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

[PokerDiceMan]

Carlo Ancelotti in fact cannot be blamed, or discussed, he is a person who can do and say what he wants and can do everything he wants with the Brazilian squad and no one should be allowed to say anything, then the choices he makes can be discussed later when they actually make sense on the pitch.

Carlo Ancelotti is absolutely the best coach currently to manage a Brazilian team, it is difficult to have another coach who can understand the needs of this team, they must understand them and try to create a cohesive group and he is the only one who can do it

Actually, Carlo Ancelotti is not the best coach for Brazil. The proof is that they lost against the weak team Bolivia, and in their last match against the Asian team Japan, they also suffered a 3-2 defeat. Although it was a narrow loss, a strong world team losing to an Asian team is embarrassing. Although Japan is not a weak team

[banana33]

Your point that talent of Neymar is clear and he is one of main players because of his mix of speed and scoring is very good, and it is easy to see that his team would want to keep him. It is also quite smart that you pointed out that Brazilian team is performing better this season because they have changed their way of playing. This is important in that team is no longer relying on single great person as it did in past since lack of past players has made team depend more on great team plan and strategy to get best out of current players. This is because this new style of playing does not require Neymar to fix all problems, and this is good thing as far as future of team is concerned.

These talents were once desirable, now that he is in the twilight of his career there are much better and younger players than him, Ancelotti is right not to call him up and try to keep him away, he is certainly a great talent and will remain one of the greatest wasted for Brazilian football in the national team.

[bastisisca]

Your point that talent of Neymar is clear and he is one of main players because of his mix of speed and scoring is very good, and it is easy to see that his team would want to keep him. It is also quite smart that you pointed out that Brazilian team is performing better this season because they have changed their way of playing. This is important in that team is no longer relying on single great person as it did in past since lack of past players has made team depend more on great team plan and strategy to get best out of current players. This is because this new style of playing does not require Neymar to fix all problems, and this is good thing as far as future of team is concerned.

What team? Are you talking about Santos? Because reading the last news it looks like Santos want to get rid of Neymar because he became too expensive and he is constantly injured:
Santos put Neymar contract talks on hold amid fresh concerns over Brazilian superstar
Santos have reportedly paused contract renewal talks with Neymar amid growing concerns over his fitness and high wages. The 33-year-old forward has missed significant time through injury this year. Despite the excellent relationship between Neymar and the club, officials want to reassess the situation before committing to an extension as his current contract runs until December.
Source: https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/santos-neymar-contract-hold-concerns-brazilian/bltb592ce073a0a069e

A key part from the article: "injuries have marred his comeback season", and that is a constant of Neymar's career after leaving Barcelona. Even when he moved to Saudi Arabia he barely played any game, he was constantly injured. i don't know what happened, i know there are some players that are more injury-prone but Neymar spends more time at home than on the pitch...
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Sometimes there are decisions made by the coaches that don't convince us, i understand the frustration very well
Unfortunately, we don't have the full picture and can't understand the reasons behind some of the coach's decisions, so how can we know if he made the right or wrong choice?
we simply can't

[verdinio]

There should be many new young players who can be called to play in intercontinental competitions because they are more promising in the future, they will even be able to beat old players in the World Cup.
While playing in the Arab League, Neymar is no longer the main choice in filling the list of players who will enter the National squad, In the biggest football event next year there are already new players and also new teams have prepared themselves to face big teams when the 2026 international competition starts.

This is clear and everyone must get used to the idea that young people will be the future and are much stronger than the likes of Neymar Jr., Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, they have run their course and now that's enough, they gave their all, they were indisputable champions but young people must play

[giorgione]

We know that there are many talented players who deserve to be called up to strengthen their respective national teams, which sometimes makes it difficult for many managers to compile their lists. In Neymar case, I personally hope that Ancelotti will call him up to strengthen the Brazilian National Team. We certainly realize that the upcoming 2026 World Cup will most likely be the last for Neymar, and if he is in fit condition, then Ancelotti should call him up to the Brazilian squad.

I don't know if Neymar is ready to win another world championship at the moment, he's definitely a talented guy who still has a lot to give, but there are young players who can do much better than him, he's clearly a guy who can do well but it will never be possible for him to run like a twenty-year-old.

[bryant.coleman]

I don't know if Neymar is ready to win another world championship at the moment, he's definitely a talented guy who still has a lot to give, but there are young players who can do much better than him, he's clearly a guy who can do well but it will never be possible for him to run like a twenty-year-old.

He doesn't need to run like a 20-year old. He just need to play his normal game, and even that is getting difficult for him. Look at Cristiano Ronaldo. He is almost 40 years old and his fitness levels are much better than that of Neymar. Fitness levels, to some degree depends on self-discipline. Neymar lacks that, and that's why he is having so many injury issues.

[Wakate]

There should be many new young players who can be called to play in intercontinental competitions because they are more promising in the future, they will even be able to beat old players in the World Cup.

There will be many young players that will be participating in this coming world cup competition and I am looking forward for impressive game just like how clubs would be anticipating to look for players to sign to their teams with extraordinary performances.

While playing in the Arab League, Neymar is no longer the main choice in filling the list of players who will enter the National squad, In the biggest football event next year there are already new players and also new teams have prepared themselves to face big teams when the 2026 international competition starts.

Many both young and old are already preparing for the world cup so they can have an amazing performances that can attract the attention of big clubs to notice them.

[martinom]

These talents were once desirable, now that he is in the twilight of his career there are much better and younger players than him, Ancelotti is right not to call him up and try to keep him away, he is certainly a great talent and will remain one of the greatest wasted for Brazilian football in the national team.

Carlo Ancelotti created a series of astonishing victories when he coached Real Madrid.
I'd say he's a pretty capable coach, so he knows what he's doing, in my opinion.
Then again, we don't know everything, he surely has good reasons.

Of course i am sorry not to see Neymar play.

[changaa]

Actually, Carlo Ancelotti is not the best coach for Brazil. The proof is that they lost against the weak team Bolivia, and in their last match against the Asian team Japan, they also suffered a 3-2 defeat. Although it was a narrow loss, a strong world team losing to an Asian team is embarrassing. Although Japan is not a weak team

Carlo Ancelotti is the best coach for Brazil, i totally agree with this sentence and i think there is no better person to coach a team that is going through the worst period in its history, certainly better than many other national teams, but we have never seen such a disorganized Brazil

[Franctoshi]

These talents were once desirable, now that he is in the twilight of his career there are much better and younger players than him, Ancelotti is right not to call him up and try to keep him away, he is certainly a great talent and will remain one of the greatest wasted for Brazilian football in the national team.

Carlo Ancelotti created a series of astonishing victories when he coached Real Madrid.
I'd say he's a pretty capable coach, so he knows what he's doing, in my opinion.
Then again, we don't know everything, he surely has good reasons.

Of course i am sorry not to see Neymar play.

Not only was he successful with coaching Real Madrid but also with other clubs he coached, name them Chelsea,  A.C Milan, PSG,  Bayern Munich, and Juventus, just to mention a few. I definitely have no doubt in him reviving the Brazilian national team back to form if not back their glory, how we used to know them in the 90s. The Brazilian national team was an incredible team that has star players that almost everyone admired.

[Volgastallion]

I dont know what do you think about this,  but i always feel like some coaches are for national teams and other for clubs, i mean some coachs can be super good in one of them and bad in the other one, is not the same because you dont have the players available so much time in the national team to get them what you want to do.

[Franctoshi]

I dont know what do you think about this,  but i always feel like some coaches are for national teams and other for clubs, i mean some coachs can be super good in one of them and bad in the other one, is not the same because you dont have the players available so much time in the national team to get them what you want to do.

You're right, but there are some certain coaches that have this capability of doing well wherever they find themselves, be it in coaching a club or a national team. What they need to turn things around are just a few good players, that's all. Whereas on the other hand, some countries have a good number of quality players in them; it's just in the recent years that we're not seeing much of that. Back in the days, the national team used to produce a number of incredible and skillful players. Take the Brazilian national team, Argentina, and Germany, for instance,  and just to mention a few.

[Akbarkoe]

We know that there are many talented players who deserve to be called up to strengthen their respective national teams, which sometimes makes it difficult for many managers to compile their lists. In Neymar case, I personally hope that Ancelotti will call him up to strengthen the Brazilian National Team. We certainly realize that the upcoming 2026 World Cup will most likely be the last for Neymar, and if he is in fit condition, then Ancelotti should call him up to the Brazilian squad.

I don't know if Neymar is ready to win another world championship at the moment, he's definitely a talented guy who still has a lot to give, but there are young players who can do much better than him, he's clearly a guy who can do well but it will never be possible for him to run like a twenty-year-old.

Neymar is still 33 years old and he is a talented player and also one of the world's star players, I think Ancelotti must have called him because he is a player who can be relied on on the wing, I like his playing style and if compared to other players Neymar can also help on many other sides, with his presence Brazil is much sharper in attack, speaking of accuracy and passing and the ability to execute for a Neymar Jr. he is used to doing that, it would be outrageous if Ancelotti did not call him up.

[Ale88]

Most of Brazil's players spend their time outside the country and that is one of the reasons why there is no team cohesion. The other reason is indiscipline. The players have become arrogant, due to their fat salary checks. Now they don't want to listen to the coach or other training staff. There needs to be one player, who can serve as a leader. Back in the 1990s, there used to be several such players in the Brazil squad. But now there are none. Neymar has the potential, but half of the time he is out due to injury.

But in my opinion, in 2025 it's normal that there's some distance between the team and Brazil; clearly, this entails a funding problem, obviously because these players who play in Europe are far from Brazil, their homeland, and this leads to emotional detachment

I'm sorry but I don't understand what you're trying to say: are you implying that playing abroad makes you lose interest for your own country? Because, if so, it doesn't make much sense.

If we take a look at the 2002 Brazil squad that won the World Cup in Korea and Japan we can see that pretty much all the line-up players were playing abroad with the exception of Marcos (goalkeeper) and Gilberto Silva. Maybe we can also partially add Kléberson, who was the surprise because almost nobody knew him.

So the majority of players that were playing in Brazil, barely played during that World Cup. This is not a problem about cohesion, it's simply that today's players are average compared to the past. Well, and of course primadonnas like Vinicius don't help building cohesion.

[Lida93]

For me I am expecting to see promising players that would outperform the old players that had been playing the world cup for years now. I know we would have great players in this coming world cup competition and we should not be anticipating on Neymar alone but also other good players that are warning up for this intercontinental soccer challenge.

There should be many new young players who can be called to play in intercontinental competitions because they are more promising in the future, they will even be able to beat old players in the World Cup.
While playing in the Arab League, Neymar is no longer the main choice in filling the list of players who will enter the National squad, In the biggest football event next year there are already new players and also new teams have prepared themselves to face big teams when the 2026 international competition starts.

For an intercontinental competition as the World Cup it would take just more than having new quality up coming star players to perform outstandingly to reach a certain stage like the semi's in the tournament before we even talk about them winning the Cup. The older players experiences matters so much on the pitch as it's what the new players who haven't had the deep experience about the World Cup would need to reduce mistakes that might be made from inexperience.

[Fiatless]

Actually, Carlo Ancelotti is not the best coach for Brazil. The proof is that they lost against the weak team Bolivia, and in their last match against the Asian team Japan, they also suffered a 3-2 defeat. Although it was a narrow loss, a strong world team losing to an Asian team is embarrassing. Although Japan is not a weak team

Brazil was on the verge of missing the World Cup. They performed very poorly under the former coach, so it was unclear if they would come to me. But Carlo Ancelotti came in and changed the fortune of the national team. Through diligence, experience and tactical acumen, the former Real Madrid coach has helped the Brazilian side to qualify for the World Cup. The recent loss to Japan has no consequence since it was just a friendly match. Coaches use such games to carry out experiments and test tactics and players.

[henmark]

There should be many new young players who can be called to play in intercontinental competitions because they are more promising in the future, they will even be able to beat old players in the World Cup.

There will be many young players that will be participating in this coming world cup competition and I am looking forward for impressive game just like how clubs would be anticipating to look for players to sign to their teams with extraordinary performances.

For many players, world cup is a great place to show yourself. If you are already known, like if you are Mbappe for example, it doesn't matter if you score 10+ goals and win the whole thing, everyone already knows he is a good player and he is already at peak club he will be, so it won't really change anything.

However, if you are some 22 year old kid, specially if you are from an African nation and didn't move to a much better club yet, then you are going to try to show the best of your abilities and play the best game you have ever played, so that you could go to a bigger club and get paid more. There are so many people who are going to have life changing moments here, and that's such a good thing about football.

[$weetne$$]

Your point that talent of Neymar is clear and he is one of main players because of his mix of speed and scoring is very good, and it is easy to see that his team would want to keep him. It is also quite smart that you pointed out that Brazilian team is performing better this season because they have changed their way of playing. This is important in that team is no longer relying on single great person as it did in past since lack of past players has made team depend more on great team plan and strategy to get best out of current players. This is because this new style of playing does not require Neymar to fix all problems, and this is good thing as far as future of team is concerned.

These talents were once desirable, now that he is in the twilight of his career there are much better and younger players than him, Ancelotti is right not to call him up and try to keep him away, he is certainly a great talent and will remain one of the greatest wasted for Brazilian football in the national team.

The impact of Neymar on that team is always undoubtedly obvious, and this is both phycologyicaly and physically appearing with the team on the pitch but it has to get to a time where the team needs to start performing onn their own without really having him necessarily taking charge of everything that will be happening on the pitch,  his support alone gives other players a reason to put in their very best but then since the team is now shifting from such dependency, it will mean a whole lot to them and help them a long was to achieving a lot much more.

[@nn@_pen9]

There should be many new young players who can be called to play in intercontinental competitions because they are more promising in the future, they will even be able to beat old players in the World Cup.

There will be many young players that will be participating in this coming world cup competition and I am looking forward for impressive game just like how clubs would be anticipating to look for players to sign to their teams with extraordinary performances.

For many players, world cup is a great place to show yourself. If you are already known, like if you are Mbappe for example, it doesn't matter if you score 10+ goals and win the whole thing, everyone already knows he is a good player and he is already at peak club he will be, so it won't really change anything.

However, if you are some 22 year old kid, specially if you are from an African nation and didn't move to a much better club yet, then you are going to try to show the best of your abilities and play the best game you have ever played, so that you could go to a bigger club and get paid more. There are so many people who are going to have life changing moments here, and that's such a good thing about football.

Yes, of course, for every player to be included in the national squad, it is the best choice from the coach and players who have above average quality compared to other players in their country. Showing their abilities and playing, of course they will prove it without needing to talk about it. Life changes as a player will change when they play, focusing on making their country proud, this will be in line and there will be people who will notice or recruit them.

[dezoel]

It is true, football is a game that brings even the richest and the poorest to same level, it doesn't matter if your parents are billionaires, or if you grew up with not even a sneaker, when you are on that field, you are equals.

And the world cup, when you think about it that way, could be one of the only times or first times of a young talent to go worldwide and see the real football world and how big it is, instead of the stadium or training ground they play. It is going to be a special place for many of the young talents, maybe they will never go back again, maybe they will, but being elected, at a young age, gives one of the greatest memories a player could ever hope for, this is the end level of football, nothing bigger.