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

[Majestic-milf]

Lol, same team that Morocco eliminated without Ronaldo? Portugal is on and off, that team isn't stable. Sometimes they win massively and sometimes you're shocked at what they do. There last 2 matches before now, were supposed to be wins but somehow they managed they not to win any of them. Them it's Armenia, even the blind knows Portugal was going to demolish this Armenia team. They have never even managed a draw against Portugal not to talk of winning them. Armenia has suffered 4 defeats against Portugal with this as their most disgraceful one though. This Armenia is country that even a 3rd reserved team from a good country will beat. If you still insist that Portugal plays better without Ronaldo, how come they didn't play against Germany without him, would they have won Germany without Ronaldo? How about the finals, would they have won this in form Spanish side of Yamal without Ronaldo?

Ronaldo played that game even though he came in as a substitute in the 51st minutes of the game. I've watched a game that Portugal beat their opponents by a huge goal margin and Ronaldo wasn't present. See, Portugal is unreliable true but the team is further weakened when he plays that's what I'm trying to say. I enjoyed the way Portugal played today and even though it was against a small team who they were expected to beat without remorse, you could tell that they were flexible and enjoyed their game.

[Jatiluhung]

Since Portugal has lost few matches in the past especially the one with Ireland that made me to lost my bet because I added them to my stake making me unfortunate to have lost due to Portugal playing pattern. Defeating Armenia means nothing to me because we don't know what the future has for Portugal even with thwir aggressiveness playing with Armenia.

Portugal may have lost in the previous match. However, in the match against Armenia, we saw Portugal score a lot of goals. But that's understandable, as Armenia is the weakest team in Group F. Therefore, defeating Armenia shouldn't be too difficult for Portugal. Portugal won 9-1.

The ongoing and intense match is Italy vs. Norway. The score is currently 1-1. Italy, which initially held a one-goal lead, must now find a way to score again if they want to win this match. Norway is a very strong opponent at the moment. Haaland and his teammates really want to qualify for this World Cup. Haaland is especially so. It would be a shame if Haaland never gets to experience the World Cup. It seems likely that in 2026, he will have the valuable experience of playing in the World Cup with the Norwegian national team.

[CLS63]

It was a dramatic night for Ireland in Group F by the way. The only way for them to qualify for playoffs was to defeat Hungary and they did it by a last minute goal.

Portugal didn't have much trouble on the other hand. It was already an easy match but the score they got reminded me of Norway's win against Moldova.

Ronaldo's absence wasn't even felt. I have heard that his suspension might go up to even 2-3 matches, is it true? Then he would miss a couple of matches from the World Cup too.

[landheer]

In this match, Italy initially looked like the team that would win the game. They led 1-0 since the first half. However, Italy suffered a setback in the second half. Norway, as usual, scored many goals. And Haaland, as usual, was the player who scored the most goals. I hope he will one day win the Ballon d'Or for his hard work on the attack, with his high productivity in the Premier League and also here with the Norwegian national team.

[redhack]

Italy lose to Norway at home. They are not sending out good signals. They will have to play in the playoffs again and face the risk of not qualifying for the World Cup. Norway secure a direct ticket to the tournament with Haaland's goals, while Italy face stressful days ahead.

[Ultegra134]

Greece managed to beat Scotland, allowing Denmark to take the lead. Greece took the lead in the first half with an early goal against Scotland and started the second half strongly. Leading 3-0 by the 63rd minute, Greece conceded two goals in seven minutes, bringing the score to 3-2. There were no further goals after that, and Greece clearly won for Denmark.
Denmark unexpectedly drew 2-2 with Belarus. I expected Denmark to win decisively without making any mistakes in this match, but that was not the case. Although they closed the first half ahead with a goal in the 11th minute, Belarus scored two goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half to take a 2-1 lead. Denmark increased the pressure and managed to at least secure a draw with Isaksen's goal in the 70th minute.

It's one of the times that I'm excited to see Greece mentioned in this thread. It was quite a match and Scotland did great, Greece was winning with three goals and still managed to score two goals and almost turned the game over. Just over a month ago, Greece had lost against Scotland, with a score of 3-1. It was quite devastating and the main reason I didn't expect to win the match. I ended up placing a bet but didn't think much of it, I certainly didn't choose a side, as it was a tough choice. As I said, I wasn't confident at all.

[MK-74]

France beat Azerbaijan 3–1, finished the group in first place, and will qualify directly for the World Cup.
Ukraine defeated Iceland 2–0 and secured a spot in the play-offs.

Portugal beat Armenia by a huge margin, 9–1, and will qualify directly for the World Cup.

Hungary conceded a last-minute goal against Ireland, finished 3rd, and will not be able to qualify for the World Cup.

Norway beat Italy 4–1 away and finished the group as leaders. They will qualify directly for the World Cup.
Italy continues to play terribly.

[Lillominato89]

France beat Azerbaijan 3–1, finished the group in first place, and will qualify directly for the World Cup.
Ukraine defeated Iceland 2–0 and secured a spot in the play-offs.

Portugal beat Armenia by a huge margin, 9–1, and will qualify directly for the World Cup.

Hungary conceded a last-minute goal against Ireland, finished 3rd, and will not be able to qualify for the World Cup.

Norway beat Italy 4–1 away and finished the group as leaders. They will qualify directly for the World Cup.
Italy continues to play terribly.

What a disgrace Italy is! We'd be better off not qualifying for the World Cup for the third time in a row. Maybe then the FIGC would get off its arse and get the big clubs to invest in young Italian players!
It was supposed to be an easy group for Italy, but instead we've lost two matches, albeit against an excellent Norway team, but personally I don't think they're unbeatable.

[imamusma]

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What a disgrace Italy is! We'd be better off not qualifying for the World Cup for the third time in a row. Maybe then the FIGC would get off its arse and get the big clubs to invest in young Italian players!
It was supposed to be an easy group for Italy, but instead we've lost two matches, albeit against an excellent Norway team, but personally I don't think they're unbeatable.

Actually, Italy does not lack talented players. I think they just don't have the right manager who can unite them to play more solidly. It is certainly very embarrassing to be thrashed 4-1 by Norway, and that should never have happened. In my opinion, Gattuso is still inexperienced, the FIGC should have appointed a better manager to replace Spalletti. Italy still has a chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, but they will have to fight hard to get through the Play Off route.

[GxSTxV]

After what happened to Portugal the last match, today they wanted to revenge and scored 9 goals against Armenia without the presence of Cristiano. It feels like the coach has learned a big lesson from previous mistakes which is a positive thing for the whole team.
I honestly think that when Cristiano is playing with the team, they are all over focused on him or depending too much to win the game, while every time he’s not present, Portugal wins easily. ( knowing that I al huge fan of Cristiano Ronaldo)

The other big surprise is that Nigeria has been eliminated by Kongo and took away the ticket of World Cup from them. It was a crazy match and very frustrating for Nigerians. Hard luck for them, luck wasn’t beside Nigeria in Penalties.

[Jatiluhung]

What a disgrace Italy is! We'd be better off not qualifying for the World Cup for the third time in a row. Maybe then the FIGC would get off its arse and get the big clubs to invest in young Italian players!
It was supposed to be an easy group for Italy, but instead we've lost two matches, albeit against an excellent Norway team, but personally I don't think they're unbeatable.

Actually, Group I is indeed a very difficult group. However, it is unfortunate that Italy always loses to Norway. Italy always manages to win against other teams. However, Italy is now not better than Norway. Losing twice against Norway is enough to explain everything.

Although Italy has a respected competition like Serie A, I think Italian players are still struggling to develop, and I think it's quite rare for promising young players to emerge from the current Italian team. And Norway is actually not an unbeatable team. Because in the upcoming World Cup, tougher opponents like Spain will also pose greater challenges.

[Lillominato89]

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What a disgrace Italy is! We'd be better off not qualifying for the World Cup for the third time in a row. Maybe then the FIGC would get off its arse and get the big clubs to invest in young Italian players!
It was supposed to be an easy group for Italy, but instead we've lost two matches, albeit against an excellent Norway team, but personally I don't think they're unbeatable.

Actually, Italy does not lack talented players. I think they just don't have the right manager who can unite them to play more solidly. It is certainly very embarrassing to be thrashed 4-1 by Norway, and that should never have happened. In my opinion, Gattuso is still inexperienced, the FIGC should have appointed a better manager to replace Spalletti. Italy still has a chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, but they will have to fight hard to get through the Play Off route.

Yes! The possibility of going to the World Cup still exists, but it's still unknown. If we can't beat Norway at home, I think we'll also find it difficult to beat Sweden, given that they are a possible challenger for Italy!
However, I agree with you, we urgently need to find a capable coach, but we also need to find new talent even more.

[GxSTxV]

In this match, Italy initially looked like the team that would win the game. They led 1-0 since the first half. However, Italy suffered a setback in the second half. Norway, as usual, scored many goals. And Haaland, as usual, was the player who scored the most goals. I hope he will one day win the Ballon d'Or for his hard work on the attack, with his high productivity in the Premier League and also here with the Norwegian national team.

Let’s not forget that Haland is there with Norway, Xd. This player like dominance and plays very smart, he managed all alone to take his National team to the World Cup. His come back with Manchester City showed us how strong and talented he is. Personally, I will pick him as one if not the best striker in the world right now.

Italy’s national team isn’t the one we use to know before when Italy Serie A league showed much weakness in last years, local players aren’t getting the chance to play with or against other strong European clubs. We have seen almost every team an Italian club suffer losses against other clubs like Real Madrid or Manchester City. This thing affected their national team for lack of experience and performance.

[hyudien]

Italy lose to Norway at home. They are not sending out good signals. They will have to play in the playoffs again and face the risk of not qualifying for the World Cup. Norway secure a direct ticket to the tournament with Haaland's goals, while Italy face stressful days ahead.

I thought Italy would win after a strong first half, but it turned out to be an illusion, and they couldn't do anything in the second half. Conceding four goals isn't a good sign in the Gattuso era. Italy looks set to fail again in the World Cup, as they've always failed to qualify in the play-off. Norway, on the other hand, performed perfectly in Group I, winning all their matches, and they truly deserved it.

[Smartvirus]

Portugal may have lost in the previous match. However, in the match against Armenia, we saw Portugal score a lot of goals. But that's understandable, as Armenia is the weakest team in Group F. Therefore, defeating Armenia shouldn't be too difficult for Portugal. Portugal won 9-1.

I didn’t get to see this game but, I saw the scoreline and was shocked! Just how did Armenia allowed Portugal to score that much. That was way too much for just one game! What a time for Ronaldo to be missing out on all those goals that was just shared on the team.

In this match, Italy initially looked like the team that would win the game. They led 1-0 since the first half. However, Italy suffered a setback in the second half. Norway, as usual, scored many goals. And Haaland, as usual, was the player who scored the most goals. I hope he will one day win the Ballon d'Or for his hard work on the attack, with his high productivity in the Premier League and also here with the Norwegian national team.

This was a rather spectacular come back. I thought Italy had it all on the bag but the Norwegian side wasn’t going to see them have this one, scoring 4 goals without any replies, that’s something.

[Oluwa-btc]

It was a dramatic night for Ireland in Group F by the way. The only way for them to qualify for playoffs was to defeat Hungary and they did it by a last minute goal.

Portugal didn't have much trouble on the other hand. It was already an easy match but the score they got reminded me of Norway's win against Moldova.

Ronaldo's absence wasn't even felt. I have heard that his suspension might go up to even 2-3 matches, is it true? Then he would miss a couple of matches from the World Cup too.

Troy Parrott has to be the man of the game for me. Unbelievable three goals scored today. He has now scored five goals in the last two games in the international break. Trust me, he deserves a better club than AZ Alkmar.

Seeing 1-1 during the first half got me a bit worried at the same time chill. Good thing they didn’t snooze. Bruno Fernandes and Joao Neves hat trick will not be forgotten. Not all players can captian both club and country and be this useful. Bruno Fernandes deserves a major trophy before retirement. And shame on all the Manchester United fans who do not appreciate him and wants him sold.

[TelolettOm]

Portugal may have lost in the previous match. However, in the match against Armenia, we saw Portugal score a lot of goals. But that's understandable, as Armenia is the weakest team in Group F. Therefore, defeating Armenia shouldn't be too difficult for Portugal. Portugal won 9-1.

Yes, whatever it is, whatever the conditions, whatever people's reactions to Portugal, the bottom line is that Portugal won and they qualified. So, yes, that's what matters. For Portugal fans or haters, or specifically Ronaldo, it really doesn't matter because whatever the result, haters will inevitably continue to criticize.

Here, the nine goals scored were very satisfying; they were able to optimize their chances to achieve their best. Even Joao Neves and Bruno scored hat-tricks here. That was truly optimal.

[katanic97]

Portugal may have lost in the previous match. However, in the match against Armenia, we saw Portugal score a lot of goals. But that's understandable, as Armenia is the weakest team in Group F. Therefore, defeating Armenia shouldn't be too difficult for Portugal. Portugal won 9-1.

Yes, whatever it is, whatever the conditions, whatever people's reactions to Portugal, the bottom line is that Portugal won and they qualified. So, yes, that's what matters. For Portugal fans or haters, or specifically Ronaldo, it really doesn't matter because whatever the result, haters will inevitably continue to criticize.

Here, the nine goals scored were very satisfying; they were able to optimize their chances to achieve their best. Even Joao Neves and Bruno scored hat-tricks here. That was truly optimal.

Now imagine if Ronaldo had the chance to play... I think it would have been a lot more than those 9 goals Jokes aside, in my opinion Portugal has never been this solid and in such good form. I’d love to see them go as far as possible in the World Cup, and i’d be very happy if they won it, because Cristiano Ronaldo truly deserves the title of world champion.

[Scarlett_23]

Congratulation for Portugal team qualified to World Cup 2026

The fantastic victory from Armenia over 9-1 make Portugal successful qualifying to World Cup 2026 and become the fourth of Europe continent national team after England, France and Croatia who have been qualified before. Indeed without Cristiano Ronaldo after absent due receiving red card last match not get difficult for Portugal winning over 9-1 and João Neves made hattrick for this match. In this group sad ending for Hungary national teams have leaded second position for longer time get eliminated from World Cup after losing last match from Ireland, secured three points make Ireland has second opportunity trough playoff round if want qualify to world cup.

A memorable night for Portugal. We have  seen Portugal's very inconsistent performance in the World cup qualifiers. Portugal did not play well in the previous two matches beither. They lost to teams like Ireland. But the team performed  incredibly well in today's match. Portugal scored 9 goals. This is something I find hard to believe. Anyway , portugal really played well. If they can perform like that in the World Cup, then something good is definitely waiting for them.

Portugal secured their second major victory in international football, winning Group 'F' in the World Cup qualifiers and going straight to the World Cup. Yes, Portugal are fully prepared to play in the 2026 World Cup for the ninth time. Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick in this match. Neves also scored a hat-trick. The team won without Cristiano Ronaldo. They had excellent performances without Ronaldo. If they can maintain this consistency, then good things await them in the upcoming World Cup.

[CroverNo01]

Italy lose to Norway at home. They are not sending out good signals. They will have to play in the playoffs again and face the risk of not qualifying for the World Cup. Norway secure a direct ticket to the tournament with Haaland's goals, while Italy face stressful days ahead.

I thought Italy would win after a strong first half, but it turned out to be an illusion, and they couldn't do anything in the second half. Conceding four goals isn't a good sign in the Gattuso era. Italy looks set to fail again in the World Cup, as they've always failed to qualify in the play-off. Norway, on the other hand, performed perfectly in Group I, winning all their matches, and they truly deserved it.

I'm very much aware that Norway will win Italy tonight. With the likes of Erling Haaland, this goal machine is already a cheat code for Norway in the frontline. Haaland knows his teammates, Donnarumma who's a goalie for Manchester City and he also knows his weak points. Erling Haaland wouldn't regret any thing rather he will feel very much confident and relaxed because his country earned a point.