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

[nikola22]

Last few games have been high scoring ones and i was really shocked and pleasantly surprised to see canada scoring 6 goals. It doesn’t matter who they scored against 6 goals are alot. Qatar isn’t a bad team and 6 goals are even better and harder so great work by canada. What do you think, is this going to be worldcup of Americans as they won too just like it was of african teams to shine last worldcup.

Qatar was very fortunate to draw their first match against Switzerland. apparently, the Swiss underestimated Qatar and paid the price. Canada decided not to push their luck and scored three goals in the first half while having an overwhelming advantage. Qatar also played rough especially when the outcome was already clear. I think Bosnia will beat Qatar in their final group match and finish third with four points which will be enough to advance from the group.

[len01]

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Tonight the Scottish national team will face the Moroccan national team in the second round of the World Cup. Scotland has been performing quite well by having defeated Haiti in their last match. Although they were only able to score one goal in that game set up by McGinn, where his goal was the result of a team effort that successfully penetrated the heart of Haiti’s defense. As for Morocco they also looked strong by managing to hold Brazil to a draw with the same score. And this makes me confident that Morocco is a team that cannot be underestimated in the slightest given their draw against a Brazil squad packed with talented players. The available odds indicate that Morocco is the clear favorite over Scotland. But I personally will try my luck by betting double chance bet on Scotland or Draw at odds of around 2. What are your thoughts about this match?

From my point of view, I'd lean more toward Morocco being better prepared to handle the pressure. Even if Scotland try to stay compact and defend, the quality Morocco have in their squad could make it easier for them to score early and put Scotland under even more pressure mentally. That said, I still wouldn't underestimate Scotland because they can be dangerous on quick counterattacks from time to time.

If I had to choose a betting option, I'd go with BTTS since it offers better odds.

[SquallLeonhart]

When we look at the difference in squad quality, we see that Türkiye is a much better team. Losing their first match was completely unexpected; despite being the favorite in this group, they surprised everyone. If Türkiye scores an early goal against Paraguay, they can win this match by 3-4 goals and show how serious they are about the World Cup, at least in the group stage.
If they lose points in this match, they will have no chance at all

Nothing is over for them technically, they can still win their next two games and can still finish off as leaders. But world cup is a different beast compared to everything else, even for qualifiers.

And the reality is that while Turkey is a good team, they lack a striker and this was known for a long time. They did play very well, because they were the better team, but because they failed to score, they had to defend very well on counter attacks and failed that. As long as they score, they will be fine, but on games they fail to score, they won't be fine, and teams know this so they defend very well.

[Alonso_]

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Tonight the Scottish national team will face the Moroccan national team in the second round of the World Cup. Scotland has been performing quite well by having defeated Haiti in their last match. Although they were only able to score one goal in that game set up by McGinn, where his goal was the result of a team effort that successfully penetrated the heart of Haiti’s defense. As for Morocco they also looked strong by managing to hold Brazil to a draw with the same score. And this makes me confident that Morocco is a team that cannot be underestimated in the slightest given their draw against a Brazil squad packed with talented players. The available odds indicate that Morocco is the clear favorite over Scotland. But I personally will try my luck by betting double chance bet on Scotland or Draw at odds of around 2. What are your thoughts about this match?

From my point of view, I'd lean more toward Morocco being better prepared to handle the pressure. Even if Scotland try to stay compact and defend, the quality Morocco have in their squad could make it easier for them to score early and put Scotland under even more pressure mentally. That said, I still wouldn't underestimate Scotland because they can be dangerous on quick counterattacks from time to time.

If I had to choose a betting option, I'd go with BTTS since it offers better odds.

I expect Morroco to win this particular game against Scotland, I will admit that Scotland is a very good team but I don’t expect them to win against Morocco, considering the performance of Morocco against Brazil then anyone who understands football will also understand that Morroco is a team that is on fire, and with the way they’re playing you will understand that they mean business this time around in the World Cup, and I’m expecting them to go far in this World Cup, they’re the only team I think would get Africa moving forward in the World Cup because they’re the African Champions.

[GIF-JOBS]

Canada responded well to Qatar. Qatar was only focused on defending, and they couldn't even do that. Canada, playing at home, scored goals one after another to make the score 6-0. They started scoring early, then Qatar was reduced to ten men after Ahmed received a red card. After that, it was easier for Canada. Canada achieved a great and enthusiastic victory at home.

Canada was really aggressive, Qatar couldn't do anything in the match, Qatar had 2 shots and 0 shots on target, while Canada had 31 shots and 10 shots on target, 99% of the attack was by Canada, 78% of the ball was in possession of Canada, Canada attacked very well in the match without any pressure, Canada's defense didn't have to worry about anything, because Qatar didn't attack at all.

Anyway, tomorrow is Brazil's match again, I'm very excited about the match, they drew the first match, so they have to win this match against Haiti in any way.

[Humblevirus]

Canada responded well to Qatar. Qatar was only focused on defending, and they couldn't even do that. Canada, playing at home, scored goals one after another to make the score 6-0. They started scoring early, then Qatar was reduced to ten men after Ahmed received a red card. After that, it was easier for Canada. Canada achieved a great and enthusiastic victory at home.

The match became easier for Canada than many people expected, but it was the red card that really contributed to Qatar's poor performance. If not for the red card, I don't think Canada would have been able to win the match by such a large margin. The main reason Qatar kept defending was because they were reduced to ten men. They had no other option than to defend, but what they were trying to avoid was ultimately what ended the match: conceding many goals. Canada saw the opportunity and utilized it very well.

[KingsDen]

Last few games have been high scoring ones and i was really shocked and pleasantly surprised to see canada scoring 6 goals. It doesn’t matter who they scored against 6 goals are alot. Qatar isn’t a bad team and 6 goals are even better and harder so great work by canada. What do you think, is this going to be worldcup of Americans as they won too just like it was of african teams to shine last worldcup.

Qatar was very fortunate to draw their first match against Switzerland. apparently, the Swiss underestimated Qatar and paid the price. Canada decided not to push their luck and scored three goals in the first half while having an overwhelming advantage. Qatar also played rough especially when the outcome was already clear. I think Bosnia will beat Qatar in their final group match and finish third with four points which will be enough to advance from the group.

After Qatar's first game against Switzerland, I thought they'll be a very hard nut to crack for Canada but was very surprised with how that game ended. Canada were very ruthless and despite being 3 goals up in the first half, they were still attacking like they needed more goals to stand a chance of reaching the next stage of the competition. Bosnia I think stands a chance of making it to the next round, they just have to make sure they beat Qatar with more than two goals margin and hope that Canada beats Switzerland in their final game of the group stage.

[Distraction]

Let's have a look at tonight's fixtures...



If USA play like they did in the first match I think they will get another win and secure the group lead most probably.

I think Morocco can beat Scotland. They played quite well against Brazil. They might be a surprise country in this World Cup too.

Brazil should be winning this against Haiti. And finally I think the same about Turkey also.    There is even a chance for them to say goodbye to the competition early depending on tonight's results.

[famososMuertos]

Last few games have been high scoring ones and i was really shocked and pleasantly surprised to see canada scoring 6 goals. It doesn’t matter who they scored against 6 goals are alot. Qatar isn’t a bad team and 6 goals are even better and harder so great work by canada. What do you think, is this going to be worldcup of Americans as they won too just like it was of african teams to shine last worldcup.

Qatar was very fortunate to draw their first match against Switzerland. apparently, the Swiss underestimated Qatar and paid the price. Canada decided not to push their luck and scored three goals in the first half while having an overwhelming advantage. Qatar also played rough especially when the outcome was already clear. I think Bosnia will beat Qatar in their final group match and finish third with four points which will be enough to advance from the group.

Qatar's performance qualifies as a major bluff. In the Canada scenario, it was more likely, and look, they ended up not only winning but also scoring the second biggest win of the World Cup. This shows the flaws in this 48-team tournament. It's a complete mistake for a team to draw with a European team and then come up against a team from a country where professional football is cheap.

[Mayor of ogba]

I regret the immaturity of the fans when they blamed the players for their failure in the first match. They shouldn't have looked for scapegoats for the draw they got in that match. This is a very natural thing in football, and they should also see how good the defense built by Congo.

As for Ronaldo, they should have seen that he was always heavily guarded and that made his movements difficult. They should also remember that the current Ronaldo is not the young Ronaldo who can do individual actions to create chances.

They can't blame other players because other players will also look at other options to create chances when they get their attackers heavily guarded.

I understand the frustration among Portugal fans and why they blamed the players for their failure to win DR Congo, because Portugal was supposed to win DR Congo comfortable. I didn't watch the first half of the Portugal vs DR Congo match, with the way football fans were blaming Cristiano Ronaldo for the 1-1 they played in the first half against DR Congo and saying he should be sub off in the second half I thought Cristiano Ronaldo was missing goals up and down. When I watched the match from second half, I saw how good DR Congo defense was and how they marked down Cristiano Ronaldo making it difficult for him to gain good balance before attempting to score, even the two shots he had in that match it was act of his sharpness that he was able to shoot the ball before DR Congo defenders could clear the ball from danger. I'm not surprised that Cristiano Ronaldo is being blamed for Portugal failure to win their first match because he's always seen as the person causing Portugal to perform poorly.

[MFahad]

England's great performance which gave them a 4-2 win over Croatia and they managed to collect three points. England team is in quite good form especially their star players played well, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Rashford they all scored goals. If they can maintain their strength in this World Cup, then they can compete strongly for the World Cup. I think England team has enough good players if they can play well and play strategically then they will definitely be in a good position. However Croatia team's performance was not very good due to which they lost but they will win the next matches and they can survive in the group stage.

England's 4-2 win over Crotia is one of the best match in FIFA 2026.England have one of the best and strongest team in the tournament. The top performer Harry Kane gave 2 goals contribution in this victory and gave a very strong performance and lead to their first victory. England's attack and midfield line gave as top notch performance and maintain tempo over full time and Stops oppositions attacks.
But the defense line of England's looks weak, hope they will improve  their mistakes. Crotia is now under pressure after this lose from England.England is now top of the table and at safe position but they have to improve their mistakes.and Crotia is now under pressure.

[lombok]

I regret the immaturity of the fans when they blamed the players for their failure in the first match. They shouldn't have looked for scapegoats for the draw they got in that match. This is a very natural thing in football, and they should also see how good the defense built by Congo.

As for Ronaldo, they should have seen that he was always heavily guarded and that made his movements difficult. They should also remember that the current Ronaldo is not the young Ronaldo who can do individual actions to create chances.

They can't blame other players because other players will also look at other options to create chances when they get their attackers heavily guarded.

I understand the frustration among Portugal fans and why they blamed the players for their failure to win DR Congo, because Portugal was supposed to win DR Congo comfortable. I didn't watch the first half of the Portugal vs DR Congo match, with the way football fans were blaming Cristiano Ronaldo for the 1-1 they played in the first half against DR Congo and saying he should be sub off in the second half I thought Cristiano Ronaldo was missing goals up and down. When I watched the match from second half, I saw how good DR Congo defense was and how they marked down Cristiano Ronaldo making it difficult for him to gain good balance before attempting to score, even the two shots he had in that match it was act of his sharpness that he was able to shoot the ball before DR Congo defenders could clear the ball from danger. I'm not surprised that Cristiano Ronaldo is being blamed for Portugal failure to win their first match because he's always seen as the person causing Portugal to perform poorly.

It's too easy to point to one individual as the cause of a team's failure in a big match. Such a world class player as Cristiano Ronaldo is always a major focus upon the monitoring of his opponents, yet in this match I also felt something new. I entirely concur what you noticed in the second half. Football takes good team work to score goals with a well defended opponent.

[yudi09]

If USA play like they did in the first match I think they will get another win and secure the group lead most probably.

If bookmakers are backing the U.S., betting on the U.S. wouldn’t be a bad choice, given their impressive performance in their first match, where they defeated Paraguay.
Australia was equally impressive, defeating a team like Turkey—a result that surprised many people.

I think Morocco can beat Scotland. They played quite well against Brazil. They might be a surprise country in this World Cup too.

Betting on Morocco to win is worth considering. Scotland won its first match against Haiti—a team that is unlikely to qualify.
What if someone suggests a draw as the outcome for the Scotland vs. Morocco match?

Brazil should be winning this against Haiti. And finally I think the same about Turkey also.    There is even a chance for them to say goodbye to the competition early depending on tonight's results.

Brazil has been on a downward trend lately, but they should still win by a large margin. If they only win by a narrow margin, it would confirm that hopes of Brazil winning the World Cup will not come to fruition.

[Cassius55]

It's too easy to point to one individual as the cause of a team's failure in a big match. Such a world class player as Cristiano Ronaldo is always a major focus upon the monitoring of his opponents, yet in this match I also felt something new. I entirely concur what you noticed in the second half. Football takes good team work to score goals with a well defended opponent.

I dont' know if the teammate don't pass the ball at ronaldo or if Ronaldo have more less mobility that this type of match required. His movement it is in in the mid field and in the box but he run very rarely and in slow modality. I think they can play some match without ronaldo with youger players that play a rapid game with rapid attack and who combat in every ball for possession. ROnaldo don't have now this characteristics.

[Woodie]

Let's have a look at tonight's fixtures...



If USA play like they did in the first match I think they will get another win and secure the group lead most probably.

I think Morocco can beat Scotland. They played quite well against Brazil. They might be a surprise country in this World Cup too.

Brazil should be winning this against Haiti. And finally I think the same about Turkey also.    There is even a chance for them to say goodbye to the competition early depending on tonight's results.

There is just something about international games that gives hints of easy to predict.. at least a 75% chance of guessing right

For the games above, USA should secure their chances to next round of games with that explosive attack and they will bring their A game again..

That Scotland game story to say but Morocco just has that finesse in them that the Scots lack..

Brazil needs to redeem themselves with a proper bashing of Haiti and am seeing not less than 2 brace's..

[Jatiluhung]

From my point of view, I'd lean more toward Morocco being better prepared to handle the pressure. Even if Scotland try to stay compact and defend, the quality Morocco have in their squad could make it easier for them to score early and put Scotland under even more pressure mentally. That said, I still wouldn't underestimate Scotland because they can be dangerous on quick counterattacks from time to time.

If I had to choose a betting option, I'd go with BTTS since it offers better odds.

Morocco has certainly proven its strength against Brazil. However, Scotland is also a strong team that has managed to defeat Haiti. Even so, Morocco is indeed the more deserving favorite.  Especially with their fairly aggressive playing style, which even rivals Brazil’s. But to be honest, I’m more interested in hoping both teams score than in picking a favorite which could very well lead to another surprising result.

But at least for the Brazil vs. Haiti match, well, Brazil will likely win the game without a doubt. So in that match, I think backing Brazil is the most logical choice for me.

[Agbam]

South Africa has nothing to say anymore. We all will believe that they will not be able to do anything tangible in the World Cup, because their performance is not giving at all. Czech did not put much effort in that game as South Africa did, but still, they got the first goal and still ended the first leg as the winner. Although South Africa later got a penalty around 80 something minutes, which made them equalise, I know if not because of that opportunity, they would still not be able to draw this game. It would have also ended on a draw.

I think the ongoing Xenophobic attacks in South Africa might be the reason why they haven't been performing well. Many people are praying for them not to perform well so that they will be eliminated from the group stage.. truly they could still qualify from the group but from what I am seeing about South Africa especially their poor performance,they might not progress out of the group stage. However,South africa next opponent is south Korea, Korean is a formidable team and their performance recently has been very better so I don't think South Africa can walk away with three points from this game,the reason why I think so is because South africa performance is poor it will be an easy win for South Korea.

hahaha ….funny you say it’s because of the prayers against them!, Yes I know a lot of people wish them bad luck for the way their citizens are behaving towards other citizens from African countries. But that can’t be the cause of their problems. They don’t have a strong team and the one they have is quite underperforming. Personally I never expected much from this team.

Out of the teams in the group they’re the weakest, I think Czechia’s performance dropped and they were able to get a draw, I don’t see anyway they’re getting something out of South Korea.

[Egii Nna]

Qatar was very fortunate to draw their first match against Switzerland. apparently, the Swiss underestimated Qatar and paid the price. Canada decided not to push their luck and scored three goals in the first half while having an overwhelming advantage. Qatar also played rough especially when the outcome was already clear. I think Bosnia will beat Qatar in their final group match and finish third with four points which will be enough to advance from the group.

Yesterday’s game against Qatar was something else. They were just on the pitch like they were not there, and I was even surprised. Although, after I saw Canada's performance, I just knew that Qatar would be going home or something, maybe even ending their next game in a draw which would later lead to a penalty shootout. I don’t see any chance that they will be able to win against Bosnia, because when Bosnia played Canada, they ended in a draw, not losing by a margin of six goals and receiving two red cards.

[Stormisover]

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Tonight the Scottish national team will face the Moroccan national team in the second round of the World Cup. Scotland has been performing quite well by having defeated Haiti in their last match. Although they were only able to score one goal in that game set up by McGinn, where his goal was the result of a team effort that successfully penetrated the heart of Haiti’s defense. As for Morocco they also looked strong by managing to hold Brazil to a draw with the same score. And this makes me confident that Morocco is a team that cannot be underestimated in the slightest given their draw against a Brazil squad packed with talented players. The available odds indicate that Morocco is the clear favorite over Scotland. But I personally will try my luck by betting double chance bet on Scotland or Draw at odds of around 2. What are your thoughts about this match?

Scotland facing Morocco is like facing Brazil in this World Cup, fine Brazil are not that good to make opposition play in a way that it will be the opponent defending but yet again Brazil can still cause some damage. Now back to the game at hand, Scotland and Morocco might not be the kind of countries to give us the kind of game we expected but I know how the Moroccans played Brazil that the game was a balanced game and if Scotland think they are going to hang on to the ball and do their defending till full 90'mins then Morocco will get an easy win, they are yet to secure their first win so they will come all out to beat Scotland. If you ask me I'd go for Morocco to get a win in this game, Scotland can try matching up their strength but playing Brazil with that crazy energy Scotland can withstand it, a win for Morocco.

If not for the way this FIFA world cup is going, I'd say Scotland is no match for Morroco no doubt, judging from the last World cup till this very one we can all see how formidable Morroco is compared to Scotland, and again if there's any African teams I trust too well to go far on this tournament I'd say that's this Morrocan team, but since the world cup is not going as expected I won't be too quick to conclude, but if we should face the fact Scotland is never a match for Morroco despite what, so if I'm to bet on this game I'd pick Morroco win or draw.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Senegal was over flogged because what we have seen around from this action, it left for the one with the information that is why you can keeps aside whatever outcome those team place in their up coning games in the world cups and that is the most importantly, so we need to be careful and not jump into conclusions that a team like Senegal will be having issues in they game ahead simply because of how they performed in their opening matches.

Senegal still has a very good chance; they just need some results and that could make all the difference. Personally, I'd say these African countries have been surprising us a lot, and that's good. I like it, although I didn't like what happened with Portugal, but it's clear that if a team is going to be good, they have to overcome these kinds of obstacles. The fact that they're doing these things shows that the level of football is getting higher and higher.