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

[IjawMan]

Harry Kane performed exceptionally in today's match against Croatia, scoring two goals. Bellingham and Rashford also performed exceptionally, scoring goals against Croatia. Unfortunately, Croatia only managed to score two goals against England, through Martin and Petar. England ultimately won the match 4-2. In my opinion, it's natural that England won today's match because England has many star players who will certainly make it difficult for Croatia to score many goals. Now Croatia must accept that they cannot get three points. The people of England are certainly happy because their country has just earned three full points.

England is currently in first place in Group L, and Ghana is currently in second place. Given England's good performance, I think there is a strong possibility that England will advance to the next stage. I want to know if you lose when betting on the England vs. Croatia match or win?

I think now I have to choose England as a team that can win the World Cup, next to France, I was very impressed with how they were playing, it was a good and solid performance from England the way they played Croatia I was impressed with that, I think they will top the group, and they will get to the Finals with France if they don’t meet France before then, But Spain should not be underrated with the way they’re playing, it’s quite a good and impressive squad that they have put together in place, Thomas Tuchel I think he knows what he is doing, I’m not going to be surprised about England.

A good result in one game doesn't guarantee that England can win the World Cup though they can still win because they have the capacity of players that can win a trophy but we can't just conclude that with one game performance. There are several country that are favorite to win the World Cup no country should be underrated after the group stage games, France has a fantastic team good strikers and one of the best front lines i won't be surprised if they should be the World Champions.

England has a fine team of players with quality and talent cut across different big leagues in europe and assembling in the world cup in team spirit it is hard not to identify them as one of the best team close to win the world cup.

More to that conviction is how they have marshalled a bold victory in their match played in the world cup. With all this, it is naturally taken that viewers of the event will begin making their choice on three lions as potential front winners,

But what I can agree with you is that it is very early to begin calling for who will win and who is not cause the games can have a twist in the middle and favour the underestimated country.

[katanic97]

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.

The form is definitely not the same. Ronaldo is still a good player, but form is temporary. In his peak form he was better even than Messi, but he never had the same talent as Messi, and that is visible now. Ronaldo could still lurk from the shadows and be decisive, but we’ll see it’s too early to talk about anything.

[Xyloo]

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.

The form is definitely not the same. Ronaldo is still a good player, but form is temporary. In his peak form he was better even than Messi, but he never had the same talent as Messi, and that is visible now. Ronaldo could still lurk from the shadows and be decisive, but we’ll see it’s too early to talk about anything.

The rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi continues. However, it's fair to say Messi is better now. Ronaldo is far from his old form. We know he scored a lot of goals in Saudi Arabia, but we didn't see that performance in the first World Cup match. Hopefully, we can see the Ronaldo we remember in the next match and watch an enjoyable game.

Btw, In the match that just started, Morocco took the lead with a goal scored by Saibari, Bayern Munich's new signing.

[slapper]

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.

Korea and Mexico are almost equally strong teams. I thought the match would be a draw or korea would win. But mexico won the match by a narrow margin of 1-0 . There is no doubt that both teams performed well. Mexico's players had a total of  8 shots in this match and Korea's players had 9  shots. The match  was quite exciting although we only saw one goal. After winning this match , they became the first team to qualify for the round of 32 .

I didn't get the opportunity of watching this match due to activities but I've known from the onset that Mexico will beat Korea, or let me just say that my instinct had already told me that Mexico will beat Korea and I actually placed a small amount of money in bet on Mexico which I won, profit is not much and not worth celebrating but a win is a win I guess, someone who watched the match said exactly what you said, he told me that both teams played really well in the match but Mexico was luckier and ended up winning by 1 goal to none from Korea.

Match that surprised me was one played yesterday by Canada and Qatar where Canada won by six goals, and Qatar could not score even one goal, I didn't bet on that match but was believing Qatar could win, but I am surprised to see that not only did Canada won, but they won by 6 whole goals to none from Qatar, good win there Canadians.

You thought Qatar would win?? I have to figure out how and why, because what I saw was not a football match. It was a demolition site and Qatar brought the wrecking ball on themselves. They were already 2-0 down when their defender dragged Buchanan down on a breakaway and got sent off. Red card, 33 minutes in. Maybe they hold out for a respectable loss, it is going to be a long day, right? Nope.

Second half their midfielder Madibo goes in on Kone with this horrific tackle. Those on the field reported hearing the bone crack. Like actually heard it. The kid is lying there with a bent leg and in need of oxygen. And the whole Canadian bench erupts. Second red card. Nine men left. Qatar pretty much ceased to be a football team at that stage. So David did get his hat trick, well done to him. Wild fact: First host nation player to do that since Geoff Hurst in '66. But really, one of those goals he sort of blocked his own team's shot in. The real story is not the 6-0. It is that Canada lost Kone for the entire tournament. Broken tibia AND fibula. The most vital midfielder, lost.

That is why I am afraid about the future of Canada. This beautiful free kick was scored as a tribute by Saliba. Held up Kone's jersey, whole stadium crying. But that was against nine men who gave up all their hopes. Switzerland in the next game is totally different.

Also, about how Alphonso Davies was fit and available on the bench. And Marsch did not call him on? Smart, too many red cards flying around to risk your best player.

[BIT-BENDER]

Saibari is looking to hot to handle, originally a winger at his club PSV in Netherlands but converted to the striking position in Morocco and he seems to be loving life in that position, he has now scored two goals a cheeky finish against 5 times world champions Brazil and now a strong strike against Scotland.
I somehow feel this years Morocco team is more exciting to watch than the one that reached the semifinals of the last world cup, this Morocco team isn't all defense because they have produced several great moments so far up front.

[Smartvirus]

I am happy for the US. I like to see the host win their matches.
So far, the only host teams that have impressed me are the US and Mexico.
Canada had an easy win yesterday because they played a weak team. I am sure everyone knew that they were going to win.

It’s just normal to expect the host nations to try and win games so they stay the longest in the tournament but, we all know only few would be able to hold on for too long. Canada beating Qatar wasn’t exactly due to Qatar being a weak team, at least they were able to get a draw against Switzerland and could have struggled on still. No doubt Canada was very dominant in that game, even before the red cards but the red cards made things a lot worst for Qatar
USA have being such a strong host nation, 2 games and 2 wins, there spot on the group table is secured already.

[AYOBA]

England has a fine team of players with quality and talent cut across different big leagues in europe and assembling in the world cup in team spirit it is hard not to identify them as one of the best team close to win the world cup.

Yeah, indeed if where to talk about the good squads England actually have a talented and quality’s players that if the luck be in their side they might the World Cup. But is not I’m sure of that to win yet since i don’t know what will happen at the end of day, because there’s so many countries that also with quality players which might did the same thing too.

But what I can agree with you is that it is very early to begin calling for who will win and who is not cause the games can have a twist in the middle and favour the underestimated country.

That’s just the fact it’s too early to predicted who can win the World Cup, since there’s still matches for them to play choosing which countries can win will be very difficult for now.

[Amphenomenon]

Saibari is looking to hot to handle, originally a winger at his club PSV in Netherlands but converted to the striking position in Morocco and he seems to be loving life in that position, he has now scored two goals a cheeky finish against 5 times world champions Brazil and now a strong strike against Scotland.
I somehow feel this years Morocco team is more exciting to watch than the one that reached the semifinals of the last world cup, this Morocco team isn't all defense because they have produced several great moments so far up front.

Morocco is currently leading and I expect them to win against Scotland, they have a solid team play than Scotland. The game hasn't gone far and both Nations can still get more goals, while I don't expect Morocco to make it to the Semis, I believe they will go far this tournament but not like the last time.

[BRINIRHA]

Match that surprised me was one played yesterday by Canada and Qatar where Canada won by six goals, and Qatar could not score even one goal, I didn't bet on that match but was believing Qatar could win, but I am surprised to see that not only did Canada won, but they won by 6 whole goals to none from Qatar, good win there Canadians.

I don't feel surprised with this result because from the beginning the difference was clear especially Qatar with a performance and scheme that can be said to be poor.
2 red cards made them also lose control because of the hard play that happened in this match.
 
Qatar could have defended but when 2 players are missing on the field then obviously this will benefit Canada in any case because 11 vs 9 in the second half which is still quite long is very difficult.

Ismaël Koné had to go out first in this world cup as the injury he sustained after receiving a horror tackle from a Qatari player will definitely make him take a long break from football.

[JiiBs]

What a time Pochettino is having to be managing this USA team that is so fired up and determined to win just any fixture that comes there way. They’ve relied on speed to do most of the job for them with some creativity to follow. Scoring two goals in the first half from forced mistake with the first being a penalty and the second from a ball that the Australian team just couldn’t clear.

Morocco is currently leading and I expect them to win against Scotland, they have a solid team play than Scotland. The game hasn't gone far and both Nations can still get more goals, while I don't expect Morocco to make it to the Semis, I believe they will go far this tournament but not like the last time.

Considering that it was just one goal on the scoresheet for Morocco and Scotland, I really thought at some point Scotland would find a first half equalizer but, Morocco have held on so well and can take the lead right into the halftime. They would need to strengthen their lead with another goal should they hope to keep it.

[Sexylizzy2813]

If you ask me what is happening to the Scotland team I honestly don't have any better answer to what they are doing in this match, how on earth are you going to be playing a defensive gave from the beginning of the game till the end of the first half with a goal down and you expect Morocco to sit and play to the same tune? No is never happening, as far as I know Scotland have started parking their things to leave the this tournament because they don't have what it takes to even come back in this game, only 1 attempt in  the whole of first half, what a terrible display. Brazil will be glad to have them play like this games them.

[SatoPrincess]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

I am happy for the US. I like to see the host win their matches.
So far, the only host teams that have impressed me are the US and Mexico.
Canada had an easy win yesterday because they played a weak team. I am sure everyone knew that they were going to win.

I really want to see how far USA can go in the World Cup, they are not a traditional football nation and they might be able to gain the interest of American fans and also the respect from other nations if they do well in the tournament. As for Canada beating Qatar 6 nil, I doubt if anyone expected that result not even the Canadians.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Mexico never believed they could have such a cheap opportunity to take the lead in today's game. One thing I know is the host country doesn't accept defeat, at least not in the group stages; maybe their elimination will happen in the knockout stage.

Mistakes are inevitable in the game of football and I don't think the Korean keeper should be blamed for that cheap goal-- After all, he tripped over his own player while he had the ball suspended in the air with a slightly loosed grip on it. I think it was just a displacement in position/timing as the defender was also trying to keep the ball away. This competition is only about to get more interesting!

[laspol65]

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.

The form is definitely not the same. Ronaldo is still a good player, but form is temporary. In his peak form he was better even than Messi, but he never had the same talent as Messi, and that is visible now. Ronaldo could still lurk from the shadows and be decisive, but we’ll see it’s too early to talk about anything.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player, but when he plays for Portugal, the rest of the team doesn't perform well, so Cristiano Ronaldo's performance doesn't stand out. But Messi's whole team is good, the rest of the team performs well, they create the ball for Messi to score, Messi can score easily.
But you see in the game that Cristiano Ronaldo has to create the ball, because the rest of the team is not experienced, he can be eliminated from this World Cup for Portugal.

[Zaguru12]

I don't feel surprised with this result because from the beginning the difference was clear especially Qatar with a performance and scheme that can be said to be poor.
2 red cards made them also lose control because of the hard play that happened in this match.
 
Qatar could have defended but when 2 players are missing on the field then obviously this will benefit Canada in any case because 11 vs 9 in the second half which is still quite long is very difficult.

Ismaël Koné had to go out first in this world cup as the injury he sustained after receiving a horror tackle from a Qatari player will definitely make him take a long break from football.

I would say that the result was definitely surprising to some Fans not because of anything but because they this same Qatar National team actually played well against Switzerland even though the equalizer was very late in that game, but anyone that saw the game would know that it was definitely a surprise seeing them conceding six with that Lopetegui defensive set up most especially to the hands of a team i actually think are not better than Switzerland.

I think this particular high loss actually means they are definitely going to need a great win against Bosnia to try and qualify or even be in best place for the best losers. They can mathematically qualify still with a point now and a win would take them four points but they need actually a many goals to clear this deficit.

The Kone injury was just a surprising, the tackle on him wasn’t actually a heavy tackle that one would called dangerous tackle it was a normal tackle but football happens and seriously it was less good seeing him still cheering the fans up while be taking out on the stretcher, that’s the end of his world and possibly next season too

[Amphenomenon]

What a time Pochettino is having to be managing this USA team that is so fired up and determined to win just any fixture that comes there way. They’ve relied on speed to do most of the job for them with some creativity to follow. Scoring two goals in the first half from forced mistake with the first being a penalty and the second from a ball that the Australian team just couldn’t clear.

USA has gotten two wins now which has really increase their chance for the next round. They have been performing well more than they have done in the recent world cup competitions. Although, I wonder how long can they last in the competition anyway.

Morocco is currently leading and I expect them to win against Scotland, they have a solid team play than Scotland. The game hasn't gone far and both Nations can still get more goals, while I don't expect Morocco to make it to the Semis, I believe they will go far this tournament but not like the last time.

Considering that it was just one goal on the scoresheet for Morocco and Scotland, I really thought at some point Scotland would find a first half equalizer but, Morocco have held on so well and can take the lead right into the halftime. They would need to strengthen their lead with another goal should they hope to keep it.

Morocco being able to hold Brazil show how solid their defense are yet I feel Scotland had a better chance to score in the second half while Morocco will add more to get the win. Overall, I might be wrong about the goals but I'm more sure of Morocco winning.

[Balmain]

The USA beat Australia 2-0. Turkey and the USA were the favorites in the group. Turkey started with a loss to Australia. The USA has two wins in two matches and will most likely finish first in the group. Today, Turkey plays Paraguay. We absolutely must win, otherwise it will be impossible for us to advance from the group. The players who had dyed their hair and adopted different looks have returned to normal they were criticized so much, they should have done it.

[EarnOnVictor]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

I am happy for the US. I like to see the host win their matches.
So far, the only host teams that have impressed me are the US and Mexico.
Canada had an easy win yesterday because they played a weak team. I am sure everyone knew that they were going to win.

I really want to see how far USA can go in the World Cup, they are not a traditional football nation and they might be able to gain the interest of American fans and also the respect from other nations if they do well in the tournament. As for Canada beating Qatar 6 nil, I doubt if anyone expected that result not even the Canadians.

I'm beginning to give the USA more recognition in football myself regardless of what anyone says; it's beginning to be clearer. The US of yesterday in football seems to be gone, as they've significantly shown what they can do. We saw what they played in their first match against Paraguay, and even as there was an own goal yesterday from Burgess, they still found the BBC back of the net as well. This is unlike some countries known as football nations, but in reality, they are degrading in football.

As for Canada too, they are trying, but I don't see them moving far in football compared to the USA.

[$weetne$$]

Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player, but when he plays for Portugal, the rest of the team doesn't perform well, so Cristiano Ronaldo's performance doesn't stand out. But Messi's whole team is good, the rest of the team performs well, they create the ball for Messi to score, Messi can score easily.
But you see in the game that Cristiano Ronaldo has to create the ball, because the rest of the team is not experienced, he can be eliminated from this World Cup for Portugal.

It is really surprising how the players on the Ronaldos team does have that individual brilliance outside the national team. But when they play in their individual clubs, they do so well, maybe they are yet to build that chemistry together to helping them do better together as a team. If they see that without Ronaldo they are still doing great, they can leave him out in some of the games,  maybe that will help the team.

[laspol65]

Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player, but when he plays for Portugal, the rest of the team doesn't perform well, so Cristiano Ronaldo's performance doesn't stand out. But Messi's whole team is good, the rest of the team performs well, they create the ball for Messi to score, Messi can score easily.
But you see in the game that Cristiano Ronaldo has to create the ball, because the rest of the team is not experienced, he can be eliminated from this World Cup for Portugal.

It is really surprising how the players on the Ronaldos team does have that individual brilliance outside the national team. But when they play in their individual clubs, they do so well, maybe they are yet to build that chemistry together to helping them do better together as a team. If they see that without Ronaldo they are still doing great, they can leave him out in some of the games,  maybe that will help the team.

Maybe they are not giving importance to Cristiano Ronaldo from the team, but without Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal team is empty. Portugal team can perform well if every player performs his duty properly, but Portugal team players are busy to spread their dominance. Everyone wants to gain fame, that's why Portugal team could not score in this match, but if they survive in the next match and can perform well, then they will definitely be able to reach the next round.
But in no way Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to move the entire Portugal team forward, Cristiano Ronaldo's importance for Portugal team is the highest and he is working as a guide.