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

[EarnOnVictor]

Source: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20260615045025-142-1369114/hasil-piala-dunia-2026-gol-menit-ke-89-jepang-tahan-imbang-belanda/amp
Japan vs. the Netherlands ended in a 2-2 draw, and now they each have three points. Of course, they were in a tight match, and finally, Daichi Kamada was certainly a hero for Japan because he scored a goal in the 89th minute that ultimately resulted in a draw. If he hadn't scored, Japan would have definitely lost to the Netherlands. Japan is currently ranked first in Group F, and this certainly makes me curious about who will replace Japan or whether they will maintain their position in first place.?

I think you are a fan of Japan in this world cup; no wonder you are hyping them this much even when another match was about to be played between Sweden and Tunisia in the same group, which happened to be one of the most intriguing matches in this world cup opening matches. I also wonder where you saw Japan and the Netherlands sharing 3 points despite drawing. Well, that's by the way. What happened yesterday was not expected, as the Netherlands was supposed to win. It even shows how weak their defense is for allowing Kamada to score again in that crucial time. I think the Netherlands of old is gone, so we should see a low performance this time.

[Bigjoe33]

Looking at how results have been coming up to this point, I think the both teams to score seems like a good market as I have seen this to have 75% landing rate.. imagine Germany conceding against a Curacao team that I thought was only involved in issuing casino licenses but also score against a German side  Anyway plenty of games still to come hope this narrative keeps happening..

Yes, I agree with the choice of this option, of the 11 matches that have been played only 4 have failed, if the average BTTS (yes) odds are 1.8, it will still be profitable. But it still has to be carefully calculated because if you find a match like Curacao vs Germany, there are too many level gaps, which although Curacao managed to score, they scored with a little luck in that match. Now there are 4 matches coming up, the BTTS (yes) option that might fail is Spain vs Verde.

Somehow, u usually see the BTTS option as a simple one, because even though the big teams still wins, they can just concede one and it's a winning for you, but it's still gambling, and it's risky too, because there is every possiblity of not playing too. Football betting is a risk, and whatever we take can be just seen as predictions and anything can happen. But if it goes your way, then you celebrate. Though, as the games are going, BTTS are possibly playing out

[Futurexxx]

This year's World cup journey has just begun. But we have already seen unexpected  results in several matches. Brazil failed to win against morocco. Turkey lost 2-0  against australia. This was also an unexpected result for me. We know that the switzerland team is quite strong. But they failed to  win even against weaker  opponents like Qatar. Switzerland managed to score only one goal from the penalty spot. There was no  shortage of effort from Switzerland's players to score. But the finish was poor.

Talking about unexpected results in this years world cup matches, I don't think that Brazil draw against Morocco is an unexpected results because for the past years now, the Brazilian team hasn't been good enough or they have not been at the level they have been in the past, so their draw against Morocco wasn't a surprising result because Morocco is a very strong team that can go toe too toe with other top European and south american teams.
 Just look at their performance in the past world cup that they finished fourth, that is enough evidence for we not to look down on the Moroccan national team.

[Oluwa-btc]

Graham Potter man, rewriting the records with Sweden in this FIFA World Cup Competition.

The road to this world cup competition was amazingly great, now the opening game of the tournament has seen such remarkable victory for Sweden winning in a landslide this early morning against the African side Tunisia.

Viktor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak are big names which shined during the game banging goals. Excited for them but most importantly, Graham Potter.

[BlackBoss_]

Germany rained goals down on their weaker opponents. In a match that ended 3-1 at half-time, Germany scored a further four goals in the second half to secure a 7-1 victory over Curaçao. Germany scored the opening goal early on but conceded a goal 15 minutes later, allowing Curaçao to score their first ever World Cup goal. Stepping up the pressure, Germany closed out the first half 3-1. It was a match in which the attacking line, with the exception of Leroy Sané, made a significant contribution. Havertz scored two goals, whilst Kimmich provided two assists.

Germany won very big and it's their good start for World Cup 2026 but their team aim is the title, not a big win or some wins. After this match, Manuel Neuer with his experience said that his teammates must keep their feet on the ground because World Cup 2026 is still a very long journey with many challenging matches ahead. In a big and competitive tournament like World Cup, a champion must win many matches including the final match, and they even don't need to play all matches impressively to become a champion. In contrast, a team can have many impressive matches but it's not enough to lift a trophy, that's message from Neuer after Germany won very big against a weak opponent like Curaçao.

[blomen]

the matches featuring the world cup favorites are slowly getting ready. we saw some unexpected results in the opening matches, and i wonder if we’ll see similar outcomes in the favorites’ matches as well. for example, in the 2022 world cup, the champion argentina started the tournament with a loss to saudi arabia.

today, spain has a match against the cape verde islands. i don’t think there’s even a chance spain won’t win this match, but people might bet on very different outcomes. i think spain will score plenty of goals, because they’re a team that usually does that when they get the chance.

[disbil]

Germany rained goals down on their weaker opponents. In a match that ended 3-1 at half-time, Germany scored a further four goals in the second half to secure a 7-1 victory over Curaçao. Germany scored the opening goal early on but conceded a goal 15 minutes later, allowing Curaçao to score their first ever World Cup goal. Stepping up the pressure, Germany closed out the first half 3-1. It was a match in which the attacking line, with the exception of Leroy Sané, made a significant contribution. Havertz scored two goals, whilst Kimmich provided two assists.

Its huge goal margin the victory in World Cup 2026 so far after Germany defeating Curaçao 7-1 and likely Curaçao not really enough yet to performing well at World Cup how easily conceded until 7 goals for the first match. Indeed make the match draw and Curaçao success scoring goal at 21th minutes but Germany team make them most stronger by scoring 6 goals again and its interested opening match for Germany in Group E before facing Ivory Coast and Ecuador last two group stage matches left.

Germany playing impressive how dominance ball possession, shot on target based 11 shots on target success scoring 7 goals and I am expecting next games against Ivory Coast will winning with many margin goals again?

[Jossque]

Ivory Coast managed to win the match against Ecuador with a last-minute goal. Neither team struggled to create chances throughout the match, and it was more or less clear that the game would be a low-scoring affair. With the last-minute goal, Ivory Coast secured a crucial three points. We can more or less predict that Germany will emerge as group leaders, but there is still no certainty regarding which team will finish second; however, Ivory Coast currently holds the advantage.

[emrecemsan]

By the way Ivory Coast actually had so many decent players in their subs. Why didn't they have most of them in the starting eleven? 

Even Amad Diallo entered in the 2nd half... But they still managed to win with last minute goal by him. I guess they'd secure the 2nd place after this result.


Sweden put on a good show as well! Ayari, Gyökeres and Isak had a great match. If they stand tall against the other tougher opponents they should be advancing to next round.

[Jossque]

Sweden managed to secure a comfortable victory over Tunisia by scoring plenty of goals. Leading 2–1 at half-time, Sweden added three more goals in the second half to secure a 5–1 win.  Alexander Isak provided two assists and scored one goal, Gyökeres provided one assist and scored one goal, and the Tunisian-born player Ayari scored two goals. Sweden managed to take the lead following the draw between Japan and the Netherlands. If they avoid defeat against the Netherlands, they are likely to finish top of the group.

[tottong]

I'm South American, but I really want Ivory Coast to win. I like their style of play, and wow, what a great defense they have! They win the ball back so well, without fouls, they do everything excellently. Plus, the physical style of play from Ivory Coast is unmatched by Ecuador; they have so many crossbars in that goal. But I think Ivory Coast has better technical ability; they can win.

Ivory Coast's style of play is indeed much more exciting because they are good at defending and can also counterattack. Amad Dialo is a serious threat in Ecuador's defense and has proven his individual ability to score beautiful goals with his touch.
Statistics show Ecuador's superior possession, but their attacking play lacks precision, and they are always broken down by the Ivory Coast defense. Ivory Coast's technical ability and composure are superior, so one goal was enough for them to win the match by relying on calm.

[Yabani]

Sweden's qualification for the World Cup was highly debated. They didn't even perform well in warm-up matches, but they started their group stage with a stunning victory.
They attracted attention by beating Tunisia 5-1.
I'm curious to see what Sweden will do against the Netherlands and Japan. They currently have a significant advantage for advancing to the next round.

At worst, a draw would see them qualify.

[Barikui1]

Ivory Coast managed to win the match against Ecuador with a last-minute goal. Neither team struggled to create chances throughout the match, and it was more or less clear that the game would be a low-scoring affair. With the last-minute goal, Ivory Coast secured a crucial three points. We can more or less predict that Germany will emerge as group leaders, but there is still no certainty regarding which team will finish second; however, Ivory Coast currently holds the advantage.

This was an important victory for the ivorian team because in competition like this, winning your first game is very important, and even though it came at the dying minute of the game, all that account is the three important point that was secured.

On paper German are the group favorites, but the ivorian and the ecuadorians team can both beat this German team on a good day, so i expect Curacao to share point to the rest of other teams in the group, because the 7-1 winning by Germany wasn't really a surprise to me, since they seems like the worst team in the tournament, so I wouldn't be giving Germany the top spot already, even though they are the group favorites on paper.

[changaa]

The favorite will not guarantee anything for now as I feel that there will be a lack of goals again for this match just as it happened for the Ivory Coast match against Ecuador some time ago I will not even hesitate to be under 2.5 in this match as I feel this match will not be much of a goal and may even be a draw.

Sweden is the favorite but when looking at how weak the attack is even though they have some grade A players like Isak or Gyokeres but I am very doubtful about their teamwork.
Graham Potter's focus on defense in recent games has made the attack a little weaker and if the scheme stays the same at 5-4-1 or 5-3-2 I don't think this will be an easy win for Sweden despite being the favorites.

Sweden will certainly have to sweat out the victory, it is never an easy match, especially in the World Cup where the players and teams feel their desire to carry forward the flag of their nation, with classic sporting pride, coming from their hearts and chests.

[Jossque]

To be honest, I expect the Belgium v Egypt match to be as high-scoring as the Sweden v Tunisia game. Both teams are in good form offensively, so it looks set to be a match with plenty of goals. If we see two goals in the first half, it seems likely that there could be two or more goals in the second half. Belgium are clear favourites against their opponents, but Egypt are capable of scoring against them.

[Solokan]

Source: https://www.bola.net/amp/piala_dunia/kabar-baik-untuk-spanyol-lamine-yamal-dan-nico-williams-siap-lawan-cape-verde-bab30d.html
I think many people are eagerly awaiting the Spain vs. Cape Verde match. We'll be entertained by the performances of both Spanish and Cape Verdean players, as both teams will be determined to win. I also think many people are eager to see famous players like Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams whose performances are consistently impressive. I hope lamine Yamal and Nico can form a strong partnership

Cape Verde, if I'm not mistaken, just made history by playing in this year's World Cup, and they'll certainly do their best to win I think Cape Verde will have a tough time winning this match as Spain is a formidable opponent and very difficult to beat Of course, we don't know the outcome, as a surprise could occur But I think I'm betting on a Spanish victory What about you?

[TastyChillySauce00]

Sweden's qualification for the World Cup was highly debated. They didn't even perform well in warm-up matches, but they started their group stage with a stunning victory.
They attracted attention by beating Tunisia 5-1.
I'm curious to see what Sweden will do against the Netherlands and Japan. They currently have a significant advantage for advancing to the next round.

At worst, a draw would see them qualify.

I have expectation Sweden to still secure one point from Netherland and Japan in the upcoming games. They played much more composed compared what they did at qualifier. If they can utilize their Isak - Gyokeres better, they have also chance to beat Netherland and Japan.
However, i know their defense is one little worry because they gave easy goal to Tunisia. I believe they can sort it out in the upcoming games.

They looked pretty good overall. I believe next game will tell us how good  they when face a strong team. Really love their result in the group stage so far. Potter effect is real.

[Sim_card]

Ivory Coast's style of play is indeed much more exciting because they are good at defending and can also counterattack. Amad Dialo is a serious threat in Ecuador's defense and has proven his individual ability to score beautiful goals with his touch.
Statistics show Ecuador's superior possession, but their attacking play lacks precision, and they are always broken down by the Ivory Coast defense. Ivory Coast's technical ability and composure are superior, so one goal was enough for them to win the match by relying on calm.

Ecuador played pretty good but they were unlucky to find the back of the net because they lack a clinical striker. The goalpost denied them two goals. However, football is all about who score the highest goal and despite Ecuador dominating the ball, they couldn't break the deadlock. Amad came from the bench to bang the net at the dying minutes when they needed the goal with a one touch finish to give his side the victory.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Switzerland failed to beat Qatar, and I?d say that was frankly unexpected. Switzerland was the heavy favorite in this match and played dominantly from the start, but they were forced to settle for a draw after conceding a goal in the final minute against Qatar. Despite dominating the game from start to finish, their inability to score a second goal clearly cost them dearly.

That?s exactly how teams are punished in football if they fail to score  at every chance Dey gets even after dominating the match, clearly Switzerland should have won the game with probably 3-4 goal margin but i really do not  know how they settle for just 1 goal up and it turned to be a regret for them, only if they had scored like two or three when they had the chance the late goals would?ve not make any difference in the game but unfortunately they had to settle for a draw at the end and it?s getting more frustrating while i enjoy the competition among the groups.

I would say that Qatar put in a lot of effort while the Swiss were put off precisely because of the character with which they faced the match, but this is only the beginning of this tournament, and interesting things will happen from the round of 16 onwards where there will be a lot to see, the most interesting matches are yet to begin.

[Arenga pinnata]

the matches featuring the world cup favorites are slowly getting ready. we saw some unexpected results in the opening matches, and i wonder if we’ll see similar outcomes in the favorites’ matches as well. for example, in the 2022 world cup, the champion argentina started the tournament with a loss to saudi arabia.

today, spain has a match against the cape verde islands. i don’t think there’s even a chance spain won’t win this match, but people might bet on very different outcomes. i think spain will score plenty of goals, because they’re a team that usually does that when they get the chance.

The previous World Cup was indeed full of surprises, especially when Saudi Arabia narrowly defeated Argentina. but who would have guessed that Argentina would end up winning the title?

I don’t think Spain will disappoint at all. They’re a solid team that consistently maintains their performance. Their young players also always play with great enthusiasm. So I think Spain will indeed win that match, even scoring at least three goals in the process. And I wouldn’t even expect the other team to score. Because in this World Cup, Spain is definitely much more mature than before.