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

[ILuckyGuyI]

We need to do something tonight vs Paraguay. I was disgusted with our game vs Australia on the 1st week. Ball possession doesn't get you a win unless you shoot better!

Paraguay aren't a defense-oriented club as much as Australia. They'll probably give us more spaces. We need to take advantage of it to win. We can't say goodbye to the World Cup this early after all these years...

[Majestic-milf]

 USA vs Australia will be a tough game but it's a matter of who knows how to one-up the other that will win the game. Both teams are going into the game with three points and they are both going to make sure they win to help them qualify to the next round and if either side don't play their cards right, the best they can get is a draw.

[Pablo-wood]

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.

Canada deserve their credits. The first two goals (Cyle Larin 16', Jonathan David 29') came in before the first red card (Homam Ahmed 33') in which Canada already had the advantage and were already leading. The third goal (Jonathan David 45+3') as well came in before the second red card (Assim Madibo 53'). Qatar couldn't help the dominance from Canada. They all went into defense and ended up with no shot on target with a ball possession of 22% against 78%.

Even if the red card had not occurred Qatar would still be helpless and concede as much goals as they did in the game.  

[Jewan420]

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.

Qatar has already confirmed their exit after losing by 6 goals. Qatar now has no option but to win to secure a top 3 spot in the group stage. The main problem is here, Bosnia is performing at least better than Qatar, it is very difficult for them to beat Bosnia. Even if the match against Bosnia is a draw, Qatar is certain to be eliminated and defeated. Qatar has no option but to win in the last match of the group stage to survive in the World Cup.

I never expected Canada to beat Qatar so badly. If the match had ended by 1-2 goals, then Qatar would have had a chance to play the round of 32 even with a draw. But now that chance is gone, now they have to win and the win is very difficult.

[Adiljutt156]

Back to Back wins for Mexico and they top the group and advance to the round of 32. They have been solid especially the keeper with crucial saves close to the end of the game. They have been looking solid and it being their home World Cup, they do have an advantage in that regard.

It was a very close game of football, a game I was expecting to end in a draw because south Korea was having more of the ball and dictating more of the game, but the Mexican on the other hand were very effective on the break, which they finally got their goal in the 50th minute. They stayed compact and solid from that moment until the end of the game because south Korea was unable to break through their stubborn defense, but I believe that south Korea can still qualify, since they have what it takes to defeat the south Africans and qualify with six points in their final group game.

Mexico national football team stats was very poor in this match as their shots were 8 in this match and 4 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was very low in this match and that was 43 percent in this match and we expect more from that team . The overall performance of that team was very low in this match and their passes were only 432 but they were successful to do one and only goal of this match which gave them win in this match. The pass accuracy of that team was low in this match and no person expected that match will be two sided but Romo made a match and he did goal at the exact time and he did goal at 50 minutes.

[Oluwa-btc]

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.

Great performance?! There was no single creativity in that game. We saw more from the Croatian side but they were punished heavily by Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Rashford.
I will not call that horror show a great performance and Thomas Tuchel is not being hammered by the British media because he happened to win the opening game of the FIFA World Cup Competition.
I don't know who comes next, but they could still ace it. Harry Kane keeps dropping deep like he does for Bayern Munich to help his side. Genius! Ain't he?!

[Taricoins]

USA vs Australia will be a tough game but it's a matter of who knows how to one-up the other that will win the game. Both teams are going into the game with three points and they are both going to make sure they win to help them qualify to the next round and if either side don't play their cards right, the best they can get is a draw.

The USA National team has always been a joke to me, but that there last 4-1 win is making me real skeptical and feeling like they will win in today's match up with Australia but still it can't be denied that the odds given to USA is a bit too low even if USA looks like the Superior. Hope they actually win because I double chance them to win or draw

[Frankolala]

Holy shit! the US attack has pressured Australia defense to the point that one of the Australia defense single handedly put the ball into the back of his own net to give USA an own goal to break the deadlock as the scoreline is 1-0. The US has taken the lead early again this time and it looks like they are the strongest team in this game. You know what that means.

[Egii Nna]

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.

Qatar has already confirmed their exit after losing by 6 goals. Qatar now has no option but to win to secure a top 3 spot in the group stage. The main problem is here, Bosnia is performing at least better than Qatar, it is very difficult for them to beat Bosnia. Even if the match against Bosnia is a draw, Qatar is certain to be eliminated and defeated. Qatar has no option but to win in the last match of the group stage to survive in the World Cup.

I never expected Canada to beat Qatar so badly. If the match had ended by 1-2 goals, then Qatar would have had a chance to play the round of 32 even with a draw. But now that chance is gone, now they have to win and the win is very difficult.

It’s funny to say, but Qatar will definitely go home as they have no chance in the World Cup anymore. The only surprise was that it was too early, I was not expecting to see them go back home this early, but their performance was what caused it. So, they will have to accept that result and go back home after they lose against Bosnia. Let's just wait and see how the game will turn out for them.

[Jossque]

Canada secured the top spot on goal difference with a convincing victory over Qatar. It would be fair to say they didn’t really struggle against Qatar. Canada managed to score a total of six goals against their opponents and secured a significant goal difference in the group. We could say that the final match of the group will determine the group winner. Switzerland and Canada will face each other in the final match to decide who tops the group.

[famososMuertos]

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.

The United States is currently winning 1-0. Morocco should win that match, but this World Cup is unpredictable. Morocco should win, though. As for Brazil, I have over 2.5 overall and I might be underestimating. Finally, I think Paraguay could pull off an upset, or at least not lose.

[Jatiluhung]

USA vs Australia will be a tough game but it's a matter of who knows how to one-up the other that will win the game. Both teams are going into the game with three points and they are both going to make sure they win to help them qualify to the next round and if either side don't play their cards right, the best they can get is a draw.

But it seems that now that it’s quite clear, after the U.S. get its first goal, we can be fairly certain that the U.S. has a better chance of winning this match. However, I still hope Australia can also score in this match, so that both teams end up scoring. And Australia seems to be using the same approach as when they defeated Turkey. Australia is focusing more on counterattacks and strengthening their defense. I think they’re using a riskier strategy. Because if the opponent can attack more aggressively while remaining vigilant on defense, Australia could end up conceding more goals. 

[bitgolden]

Mexico is a decent team, so I am not shocked about their situation, they basically guaranteed going up and now looking to be leaders, could be leaders too.

I think Mexico had a bit of a luck with the group as well, South Korea is a difficult team to beat that's true, but not like some big name team that would win the cup or something, they were not that good. So this may actually do fine for Mexico, they will be fine and happy with the two game results, they could relax and rest for the rest.

[GIF-JOBS]

Holy shit! the US attack has pressured Australia defense to the point that one of the Australia defense single handedly put the ball into the back of his own net to give USA an own goal to break the deadlock as the scoreline is 1-0. The US has taken the lead early again this time and it looks like they are the strongest team in this game. You know what that means.

USA's performance is very good, when they played against Paraguay before, their first goal was (OG) goal, and in this match too, their first goal is (OG) goal. USA has been on the attack from the beginning, they also performed very well against Paraguay and won the match 4-1, something like that can happen in this match too, because their performance is very good. They are keeping good possession of the ball, USA is keeping the match under their control, the match is at their home ground, along with their performance is also very good, so they have a good chance in this match too.

[Lannakosa]

USA vs Australia will be a tough game but it's a matter of who knows how to one-up the other that will win the game. Both teams are going into the game with three points and they are both going to make sure they win to help them qualify to the next round and if either side don't play their cards right, the best they can get is a draw.

The start of the match against Australia looks very similar to the game against Paraguay, where the score was opened with an own goal. Another early goal as well, maybe the home crowd is helping the United States, but it looks quite amusing. After the USA scored the first goal, Australia started attacking more, but they were unable to equalize quickly. There is still plenty of time left, though, and I think Australia could score in this match as well.

[Taricoins]

Canada secured the top spot on goal difference with a convincing victory over Qatar. It would be fair to say they didn’t really struggle against Qatar. Canada managed to score a total of six goals against their opponents and secured a significant goal difference in the group. We could say that the final match of the group will determine the group winner. Switzerland and Canada will face each other in the final match to decide who tops the group.

One of the teams I highly underrate in this World Cup fixture and its surprising seeing them turn numbers like this, Jonathan David even scored an hattrick, it seems them joing to host the World Cup is really doing the trick.

Another team I highly joke about is the USA team and so far so good they are really serious, after dominating there first fixture, they are doing it again this second time around by leading 1-0 against Australia, hope they actually win

[MAAManda]

Holy shit! the US attack has pressured Australia defense to the point that one of the Australia defense single handedly put the ball into the back of his own net to give USA an own goal to break the deadlock as the scoreline is 1-0. The US has taken the lead early again this time and it looks like they are the strongest team in this game. You know what that means.

Before the match started, I was sure that USA would score first, but I didn't think it would be that quick & come from OG. Australia got +1 in the handicap betting which made the bettors who chose Australia have no advantage anymore now, as soon as USA scored their second goal it would be a nightmare for the bettors who sided with Australia. Unfortunately, I didn't have the guts to choose USA from the start.

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One of the teams I highly underrate in this World Cup fixture and its surprising seeing them turn numbers like this, Jonathan David even scored an hattrick, it seems them joing to host the World Cup is really doing the trick.

Another team I highly joke about is the USA team and so far so good they are really serious, after dominating there first fixture, they are doing it again this second time around by leading 1-0 against Australia, hope they actually win

True man, they had a good start and as well also doing good in the match,Like if I talk about the match position the USA team is doing pretty good even the Australian team taking only one shot on target but we are seeing that heavy foul on this maths already both came have done 5 pound but only the Australian players are getting  two yellow card.

And now it is after the 35 minute is still USA team is a head from the Australian team and I think we are going to see this is for to the break time.

[uray]

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The USA National team has always been a joke to me, but that there last 4-1 win is making me real skeptical and feeling like they will win in today's match up with Australia but still it can't be denied that the odds given to USA is a bit too low even if USA looks like the Superior. Hope they actually win because I double chance them to win or draw

Team USA is not a joke in Women's football as they are ranked number 2, won multiple World Cups and Olympic medals and their men's team is good but they are not up to the level of top European teams.

Their first match in this World Cup, they showcased some incredible scoring ability and with the home crowd behind them, I wont be surprised if they win tonight's match against Australia too.
USA is leading against Australia and hopefully they will continue their form in the second half as well.

[Adbitco]

2 red card in this game + the 3 in the opening match of Mexico Vs South Africa, this means I have seen 5 red cards already in this tournament. I'm talking of the ones I have followed up because I'm not following all the games, my statistics of 5 red cards is based on the one I know of. Last world recorded a total of 4 red cards from start to finish and this is just the second game of the group stages so far, lol.

Germany World Cup is holding the record of 28 and this one is trying to be as competitive apparently
Five red cards and still counting. The 1994 USA World Cup has another record which is the first red card for a goalkeeper. Why not break another one here..

Wow, this is something of had no knowledge of until now that I have read it from your comment, 28 red cards in a world that has 3 group stages, a Round of 16, Quarter final, Semi final and finals and it produced 28 red card. Where they rugby instead of football? It's good to know these kinds of records though. I'm sure before the end of the group stages, maybe we will hit double digits of red cards, let's wait and see what will happen and the total numbers we will get to see at the end of the tournament.