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

[GigaBit]

There are many world cup qualifiers going on that you can watch both in Europe and Africa that you can watch they are actually interesting games, so I don't get your point when you say that there are no single big games to watch tonight because am really enjoying myself with some interesting games as am following them because I placed a bet especially the game between Ukraine vs France.

The match between Ukraine and France ended with a 0-2 victory for France. As we all guessed, France was far superior. In fact, Michel Olise scored a goal from the very first minute, in the 10th minute. Then, Mbappé completed the victory with their second goal in the 82nd minute. France now sits in second place in Group D

Ukraine had to be under a lot of pressure at the beginning of the match due to Olise goal. It was known that France would win because of their performance. Most of the time in the match France's attacking play has been displayed. Although the time gap from the first goal to the second goal was long. In the whole match France possession was 56% and made 16 shots, but only 6 of them were good for the target. On the other hand, Ukraine played only 8 shots, but only 3 of them were good for the target. In the 65th minute, Ukraine had a chance, but Konate did not allow him to use that chance.

[Jaycoinz]

Brazil finally showed some real football against Chile and won 3x0 with a beautiful game from Luiz Henrique. A goal from Estevão and Paquetá playing very well even after the scadal with the possible matching fixing on the Premier League. I hope they remain form and can keep playing well so Brazil can go back to the glory days.

Brazil certainly played a great game, obviously they didn't face such a difficult opponent, it would be nice to see the classic Brazil - Argentina in a little while, i think the sparks will fly there.
In any case, i saw that there is controversy with Neymar.

getting all point from all the games he has coached so far is actually a good result regardless of the position of her opposition in the qualification series. Chile might not be an equal opposition compared the Brazilian team but definitely getting a three point off them is definitely worth it. the play in general was not bad at all with Chelsea new boys already doing well for their club.

After the end of the qualification series, i will want to see how Carlo Ancelotti will deal with the main tournament itself. that is going to be the determining factor that shows if he has succeeded in getting his team back to wining ways. the qualification phase is not anywhere close to what they will face in the main world cup games against tough opposition but a win as this is still a good indicator that Ancelotti is back in business.
 

Carlo ancelloti is an excellent and experienced manager who have done this over and over again so he knows exactly what to do and how to place his players so am expecting them to also perform in the main competition atleast the ball play from Brazil itself has also changed although the narrative of Brazilian football has changed so greatly but atleast we can boost of them actually doing well and hopefully we get to see a Brazil team that's worth bearing that name and doing what they are best known for.

[Just Say]

Brazil finally showed some real football against Chile and won 3x0 with a beautiful game from Luiz Henrique. A goal from Estevão and Paquetá playing very well even after the scadal with the possible matching fixing on the Premier League. I hope they remain form and can keep playing well so Brazil can go back to the glory days.

Brazil certainly played a great game, obviously they didn't face such a difficult opponent, it would be nice to see the classic Brazil - Argentina in a little while, i think the sparks will fly there.
In any case, i saw that there is controversy with Neymar.

getting all point from all the games he has coached so far is actually a good result regardless of the position of her opposition in the qualification series. Chile might not be an equal opposition compared the Brazilian team but definitely getting a three point off them is definitely worth it. the play in general was not bad at all with Chelsea new boys already doing well for their club.

After the end of the qualification series, i will want to see how Carlo Ancelotti will deal with the main tournament itself. that is going to be the determining factor that shows if he has succeeded in getting his team back to wining ways. the qualification phase is not anywhere close to what they will face in the main world cup games against tough opposition but a win as this is still a good indicator that Ancelotti is back in business.

Carlo ancelloti is an excellent and experienced manager who have done this over and over again so he knows exactly what to do and how to place his players so am expecting them to also perform in the main competition atleast the ball play from Brazil itself has also changed although the narrative of Brazilian football has changed so greatly but atleast we can boost of them actually doing well and hopefully we get to see a Brazil team that's worth bearing that name and doing what they are best known for.

There is a hunger at work within the current coach of Brazil because the way he uses the players now, perhaps the previous manager was not even close to him.So my personal opinion is that if Brazil cannot progress under this manager, they may not learn from a better and more skilled manager in the future.The former Real Madrid coach has already drawn the right plan and is also evaluating where to use the players to see if it will be beneficial for the team.We have seen reluctance in this team before, but now they are showing a strong desire, as evidenced by their recent 3-0 win over Chile. The team that the Brazilian team currently defeated collectively is a very skilled team because they have been able to win several Copa America finals before.

[Zlantann]

Carlo ancelloti is an excellent and experienced manager who have done this over and over again so he knows exactly what to do and how to place his players so am expecting them to also perform in the main competition atleast the ball play from Brazil itself has also changed although the narrative of Brazilian football has changed so greatly but atleast we can boost of them actually doing well and hopefully we get to see a Brazil team that's worth bearing that name and doing what they are best known for.

Carlo Ancelotti faced harsh criticism in his first game as manager of the Brazilian National Team. The Seleção, a goalless draw against Ecuador was far below the expectations of fans and sports analysts. The Brazilian side was not good in the attack in that game and many tongues were wagging. But we have seen an improvement in the other two games. The Brazilians have now won two games, beating Paraguay and Chile. Building a solid team would take some time and I think the Italian coach is progressing with the Seleção. 

[Lucius]

~snip~
To me the most interesting result is Croatia winning only for 1-0, I have not seen anything about it but on the paper they are a lot stronger.

Croatia played as a guest in the Faroe Islands and according to the statistics, the home team defended excellently, and even had several good opportunities, the last of which was at the very end of the match. It is obvious that the Faroe Islands are no longer a team on which anyone will improve their goal difference.

In addition, Modric, with 40 years on his back, is still the main player, and that is certainly no longer an advantage, but is becoming an increasing weight.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Carlo ancelloti is an excellent and experienced manager who have done this over and over again so he knows exactly what to do and how to place his players so am expecting them to also perform in the main competition atleast the ball play from Brazil itself has also changed although the narrative of Brazilian football has changed so greatly but atleast we can boost of them actually doing well and hopefully we get to see a Brazil team that's worth bearing that name and doing what they are best known for.

Ancelotti is successful in club football. This is why Brazil management has waited for several years to make ancelotti their manager. And finally Ancelotti  has agreed to a contract with brazil management.

Brazil has a  strong squad. Almost every player in the squad is in all the big clubs in europe. At the same time , there are so many star  players in the Brazil squad . Ancelotti also has the ability to manage such a team. Although they could not play as well as expected in the last two matches against Ecuador and paraguay, the fans are happy to see Brazil's performance against Chile.

The Brazilian boys performed well. I have seen Brazil dominate a match like this  after many years. The brazilian players do not give Chile's players a chance to create a strong attack.

[Frankolala]

Carlo ancelloti is an excellent and experienced manager who have done this over and over again so he knows exactly what to do and how to place his players so am expecting them to also perform in the main competition atleast the ball play from Brazil itself has also changed although the narrative of Brazilian football has changed so greatly but atleast we can boost of them actually doing well and hopefully we get to see a Brazil team that's worth bearing that name and doing what they are best known for.

Carlo Ancelotti faced harsh criticism in his first game as manager of the Brazilian National Team. The Seleção, a goalless draw against Ecuador was far below the expectations of fans and sports analysts. The Brazilian side was not good in the attack in that game and many tongues were wagging. But we have seen an improvement in the other two games. The Brazilians have now won two games, beating Paraguay and Chile. Building a solid team would take some time and I think the Italian coach is progressing with the Seleção. 

I don't know why people are just too quick to run their mouth and judge a coach based on his first match. Ancelotti has not spent much time with the Brazilian team and he hasn't observed them play any match in order for him to see the loop holes in the team. It was in their first match that he was able to study the team and understood where the problem is which he fixed. Look at their last two matches, how they won it with ease.

[SuperBitMan]

Brazil finally showed some real football against Chile and won 3x0 with a beautiful game from Luiz Henrique. A goal from Estevão and Paquetá playing very well even after the scadal with the possible matching fixing on the Premier League. I hope they remain form and can keep playing well so Brazil can go back to the glory days.

Brazil certainly played a great game, obviously they didn't face such a difficult opponent, it would be nice to see the classic Brazil - Argentina in a little while, i think the sparks will fly there.
In any case, i saw that there is controversy with Neymar.

getting all point from all the games he has coached so far is actually a good result regardless of the position of her opposition in the qualification series. Chile might not be an equal opposition compared the Brazilian team but definitely getting a three point off them is definitely worth it. the play in general was not bad at all with Chelsea new boys already doing well for their club.

After the end of the qualification series, i will want to see how Carlo Ancelotti will deal with the main tournament itself. that is going to be the determining factor that shows if he has succeeded in getting his team back to wining ways. the qualification phase is not anywhere close to what they will face in the main world cup games against tough opposition but a win as this is still a good indicator that Ancelotti is back in business.
 

Carlo ancelloti is an excellent and experienced manager who have done this over and over again so he knows exactly what to do and how to place his players so am expecting them to also perform in the main competition atleast the ball play from Brazil itself has also changed although the narrative of Brazilian football has changed so greatly but atleast we can boost of them actually doing well and hopefully we get to see a Brazil team that's worth bearing that name and doing what they are best known for.

Yeah Carlo ancelloti is a great coach and when I heard the news that he was going to become Brazilian coach I was sure that Brazil national football team will do more better, from the way Carlo ancelloti performed in Real Madrid one will be very sure that Brazil will do excellently well in the upcoming world cup competition, before now Brazil was not performing well anymore they were making a lot of mistake and the coaches we are not using the players very well Brazil have the most best and word class players in the world and they really deserve to perform well but they need a coach that can help them do that and right now they have gotten it so they will do very well and if time is not taking they may even leave the world cup, in this recent match they played they perform very well and they did exactly what people knew them for, good luck to Brazil national team and to Carlo ancelloti.

[Jewan420]

I don't know why people are just too quick to run their mouth and judge a coach based on his first match. Ancelotti has not spent much time with the Brazilian team and he hasn't observed them play any match in order for him to see the loop holes in the team. It was in their first match that he was able to study the team and understood where the problem is which he fixed. Look at their last two matches, how they won it with ease.

One of the biggest problems fans have is finding fault with their team when they lose. Ancelotti is certainly a great coach with no bad record and he performed well with Real Madrid. Ancelotti didn't have much to do in Brazil's first match, it was basically a match for him to study the team and identify their flaws. He has shown why he is an influential coach, as you can see from his performances in the last two matches. I hope Brazil's success will resume with Ancelotti and it will be a long one.

[Plaguedeath]

I think Brazil beats Chile in Brazil's home is something that not surprising at all because in head to head, Brazil never lose against Chile in their home.

But, it's a big move by Ancelotti to not call Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Neymar because we all know those three players are high skilled players.

Brazil have to try with this lineup again in the next match, they looks fine without those big players.

[banana33]

Messi scored two goals as Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0. He couldn't hold back his tears at the end of the match. This could be his last game for the national team. Like many others, I think he wants to play one last time in the next World Cup, but last night's game had the feel of a final match. Most likely, this was his last match in Argentina, in front of his home crowd. I don't think he'll retire without playing in the World Cup one last time.

It was very interesting that all matches outside Paraguay game ended 3-0. All four home teams won by the same score. All teams participating in the cup have been determined ahead of the final matches. Only the team advancing to the play-off remains to be decided. It will be either Venezuela or Bolivia.

You really think that Messi is not playing the next World Cup, it is most likely that we will see the last exciting match between Messi and Ronaldo, an endless challenge that seems to never end, I am sad when it all ends this will end, but this will happen sooner or later

[Lannakosa]

I don't know why people are just too quick to run their mouth and judge a coach based on his first match. Ancelotti has not spent much time with the Brazilian team and he hasn't observed them play any match in order for him to see the loop holes in the team. It was in their first match that he was able to study the team and understood where the problem is which he fixed. Look at their last two matches, how they won it with ease.

The Brazil national team lacked a good coach, and I consider Ancelotti one of the best at the moment. For a national team, he has a huge pool of players, and it’s important to choose those who can win. I like the way he does it, he has a lot of experience and has proven it with Real Madrid, but for now, these are only his first games, and I can’t say that Brazil has started playing much better. The match against Chile was an exception because the opponent was weaker.

[free-bit.co.in]

Ukraine had to be under a lot of pressure at the beginning of the match due to Olise goal. It was known that France would win because of their performance. Most of the time in the match France's attacking play has been displayed. Although the time gap from the first goal to the second goal was long. In the whole match France possession was 56% and made 16 shots, but only 6 of them were good for the target. On the other hand, Ukraine played only 8 shots, but only 3 of them were good for the target. In the 65th minute, Ukraine had a chance, but Konate did not allow him to use that chance.

France were the favorites in this match and they won. I am not surprised at all by the result. I also expected the match to end 2-1 or 2-0.
You are right that Ukraine was under a lot of pressure because of conceding goals early. Even then we saw some strong attacks from the Ukrainian players. On the other hand, France's overall gameplay was very organized in this match. I saw a great bonding between the players. The team is gradually improving. If the bonding between the players is stronger, they have the potential to perform better.

[$weetne$$]

Ukraine had to be under a lot of pressure at the beginning of the match due to Olise goal. It was known that France would win because of their performance. Most of the time in the match France's attacking play has been displayed. Although the time gap from the first goal to the second goal was long. In the whole match France possession was 56% and made 16 shots, but only 6 of them were good for the target. On the other hand, Ukraine played only 8 shots, but only 3 of them were good for the target. In the 65th minute, Ukraine had a chance, but Konate did not allow him to use that chance.

France has got a team quality Ukraine would not be able  to beat just with an attempt and so the victory is one that was expected very much. Until the squad depth and strength of the Ukrainian team gets better, a team like France with the many talented young players is not a squad that Ukraine will ever find easy to defeat at a go.  The match statistics made it clear that France was not just lucky but were deserving of the whole thing.

[m4r1o]

Messi scored two goals as Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0. He couldn't hold back his tears at the end of the match. This could be his last game for the national team. Like many others, I think he wants to play one last time in the next World Cup, but last night's game had the feel of a final match. Most likely, this was his last match in Argentina, in front of his home crowd. I don't think he'll retire without playing in the World Cup one last time.

It was very interesting that all matches outside Paraguay game ended 3-0. All four home teams won by the same score. All teams participating in the cup have been determined ahead of the final matches. Only the team advancing to the play-off remains to be decided. It will be either Venezuela or Bolivia.

Venezuela is much more team than everyone else and this is a fact, they are much more compact in the defensive phase and they know how to do much more harm than them, now I do not know if they are favorites but they can do a lot but very well, these South American teams are always a surprise

[Adiljutt156]

Brazil finally showed some real football against Chile and won 3x0 with a beautiful game from Luiz Henrique. A goal from Estevão and Paquetá playing very well even after the scadal with the possible matching fixing on the Premier League. I hope they remain form and can keep playing well so Brazil can go back to the glory days.

Brazil football team played very well against Chile football team and that was one sided match because Brazil team did 3 goals in the last match and three different persons did goals in this match. Estêvão was a first person who did goal at 38 minutes and that goal was in the first half and in the second half, we saw two goals in this match. Lucas Paquetá was a person who did second goal of the match and he did this goal at 72 minutes and that team tried to be dominant in this match in which they became successful. After four minutes, we saw another goal in this match and different person did goal at 76 minutes and now person was Guimarães . Chile football team could not do any goal in this match as their performance was very weak in this match and they could not do any goal in this match.

[KTChampions]

The situation in Group G of the World Cup qualifiers in the European region is very disputed, as can be seen in the photo:



https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/standings/

The Netherlands played Poland yesterday, and it was a game in which, if the Netherlands could win, they could increase their points lead. If they won their remaining game, the Netherlands would be isolated at the top of the group. Now the situation puts more pressure on the Netherlands, which cannot lose the remaining game because they could risk losing again, and Poland would win and be in the lead. It will be interesting to follow this group. Unfortunately, I couldn't watch Poland's game against Netherlands yesterday.

Have you noticed that Poland has played one more game and it is a loss to Finland? If tomorrow the Netherlands wins against Lithuania (I think everyone expects this outcome), then the Netherlands will still have a comfortable lead of 3 points. Even taking into account that the return game will be in Poland, 3 points is a big advantage, since even a draw will mean a victory. And Poland now has no right to lose points anywhere, otherwise they will immediately lose the group, and maybe even second place.

[coinlocket$]

World Cup 2026 qualifying
    18:00 CEST    Armenia    v    Portugal
    18:00 CEST    England    v    Andorra
    20:45 CEST    Austria    v    Cyprus
    20:45 CEST    Rep of Ireland    v    Hungary
    20:45 CEST    San Marino    v    Bosnia-Herzegovina

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/world-cup-2026-qualifiers/fixtures

Games for the day for Euro.
Even today not an interesting game here.

Should be all easy wins.

How many goals Ronaldo will score?

[AirtelBuzz]

Portugal is progressing smoothly so far in the World Cup qualifying match as Armenia is unable to create the slightest adverse environment in front of them today.We can see right now that Portugal have already scored three goals, including goals from Joao Felix and Cristiano Ronaldo, giving the team the lead, in fact these two players are performing exceptionally well in the Saudi league, and they are showing their influence in today's Club World Cup match.

In a previous match Joao Felix scored a hat-trick with an impeccable performance, which was for Al Nassr Club, so maybe that consistency is still there in light of this he is playing with a very competitive mentality against Armenia, to my knowledge perhaps through this match, Portugal will be able to win their first qualifying round match on Armenia's home ground.

[X-ray]

I think Brazil beats Chile in Brazil's home is something that not surprising at all because in head to head, Brazil never lose against Chile in their home.

But, it's a big move by Ancelotti to not call Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Neymar because we all know those three players are high skilled players.

Brazil have to try with this lineup again in the next match, they looks fine without those big players.

I'd rather see Ancellotti to play generational player instead of playing those big names players, except Neymar. To be honest, their performance is better than last international break when Vini and Rodrygo was there. They really need players who did action, not just have big names.

It's time to give Luis Henrique time rather than Vini or Rodrygo. They need someone who being respectful by wearing Brazillian shirt. Not a name who put ego in front of everything.