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

[banana33]

If France defeats Ukraine and Iceland defeats Azerbaijan, then Iceland will move up to second place as long as Iceland remains ahead of Ukraine in terms of goals scored. Currently, Iceland is ahead of Ukraine by one goal. Furthermore, Iceland is more productive in scoring goals. However, if Ukraine manages to draw or even win, Iceland will certainly fail sooner. At least in this match, Iceland will be heavily favored. Azerbaijan may have an advantage as the host of the upcoming match. But I don't think that will help much at all.

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[Polkeins]

Iceland wants to win against Azerbaijan. They will want to finish at least second in the group. We already know that Azerbaijan has not won any of its recent matches. If Iceland wins this match, it will increase its points to 7 and be in contention for second place. If we assume that France will beat Ukraine or, at worst, draw, then Iceland can finish second in the group by beating them in the final match and try their luck in the play-offs. If we assume that France will win the match, then Iceland will finish second with their victory.

If France defeats Ukraine and Iceland defeats Azerbaijan, then Iceland will move up to second place as long as Iceland remains ahead of Ukraine in terms of goals scored. Currently, Iceland is ahead of Ukraine by one goal. Furthermore, Iceland is more productive in scoring goals. However, if Ukraine manages to draw or even win, Iceland will certainly fail sooner. At least in this match, Iceland will be heavily favored. Azerbaijan may have an advantage as the host of the upcoming match. But I don't think that will help much at all.

To be honest, I don't really believe that Ukraine will be able to defeat France, which needs to win and play the last match of the qualifying round. I think that Iceland will also defeat Azerbaijan and everything will be decided in the last round for Ukraine and Iceland. To be honest, I think that the Serbia-England match will be more interesting, considering that Serbia needs to win in order to maintain its chances of securing second place in the group.

[dollyamo]

France will beat Ukraine, but I don't know if they'll score many goals. Iceland will also beat Azerbaijan. France will finish first in this group. Iceland will be level on points with Ukraine. In Group D, it will all come down to the match between them in 3 days' time.

Italy will beat Moldova by a wide margin. Norway will also beat Estonia. In this scenario, Italy will have to play in the play-offs. It's interesting that this ambitious country, which has won the World Cup, is finding it so difficult to qualify for the World Cup. It's not the first time they've experienced this.

Winning the world cup and a few years later not having the same performances as last World Cup, i think is a normal thing.
Time passes for everyone, players change in preparation, new ones are added, sports coaches and coaches change, and above all, relationships also change.
I don't find anything strange that a team can get better or worse after a few years, if they fail to qualify for the World

Cup they won't even be able to face it, there are no mincing words.

[m4r1o]

Lamine Yamal does need to rest considering his current condition. However, he will only be absent from the national team for those two matches. After that, he may continue to play for Barcelona in the third week of this month. His condition is not too bad. The reason Yamal is not playing for the national team is because Barcelona is concerned that he will suffer a more serious injury if he is forced to play. Therefore, Yamal is advised to rest. And it seems the Spanish national team does not object to this, as they have plenty of quality players to replace him. Although there may be a slight drop in team performance, it will not be severe at all. Spain will remain the favorites in the upcoming two matches.

yes indeed the injury should be treated calmly and he should rest because all this that is happening is a very difficult thing for him so young and already injured, we could never understand what is going on in this boy's head at this moment, It certainly won't be easy.

[martinom]

During FIFA international break, many top clubs are good at sending modified injury reports or statements that'll likely stop their players from participating in the national team games, I think that's what happened in this Barcelona and Spain national team saga.
It's obvious that Spain coach La Fuente isn't happy with whatever report that forced Yamal's withdrawal from the team ahead of their crucial two games. But that said, I believe Spain national team is too talented to depend on one player so I expect them to get good results even without the Barcelona winger

But absolutely it's a big stupid thing, doing it depends on a very strong team from just one player anyway, it's certainly the media push from the fans too that suggests this.
But I absolutely don't believe that a president or a coach is based solely on one player, basically all players are investments, everyone has their own role and if it doesn't work it's an investment gone wrong, but it doesn't affect the entire performance of the team. I find this reasoning truly absurd.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Portugal can surely be a serious contender because they have so many great players, and it would be a totally new team winning the World Cup so I would be happy for them! Anyway, in my opinion, the number one candidate for the final victory would be Spain. The other teams could be England, France, and Argentina, but I don't see the current champions winning again because Messi would be 39 years old, in Qatar he played an incredible tournament, this time he'll be too old.

It's very possible, if CR7 were to win with his Portugal, wow, I think he'd cry like a baby with joy, but this is something that's very possible if they continue playing as they are now. Messi's case is a shame, that he's retiring from the national team. I would have loved to see Messi in an Argentina vs. Portugal match, wow, two legends.

[blomen]

It's very possible, if CR7 were to win with his Portugal, wow, I think he'd cry like a baby with joy, but this is something that's very possible if they continue playing as they are now. Messi's case is a shame, that he's retiring from the national team. I would have loved to see Messi in an Argentina vs. Portugal match, wow, two legends.

ronaldo can only cry like a baby after he's eliminated. i don't see him or his team even making it to the world cup semifinals. the 2022 world cup was a fantastic event, and i was thrilled that messi won it, but ronaldo is such a selfish person that instead of celebrating messi's world cup victory, he started comparing his own trophies to messi's. in my eyes, he will never even come close to messi.

i also don't think this “miraculous win” situation will happen again for a long time. my favorite teams for the championship would be spain, france, and germany.

[Loyang]

It's very possible, if CR7 were to win with his Portugal, wow, I think he'd cry like a baby with joy, but this is something that's very possible if they continue playing as they are now. Messi's case is a shame, that he's retiring from the national team. I would have loved to see Messi in an Argentina vs. Portugal match, wow, two legends.

ronaldo can only cry like a baby after he's eliminated. i don't see him or his team even making it to the world cup semifinals. the 2022 world cup was a fantastic event, and i was thrilled that messi won it, but ronaldo is such a selfish person that instead of celebrating messi's world cup victory, he started comparing his own trophies to messi's. in my eyes, he will never even come close to messi.

i also don't think this “miraculous win” situation will happen again for a long time. my favorite teams for the championship would be spain, france, and germany.

What you said about Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, I completely agree with you. Because Messi is comparing Cristiano Ronaldo with himself in an interview. Cristiano Ronaldo is far behind Messi in this respect.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a very good player. There are 11 players in a team, if not all of them can play well, then it becomes very difficult for them to win. For example, Cristiano Ronaldo's team, Cristiano Ronaldo plays very well but, the rest of their team cannot play well with Cristiano Ronaldo, which is why he may lose. But let's see how Portugal can perform this season.

[Lida93]

If France defeats Ukraine and Iceland defeats Azerbaijan, then Iceland will move up to second place as long as Iceland remains ahead of Ukraine in terms of goals scored. Currently, Iceland is ahead of Ukraine by one goal. Furthermore, Iceland is more productive in scoring goals. However, if Ukraine manages to draw or even win, Iceland will certainly fail sooner. At least in this match, Iceland will be heavily favored. Azerbaijan may have an advantage as the host of the upcoming match. But I don't think that will help much at all.

France could convincingly beat the Ukrainian tonight but for Iceland, I don't think they would be able to beat the Azerbaijani team, it's a match with lots of sentiment attached, hence the stakes are high and both teams would be at ease, if there is a win win for both France and Iceland then the Azerbaijan team would be at disadvantage. So for this reason, the Azerbaijan side would be going all out against Iceland as well as trying to stop them from scoring much goals which is a very tedious assignment for the Azerbaijani team tonight.

[Lannakosa]

To be honest, I don't really believe that Ukraine will be able to defeat France, which needs to win and play the last match of the qualifying round. I think that Iceland will also defeat Azerbaijan and everything will be decided in the last round for Ukraine and Iceland. To be honest, I think that the Serbia-England match will be more interesting, considering that Serbia needs to win in order to maintain its chances of securing second place in the group.

Most likely, Ukraine will end up without points today in the match against France, while Iceland will beat Azerbaijan because their motivation will be much higher. On one hand, a draw would be enough for France, and considering that, there’s some hope that Ukraine might manage to get a draw. However I think the probability of that is quite low. And if Ukraine loses while Iceland wins today, everything will be decided in the final match, and there I really hope that Ukraine will be stronger and able to beat Iceland. They have already managed to do it away earlier this year, and I believe they can repeat it once again.

[verdinio]

Without Yamal, I think Luis de la Fuente still has other options that will make it easier for him to execute his strategy to target the team's goals.
To cover Yamal's position, de la Fuente still has Olmo and Oyarzabal on the left and right flanks in a 4-3-3 formation, with Merino potentially playing as a center forward.

Again, it won't be difficult for de la Fuente in Spain's next two matches.
However, with Spain set to play in the World Cup after qualifying, de la Fuente will have to consider other options if Yamal remains unavailable. Yamal's absence is unlikely.

Without Yamal i dont think there are any problems with the team. i think tis team can still have a chance of winning. They are an incredible team and this makes them truly fearsome because even if someone gets injured they always have another very strong player ready who can make the difference.

[aylabadia05]

If France defeats Ukraine and Iceland defeats Azerbaijan, then Iceland will move up to second place as long as Iceland remains ahead of Ukraine in terms of goals scored. Currently, Iceland is ahead of Ukraine by one goal. Furthermore, Iceland is more productive in scoring goals. However, if Ukraine manages to draw or even win, Iceland will certainly fail sooner. At least in this match, Iceland will be heavily favored. Azerbaijan may have an advantage as the host of the upcoming match. But I don't think that will help much at all.

With high self-confidence, I assure you that France will not give in which will make them have to work hard to ensure their position through the next stage of qualifying.
Playing at the Parc des Princes, Kante doesn't want Kylan Mbappe to have to face embarrassment with the French public. In fact, Ukraine has to think extra about how they bring home 1 point.

If Azerbaijan is able to win over Iceland, Ukraine's situation will be difficult in the final match against Iceland.
According to my analysis, Azerbaijan can only rely on defense against Iceland.

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Without Yamal i dont think there are any problems with the team. i think tis team can still have a chance of winning. They are an incredible team and this makes them truly fearsome because even if someone gets injured they always have another very strong player ready who can make the difference.

I already said that in my post.
It's good that you also have confidence that Spain will not have difficulties without Yamal. The kid who wasn't ready to be a big star. Spain is a team with a lot of players with good talent.

[changaa]

yeah thats right. But making Cristiano Ronaldo a starter is fine. As long as he is also given limited playing time, such as being substituted in the second half. Because age never lies. At that point, his stamina will definitely not be as good as in the first half. Because, after all, it seems that Cristiano Ronaldo will remain the captain of the Portuguese national team.

Fortunately, the Portuguese national team does not rely solely on one or two players. However, the Portuguese national team is similar to the English national team. Both teams have a deep squad filled with star players who have extensive experience playing for big clubs. Although Felix has moved to the Saudi Pro League, I see that he has actually improved in quality, as his confidence may have grown even more. Therefore, when he is given playing time, he almost always scores goals, even for the Portuguese national team at present.

However, if I may be honest about Cristiano Ronaldo's stamina, it seems that he has not declined much. As a result, he is rarely substituted, even in the final minutes. He is always able to run and receive passes with good concentration and does not appear to be overly fatigued. But that is the case now. We do not know what will happen in the coming months.

Stop Stop Cristiano Ronaldo despite his age has a really stronger physical prowess than many other younger players, he is not just any player, we are talking about a champion.
Having him play while limiting his time on the court might be a wise choice, but perhaps not too wise, given that on the court he continues to put on a show and continues to do numbers.
Also true that you shouldn't overdo it, you risk missing out on the competition.

[pewboy]

Until the competition begins we can predict anything based on the numbers we have and the players' performances, until proven otherwise any team that has recorded the highest performances is capable of winning the cup.
To say Portugal are the favourites is like saying, France or Germany or Italy or any other team could be favourites, too premature in my opinion.

Come on, we can guess based on the numbers that are making it available to us today which could be the favorite, clearly we cannot predict the future.
For example, they've been saying all sorts of things to Brazil or Argentina for a while now. Do you want to see instead that maybe they'll be the teams that stand out the most?
Portugal have a nice squad, they could be ONE of the favourites, but not the favourite, they are two very different things.

[Godday]

Until the competition begins we can predict anything based on the numbers we have and the players' performances, until proven otherwise any team that has recorded the highest performances is capable of winning the cup.
To say Portugal are the favourites is like saying, France or Germany or Italy or any other team could be favourites, too premature in my opinion.

Come on, we can guess based on the numbers that are making it available to us today which could be the favorite, clearly we cannot predict the future.
For example, they've been saying all sorts of things to Brazil or Argentina for a while now. Do you want to see instead that maybe they'll be the teams that stand out the most?
Portugal have a nice squad, they could be ONE of the favourites, but not the favourite, they are two very different things.

We can only guess which team has classy players as the favorites to win. Anyone can say according to their own analysis. I am also not completely sure that Brazil or Argentina are the main favorites. Portugal has a good squad which doesn't necessarily mean that many people support it. Predictions are not always correct. We can only give an idea of the rest after the competition is over.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Stop Stop Cristiano Ronaldo despite his age has a really stronger physical prowess than many other younger players, he is not just any player, we are talking about a champion.
Having him play while limiting his time on the court might be a wise choice, but perhaps not too wise, given that on the court he continues to put on a show and continues to do numbers.
Also true that you shouldn't overdo it, you risk missing out on the competition.

By the way probably you've heard. Ronaldo has officially stated that this is his last World Cup and he'd retire from his career completely in 1-2 years also.

So this World Cup means a lot for him. Despite being really old I've no doubt he'll give his 100% for a one last trophy run here.

However to be realistic, I wouldn't expect Portugal to win it anyway. There are much better European teams than them such as Spain. I don't expect the trophy to go to a national team out of Europe this time.

[Ale88]

Without Yamal, I think Luis de la Fuente still has other options that will make it easier for him to execute his strategy to target the team's goals.
To cover Yamal's position, de la Fuente still has Olmo and Oyarzabal on the left and right flanks in a 4-3-3 formation, with Merino potentially playing as a center forward.

Again, it won't be difficult for de la Fuente in Spain's next two matches.
However, with Spain set to play in the World Cup after qualifying, de la Fuente will have to consider other options if Yamal remains unavailable. Yamal's absence is unlikely.

Unless he is suffering from some serious injury, for sure Yamal will participate in the next World Cup. The problem that came up between De La Fuente and Barcelona is the miscommunication: it looks like that Barcelona didn't advice the national team about Yamal's condition beforehand, so for Spain the player is able to play while for Barcelona is not. This created some tension.

[LGD2Business]

Tuchel said Foden, Bellingham and Kane can't play at the same time. Then you start with Foden and Kane, then Bellingham comes on as a substitute. You don't have to play them all at once. Once Palmer recovers from his injury, he'll come in. Eze is in great form right now. Morgan Rogers is doing well. Tuchel shouldn't complain about having too many great players at his disposal. He should just go out and win some titles. Not every manager gets a squad this good.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

If France defeats Ukraine and Iceland defeats Azerbaijan, then Iceland will move up to second place as long as Iceland remains ahead of Ukraine in terms of goals scored. Currently, Iceland is ahead of Ukraine by one goal. Furthermore, Iceland is more productive in scoring goals. However, if Ukraine manages to draw or even win, Iceland will certainly fail sooner. At least in this match, Iceland will be heavily favored. Azerbaijan may have an advantage as the host of the upcoming match. But I don't think that will help much at all.

France only needs three more points to secure qualification from Group D. If France currently has 10 points, then gaining three more points would bring their points tally to 13 and automatically qualify.
Against Ukraine, France has a good chance of winning. Even if they draw, France can secure their spot against Azerbaijan in their final match.

Although Azerbaijan is playing at home, I don't have the analysis to bet on them to win because Iceland has something I think I can hope for in the match against Azerbaijan.

Despite playing at home in Group D, Azerbaijan are still in a state of disarray, in fact we are not seeing any offensive movement in this team because it has already passed the 48th minute of this match where Iceland has dominated the match by scoring two goals. From my point of view this match may be a bit important for the Iceland team because they have lost two consecutive matches in the World Cup qualifiers, so they will give Azerbaijan a tough time even though they are the visiting team today. Iceland came out on top in the most recent clash between these two teams, in the follow-through, host team Azerbaijan is still trailing 2-0 after the break in today's ongoing qualifying match.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I also hope that Portugal manages to go very far and maybe reach the final, they deserve all the good in the world, and then seeing Cristiano Ronaldo lift a World Cup would be priceless, i would be very happy, i really hope so, dreams do come true

The team is very well established, they have good players all around, and I think they have what it takes to lift the cup. Of course, there's still time, I'm not getting ahead of myself, these are just my wishes, but we don't know what can happen. Maybe one of the new teams that has never been to the World Cup could pull off a surprise, you never know, but personally I'd like Portugal to win it.