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

[Ndabagi01]

I'm speechless about this because I don't want it to be another complication, though it will be anticipated for, but let's also look at the possibility of this happening or not, it is better to see USA country than Iran, but if this happened, there it could be the most anticipated experience everyone we want to see how the players are going to play each other on the pitch.

I saw an AI graphics on the final match between Iran and the USA, in the graphics, Donald Trump was presenting the World Cup trophy to Iran after they won USA in the finals, his face was looking very sad while handing the trophy over to the captain. I think this is the same thing he is anticipating for and that atmosphere will really not be what everyone will want to see. It will indeed be a battle field in the pitch just like the exchange of fires between them for a long term now before coming into a compromise. This will be a very superb experience but not everyone will love to see it happen because of what could possibly happen, the outcome of the state of affairs that will transpire between those two.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I bet you were betting on a handicap, meaning even a minimal victory for Spain would be a loss for you? My condolences, bro.
When I think about how many bets were lost today (Total Over, both halves with a goal, etc.) i have goosebumps. This goalless draw worked like a nuclear bomb, I am sure that few people benefited from this game. I'm not sure, but it seems to me that many rushed to recoup their losses by betting on Belgium, since the odds on their victory dropped from 1.7 to 1.5 very quickly. But Egypt is leading after the first half  

Thanks man. No, it wasn't a bet on Spain to win in a way in fact. I decided to bet on total goals instead.

At first I picked over 3.5 goals with big expectations from the game. But the 1st half just shocked me! 

After that I couldn't be patient after seing some improvement in Spain's game and bet on over 1.5 goals @1.87 on live betting. I believed in it too much but Spain just ended me...

[Woodie]

This Senegal team is leaving up to their name as Champions **AFCON champs**, they aren't allowing France to bully them without a reply.. it's punch for punch and honestly these are my kind of games I like.. come on boys slow but steady wins the race.

And those back passes that Senegal keep giving their goalie will hurt them if they continue on this road especially with speedsters like Mbappe on the pitch..

First half I foresee no goals coming..

[Mayor of ogba]

If someone had told me before the start of the Spain and Cape Verde Town match that Spain would play a goalless draw against Cape Verde Town in the first half I wouldn't have agree with the person, I'm so surprised that Spain couldn't find Cape Verde Town's net in the first 45 minutes because Cape Verde Town isn't a match for Spain but Spain is here find it difficult to take a lead against a weak side like Cape Verde Town.

Most people thought that spain would play well and  win by a big margin like Germany. But now the scenario is completely different. I wouldn't be surprised if spain is in the same situation as Brazil. Will Spain fail to win against a team like Cabe verde ? It is possible. We haven't seen a single goal in 60 minutes. Cabe verde are trying their best to draw the match. They are playing completely defensively. All 10  players are playing as defenders. It is very difficult to score against such a defensive  strategy.

I was one of the most people who thought Spain would win Cape Verde Town by a big margin, but Spain surprised everyone with a goalless draw against Cape Verde Town yesterday. The odds was against Cape Verde Town but they defy the odds and earn an unexpectedly point against Spain. I commend Cape Verde Town for their heroic performance against Spain.

[KingsDen]

The last champion Argentina are finally starting the World Cup tonight... They have a match against Algeria first. They are seriously favoured to win it of course.

Do you expect any surprise after some really shocking results such as Spain to draw, Uruguay to do the same and so on? I believe Argentina will leave no room for huge mistakes. They should be able to show how a champion plays.  

Algeria hasn't been at their best in recent years. Their performance in the CAF African Cup of Nations that was held earlier this year wasn't convincing enough to consider them as a strong opponent that'll stop Argentina from getting all three points when both teams face each other in their opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup tonight.
That said, we've seen surprising results in the ongoing tournament. We've seen underdogs get decent results so it's possible that Algeria might do same. I'll be happy to see the North African country stop Argentina but I doubt they'll stop the reigning world champions from starting their World Cup defence with a win.

[GIF-JOBS]

I don't understand why France is performing like this, they have great strong players on the field, but they can't create any shot, they don't have any aggressive play, I don't see any attempt to create goal scoring chances in them, they haven't attacked at all so far. They can't do anything like I expected them to perform, despite having so many great players, I don't see any great performance in their game. Both teams are equal in terms of ball possession, overall France really let everyone down in the first half, Senegal tried to attack better instead of France, I don't know if there will be any change in France's performance in the second half.

[Taricoins]

This Senegal team is leaving up to their name as Champions **AFCON champs**, they aren't allowing France to bully them without a reply.. it's punch for punch and honestly these are my kind of games I like.. come on boys slow but steady wins the race.

And those back passes that Senegal keep giving their goalie will hurt them if they continue on this road especially with speedsters like Mbappe on the pitch..

First half I foresee no goals coming..

The first half have come to an end with both teams playing a nil nil game as you predicted but I know I made an earlier prediction that France was going to win Senegal but this African team is trying to make me eat my words, I know they have some attacking threats in them but mehnn are they taking there offensive chances. Kudos to Upamecano, what a brilliant defensive performance from him. Hope to see more goals in the second half

[BIT-BENDER]

In a match shy of direct chances at goal Sarr missed a really big chance just at the end of the game. When I saw the jerseys it reminds me of the world cup where Senegal caused one of the biggest upset in that time by beaten France.
These Senegal has been strong and I think both teams has similarities with many of Senegalese players having tasted or are testing French football.
France has to now change their approach I think they need to get ahead in the midfield and Ngolo Kante can provide valuable impact.

[Jessie2121]

First it was Spain, a disappointment to the fans for not getting all 3pt today and now we have Belgium struggling to beat Egypt which I think isn't going to be easy because Mo Salah and his teammates are not ready to lose their first game, it was a good match for both sides but unfortunately Belgium couldn't dig out all 3pt. We know that these are countries that we thought would have a free passage in their group but they struggle at the beginning, the shocking one is Spain, no goal today even with the good players they have nothing seems to happen in their favor. Which country do you think is more disappointing in their first game.?

Egypt was actually leading until Lukaku entered and some how managed to force an own goal on the opponent, super substitutes that changed the final outcome of the match. It's not a surprise though, Egypt is not a small country, I expected a tough fixture like what just happened, 1-1 draw may not be the best result when taking side from any of the country, but based on the weight of both countries, it is a fair ending.

And he was the player that was suppose to make the difference at the last minute of the game but I think Lukaku is becoming slow in front of goal, he still has the pace but when taking that fast decision in hitting the ball he becomes slow to react. Egypt played very well by not allowing the players and stars of Belgium intimidate them, the confidence was different compared to the last time we saw them play at the last Afcon. That group is still open and the second game would tell who's goin to sit at the top, no country would like to finish 3rd, at least a 1st and 2nd position is better for either of these two nations, for me Belgium and Egypt are suppose to dominate the group and is good that they played each other first but if they both loses the chances of winning their next 2 games then it will be hard to see them as the favorite of the group G.

[*Ace*]

Incredibly, in this World Cup, European teams are struggling to pick up points, whilst African and Asian sides are achieving excellent results.
Personally, I would have expected European dominance, but instead everyone has poor performances

[Just Say]

We can see that this Senegalese team is maintaining its status as AFCON champions as this team is fighting hard against France in the FIFA World Cup match today. To be honest when added time was given in the first half, I noticed that the Senegal team had a great counterattack and And the player wearing the number 18 jersey of this team wasted a chance to score against France in today's World Cup match. Halftime of the Group I match between France and Senegal has already ended, but if this Crystal Palace forward had scored today, we believed Senegal would have been 1-0 up against France at half-time.

[promise444c5]

I also believe the Spanish coach underestimated Cape Verde by not fielding a full squad. The coach should realize that any team that has qualified for the World Cup should not be underestimated, as they can cause a surprise and that's exactly what happened now.

Spain without players like Yamal, Nico and Olmo, couldn't penetrate the opponent's penalty area they just wandered around outside the penalty area, adding to their poor finishing. Cape Verde's defense was quite solid in this match and their goalkeeper was in god-like form. Of course, without players like Yamal, Nico and Olmo, it was difficult to score. If they had started from the start Spain might have won this match.

Spain didn’t underestimated them and yes they have a poor finishing.. Torres’s wasted chances given by Cucurella twice, Pedri shot were denied by keeper twice and so many attempts. The keeper really tried and deserved the man of the match but they played a total defensive game..

Yamal was later subbed in around 70' mins.. I don’t think he was meant to play in that particular game, the coach frustration made him bring in Yamal at the last minute and the game really changed when he entered the pitch.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Few people benefit in this match but the amount of their profit can be huge especially for those who are in the draw or some other bets.

The odds must be very high. Bad luck happened for me in this match because I put Spain into multi because they should have won, not only that in single bet I made a bet and everything managed to stress me out.

Fortunately there are Belgium and Egypt that make my losses can be slightly covered because BTTS yes & Under 3 is likely to be able to win so that it can slightly cover the loss of Spain betting.

Yes, my multiple bet also lost because of this outcome. I expected something to go wrong here, so I placed a cautious bet on Total Over 2.5 (in case if Spain would be lazy and the score would be 2-1), but Spain managed to ruin that too!
You got lucky with Belgium, congratulations. But the bulk of the bettors lost again – before the game, Belgium's odds dropped to 1.5, and in the end, it was a draw... As always, the first round of the World Cup does not go according to the favorites’ plans.

Even though the momentum is very good and we still lost disappointingly in this match but on the one hand there are so many failures for yesterday's match because seeing from the results in other matches also it is not in line with expectations including for Belgium's match against Egypt and Uruguay who faced Saudi Arabia.

Some of the big teams that are candidates with a high probability of winning in this first match do not seem to control themselves even though the first match could have opened them up to greater opportunities but the results were unexpected.

Today France against Senegal, I will consider this as a big match even though France is the favorite and I am in this gamble for some reason in the first half I saw Senegal perform a little better.
 
What's with the performance of these favorites :3

[Taricoins]

We can see that this Senegalese team is maintaining its status as AFCON champions as this team is fighting hard against France in the FIFA World Cup match today. To be honest when added time was given in the first half, I noticed that the Senegal team had a great counterattack and And the player wearing the number 18 jersey of this team wasted a chance to score against France in today's World Cup match. Halftime of the Group I match between France and Senegal has already ended, but if this Crystal Palace forward had scored today, we believed Senegal would have been 1-0 up against France at half-time.

I think you are talking about Sarr, he plays for Crystal Palace and yes that was a frustrating miss, it was one of there biggest chance apart from that post hit by Nicolas Jackson, to be honest Senegal won that first half too bad the scoreline didn't show it, hope Deschamp does something because there attack needs some threats and even some outside the 18 yards box shots to draw back the defense, well, it's to wait for the second half

[Adbitco]

France 0 Vs Senegal 0 HT
Not the kind of score line some of us had expected at HT but it is what it is, in terms of possession the French are having it but it's Senegal who are trying to make an attempt to put the game into Liverpool, I knew this wasn't going to be an easy match for both teams. Some thought France was going to be having a walk in the park because they are an African team while France is European but I knew it wasn't going to be easy because Senegal is a hard nut to crack. They have shown their resilience time and time again in recent years. Its surprising to me though that France with all their stars had struggled to register a single shot on target and I'm wondering what exactly could be the problem. They have Mbappe, Olise, Doue and Dembele all in attack and not a single shot, I'm surprised seriously.

[Shussainshah]

This Senegal team is leaving up to their name as Champions **AFCON champs**, they aren't allowing France to bully them without a reply.. it's punch for punch and honestly these are my kind of games I like.. come on boys slow but steady wins the race.

And those back passes that Senegal keep giving their goalie will hurt them if they continue on this road especially with speedsters like Mbappe on the pitch..

First half I foresee no goals coming..

No Goal in the First Half. Senegal was so good in the first Half I don't think soo France can open Senegal that's easy they already in a very good structure and close all the possible gap for France. If Senegal perform 2nd in that's style I think we can find the winner. France made some good chances but can't find goal. Upamecano was soo good in the first half Dembele was good. Senegal already create some good chances but can't find any goal as well.

45 minutes left we can see the result of this match and I hope we can find a winner as well. I don't want see a draw between France Vs Senegal

[MorganaX]

We can see that this Senegalese team is maintaining its status as AFCON champions as this team is fighting hard against France in the FIFA World Cup match today. To be honest when added time was given in the first half, I noticed that the Senegal team had a great counterattack and And the player wearing the number 18 jersey of this team wasted a chance to score against France in today's World Cup match. Halftime of the Group I match between France and Senegal has already ended, but if this Crystal Palace forward had scored today, we believed Senegal would have been 1-0 up against France at half-time.

Sorry but officially senegal aren't actually the African champions as the trophy was stripped from them and given to morroco so officially Moroccan are actually the champions of Africa. But this game is very boring so far from the first half that I have watched and senegal have actually been the ones getting so close to even scoring a goal just at the brink of the first half point but the chance was wasted as the payer shoot the ball way over the post.

[BitBakerr1]

This match may likely end in draw, I already know that the match will be very difficult and tough for both teams and very difficult to predict the team that we actually win, those that are thinking that France will win Senegal easily are actually those who don’t watch Senegal play match or who did not watch the last African cup of nations tournament, Senegal are very good and they play very well and if France is not careful Senegal may actually win them.

Those who are watching the match, just look at that goal that was missed by that Senegal player close to the end of the first half, that was a very good opportunity he would have converted to goal and by now they would have been leading France with 1 goal and that would have been the end because Senegal has very good defense.

[Furious 7]

France 0 Vs Senegal 0 HT
Not the kind of score line some of us had expected at HT but it is what it is, in terms of possession the French are having it but it's Senegal who are trying to make an attempt to put the game into Liverpool, I knew this wasn't going to be an easy match for both teams. Some thought France was going to be having a walk in the park because they are an African team while France is European but I knew it wasn't going to be easy because Senegal is a hard nut to crack. They have shown their resilience time and time again in recent years. Its surprising to me though that France with all their stars had struggled to register a single shot on target and I'm wondering what exactly could be the problem. They have Mbappe, Olise, Doue and Dembele all in attack and not a single shot, I'm surprised seriously.

It's not too much to expect again when a favorite club is struggling in its own pattern of play. France had more possession but Senegal performed better especially for the quality of the strikes in this first half for me because looking at the possession and there were only 2 shots made by France but not on target actually that's pretty bad.

The second half I expected more from France because I believe 1x2 they should be able to get 3 points but if that doesn't happen then it will be another disappointment for the favorite team to win.

[Rgram]

In a match shy of direct chances at goal Sarr missed a really big chance just at the end of the game. When I saw the jerseys it reminds me of the world cup where Senegal caused one of the biggest upset in that time by beaten France.

Senegal have had far better chances than France and could have easily being leading this game right into the first half. What’s more surprising is him having to miss right in front of goal, he couldn’t even get the ball on target but, sent it flying over the cross bar. If those kind of chances is presented to France, I doubt Senegal would have a way back into the game. Senegal have played well so far though, they’ve being able to ensure France isn’t totally controlling the whole game.