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

[Btcdeybodi]

Brazil struggled to break Morocco down and were probably fortunate to come away with a 1-1 draw. Morocco could easily have taken all three points. Now, critics are questioning whether Endrick could have been the perfect option for breaking Moroccan defense. Despite that possibility, Ancelotti chose not to use him and kept him on the bench for the full 90 minutes. Ancelotti put his trust in other options rather than the young forward.

People are good in critics especially the game as the Brazilian match because as Moroccan defense was strong they would be analysing someone the coach did not consider on the match to have been the way for the Brazilian if he was there so actually that's what people were just doing about the Endrick that was on bench for Brazil, if Vinicius couldn't break the Moroccan defense the second time Endrick wouldn't have had the strength to but however Ancelotti shouldn't have left him on the bench. From the time Brazil goal came by Vinicius, I was thinking the game is finally easy for Brazil because there challenge grew stronger but Morocco still lock it to be a draw.

Morocco has a very solid defense, it was during the AFCON tournament that i confirmed it. After watching Brazil versus Morocco match yesterday, i understood why Morocco remains the top team in Africa. About the criticisms why Ancelotti didn't play Endrick, i think the match was bigger than Endrick and he would have not made any impact if he had played. This is just the first match of Brazil so we shouldn't expect that Ancelotti will make perfect decisions. Morocco has a very strong squad and if not that Brazil managed to contain some of their attacks, it would have turn out to be a defeat for them. Vinicius was lucky to get the equalizer before half-time because if they didn't equalize till second half, Morocco would have won the match.

[eightdots]

Honestly, I don't know the issue with Brazil; I guess that are just being unlucky sometimes, but sometimes too, overwhelmed by better teams. Though the Brazil we used to know has gone, yet these guys there now could still perform better than what we recently know them for in tournaments.

Notwithstanding, the last friendlies shows some significant improvement in the squad, so it's proper to say they are to be watch out for as well. But for me, even if they reach higher stages, they will surely still have Spain and France to contend with.

I think Spain and France are the favorites right now. But looking at Morocco's performance against Brazil, we can say they played well. Morocco might even become the group winner in this stage. But the points could still be very close with Brazil. 
Aside from all that, honestly, I hope for better play from Brazil.

We have to admit that Brazil no longer has the squad it once did. Everyone has very high expectations, but Brazil doesn't have the squad to meet them. It might be too early to say this after the first match, but comparing Brazil's current team to its former team isn't accurate either. Doing so creates expectations of a far superior performance from the current squad, putting pressure on the team.

Spain and France have very high-quality squads and are among the favorites in the tournament. We can expect to see the full performance of many teams in the group matches, and whether a surprise team will emerge is also an important point.

[DanWalker]

Morocco has a very solid defense, it was during the AFCON tournament that i confirmed it. After watching Brazil versus Morocco match yesterday, i understood why Morocco remains the top team in Africa. About the criticisms why Ancelotti didn't play Endrick, i think the match was bigger than Endrick and he would have not made any impact if he had played. This is just the first match of Brazil so we shouldn't expect that Ancelotti will make perfect decisions. Morocco has a very strong squad and if not that Brazil managed to contain some of their attacks, it would have turn out to be a defeat for them. Vinicius was lucky to get the equalizer before half-time because if they didn't equalize till second half, Morocco would have won the match.

Morocco's defense is strong. But did Brazil create a very strong attack in yesterday's match? Brazil's performance was abysmal. If morocco had an experienced striker  in attack, Brazil would not have been able to score points in this match. Morocco created a  lot of chances. But their finishing was weak. Ancelotti probably did not get enough time  to work with this Brazilian squad. The understanding among the attacking players was very bad. If this does not improve, brazil will not be able to do anything good in this World Cup.

[JeffBrad12]

The person responsible for our defeat is Vincenzo Montella. I don’t think he analyzed Australia at all. They only have one way of playing, and that’s on the counterattack. Australia came forward only three or four times and scored twice.

No matter how much possession we had, we couldn’t break through their defensive line. It seems Montella didn’t have a solution for that either.

It was a very poor start.

Your team's defeat was really shocking me, you know. Your team has so many talents, but Montella was doing bullshit to them. I was expecting your team to win this game so easy, but they get opposite thing as the result.
This raise my doubt when your team will face USA. Your team most probably need some luck in order to finish at 2nd. Hopefully, Montella will be doing better in his upcoming games.

It's enough to see your team to stink up at Euro. They shall not repeat it again at WC. Otherwise, it's gonna be a football heritage.

[BitBakerr1]

Honestly, I don't know the issue with Brazil; I guess that are just being unlucky sometimes, but sometimes too, overwhelmed by better teams. Though the Brazil we used to know has gone, yet these guys there now could still perform better than what we recently know them for in tournaments.

Notwithstanding, the last friendlies shows some significant improvement in the squad, so it's proper to say they are to be watch out for as well. But for me, even if they reach higher stages, they will surely still have Spain and France to contend with.

I think Spain and France are the favorites right now. But looking at Morocco's performance against Brazil, we can say they played well. Morocco might even become the group winner in this stage. But the points could still be very close with Brazil. 
Aside from all that, honestly, I hope for better play from Brazil.

We have to admit that Brazil no longer has the squad it once did. Everyone has very high expectations, but Brazil doesn't have the squad to meet them. It might be too early to say this after the first match, but comparing Brazil's current team to its former team isn't accurate either. Doing so creates expectations of a far superior performance from the current squad, putting pressure on the team.

Spain and France have very high-quality squads and are among the favorites in the tournament. We can expect to see the full performance of many teams in the group matches, and whether a surprise team will emerge is also an important point.

I disagree when you say Brazil don’t have squad it once had, look at the squad of Brazil who among them is not a world class quality player, the only problem they have is that they don’t play with everything they have those Brazil players do more better when it comes to their club but when it comes to their country they don’t play with everything they have which is very bad, they are acting like people who are not ready to lift the World Cup, they have the squad a very good one at that but they are not showing determination and seriousness, the squad that lifted the World Cup for Brazil were very determined and disciplined they showed determination and they gave all their all for Brazil.

I expected them to win Morocco even though I know that Morocco is very strong.

[Out of mind]

Brazil struggled to break Morocco down and were probably fortunate to come away with a 1-1 draw. Morocco could easily have taken all three points. Now, critics are questioning whether Endrick could have been the perfect option for breaking Moroccan defense. Despite that possibility, Ancelotti chose not to use him and kept him on the bench for the full 90 minutes. Ancelotti put his trust in other options rather than the young forward.

People are good in critics especially the game as the Brazilian match because as Moroccan defense was strong they would be analysing someone the coach did not consider on the match to have been the way for the Brazilian if he was there so actually that's what people were just doing about the Endrick that was on bench for Brazil, if Vinicius couldn't break the Moroccan defense the second time Endrick wouldn't have had the strength to but however Ancelotti shouldn't have left him on the bench. From the time Brazil goal came by Vinicius, I was thinking the game is finally easy for Brazil because there challenge grew stronger but Morocco still lock it to be a draw.

Morocco has a very solid defense, it was during the AFCON tournament that i confirmed it. After watching Brazil versus Morocco match yesterday, i understood why Morocco remains the top team in Africa. About the criticisms why Ancelotti didn't play Endrick, i think the match was bigger than Endrick and he would have not made any impact if he had played. This is just the first match of Brazil so we shouldn't expect that Ancelotti will make perfect decisions. Morocco has a very strong squad and if not that Brazil managed to contain some of their attacks, it would have turn out to be a defeat for them. Vinicius was lucky to get the equalizer before half-time because if they didn't equalize till second half, Morocco would have won the match.

Morocco is one of the top teams in Africa and they have a strong defense and are a confident team. We can see the performance of Morocco against Brazil and the way they played their games is absolutely perfect. However, Ancelotti, since this is Brazil's first match on the World Cup day, certainly could not manage this match very well, he will definitely lead well in the next matches. The XI that was played was certainly a strong one but they could not escape a big impact on Morocco due to which the match ended in a draw. In this match, Brazil's team returned to parity with Vinicius' goal, otherwise they would have lost, the stupid team's attack was very strong, Brazil's defense was a little stronger, so they did not lose the match. However, in the form that Morocco is in at the moment, they have certainly played much better than Brazil, but the Brazilian team is not performing well at the moment.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Morocco is one of the top teams in Africa and they have a strong defense and are a confident team. We can see the performance of Morocco against Brazil and the way they played their games is absolutely perfect. However, Ancelotti, since this is Brazil's first match on the World Cup day, certainly could not manage this match very well, he will definitely lead well in the next matches. The XI that was played was certainly a strong one but they could not escape a big impact on Morocco due to which the match ended in a draw. In this match, Brazil's team returned to parity with Vinicius' goal, otherwise they would have lost, the stupid team's attack was very strong, Brazil's defense was a little stronger, so they did not lose the match. However, in the form that Morocco is in at the moment, they have certainly played much better than Brazil, but the Brazilian team is not performing well at the moment.

I love the way Morocco played, especially Hakimi and Brahim, wow, it was amazing. But we have to realize something: we saw that things are different in Brazil because they didn't take Thiago off. For me, Thiago wasn't doing anything good; he looked like a stake, as if he had rebar in his legs. I don't know why Ancelotti didn't put Endrick in. I hope Endrick and Neymar can finally play; Brazil needs it, and the spectacle needs it.

[7788bitcoin]

We have to admit that Brazil no longer has the squad it once did. Everyone has very high expectations, but Brazil doesn't have the squad to meet them. It might be too early to say this after the first match, but comparing Brazil's current team to its former team isn't accurate either. Doing so creates expectations of a far superior performance from the current squad, putting pressure on the team.

There wont be any debate regarding the squad strength of this team when you compare to their past legendary players. There was a time when Brazil had the best players in every position and was always the best team and heavy favorites. That is not the case for the past few World Cups and it is a disappointment for the fans.

Spain and France have very high-quality squads and are among the favorites in the tournament. We can expect to see the full performance of many teams in the group matches, and whether a surprise team will emerge is also an important point.

Spain and France have the best teams according to the bookies, but we will have to see their performance on the ground. During the warm up games, Iraq was able to hold Spain to a draw, breaking their defense. Then Peru was also able to breach the defense of Spain.

Let us take the case of France, their performance haven't been great either. Ivory Coast defeated them during the warm up matches, and even Northern Ireland broke their defense to score a goal. So until they perform in the group stage, they are just a good team on paper.

[snipie]

No matter how much possession we had, we couldn’t break through their defensive line. It seems Montella didn’t have a solution for that either.

It was a very poor start.

Your team's defeat was really shocking me, you know...

A defeat is a defeat. Türkiye should have managed to pick a draw to make their mission easy. The worst scenario for them right now is to lose against Paraguay otherwise to succeed in the third place. I am a bit disappointed by the Turkish national team and feeling sad for their fans. Australia shouldn't be that hard for them.

[rezakurnia66]

The person responsible for our defeat is Vincenzo Montella. I don’t think he analyzed Australia at all. They only have one way of playing, and that’s on the counterattack. Australia came forward only three or four times and scored twice.

No matter how much possession we had, we couldn’t break through their defensive line. It seems Montella didn’t have a solution for that either.

It was a very poor start.

I think Turkey got unluckiness at the first match after defeating from Australia over 2-0, playing more dominance and many shot target but Turkey difficult for scoring goals but Australia very effective playing from counter attack and success scoring two goals.

Performance of Turkey during the qualifier match very impressive but can't believing tactical from Vincenzo Montella last match easily anticipation by Australia, however indeed poor start Turkey still have opportunity wake up get qualify to next round if can win two matches left by facing Paraguay and United State. I am optimistic with Turkey's chance get qualify to next round because next match will face Paraguay who loss many goals at first match from United State.

[M47AK16]

The draw between Brazil and Morocco is probably a fair result and it tells us two things that we kind of knew, but this kind of a confirmation: Morocco are able to compete with teams that, on paper, are better than them; at the same time Brazil are still struggling against good/very good teams, their chances of winning the tournament are low in my opinion.

You're absolutely right about Morocco has been improving a lot with their gameplay. They're so good in this game. However, disagree to call it as a fair result for Brazil. They were top football nation, and they should have won it. It's a shame for Ancellotti who was not doing his job properly.

He could put Endrick, Martineli and etc as better subs than those what they used last day.

Ancellotti is also such a loser to bring useless players such as Paqueta, Neymar and Fabinho to his WC team. He should trust his young player more. Look at Morocco with how good their Bouaddi controlled their mid.

This result is giving me insight in what position Brazil will finish this WC, and it's most probably they won't reach semis.

Morocco was playing impassively in yesterday's game. They were in control from the start, and they never allowed the Brazilian attack to create problems for them. Both teams were balanced and had good defense. It was never easy for Brazil to break the deadlock in the second half. This gives a great start to Morrocco in this World Cup.

Here we can't blame Carlos Ancelotti because he is just a coach and has no power to bring players for himself. In Brazilian soccer, there are many complicated things. Just because of this, having players on merit has never been easy for anyone. They needed to fill the demands of their sponsors. This has been hurting their soccer in the last few years, but due to corruption and other problems, it's not easy to fix things.

[Fiatless]

We have to admit that Brazil no longer has the squad it once did. Everyone has very high expectations, but Brazil doesn't have the squad to meet them. It might be too early to say this after the first match, but comparing Brazil's current team to its former team isn't accurate either. Doing so creates expectations of a far superior performance from the current squad, putting pressure on the team.

Spain and France have very high-quality squads and are among the favorites in the tournament. We can expect to see the full performance of many teams in the group matches, and whether a surprise team will emerge is also an important point.

We shouldn't just talk down on the present Brazilian squad because they drew against Morocco. Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina in their opening game of the last World Cup in Qatar. Yet Argentina later won the competition. Are we also assuming that Morocco is not a good team? They came fourth in the last World Cup and second in the African Cup of Nations. The country has invested heavily in sports recently, so they are a football powerhouse.

Brazil still has one of the best teams and a very experienced manager. It their first game, let's give them the benefit of doubt.  

[IceLincoln]

The person responsible for our defeat is Vincenzo Montella. I don’t think he analyzed Australia at all. They only have one way of playing, and that’s on the counterattack. Australia came forward only three or four times and scored twice.

No matter how much possession we had, we couldn’t break through their defensive line. It seems Montella didn’t have a solution for that either.

It was a very poor start.

Your team's defeat was really shocking me, you know. Your team has so many talents, but Montella was doing bullshit to them. I was expecting your team to win this game so easy, but they get opposite thing as the result.
This raise my doubt when your team will face USA. Your team most probably need some luck in order to finish at 2nd. Hopefully, Montella will be doing better in his upcoming games.

It's enough to see your team to stink up at Euro. They shall not repeat it again at WC. Otherwise, it's gonna be a football heritage.

I think the outcome of Australia vs Turkey game was shocking to almost everyone, I never expected it and I would have bet on Türkiye to win but thank God I didn’t.
The Australians were very fortunate and with their game plan everything worked for them.

Another game that almost shocked me was the Brazil vs Morocco game, Morocco might have been the better in the game, Brazil didn’t really get their groove in that one, hopefully in the second they’ll be able to get a win.

[blomen]

turkey couldn’t break through australia’s tight defense for the entire 90 minutes, and their long range shots also failed to find the net. we didn’t even see a single shot that came close to being a goal. australia has been playing the same way for years, but turkey, which had months to prepare for the world cup, seemed to have failed to devise a plan to counter this style of play.

despite having plenty of players in the penalty area, we watched turkey keep trying the same thing throughout the entire match and failing every time. i don’t think we put on a good performance for our country. we absolutely have to win the paraguay match because the match against the u.s. looks like it’s going to be very tough.

[Accardo]

Brazil is one step ahead of Morocco in the rankings but Morocco played brilliantly in the match and scored the first goal. Brazil only defended the opponent's attacking strategy. I would say that they also played brilliantly as the sixth placed Brazil played. I would not call the failure of Brazil to win against Morocco a failure, but I am satisfied that they drew. Many bettors were in favour of Morocco but the match ended in a draw and some are comparing the match to Brazil losing. This African team certainly has the ability to win against any big team in the world. It would not be surprising if their emerging and youthful team wins the trophy.

It's impressive to see how Morocco has gone in world football, being able to spot advantages in the field is one thing that qualifies a good team. Morroco was able to do that to Brazil, they found out quickly how to penetrate the Brazilian defense from the left side which they failed to dance to in the early stage of the game, therefore falling for the consistent pressuring of the Atlas lions that lead to the goal which Brazil conceded. Morocco have to go on with same energy or above that to advance in this year's world cup.

[letteredhub]

Honestly, I don't know the issue with Brazil; I guess that are just being unlucky sometimes, but sometimes too, overwhelmed by better teams. Though the Brazil we used to know has gone, yet these guys there now could still perform better than what we recently know them for in tournaments.

Notwithstanding, the last friendlies shows some significant improvement in the squad, so it's proper to say they are to be watch out for as well. But for me, even if they reach higher stages, they will surely still have Spain and France to contend with.

I think Spain and France are the favorites right now. But looking at Morocco's performance against Brazil, we can say they played well. Morocco might even become the group winner in this stage. But the points could still be very close with Brazil. 
Aside from all that, honestly, I hope for better play from Brazil.

We have to admit that Brazil no longer has the squad it once did. Everyone has very high expectations, but Brazil doesn't have the squad to meet them. It might be too early to say this after the first match, but comparing Brazil's current team to its former team isn't accurate either. Doing so creates expectations of a far superior performance from the current squad, putting pressure on the team.

Spain and France have very high-quality squads and are among the favorites in the tournament. We can expect to see the full performance of many teams in the group matches, and whether a surprise team will emerge is also an important point.

Tbh I agree with you as someone that watched the past Brazilian squad in their era and this current squad, there's a gap between even though they ain't a bad team but the squad quality isn't the same. The game against Morocco was a tough one which I did really expect it that way for Brazil but the North African team showed no respect to the Brazilian side throughout the game as they leverage on their strong defense. A player on the Morrocan team that really impressed me in the game was Bouaddi, the 18 years midfielder showing quality beyond his age.

[Frankolala]

Germany has started the game in a super style with an early goal from Nmecha on the 5th minutes after kickoff time. The Germans look stronger than their opponents as they have all the space to pass the ball and move round the field as they want. Curacao hasn't seen Germany goalie yet as the Germans are looking for how to double their lead. The game is still 1-0.

[fuguebtc]

I think the outcome of Australia vs Turkey game was shocking to almost everyone, I never expected it and I would have bet on Türkiye to win but thank God I didn’t.
The Australians were very fortunate and with their game plan everything worked for them.

I did not watch this match live. I was very  surprised by the results and highlights of the match. I considered turkiye as the favorite. But Turkiye could not score any goal in this match. They lost by  a margin of 2-0. But they made a lot of attacks, they were able to create a lot of chances. Even then they could  not break australia's defense. We are forced to praise Australia's strategy.

Australia's players made only 8 shots in the entire match. On the other hand, turkiye's players made 28 . Even then  they were not able to score a single goal.

Another game that almost shocked me was the Brazil vs Morocco game, Morocco might have been the better in the game, Brazil didn’t really get their groove in that one, hopefully in the second they’ll be able to get a win.

Brazil played very badly in the first match of the world cup. But our  expectations from this team were very high. Their performance has disappointed everyone. I would not have been surprised if morocco had even won. If Morocco had had an experienced forward in their attack , then perhaps Morocco could  have secured the victory in the match.

[Velvet78]

Germany has started the game in a super style with an early goal from Nmecha on the 5th minutes after kickoff time. The Germans look stronger than their opponents as they have all the space to pass the ball and move round the field as they want. Curacao hasn't seen Germany goalie yet as the Germans are looking for how to double their lead. The game is still 1-0.

Germany had 8 shots after 15 minutes left behind. That's really insane statistics.    Of course finding the target is which matters the most...

For now they are leading comfortably and I expect a win by a big gap at the end. Unfortunately Curaçao are really unlucky with having a this strong opponent at the beginning of their journey here.

Most probably they will finish the group as the last but this is a special moment for them anyway.

[Stepstowealth]

It's impressive to see how Morocco has gone in world football, being able to spot advantages in the field is one thing that qualifies a good team.

Do you think Morocco were that good or maybe Brazil was just very poor in the game and did not play to the best of their ability Because I was not satisfied with the performance put up by Brazil considering how talented the team is and the big expectations there they should not be drawing in their first game, and be hiding behind the excuse that it is because they have Neymar junior injured. I don't think Morocco would have been able to sustain against a very good playing Brazilian team that put up A better performance I feel the Brazilian performance was poor that is why Morocco had a good show.