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

[Futurexxx]

In the first match, Germany won against Curacao by a big margin of 7-1. Naturally, everyone was waiting to see the dominance of the German players today. And everyone expected 3+ goals.

Germany was just lucky to claim all the three point in this game, because ivory coast was the cause of their own losing. After the Germany team got an equalizer early in the second half, they had an opportunity to score an important goal in the 87 minutes, which would have changed the context of the game after then, but the opportunity was wasted, which emboldened the German national team to go for the winner and they eventually got it in the 94th minutes of the game. So ivory coast was the cause of their own losing last night because their performance was really really good, which they didn't deserve to go without a point at least.

[Lillominato89]

Well, we already have the first team to qualify: Mexico, who, with 6 points, have secured a place in the round of 16.
Canada and Switzerland are both virtually through; a draw in their head-to-head match would be enough. A real stunner, just like the one pulled off against Italy many years ago in the European Championship.
Tonight, I expect the USA to secure their place in the round of 16 as well.

Mexico, which has never won an opening match of the World Cup, in the end wins it and also qualifies, the team that disappointed me most of all was Turkey, really disappointing, such a strong squad it's a shame to see it eliminated, really a shame but this is football, if there's no chance you cant get through.

As for me, I can’t stop wondering how on earth we managed to fail to qualify for the World Cup three times in a row when there are national teams that are clearly inferior to us.
Well! It’s a mystery!
Anyway, yes, you’re right, Turkey has been a total disappointment; I thought they’d fight right until the end of the group stage to get through, but instead they’ve already been knocked out

[Woodie]

Impressive stuff coming from the Japanese team, and like how these boys show discipline when they are on the pitch **few cards fouls etcetera**.. and Tunisia just got baptised with 4nil beating and had no shot on goal which tells you how good they were today in securing their qualification to next road when the real test starts.

Now we wait for Spain to redeem themselves.

[Xackie]

Impressive stuff coming from the Japanese team, and like how these boys show discipline when they are on the pitch **few cards fouls etcetera**.. and Tunisia just got baptised with 4nil beating and had no shot on goal which tells you how good they were today in securing their qualification to next road when the real test starts.

Now we wait for Spain to redeem themselves.

I keep laughing whenever I see this Tunisia game. I remembered when they sacked their Coach after the first round because they lost 5-1 and now their new coach has conceded 4 goals. They are out of the FIFA world cup, I Wonder what will be going through the head of the Tunisia football managements. Imagine what Netherlands will also do to in the next round. This guys might end their world cup campaign with 0 points and probably -12 goals conceded.

[Tamaperdana]

Your hope was finally fulfilled, it would have been a smart pick for bettors who placed money on Germany’s comeback.
However, as someone rooting for an African country to go deep into the tournament, it pains me that Ivory Coast couldn’t hold their composure with just a few minutes to go. The final goal was simply too easy, an avoidable loss considering Ivory Coast even had a clear-cut chance in extra time right before the Germans scored.

Hopefully, they can bounce back strong against Curaçao. The talent is there, but it’s about focus and resilience in those decisive moments.

Yes,, Germany ultimately won, and that's perfectly natural. Ivory Coast's performance declined in the second half,, while Germany's performance remained consistent. That's why Germany was able to turn things around in this match. However,, Ivory Coast shouldn't lose heart, as they still have a chance to face Curacao in their final match. With that in mind, Ivory Coast must do their utmost to win against Curacao. I don't think it will be too difficult,, though, as Curacao's performance is arguably the worst in Group E.

They haven't even earned a single point yet.. That's why I think Ivory Coast will likely be able to beat Curacao. With that in mind, I think Ivory Coast's chances of surviving the World Cup are still very high. However, Ivory Coast certainly can't repeat the same mistakes they made in this match against Germany. Because that is clearly not good, and besides, if Ivory Coast loses against Curacao, they will clearly fail to advance to the next round.

[@nn@_pen9]

It is like everyone is sleeping and no one is watching or following up on the Ecuador match. I'm just wondering how a team can have so much chance to score but squandered all of it. Ecuador has 3.06 expected goals after hitting 15 shots on target, that is massive. Creating a lot of chances but converting them is their biggest challenge. For some teams to create chances is aajor problem and here is Ecuador who has more chance to outscore Germany in the number of goals they scored against this opponent in the first match. Lots of disappointments will be felt in the heart of the fans after coming so close but end up sharing points against Curacao after putting up such a wonderful show.

I know how you feel about Ecuador result after they were always bombing Curacao. However, they failed to do that because how Brilliance room in this game. Look at his rating. He's the only one who getting so close to the 8 while rest of his teammates even below 6.
This basically a game between Ecuador vs Room, not Curacao.

Nevertheless, i admit many of Ecuador shoots were always going straight to the near post, and it's also often going straight to the Room. So i guess the result is fair because room is performing as best goalie in this game while Ecuador often wasted their chance.

Ya Room saved the team from defeat or an early exit from the World Cup. Although Ecuador was clearly aiming for a win in the match, the team making its World Cup debut managed to put up significant resistance; they displayed not only solid defense but also effective counter-attacks, launching several shots that posed a genuine threat to Ecuador.

Despite this positive result, Curaçao faces a formidable challenge in its bid to advance to the next stage against Ivory Coast as is widely known, Ivory Coast possesses greater strength than Curaçao. And if Curaçao wants to advance to the next stage, they need to score two goals and hope that Ecuador loses to Germany by a margin that allows Curaçao to qualify. Had Germany's final goal not occurred, things would likely have been more exciting, with each nation fighting tooth and nail in their final matches. Although it is highly unlikely for Curaçao to advance to the next stage, nothing is impossible in football.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Yes,, Germany ultimately won, and that's perfectly natural. Ivory Coast's performance declined in the second half,, while Germany's performance remained consistent. That's why Germany was able to turn things around in this match. However,, Ivory Coast shouldn't lose heart, as they still have a chance to face Curacao in their final match. With that in mind, Ivory Coast must do their utmost to win against Curacao. I don't think it will be too difficult,, though, as Curacao's performance is arguably the worst in Group E.

They haven't even earned a single point yet.. That's why I think Ivory Coast will likely be able to beat Curacao. With that in mind, I think Ivory Coast's chances of surviving the World Cup are still very high. However, Ivory Coast certainly can't repeat the same mistakes they made in this match against Germany. Because that is clearly not good, and besides, if Ivory Coast loses against Curacao, they will clearly fail to advance to the next round.

Actually Curacao already has a point after the draw against Ecuador. S now, except Germany being through in first place, the group is wide open with every team can make 2nd, 3rd or last place. If Curacao could pull the huge upset and beat Ivory Coast they could get 2nd place (if Ecuador doesn't beat Germany, which to be fair is unlikely). If this would happen, and I would be super stoked if it did, this would be the biggest surprise of the world cup so far, bigger than then Cape Verde vs Spain match.

[Solokan]

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Japan has now defeated Tunisia with a fantastic score of 4-0. Japan has now managed to get 3 points from Tunisia. This certainly makes the Japanese people happy because their country won against Tunisia. The Japanese players looked very happy because they were able to score many goals against Tunisia. Now, Tunisian fans are certainly sad because they saw their supported team lose, but what can be done, because everything has happened.

I think Japan's game was very good, and judging from their passes, they were also good, which ultimately resulted in good things. Fortunately, in this match, I bet on Japan to win, and in the end, I got a profit. Do you think so too? In this match, the most highlighted is Ueda because he scored 2 goals. Japan is currently ranked 2nd in Group F and I think there is a big possibility that Japan will potentially advance to the next round. Now I am curious about Japan's next match against Sweden. Who do you think will win in that match, Japan or Sweden? But I think Japan has a big chance of winning against Sweden.

[Egii Nna]

Well, we already have the first team to qualify: Mexico, who, with 6 points, have secured a place in the round of 16.
Canada and Switzerland are both virtually through; a draw in their head-to-head match would be enough. A real stunner, just like the one pulled off against Italy many years ago in the European Championship.
Tonight, I expect the USA to secure their place in the round of 16 as well.

Mexico, which has never won an opening match of the World Cup, in the end wins it and also qualifies, the team that disappointed me most of all was Turkey, really disappointing, such a strong squad it's a shame to see it eliminated, really a shame but this is football, if there's no chance you cant get through.

As for me, I can’t stop wondering how on earth we managed to fail to qualify for the World Cup three times in a row when there are national teams that are clearly inferior to us.
Well! It’s a mystery!
Anyway, yes, you’re right, Turkey has been a total disappointment; I thought they’d fight right until the end of the group stage to get through, but instead they’ve already been knocked out

Everyone is disappointed in Turkey because no one expected them to get knocked out this quickly, but it happened. That is why I just watch the games. Seeing the performance of the USA the day before yesterday made me believe that Turkey would not have any chance, and I don’t think they will even score any goal in the World Cup. It is also very painful for them to get knocked out, not score a single goal, and not even get a point.

[Sarah Azhari]

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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.

Ivory Coast isn't Curaçao for sure but it is not that top either. I expect a victory for Germany unless Ivory Coast blocked totally the game and drive them to a tie without goals which is less likely to occur.

As I mentioned earlier, the match between Germany and Ivory Coast turned out to be a close one with few goals scored. Germany secured a hard-fought victory over Ivory Coast after falling behind early on due to a goal by Kessie in the first half. However, Germany went on to score two goals in the second half, leading them to a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast. Germany has now secured its spot as the Group E champion.

[As-Soon-As]

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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.

Ivory Coast isn't Curaçao for sure but it is not that top either. I expect a victory for Germany unless Ivory Coast blocked totally the game and drive them to a tie without goals which is less likely to occur.

As I mentioned earlier, the match between Germany and Ivory Coast turned out to be a close one with few goals scored. Germany secured a hard-fought victory over Ivory Coast after falling behind early on due to a goal by Kessie in the first half. However, Germany went on to score two goals in the second half, leading them to a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast. Germany has now secured its spot as the Group E champion.

In this group, only the German team can perform reliably, every player of the German team is like a roar. However, the German team is the strongest of the four teams, and they are sure to go to the next group, but the German team is not as strong as the Cade dIvoire team. They could not be offensive enough in this match, but the German team scored two consecutive goals on the counterattack and finally secured the victory.

[Altryist]

Actually Curacao already has a point after the draw against Ecuador. S now, except Germany being through in first place, the group is wide open with every team can make 2nd, 3rd or last place. If Curacao could pull the huge upset and beat Ivory Coast they could get 2nd place (if Ecuador doesn't beat Germany, which to be fair is unlikely). If this would happen, and I would be super stoked if it did, this would be the biggest surprise of the world cup so far, bigger than then Cape Verde vs Spain match.

I don't know how Curacao managed to keep a clean sheet because Ecuador's shooting statistics were incredible, they had 27 shots, with 15 on target. At first I thought maybe Ecuador underestimated Curacao after their heavy defeat against Germany, but on the other hand, with that many attempts they should have scored at least one goal. Now Ecuador's situation looks very bad because they will probably lose their final match against Germany. Even if they don't lose, I'm completely convinced that Ivory Coast will beat Curacao.

[Black Mbaye]

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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.

Ivory Coast isn't Curaçao for sure but it is not that top either. I expect a victory for Germany unless Ivory Coast blocked totally the game and drive them to a tie without goals which is less likely to occur.

As I mentioned earlier, the match between Germany and Ivory Coast turned out to be a close one with few goals scored. Germany secured a hard-fought victory over Ivory Coast after falling behind early on due to a goal by Kessie in the first half. However, Germany went on to score two goals in the second half, leading them to a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast. Germany has now secured its spot as the Group E champion.

In this group, only the German team can perform reliably, every player of the German team is like a roar. However, the German team is the strongest of the four teams, and they are sure to go to the next group, but the German team is not as strong as the Cade dIvoire team. They could not be offensive enough in this match, but the German team scored two consecutive goals on the counterattack and finally secured the victory.

Actually, Germany took control of the game in the second half. Although Ivory Coast put up a very good fight, Germany was the winning team. Germany secured the three points with a goal scored in extra time. Ivory Coast will be the other team to advance from this group anyway. I think they put up a very good fight against Germany. They even took the lead, but unfortunately, they couldn't maintain it. We watched a good match. I didn't think Germany would struggle this much. This alone shows how effectively Ivory Coast played.

[W Jr.]

Actually Curacao already has a point after the draw against Ecuador. S now, except Germany being through in first place, the group is wide open with every team can make 2nd, 3rd or last place. If Curacao could pull the huge upset and beat Ivory Coast they could get 2nd place (if Ecuador doesn't beat Germany, which to be fair is unlikely). If this would happen, and I would be super stoked if it did, this would be the biggest surprise of the world cup so far, bigger than then Cape Verde vs Spain match.

I don't know how Curacao managed to keep a clean sheet because Ecuador's shooting statistics were incredible, they had 27 shots, with 15 on target. At first I thought maybe Ecuador underestimated Curacao after their heavy defeat against Germany, but on the other hand, with that many attempts they should have scored at least one goal. Now Ecuador's situation looks very bad because they will probably lose their final match against Germany. Even if they don't lose, I'm completely convinced that Ivory Coast will beat Curacao.

Curacao earned a point from them, and I think they achieved their goal for the tournament. Congratulations to them. As Turkey, we played very poorly and lost both matches. At least Curacao managed to get a point. Ecuador should have won this match because they had to win it to qualify for the best third-placed teams. Now they need to pull off a miracle in their final match against Germany.

[emrecemsan]

There is a really nice competition for the lead in Group F right now by the way. Japan got a huge win like 4-0 over Tunisia which helped them equalize goal difference with Netherlands.

They have the same points too now. But of course Netherlands are in the lead thanks to the H2H result. I see Netherlands playing against Tunisia in their last match so there is no way they are losing the lead I think.  

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Big wins for Netherlands and Germany yesterday, takes the pressure off them both for their final group games now. Sweden still have work to do after two completely different outcomes in their games so far.

I am interested to see Spain vs Saudi Arabia and Belgium vs Iran today.

[eisen33]

Raphinha has a muscle injury in his right thigh, Brazil tests have confirmed.
https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2068428781891543324

Raphinha will now undergo intensive treatment, staying with Brazil squad at the World Cup and trying to recover for later stages.
Rapha will miss the upcoming game vs Scotland.

I think Brazil can easily cope without Raphinha against Scotland, but once the knockout stage begins, the team will definitely need the help of a player like him. So let's wish Raphinha a speedy recovery and a quick return to action.

[mandown]

I watched the highlights of the Ecuador-Curaçao match. The Curaçao goalkeeper made 15 saves, but 98% of those saves were from shots directly at him. I didn't see a single shot that really challenged goalkeeper Room. Ecuador's loss of points in this match could potentially lead to their early World Cup exit, as their final group match is against Germany.

[Varnquister]

Scotland failed to beat Morocco and remained on 3 points. Scotland, which conceded a goal in the 2nd minute against Morocco, didn’t play very well during the match either. It must be said that Morocco absolutely deserved to win this match; they were already the favorites before the game even started. With this victory, Morocco has tied Brazil in points, and if they defeat Haiti in their final match, we can say they will advance from the group stage comfortably.

[fuguebtc]

The match between Ecuador and Curaçao was very boring where Ecuador took a total of 26 shots but could not convert a single one into a goal. Despite having so many chances, they could not score a goal, maybe because of their weak attack, but the main hero of the match was the Curaçao goalkeeper. The defensive players did not have that much credit, but the goalkeeper made great defences, due to which Ecuador offensive players could not score any goals. The match was boring for me but exciting because they entered the box with the ball many times after passing the defensive players, but they were repeatedly defeated by the goalkeeper. Curaçao goalkeeper deserves praise.

Both teams were quite weak. Watched Curacao's performance against Germany. Germany's players destroyed curacao's defence. Germany was able to score 7 goals.

Ecuador's players performed better than Curacao. They played well. In addition to dominating the match, Ecuador's players were able to attack a lot. Ecuador has 75 % of the ball position. They made a total of  26 shots. All 15+ shots were on target. Even then, Ecuador could not score  a single goal. Curacao's defense and goalkeeper played very well in this match. Otherwise, Curacao would have definitely lost in this match as well.

On the other hand, the match of Germany vs Ivory Coast in the same group was also very enjoyable. Germany won 2-1. But the road to victory in the match was very difficult for them.