93]

Well i think Uruguay and Brazil can take some advantages of Argentina in this two games against them, Argentina is gonna be playing without Messi and without Lautaro Martinez, is gonna be a good effort for the team, and a big chance to show up for the new stars and the youngest one.

Let say Messi retires today from international football, wouldn't the Argentina team go on with getting beautiful results? Am just asking! This was same Argentina team that won the finals of the Copa America tournament against a strong side Colombia who were in their best form in that tournament mote than Brazil and Uruguay, without Messi being available full-time.

Brazil and Uruguay are spot on base on their good antecedents but Argentina is a team with players that can still play strong without Messi and Lautaro Martinez and get some points in this games.

[Bitcoin_people]

I agree with you, the difference between Brazil and Argentina today is huge, Brazil may even have "ok" players, but I consider them very bad. I watched Kaká, Ronaldo Nazário, Romário, Roberto Carlos, Bebeto and seeing these horrible players today is a death blow to the fans... only Neymar is saved in this Brazilian team today... the team is terrible and the coach is even worse. If Brazil doesn't lose to Argentina it will already be considered a miracle

I agree with you, the difference between Brazil and Argentina today is huge. Brazil may have "ok" players, but i consider them very poor and not up to their past as world champions. The team is terrible and the coach is even worse. If Brazil does not lose to Argentina it will already be considered a miracle

The gap between Argentina and Brazil in terms of points is huge, Brazil has good players and they have stars but I think the reason for their weakness is that they do not have a good coach. Brazil has won many champions in the past and was the strongest team but currently they are very weak so this team needs a good coach only then their game can change. Yes if Brazil can win the match between Argentina and Brazil then it can be a miracle because Messi and Lautaro Martinez will be missing from the Argentina team if Brazil can take advantage of this opportunity then they can move forward well.

[retreat]

See, it's still minutes 35 and Australia already scored 3 goals.

Indonesia only dominating the ball possession, shots more than Australia even it's off target and missed penalty kick lol. Do you guys think they will able to score 3 goals in order to equalize the points? nah, it's impossible to happen.

If they can score one goal, they're already good, but if they can't, nothing surprising since they're weak.

Let's go Australia, score as many as you can to farm goal difference points.

From the beginning, I was pessimistic that Indonesia could win this match, because even though Australia lost some of their main players, they have appeared often in the World Cup, plus they are playing at home, so they don't need to bring out their main squad just to fight Indonesia. Even when Indonesia has more ball possession, it's just useless, because what's important in the end is the goal. But luckily at least Ole Romeny was able to give Indonesia a goal, at least they weren't too embarrassed to lose at Australia's home ground.

[Hanadawa]

From the beginning, I was pessimistic that Indonesia could win this match, because even though Australia lost some of their main players, they have appeared often in the World Cup, plus they are playing at home, so they don't need to bring out their main squad just to fight Indonesia. Even when Indonesia has more ball possession, it's just useless, because what's important in the end is the goal. But luckily at least Ole Romeny was able to give Indonesia a goal, at least they weren't too embarrassed to lose at Australia's home ground.

I also think the most reasonable thing is Australia to win or draw. And as most people have predicted, Australia can win the match with a score of 5-1. Looking at the previous results I think this is quite a bad result for Indonesia because previously they managed to hold Australia to a 0-0 draw at home. It seems like the change of coach takes time to adapt. I see Patrick Kluivert playing the players in slightly different positions when he was with STY. This will require adjustment and adaptation. Indonesia's next match is against Bahrain. Looking at the results of this match I am honestly worried about Indonesia's chances of getting points from Bahrain.

[Ahli38]

I also think the most reasonable thing is Australia to win or draw. And as most people have predicted, Australia can win the match with a score of 5-1. Looking at the previous results I think this is quite a bad result for Indonesia because previously they managed to hold Australia to a 0-0 draw at home. It seems like the change of coach takes time to adapt. I see Patrick Kluivert playing the players in slightly different positions when he was with STY. This will require adjustment and adaptation. Indonesia's next match is against Bahrain. Looking at the results of this match I am honestly worried about Indonesia's chances of getting points from Bahrain.

The defeat of the Indonesian National Team in that match was not surprising at all. Because changing coaches will always require re-adaptation within the team. So we can't have too high hopes for a team that is adapting to a different style of play than before. Indonesia's defense line clearly has too many gaps. And I think it will take a long time to fix it. And in the next match against Bahrain, I doubted whether Indonesia would be able to win or not. But even so, I still hope Indonesia wins. Although in my heart I also doubt Indonesia with its current condition.

For other match results, Japan managed to beat Bahrain with a score of 2-0. And South Korea was able to hold Oman to a draw with a score of 1-1. And currently two matches are taking place, namely the Iran vs United Arab Emirates match and the Uzbekistan vs Kyrgyzstan match.

[Uruhara]

The defeat of the Indonesian National Team in that match was not surprising at all. Because changing coaches will always require re-adaptation within the team. So we can't have too high hopes for a team that is adapting to a different style of play than before. Indonesia's defense line clearly has too many gaps. And I think it will take a long time to fix it. And in the next match against Bahrain, I doubted whether Indonesia would be able to win or not. But even so, I still hope Indonesia wins. Although in my heart I also doubt Indonesia with its current condition.

For other match results, Japan managed to beat Bahrain with a score of 2-0. And South Korea was able to hold Oman to a draw with a score of 1-1. And currently two matches are taking place, namely the Iran vs United Arab Emirates match and the Uzbekistan vs Kyrgyzstan match.

Well, the defeat was not surprising at all. And I've been doubting Indonesia ever since they had a change of coach. And it seems that the adaptation process for the team with several new players and the new coach is not going well. But I also think it's normal. Indonesia may have failed big in the match against Australia. But in the match against Bahrain, maybe I will be a little optimistic. because from this match I am sure the coach will have an important lesson that he can learn to improve the team.
Moreover, Bahrain is not as strong as Australia. And Bahrain also just lost to Japan, right? So don't worry too much about the next match.

For today's match, I am looking forward to the Saudi Arabia vs China match. I want to see the development of Saudi Arabia. Are they getting stronger or vice versa. But I'm pretty sure Saudi Arabia will win today. And for the current match I'm not watching either one because I'm not betting on both.

[EarnOnVictor]

See, it's still minutes 35 and Australia already scored 3 goals.

Indonesia only dominating the ball possession, shots more than Australia even it's off target and missed penalty kick lol. Do you guys think they will able to score 3 goals in order to equalize the points? nah, it's impossible to happen.

The match eventually ended in 5-1.

That was a brilliant display from Australia this morning, the team delivered more than expected and you read the match very well, Australia knew how to score even though Indonesian is perceived as the one with the better dribbling capability. But to what gain when the opponent is scoring you more?

Australia is doing well in Group C, and as usual, the country will qualify to play the World Cup. The 3 goals in the first half and the 2 goals in the second half are unforgivable and show the extent of the weakness in Indonesia's centre-back and defence.

[Pandu Geddon]

The gap between Argentina and Brazil in terms of points is huge, Brazil has good players and they have stars but I think the reason for their weakness is that they do not have a good coach. Brazil has won many champions in the past and was the strongest team but currently they are very weak so this team needs a good coach only then their game can change. Yes if Brazil can win the match between Argentina and Brazil then it can be a miracle because Messi and Lautaro Martinez will be missing from the Argentina team if Brazil can take advantage of this opportunity then they can move forward well.

Brazil must be able to take advantage of this opportunity, in the previous meeting Brazil had suffered a 0-1 defeat from Argentina, and now is their chance to get a win even though it will not be easy.
Brazil's performance this time has indeed been widely discussed by observers, they are a good team but not with the right coach. But in the match against Argentina, hopefully, Brazil will perform optimally.

[Akbarkoe]

From the beginning, I was pessimistic that Indonesia could win this match, because even though Australia lost some of their main players, they have appeared often in the World Cup, plus they are playing at home, so they don't need to bring out their main squad just to fight Indonesia. Even when Indonesia has more ball possession, it's just useless, because what's important in the end is the goal. But luckily at least Ole Romeny was able to give Indonesia a goal, at least they weren't too embarrassed to lose at Australia's home ground.

I also think the most reasonable thing is Australia to win or draw. And as most people have predicted, Australia can win the match with a score of 5-1. Looking at the previous results I think this is quite a bad result for Indonesia because previously they managed to hold Australia to a 0-0 draw at home. It seems like the change of coach takes time to adapt. I see Patrick Kluivert playing the players in slightly different positions when he was with STY. This will require adjustment and adaptation. Indonesia's next match is against Bahrain. Looking at the results of this match I am honestly worried about Indonesia's chances of getting points from Bahrain.

It is very unfortunate that Indonesia had to lose this match, and instead of getting a draw, in this match Indonesia actually became a goal barn for Australia.

This result is quite bitter for the Indonesian National Team and its supporters, considering that they have made maximum preparations to face this match, including changing coaches and bringing in new ammunition.

In this match the Indonesian National Team played differently, because if we look at the previous match when STY was still coaching, the Indonesian National Team focused more on defense and counterattacks. However, now under the guidance of the new coach Kluivert, the Indonesian National Team appears different, they play more openly and aggressively in carrying out attacks, but the drawback is that this strategy makes Indonesia's defense a little fragile, because the midfield is more focused on helping the attack than defending.

And if we talk about the transition between attacking and defending in the STY and Kluivert eras, of course in the STY era the transition made by the national team players was better than now.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

The gap between Argentina and Brazil in terms of points is huge, Brazil has good players and they have stars but I think the reason for their weakness is that they do not have a good coach. Brazil has won many champions in the past and was the strongest team but currently they are very weak so this team needs a good coach only then their game can change.

There is now a large gap in points between these two teams, I also think that the Brazilian football team may not be able to find a good coach at the moment, so maybe they are not able to play well in the World Cup qualifying matches now. Moreover they have star players in their team but no work is completed properly with them. I see now that Rafinha is playing very interesting games for the Barcelona team but if he comes to the national team now, he might not be able to play that kind of game, as has been seen before.

Yes if Brazil can win the match between Argentina and Brazil then it can be a miracle because Messi and Lautaro Martinez will be missing from the Argentina team if Brazil can take advantage of this opportunity then they can move forward well.

We saw in the newspaper that only Lionel Messi would not play, meaning he would not play with Brazil. Brazil has a match in today's FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the opponent for Brazil in this match is the Colombian football team.