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

[Adiljutt156]

To get more clear idea about the teams qualifying from the AFC confederation, it looks like we need to wait until 10th June, when the final round of matches will be played. So far Japan from Group C and Iran from Group A have secured the qualification. Uzbekistan has a 90% chance of securing direct qualification, given that they have a 4-point lead over United Arab Emirates as of now. From Group B, South Korea may qualify, and the question is about the second team. Jordan and Iraq have almost equal chances. Group C is more complicated. Australia has a slight edge over Indonesia and Saudi Arabia at the moment.

In my personal opinion. Currently from Group A Iran and Uzbekistan have confirmed their qualification to the world cup. Uzbekistan has two remaining matches against the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. They are strong opponents but I don't see Uzbekistan losing in those matches. Even getting a draw from those 2 matches will secure Uzbekistan one remaining ticket. In group B I think only South Korea has confirmed their qualification. The competition is still ongoing between Jordan and Iraq to be ranked second and qualify for the world cup. In group C Japan is very strong and no team can beat them. And I think Australia has secured second place although this is still debatable. As an Indonesian I try to see all the possibilities from group C and indeed Australia is 80% certain to secure second place. Now 4 other teams are competing to qualify for the fourth round with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia who have a big chance to qualify.

Uzbekistan football team played like Football team in last match because both teams did 2,2 goals in this match. Taremi was a person who did 2 goals in this match and nobody could do more than two goals in this match. Two other persons did goals in this match and Erkinov was a person who did goal at 16 minutes of the match and gave good start to his team and after this Taremi did goal and score was level but Fayzullaev did come back in this match and he did goal at 53 minutes of the match and now score of Uzbekistan team was 2 and that of Iran team was 1 but after that we saw Taremi goal and he did goal at 83 minutes of the match and score was level after this goal. After two months,UAE team will play against Uzbekistan. Let see what happens.

[Hanadawa]

At least theoretically, there is a chance that Uzbekistan may miss out on direct qualification (although their berth is 99% confirmed).

I think if the chances are above 90% we don't need to talk about other possibilities. I mean we can say Uzbekistan will lose the last two matches and the United Arab Emirates will be able to beat Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. That's like saying Indonesia will qualify for the world cup through the third round by beating China and Japan. And on the other hand Australia loses to Japan and draws against Saudi Arabia. The chances are still there but isn't it only one or two percent?. At the moment the only possibility for Uzbekistan to fail to qualify is if they lose the remaining two matches. I think a draw against the UAE is enough for Uzbekistan to qualify without having to think about the match against Qatar.

Group C is less certain. I would disagree when you say that Australia has a 80% chance. IMO, it is more like 50%. There is a 3 point gap between Australia and Saudi Arabia. But you need to remember that Australia's last two matches are against very tough opposition - Japan and Saudi Arabia. And at the same time, Saudis have one match against a weak team (vs Bahrain on 5th June).

Here I agree with you. I assume Australia will lose to Japan. Because it seems like no team can beat Japan in group C. The Saudi Arabia vs Australia match will be the deciding match for who will be ranked second. Here Saudi Arabia has the advantage of being the host. I think the chances of Australia and Saudi Arabia here are 50:50.

[Despairo]

At least theoretically, there is a chance that Uzbekistan may miss out on direct qualification (although their berth is 99% confirmed). Group C is less certain. I would disagree when you say that Australia has a 80% chance. IMO, it is more like 50%. There is a 3 point gap between Australia and Saudi Arabia. But you need to remember that Australia's last two matches are against very tough opposition - Japan and Saudi Arabia. And at the same time, Saudis have one match against a weak team (vs Bahrain on 5th June).

Yeah technically their points would be same, Australia lost against Japan and Saudi Arabia won against Bahrain. Then the last match would define the winner because they both will meet each other.

Saudi Arabia and Australia are equal, although in head to head Australia won more than Saudi Arabia, but Saudi Arabia's squad are getting better and can compete against top countries.

[Mr Reporter]

To get more clear idea about the teams qualifying from the AFC confederation, it looks like we need to wait until 10th June, when the final round of matches will be played. So far Japan from Group C and Iran from Group A have secured the qualification. Uzbekistan has a 90% chance of securing direct qualification, given that they have a 4-point lead over United Arab Emirates as of now. From Group B, South Korea may qualify, and the question is about the second team. Jordan and Iraq have almost equal chances. Group C is more complicated. Australia has a slight edge over Indonesia and Saudi Arabia at the moment.

In my personal opinion. Currently from Group A Iran and Uzbekistan have confirmed their qualification to the world cup. Uzbekistan has two remaining matches against the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. They are strong opponents but I don't see Uzbekistan losing in those matches. Even getting a draw from those 2 matches will secure Uzbekistan one remaining ticket. In group B I think only South Korea has confirmed their qualification. The competition is still ongoing between Jordan and Iraq to be ranked second and qualify for the world cup. In group C Japan is very strong and no team can beat them. And I think Australia has secured second place although this is still debatable. As an Indonesian I try to see all the possibilities from group C and indeed Australia is 80% certain to secure second place. Now 4 other teams are competing to qualify for the fourth round with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia who have a big chance to qualify.

Uzbekistan football team played like Football team in last match because both teams did 2,2 goals in this match. Taremi was a person who did 2 goals in this match and nobody could do more than two goals in this match. Two other persons did goals in this match and Erkinov was a person who did goal at 16 minutes of the match and gave good start to his team and after this Taremi did goal and score was level but Fayzullaev did come back in this match and he did goal at 53 minutes of the match and now score of Uzbekistan team was 2 and that of Iran team was 1 but after that we saw Taremi goal and he did goal at 83 minutes of the match and score was level after this goal. After two months,UAE team will play against Uzbekistan. Let see what happens.

the match between Uzbekistan and Iran ended  in a thrilling 2-2 draw, with Mendi Taremi scoring two goals for lran, it worth noting that lran currently ranks 1st while Uzbekistan holds second position in thier group.

[irhact]

Here I agree with you. I assume Australia will lose to Japan. Because it seems like no team can beat Japan in group C. The Saudi Arabia vs Australia match will be the deciding match for who will be ranked second. Here Saudi Arabia has the advantage of being the host. I think the chances of Australia and Saudi Arabia here are 50:50.

Japa and Australia happens to be the two tough teams I see in group C I don't consider Saudi Arabia as a team that will stop japa or Australia,  even as the host I still believe Australia is going to win the host Saudi Arabia and for Australia and Japan,  that's a game that will come with some indecisive moments because both teams are actually two good teams that has got some good strengths and form and I see Australia rather staying at the second position by the end of that game. Then Japan can go ahead to top the group.

[Sithara007]

Japa and Australia happens to be the two tough teams I see in group C I don't consider Saudi Arabia as a team that will stop japa or Australia,  even as the host I still believe Australia is going to win the host Saudi Arabia and for Australia and Japan,  that's a game that will come with some indecisive moments because both teams are actually two good teams that has got some good strengths and form and I see Australia rather staying at the second position by the end of that game. Then Japan can go ahead to top the group.

Japan has already qualified I guess. And also, Saudi Arabia and Australia are teams of equal strength in my opinion. And it is going to be very difficult to predict which one out of these two will finish below Japan, to secure direct qualification. Australia are currently ahead of Saudi Arabia by 3 points, but they got two tough matches next. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia has a match against Bahrain which they can win easily. In the end, there is a match between these two teams, and it will probably decide who will get the direct qualification.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I read CBF still gives no indication on what names will be a new head coach of Brazillian team. If i must be honest, i'd name Jorge Jesus as the most reliable candidate to be a new coach. I hope they will announce a new coach asap.

Well, I've been seeing social media, Telegram , groups where a lot of rumors are circulating and they say that they are considering Mourinho himself , Pep Guardiola , and I think that now if the Brazilian national team goes all out if they manage to sign one of these coaches, it's impressive , of course they are the Rumors that circulate , but a national team like Brazil should sign a coach of these levels , football in Brazil should be at the level of these coaches ,  Another team that is being asked to resign is Colombia, however they have already ratified the Argentinean, but Colombia is still in danger.

[Fiatless]

I read CBF still gives no indication on what names will be a new head coach of Brazillian team. If i must be honest, i'd name Jorge Jesus as the most reliable candidate to be a new coach. I hope they will announce a new coach asap.

Well, I've been seeing social media, Telegram , groups where a lot of rumors are circulating and they say that they are considering Mourinho himself , Pep Guardiola , and I think that now if the Brazilian national team goes all out if they manage to sign one of these coaches, it's impressive , of course they are the Rumors that circulate , but a national team like Brazil should sign a coach of these levels , football in Brazil should be at the level of these coaches ,  Another team that is being asked to resign is Colombia, however they have already ratified the Argentinean, but Colombia is still in danger.

There have also been rumours about the managerial job of the Brazil national team. Dorival Júnior has not been able to lift the team out of its poor performance. Last year, it was Carlo Ancelotti who was linked to the Brazil national team, but he later renewed his contract with Real Madrid. I think Jose Mourinho will be a good coach for the team since he is not having a good time in Turkey and he has not been successful in the recent clubs he managed.

[bitgolden]

I read CBF still gives no indication on what names will be a new head coach of Brazillian team. If i must be honest, i'd name Jorge Jesus as the most reliable candidate to be a new coach. I hope they will announce a new coach asap.

Well, I've been seeing social media, Telegram , groups where a lot of rumors are circulating and they say that they are considering Mourinho himself , Pep Guardiola , and I think that now if the Brazilian national team goes all out if they manage to sign one of these coaches, it's impressive , of course they are the Rumors that circulate , but a national team like Brazil should sign a coach of these levels , football in Brazil should be at the level of these coaches ,  Another team that is being asked to resign is Colombia, however they have already ratified the Argentinean, but Colombia is still in danger.

Humiliating defeat against Argentina bring serious concerns for Brazilian management as they quickly sacked current coach Dorival Júnior and now searching for new with things are on lowest level because team is having many talented and skilled players but still fail to bring positive results.

Many big names are under radar but currently nothing sure with they are having time for giving their final verdict about this mostly are predicting most chances they will be having coach from European region but nothing is sure about many difficulties and interest are involved in this decision. Few names are highlighted but which is going to have this job it's really difficult decision Carlos Ancelotti and Jorge Jesus are looking favourite but still need to wait for official announcement from CBF.

[snipie]

Japan has already qualified I guess. And also, Saudi Arabia and Australia are teams of equal strength in my opinion. And it is going to be very difficult to predict which one out of these two will finish below Japan, to secure direct qualification. Australia are currently ahead of Saudi Arabia by 3 points, but they got two tough matches next. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia has a match against Bahrain which they can win easily. In the end, there is a match between these two teams, and it will probably decide who will get the direct qualification.

Japan has already qualified indeed and we cannot count on them to play as hard as they used to be.
their opponents might have a bigger chance to win and I agree that this group is a hard one to predict.
In the the other hands, with the sanctions United States are placing on persons and nations, I wonder if a qualified team like Iran will be disqualified from the World Cup or there will be an exception for the players there.

[baeva]

At least theoretically, there is a chance that Uzbekistan may miss out on direct qualification (although their berth is 99% confirmed). Group C is less certain. I would disagree when you say that Australia has a 80% chance. IMO, it is more like 50%. There is a 3 point gap between Australia and Saudi Arabia. But you need to remember that Australia's last two matches are against very tough opposition - Japan and Saudi Arabia. And at the same time, Saudis have one match against a weak team (vs Bahrain on 5th June).

Yeah technically their points would be same, Australia lost against Japan and Saudi Arabia won against Bahrain. Then the last match would define the winner because they both will meet each other.

Saudi Arabia and Australia are equal, although in head to head Australia won more than Saudi Arabia, but Saudi Arabia's squad are getting better and can compete against top countries.

In fact, the Aussie national team looks good too, they have lost only once during the qualifiers, but they have a lot of draws. The point is that the Australian national team is in second place and before the game with Saudi Arabia they have a match with Japan, I think they will be based on this match, if they beat Japan, they have nothing to worry about at all

[Hanadawa]

In fact, the Aussie national team looks good too, they have lost only once during the qualifiers, but they have a lot of draws. The point is that the Australian national team is in second place and before the game with Saudi Arabia they have a match with Japan, I think they will be based on this match, if they beat Japan, they have nothing to worry about at all

Among the three groups in this round, I think group C is the group that is difficult to predict who will be the second winner and who has the chance to advance to the next round. For now, the fight for second place has been won by Australia and Saudi Arabia. We still don't even know which countries will advance to the next round. Indonesia has collected 9 points. Bahrain and China have collected 6 points. All countries still have the chance to advance to the next round. This is different from Kuwait and North Korea who have most likely failed to advance to the next round.

And talking about the chances of Australia and Saudi Arabia, I think Australia will advance to the next round. Assuming Australia loses to Japan and Saudi Arabia wins over Bahrain in the next match, then the two teams will determine their ranking in the last match. Australia has only lost once and drawn 4 times. If the match ends in a draw, then both teams will collect 14 points and Australia will advance with a goal difference.

[Sithara007]

In fact, the Aussie national team looks good too, they have lost only once during the qualifiers, but they have a lot of draws. The point is that the Australian national team is in second place and before the game with Saudi Arabia they have a match with Japan, I think they will be based on this match, if they beat Japan, they have nothing to worry about at all

Well.. that's the problem. Japan is in terrific form at the moment, and it will be extremely difficult to defeat them. Australia at the most can hope for a draw. And in case they lose to Saudi Arabia in the final match, then the Saudis will gain automatic qualification. Group C looks extremely tight, except for Japan. The Japanese have enough points to guarantee direct qualification. The second direct qualification slot is now uncertain, with three teams fighting over it - Australia, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.

[retreat]

Japan has already qualified I guess. And also, Saudi Arabia and Australia are teams of equal strength in my opinion. And it is going to be very difficult to predict which one out of these two will finish below Japan, to secure direct qualification. Australia are currently ahead of Saudi Arabia by 3 points, but they got two tough matches next. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia has a match against Bahrain which they can win easily. In the end, there is a match between these two teams, and it will probably decide who will get the direct qualification.

Japan is just in a different league. So we don't need to talk about them anymore because they are more than enough to qualify. And talking about Australia and Saudi Arabia, they have not much different performance, but I see that Australia is still better compared to Saudi Arabia. They have a neater and more efficient game and have experience in facing teams like Saudi Arabia. If these two teams meet, I will take Australia to win the match.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Many big names are under radar but currently nothing sure with they are having time for giving their final verdict about this mostly are predicting most chances they will be having coach from European region but nothing is sure about many difficulties and interest are involved in this decision. Few names are highlighted but which is going to have this job it's really difficult decision Carlos Ancelotti and Jorge Jesus are looking favourite but still need to wait for official announcement from CBF.

It's time to appoint someone quickly, we're already in April, Brazil's next game is in June and they should already have a candidate ready to hire, and they should do this using intelligence and with a clear vision of what they're looking for, for me Ney should be in the squad no matter what, I still think that Ney, even if he's injured, has been doing much more than the current players on the pitch defending Brazil, I insist, they should have players with a different mentality.

[Hanadawa]

It's time to appoint someone quickly, we're already in April, Brazil's next game is in June and they should already have a candidate ready to hire, and they should do this using intelligence and with a clear vision of what they're looking for, for me Ney should be in the squad no matter what, I still think that Ney, even if he's injured, has been doing much more than the current players on the pitch defending Brazil, I insist, they should have players with a different mentality.

If we look at the current standings, it shouldn't be difficult for Brazil to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. If Brazil loses that match and another team wins the match, Brazil will be ranked sixth in the standings and that is already qualified to qualify for the World Cup. I think it is impossible for teams like Venezuela or Bolivia to shift Brazil's position. Brazil will not be out of the top 6. But the problem is that this is not the Brazil we know. The Brazilian national team is not at a level where they have to look at the results of other countries' matches to qualify for the World Cup. Unfortunately, the current Brazil squad is the worst in decades. Some players I know are Neymar, Raphinha, Vini, Endrick or Rodrygo but unfortunately their performance is inconsistent.

[Agbe]

It's time to appoint someone quickly, we're already in April, Brazil's next game is in June and they should already have a candidate ready to hire, and they should do this using intelligence and with a clear vision of what they're looking for, for me Ney should be in the squad no matter what, I still think that Ney, even if he's injured, has been doing much more than the current players on the pitch defending Brazil, I insist, they should have players with a different mentality.

If we look at the current standings, it shouldn't be difficult for Brazil to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. If Brazil loses that match and another team wins the match, Brazil will be ranked sixth in the standings and that is already qualified to qualify for the World Cup. I think it is impossible for teams like Venezuela or Bolivia to shift Brazil's position. Brazil will not be out of the top 6. But the problem is that this is not the Brazil we know. The Brazilian national team is not at a level where they have to look at the results of other countries' matches to qualify for the World Cup. Unfortunately, the current Brazil squad is the worst in decades. Some players I know are Neymar, Raphinha, Vini, Endrick or Rodrygo but unfortunately their performance is inconsistent.

Times have changed and as we know change is the only constant thing so Brazil should know that football has evolved more than the way and manner that they use to know it before the should adopt modern patterns of playing, it's really sad seeing a country like Brazil trying to finish in sixth place in a world cup qualifier Brazil should bring in a coach that understand modern footballing style so that the player can adopt to it because as far as am concern teams from this region has mastered  brazil style of play that is why they are struggling

[BigBos]

Japan has already qualified I guess. And also, Saudi Arabia and Australia are teams of equal strength in my opinion. And it is going to be very difficult to predict which one out of these two will finish below Japan, to secure direct qualification. Australia are currently ahead of Saudi Arabia by 3 points, but they got two tough matches next. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia has a match against Bahrain which they can win easily. In the end, there is a match between these two teams, and it will probably decide who will get the direct qualification.

Japan is just in a different league. So we don't need to talk about them anymore because they are more than enough to qualify. And talking about Australia and Saudi Arabia, they have not much different performance, but I see that Australia is still better compared to Saudi Arabia. They have a neater and more efficient game and have experience in facing teams like Saudi Arabia. If these two teams meet, I will take Australia to win the match.

It is still a fierce fight to be in 2nd position and accompany Japan to qualify directly to the World Cup in Round 3. Australia and Saudi Arabia are only 2 points apart, that can still change.
Japan is at a different level in Asia, they are a tough country in football and even before this round started, many football observers have said that they are the first country to qualify from this group.
However, I saw Australia in their last 2 matches playing well, different from the previous 4 matches, so I think Australia will accompany Japan.

[LUCKMCFLY]

And talking about Australia and Saudi Arabia, they have not much different performance, but I see that Australia is still better compared to Saudi Arabia. They have a neater and more efficient game and have experience in facing teams like Saudi Arabia. If these two teams meet, I will take Australia to win the match.

It's curious, it must be that Australian football has grown much more, I base my opinion on the fact that Saudi Arabia could be superior simply because its league is becoming very important, great players have gone there, and the Arabs' technique is also accustomed to that style, therefore their performance should be better, but this is football, anything can happen, in fact I have always seen AUSTRALIA in the playoff phase.

[Volgastallion]

And talking about Australia and Saudi Arabia, they have not much different performance, but I see that Australia is still better compared to Saudi Arabia. They have a neater and more efficient game and have experience in facing teams like Saudi Arabia. If these two teams meet, I will take Australia to win the match.

It's curious, it must be that Australian football has grown much more, I base my opinion on the fact that Saudi Arabia could be superior simply because its league is becoming very important, great players have gone there, and the Arabs' technique is also accustomed to that style, therefore their performance should be better, but this is football, anything can happen, in fact I have always seen AUSTRALIA in the playoff phase.

I dont know what to think about it, Asia football is pretty strange, and arab world in football more, i dont know how they dont make any good national team yet, Saudi Arabia always seems to be nearby but falls, Iran is way better having a much smaller league in terms of money and other political related problems. So i dont know, i feel like Australia with his english and italian roots is gonna still a better team for a few years more.