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

[Rockson1]

The Netherlands vs Sweden game seems like a high scoring and an exciting game because both teams knows how to find the back of the net very well, but I believe that the Netherlands are stronger, and they might carry the day by a slight margin, since they are not Tunisia that was thrashed, which resulted in the sacking of their coach.
By looking at their last five meetings, it shows that the Netherlands have the upper hands, because they won three, drew once and Sweden won once, but regardless of that, it's going to be an interesting game of football between these two teams.
As for the Germany vs Ivory Coast game, it's also going to be fascinating but Germany are the clear favourite in that game.

There is possiblity is what you said, both side might likely score each other and more goals can come from each side, but what I cannot predict is the side that will win, the heads proved exactly what you said but this is football I don't want to see sweeden as workover for Netherlands, I know that there has been unexpected events in this world cup tournament, what should also consider is if history will keep repeating itself, the best market option for this match should be BTTS or over 2.5 overall goals, I will be watching that match because I don't think that there will be anything like dulling moment from both side, my prediction for Germany Germany match will be on goals too,  over 3.5, even if it is believed that they will win, I'd prefer goals.

[Pandu Geddon]

Turkey's performance really wasn't what was expected. The first mistake was conceding in the early minutes. And the other mistakes were seen in the many chances they had, but they couldn't convert them into goals. Two losses put Turkey in a tough spot. They couldn't do much.

I am very surprised to see Turkey's performance like this and I still can't fully understand whether I blame it on Turkey's luck or them. Because Turkey has good players and they are very good at attacking. But between these two matches we have seen such a deterioration in their game that no one could have imagined. Although everyone thought that Turkey's defense was very weak, no one thought that Turkey's attack would be so weak in the middle.

Anyway, that's what happened to Turkey. The third match in Group D for Turkey might end up being tough. They will face the host, the US, who have been performing well in this group stage. 
Turkey played friendly matches against North Macedonia and Venezuela before heading to the World Cup. They showed good results in the friendlies, but in the competitive matches, they performed beyond expectations.

[MK-74]

Germany vs. Ivory Coast and Netherlands vs. Sweden are the two matches worth watching tonight and both should be entertaining.

I see Germany as the clear favorites and I think they'll win comfortably against Ivory Coast.

Netherlands vs. Sweden match could be much more competitive. The two teams are at a very similar level and I think there's a good chance the match could end in a draw.

[Floczy]

Turkey have been like a joke in this World Cup... Please don't assess both matches they played only by looking at the statistics. One who watched both would understand what I mean.

First they weren't prepared for a defense parking the bus. After that they couldn't even score against a much weaker team with 10 players. You have a much stronger squad than Australia and Paraguay but play like this. It's a disgrace! 

With all that squad quality, they couldn't beat Paraguay?! Then the manager in charge should be sacked already after the third round. It should be a huge slap to tue players and also the management. The football federation of Turkish national team has got to do something immediately.

They couldn't even beat a team of 10 players, which is pretty embarrassing. They had plenty of chances to score, but their positioning was poor and inconsistent. They got exactly what they deserved elimination and only have themselves to blame. Looking up their lack of scoring ability, it's confusing how they even made it to the World Cup in the first place.

Their players quality is very low, I do wonder how they even qualified for the world cup, 
Paraguay on the other hand also had a very poor performance, and will not be surprised if they fail to last in the world cup generally,

But USA seem to be quite of a threat to other good countries, and they might be the last standing in this group

[Cassius55]

Anyway, that's what happened to Turkey. The third match in Group D for Turkey might end up being tough. They will face the host, the US, who have been performing well in this group stage. 
Turkey played friendly matches against North Macedonia and Venezuela before heading to the World Cup. They showed good results in the friendlies, but in the competitive matches, they performed beyond expectations.

I don't know what append to Turkey, they are a very good team with very good players, old and young too, expecially the young players like Arda Guler, Muldur and Kenan Yildiz are amazing but they expressed a very low quality of game on the pitch. Maybe the emotional factor have played a bad joke on the team but the younger of the team play at Real Madrid and Juventus society with very high pressure for the good play and pressure. In the last match, for example, paraguay was in 10 men vs 11 turkish and with this difference and the low level of Paraguay they not make only one goal, really incredible.

[Slow death]

It's unbelievable that Turkey was eliminated when they were in a group where they could have qualified. I believe many people thought this way, myself included. A group that included the USA, Paraguay, and Australia, it was expected that Turkey would at least finish in second place, but they managed to do something shocking, losing two consecutive games with zero goals scored. I was honestly very shocked. How could they lose two consecutive games against opponents who were weak on paper, and worse, not even score at least one goal in those two games? Turkey's participation in this World Cup was shameful.

[$weetne$$]

I am very surprised to see Turkey's performance like this and I still can't fully understand whether I blame it on Turkey's luck or them. Because Turkey has good players and they are very good at attacking. But between these two matches we have seen such a deterioration in their game that no one could have imagined. Although everyone thought that Turkey's defense was very weak, no one thought that Turkey's attack would be so weak in the middle.

Turkey may not be putting up the best performance but I still want to have some form of believe in them due to the quality of players  they have. Luck may not be the case for them because  they do not have a really tough opponent,  it is likely a matter of por performance.

In the coming days I am expecting  them to be able to improve and do better  than they have done in the already played games. At least their attack is not as weak as their defence so they should try to capitalize on that.

[nikola22]

Anyway, that's what happened to Turkey. The third match in Group D for Turkey might end up being tough. They will face the host, the US, who have been performing well in this group stage. 
Turkey played friendly matches against North Macedonia and Venezuela before heading to the World Cup. They showed good results in the friendlies, but in the competitive matches, they performed beyond expectations.

in the final match between Turkey and USA both teams won't have any tournament goal. USA have secured first place in the group while Turkey won't rise above fourth place even with a win as head-to-head matches are the priority. I feel sorry for the Turkey's fans because their team looked good in both of its matches and created many chances but finishing was poor. Turkey will likely try to score at least one goal in the last match to avoid leaving the tournament without scoring a single goal.

[Oluwa-btc]

Germany vs. Ivory Coast and Netherlands vs. Sweden are the two matches worth watching tonight and both should be entertaining.

I see Germany as the clear favorites and I think they'll win comfortably against Ivory Coast.

Netherlands vs. Sweden match could be much more competitive. The two teams are at a very similar level and I think there's a good chance the match could end in a draw.

Diomande and Amad Diallo are two offensive players on the attack we should keep an eye on. They're quite productive but we can't say for whoever plays as number nine because I saw how they struggled to convert the chances that they had.

It should be interesting as said and I expect both sides to score a goal. The same for the Dutch side, they have to claim their very first win after sharing points against Japan.
Graham Potter already got his first win, now let's see what happens with this game tonight. Gyökeres and Isak will show up most definitely.

[Ale88]

What a disasterclass from Turkey, and once again it shows that despite having a much higher squad value than Paraguay, individual quality is nothing compared to teamwork and a bit of luck in World Cups. Turkey can now pack their bags and prepare for a shameful ride home after the match against the USA.

I agree, I had some good expectations for Turkey but after two games they haven't been able to score a single goal, incredible. And yesterday they played the whole second half 11v10 and yet they couldn't score. I wonder if the Turkish federation is going to fire Montella after the World Cup. On one side he brought them back to the World Cup, on the other the performance was very bad.

[sergiorus]

What a disasterclass from Turkey, and once again it shows that despite having a much higher squad value than Paraguay, individual quality is nothing compared to teamwork and a bit of luck in World Cups. Turkey can now pack their bags and prepare for a shameful ride home after the match against the USA.

I agree, I had some good expectations for Turkey but after two games they haven't been able to score a single goal, incredible. And yesterday they played the whole second half 11v10 and yet they couldn't score. I wonder if the Turkish federation is going to fire Montella after the World Cup. On one side he brought them back to the World Cup, on the other the performance was very bad.

I don't think he should get fired. Just qualifying from a Euro zone is already a big achievement and 24 years without world cup was a disaster for such a big football nation.

What happened was just bad luck. Similarly to the most of European teams. It's better to move on and start preparing for the Euro cup qualifications.

[asriloni]

Germany vs. Ivory Coast and Netherlands vs. Sweden are the two matches worth watching tonight and both should be entertaining.

I see Germany as the clear favorites and I think they'll win comfortably against Ivory Coast.

Netherlands vs. Sweden match could be much more competitive. The two teams are at a very similar level and I think there's a good chance the match could end in a draw.

Germany 1.55 vs Ivory 6.75

The odds clearly said Germany is in favor to win the game. However, i think this game is very hard to know the outcome. I remember Ivory was beating France in friendly. So Ivory odds looks underpriced. This game is also possible to end with the draw as the result.

I'd rather take total over than money line. Germany may win this, but most probably they do it with narrow score like 2-1.


Netherland 1.82 vs Sweden 5.30

I expect Netherland to win the game. So i prefer to take money line on them. Many said Sweden was doing well by leading the group, but it's because they won against poor tunisia while Netherland fought a difficult japanese team. I remind you japan is far tougher than Sweden, which is inconsistent.

So i have big expectation for Netherland to win this game. 1.82 for Netherland is very worthy to bet.

[Stavri]

Congratulations to Paraguay. They deserved the win. Even after going down to 10 men, they defended extremely well and came close to scoring a second and even a third goal.

Türkiye became the second team to be eliminated from the World Cup.
I expect Vincenzo Montella to leave after this tournament. It was a terrible performance, and the players were poor as well.
Our group was one of the most favorable groups we could have asked for, but the results were simply disastrous.

in this morning's game, Paraguay had just 21% possession, 7 shots (2 on target), 0 corners, 0 big chances and only 96 completed passes (54%, 96/178). But ofc they got the win in the end. that's what matters.

[Unsoldier]

Germany vs. Ivory Coast and Netherlands vs. Sweden are the two matches worth watching tonight and both should be entertaining.

I see Germany as the clear favorites and I think they'll win comfortably against Ivory Coast.

Netherlands vs. Sweden match could be much more competitive. The two teams are at a very similar level and I think there's a good chance the match could end in a draw.

Germany 1.55 vs Ivory 6.75

The odds clearly said Germany is in favor to win the game. However, i think this game is very hard to know the outcome. I remember Ivory was beating France in friendly. So Ivory odds looks underpriced. This game is also possible to end with the draw as the result.

I'd rather take total over than money line. Germany may win this, but most probably they do it with narrow score like 2-1.


Netherland 1.82 vs Sweden 5.30

I expect Netherland to win the game. So i prefer to take money line on them. Many said Sweden was doing well by leading the group, but it's because they won against poor tunisia while Netherland fought a difficult japanese team. I remind you japan is far tougher than Sweden, which is inconsistent.

So i have big expectation for Netherland to win this game. 1.82 for Netherland is very worthy to bet.

I think Ivory Coast is fully capable of scoring against Germany. The Germans are more attack-minded right now and occasionally make mistakes in defense—after all, even Curacao managed to score against them. I think both teams will score, but Germany is definitely the favorite.

As for the Netherlands vs Sweden match, I don’t expect an easy win for the Dutch. The Swedes know how to put up a fight. I wouldn't be surprised if the game turns out to be very tight and ends in a draw.

[danadc]

Ronaldo is starting to become a problem for the national team. Probably even his teammates realized. Why? Because now he is obsessed with his own records, he plays to score, that's it. Take a look at Messi: he is the opposite, he plays for the team, he doesn't care whether he scores or not, he is there to help the team. Ronaldo can be useful of course but I wouldn't start the next match with him.

Messi's situation is different. Messi is respected, Ronaldo isn't, and that's a war of egos. When Ronaldo was young, he respected Figo; he never said Figo was just another player. Now, the new generations don't respect their elders, the legends. I wish my country had had a Ronaldo; I'm sure he would have led them to a World Cup, and everyone would have run and worked for him. In Portugal, the players think they're better than him, but none of them are.

[Out of mind]

Turkey have been like a joke in this World Cup... Please don't assess both matches they played only by looking at the statistics. One who watched both would understand what I mean.

First they weren't prepared for a defense parking the bus. After that they couldn't even score against a much weaker team with 10 players. You have a much stronger squad than Australia and Paraguay but play like this. It's a disgrace! 

With all that squad quality, they couldn't beat Paraguay?! Then the manager in charge should be sacked already after the third round. It should be a huge slap to tue players and also the management. The football federation of Turkish national team has got to do something immediately.

They couldn't even beat a team of 10 players, which is pretty embarrassing. They had plenty of chances to score, but their positioning was poor and inconsistent. They got exactly what they deserved elimination and only have themselves to blame. Looking up their lack of scoring ability, it's confusing how they even made it to the World Cup in the first place.

Their players quality is very low, I do wonder how they even qualified for the world cup, 
Paraguay on the other hand also had a very poor performance, and will not be surprised if they fail to last in the world cup generally,

But USA seem to be quite of a threat to other good countries, and they might be the last standing in this group

Turkey is not a very strong team but I think they have good players and are stronger than Paraguay. But Paraguay has performed quite well and they are still alive although there is a possibility of them reaching the knockout stage. They may not make it to the knockout stage, it is normal that their performance can never be expected. However, it is true that USA is in very good form at the moment and seems to be a threat to the big teams. In this group they will definitely qualify for the knockout stage and will fight to survive till the end. I see USA as the strongest team in this group, they have already qualified and their performance is also very good.

[Joca97]

Turkey have been like a joke in this World Cup... Please don't assess both matches they played only by looking at the statistics. One who watched both would understand what I mean.

First they weren't prepared for a defense parking the bus. After that they couldn't even score against a much weaker team with 10 players. You have a much stronger squad than Australia and Paraguay but play like this. It's a disgrace! 

With all that squad quality, they couldn't beat Paraguay?! Then the manager in charge should be sacked already after the third round. It should be a huge slap to tue players and also the management. The football federation of Turkish national team has got to do something immediately.

They couldn't even beat a team of 10 players, which is pretty embarrassing. They had plenty of chances to score, but their positioning was poor and inconsistent. They got exactly what they deserved elimination and only have themselves to blame. Looking up their lack of scoring ability, it's confusing how they even made it to the World Cup in the first place.

Their players quality is very low, I do wonder how they even qualified for the world cup, 
Paraguay on the other hand also had a very poor performance, and will not be surprised if they fail to last in the world cup generally,

But USA seem to be quite of a threat to other good countries, and they might be the last standing in this group

Turkey is not a very strong team but I think they have good players and are stronger than Paraguay. But Paraguay has performed quite well and they are still alive although there is a possibility of them reaching the knockout stage. They may not make it to the knockout stage, it is normal that their performance can never be expected. However, it is true that USA is in very good form at the moment and seems to be a threat to the big teams. In this group they will definitely qualify for the knockout stage and will fight to survive till the end. I see USA as the strongest team in this group, they have already qualified and their performance is also very good.

Im really dissapointed at Turkey,they dont have the players to score and they didnt score a single goal and shooted at the goal at least 55 times and couldnt score for me that is really impossible. I think they could have done more if they had a decent striker that can score goals. Really a shame they looked like a good team that can do a lot in this world cup.

Paraguay on the other hand is a really good defencive team and they did what they came to do. Scored an early goal and defended it really well and showed why they dont concede much.

[MAAManda]

So far there are 2 teams that will definitely advance to the next round, they're Mexico & USA. Canada, which is one of the hosts of this competition, also looks like it will follow these two teams, because they currently have 4 points. Well, all the hosts had a good run.

Next up is the Netherlands - Sweden match. If Sweden can secure all three points, they'll overtake the USA & Mexico. However, it won't be easy, as the Netherlands also wants all three points, having been held to a draw by Japan. Which team do you think will win the match?

[Sarah Azhari]

As for the Germany vs Ivory Coast game, it's also going to be fascinating but Germany are the clear favourite in that game.

I’m rooting for Germany to win this match. Although it won’t be as easy for Germany as it was in their first match, where they won by a landslide against Curaçao. I predict the Germany vs Ivory Coast match will be a close one, and it looks like there won’t be many goals scored.

[Abu-Naim]

Germany vs. Ivory Coast and Netherlands vs. Sweden are the two matches worth watching tonight and both should be entertaining.

I see Germany as the clear favorites and I think they'll win comfortably against Ivory Coast.

Netherlands vs. Sweden match could be much more competitive. The two teams are at a very similar level and I think there's a good chance the match could end in a draw.

These matches are actually tough matches to watch, because for Germany and Ivory Coast, they both win their first matches, and winning this match will give one of them direct qualification into the knockout stage, so all of them will want to win this match and we all know that only one team will win the game, but there is a possibility of a draw since both of them are good and will put their effort towards winning the game.

However, Germany are the favorite on paper due to the strength of the squad, yet you can’t deny the fact that Ivory Coast is also good and will want to make their team proud as well.

For Netherlands and Sweden, we can’t say any of them will win because they also have similar team strength even though we know how good Sweden attackers are in terms of goal scoring. However, since Sweden have three points already in the group, I will expect Netherlands to try and get a win in the game or even get a draw because they also need to win to boost their chance of making it to the next round of the competition.