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

[SPIDERMAN008]

Spain 3 Vs Saudi Arabia 0 HT
The headlines for this match will be all about Yamal as the young talent scores his first ever world cup goal in his second appearance on the world stage and this is more to follow for him. Spain who were held the last time by Cape Verde to a goalless draw will not repeat the same mistake of wasting chances again as they have learnt in the first game. It's HT and they are already 3 goals up, who knows how many they might score in the second half. I just got a notification now that it's already 4 goals scored, lol. Spain shouldn't pour all the frustrations of last match to this very match, we have seen Germany score 7x and Canada scoring 6x, let's see if Spain will match up to these numbers or even exceed both.

Yes, they are now 4 goals ahead. But time is running out. If they could have kept the momentum in the second half, they would have scored 7 goals or more like Germany. But scoring so many goals in a big tournament like the World Cup is truly incredible. It is only possible to score so many goals by taking advantage of all the opportunities against a weaker team and using all your tactics together. However, it doesn't take long for a goal to be scored. If they can still score 3 more goals, then the total will be 7 goals, which will be as good as it will be to looks and listen too .

[Rashlyowl]

This is an easy game for Spain and like a bonus to them because they have already scored three goals without much effort in the first half. Saudi Arabia cannot play park the bus pattern because they have a weak defense. The second half has just begun and some substitutes has been made. I want to see how many goals Spain will score in this second half.

Saudi Arabia forced to use a defensive style from the start of the match, they did not realize that there was a lot of difference between them & the Spain players. The first difference is gameplay, the second is endurance & the third is body posture. So far there has been 1 more goal in the second half which was an own goal, I think soon we will see the fifth goal from Spain & after that there will be no more goals.

[Finebone]

Yes, they are now 4 goals ahead. But time is running out. If they could have kept the momentum in the second half, they would have scored 7 goals or more like Germany. But scoring so many goals in a big tournament like the World Cup is truly incredible. It is only possible to score so many goals by taking advantage of all the opportunities against a weaker team and using all your tactics together. However, it doesn't take long for a goal to be scored. If they can still score 3 more goals, then the total will be 7 goals, which will be as good as it will be to looks and listen too .

The most important thing is securing the three point, because even if they scored up to ten goals without reply, it will still be three point that will be in the bag, so why should they put in so much effort to get more goals when their key players can get injured in the process.
So if I was the manager of the Spanish national team, what I will be doing now is removing my most important player, and preserve them for the next game, because that  will be the next focus, not this game that victory is already achieved.

[Mayor of ogba]

Spain has a god chance today to create that gap in the group table. They were not impressive last game, now is their best chance to bring the hope of winning the world cup again.

Yamal opened the score sheet for Spain, while Oyarzabar scored and assisted for the second goal. The first half has ended. Total goals will be up to 6.

With the way this World Cup is turning out, we might see the country we didn't expect or imagine to win the World Cup ending up winning the 2026 World Cup. Yes today is the best chance for Spain to create a gap in group H, and they are doing just that. The match is already 77 minutes as I'm writing this comment and Spain is leading by four to nil.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Saudi Arabia forced to use a defensive style from the start of the match, they did not realize that there was a lot of difference between them & the Spain players. The first difference is gameplay, the second is endurance & the third is body posture. So far there has been 1 more goal in the second half which was an own goal, I think soon we will see the fifth goal from Spain & after that there will be no more goals.

I thought Saudi Arabia would be able to put up a strong defense like Cabo Verde. But spain was aggressive from the start of the  match. They scored 3 goals in just 24 minutes. After getting the lead so quickly, Saudi arabia had no chance to make a comeback. Even then, Saudi players tried to play defensively and not concede any more goals. But they could not keep their defense strong either. Saudi arabia conceded another goal early in the second half. After  75 minutes, Spain was  now leading 4-0. Anyway, the match was now very boring. Spain was not  making much effort to score goals either.

[YUriy1991]

Spain is playing really well in this match, Spain has already scored 3 goals in just 25 minutes of the game. Lamine Yamal scored the first goal in the 10th minute, and after that Oyarzabal scored a goal in the 21st minute, and soon then in the 24th minute, Oyarzabal score another goal, and now Spain has a 3-goal lead. The first half is not over yet and their score is now 3-0, the way Spain plays, they are playing completely offensively, they will score more goals in this match. Spain will definitely win the match, and it seems that they will win the match by a very big margin. I think they will score 5 goals in the whole match.

As predicted Saudi Arabia will struggle to cope with the dominance of Spanish players because Saudi Arabia is playing far below Spain level. Currently Spain is chasing points after being held to a 0-0 draw by Cape Verde. Therefore in this match, Spain must win by a convincing score to advance to the next round, considering their next match is against the strong Uruguay team. Moreover if Uruguay loses to Cape Verde in the upcoming match, it will certainly make the competition even more exciting.

I really hope Cape Verde can beat Uruguay, making the next match between Uruguay and Spain very interesting, as it will determine who advances to the next round.

[Joca97]

Saudi Arabia forced to use a defensive style from the start of the match, they did not realize that there was a lot of difference between them & the Spain players. The first difference is gameplay, the second is endurance & the third is body posture. So far there has been 1 more goal in the second half which was an own goal, I think soon we will see the fifth goal from Spain & after that there will be no more goals.

I thought Saudi Arabia would be able to put up a strong defense like Cabo Verde. But spain was aggressive from the start of the  match. They scored 3 goals in just 24 minutes. After getting the lead so quickly, Saudi arabia had no chance to make a comeback. Even then, Saudi players tried to play defensively and not concede any more goals. But they could not keep their defense strong either. Saudi arabia conceded another goal early in the second half. After  75 minutes, Spain was  now leading 4-0. Anyway, the match was now very boring. Spain was not  making much effort to score goals either.

Spain opened them up really fast and thats what me the difference in this match,once they opened the match it was much easier to score more goals. Saudi arabia cannot do anything in this match and this is why they got destroyed. Still they have a chance of going into playoffs but they will need to win the last round match. Spain on the other hand with this heavy win secure the playoffs and its only a question if they will be first or second once they third round ends

[Arenga pinnata]

Spain is simply bound to redeem themselves today for their first match and prove that the draw against Curacao was just a huge misunderstanding. The Spaniards certainly need a win, but I don't expect a large number of goals from them. I think the Saudis won't take risks either and, just like Curacao, will focus on defense, though Saudi Arabia will certainly try to put up a fight against their opponent. Still, in all likelihood, Spain will get the victory, but it won't be a blowout. It will most likely be a low-scoring match.

Spain, which did make a mistake in its first match, can now breathe a sigh of relief with its victory over Saudi Arabia. and with this result, I think Spain is virtually guaranteed to advance to the next round. I’m pretty confident that Spain will likely win their next match as well. i think the draw in their first match against Cape Verde was simply because Cape Verde played in full defensive mode. And actually, if Cape Verde had been a little more aggressive at the time, they might have ended up conceding as many goals as Saudi Arabia did.

Uruguay will face Cape Verde today. And to be honest, I wouldn’t dare bet on that match. Cape Verde shouldn’t be underestimated because they held Spain to a draw in their first match.

[Jatiluhung]

Yes, they are now 4 goals ahead. But time is running out. If they could have kept the momentum in the second half, they would have scored 7 goals or more like Germany. But scoring so many goals in a big tournament like the World Cup is truly incredible. It is only possible to score so many goals by taking advantage of all the opportunities against a weaker team and using all your tactics together. However, it doesn't take long for a goal to be scored. If they can still score 3 more goals, then the total will be 7 goals, which will be as good as it will be to looks and listen too .

But that won’t happen in the Spain vs. Saudi Arabia match. besides, the game will be over in just one minute. and it looks like we can already see the final score: 4-0. Saudi Arabia realized they couldn’t mount a counterattack while keeping their defense solid, so they chose to play purely defensively to avoid conceding even more goals.
Besides, Spain simply didn’t give them any opportunities for a counterattack. Spain’s dominance and pressure were so strong that it was difficult to find an opening to mount a counterattack. Furthermore, the Saudi Arabian players’ confidence has plummeted in this match, while Spain has become even more confident and composed.

[MFahad]

Historically, Spain has dominated the head-to-head record and has always won against Saudi Arabia. In this match, both teams have the same ambition to get full points. Spain who previously failed to capitalize on their chances against Cape Verde, had to settle for a draw. This time, Luis de la Fuente will try a tactical change by maximizing the playing time of Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams from the start to break the deadlock in attack.
Spain will continue to control the game because the quality of the squad they have is much more complete than Saudi Arabia. Although Saudi Arabia will try to re-implement the disciplined, low-block defense and quick counter-attacks they employed against Uruguay, Spain will win this match because Luis de la Fuente will not repeat the same mistake for the second time in a row.

As we Spain is one of the most strongest and well skilled team in Fifa World Cup as compared to Saudi Arabia. No doubt Saudi Arabia improves a lot of things and in previous event they defeated the defending champions but in this game against Spain they looks less skilled on the basis of real time game. Spain dominating over Saudi early during first half and Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams gives a strong push to team and Spain break the strong defensive of Saudi early on. They have more control on ball because there players are world class and have much more mature according to skills than Saudi players. Mostly Spain overcome against Saudi Arabia in Fifa events and this type they was very excited for the win.

[Frankolala]

This is an easy game for Spain and like a bonus to them because they have already scored three goals without much effort in the first half. Saudi Arabia cannot play park the bus pattern because they have a weak defense. The second half has just begun and some substitutes has been made. I want to see how many goals Spain will score in this second half.

Saudi Arabia forced to use a defensive style from the start of the match, they did not realize that there was a lot of difference between them & the Spain players. The first difference is gameplay, the second is endurance & the third is body posture. So far there has been 1 more goal in the second half which was an own goal, I think soon we will see the fifth goal from Spain & after that there will be no more goals.

The 5th goal was scored but it was an offside and that was why the match ended 4-0. Saudi Arabia was able to wake up in the second half from their porous defense and that prevented Spain from having easy penetration for more goals. Saudi Arabia has only one point and if they don't win their next match, they will exit the competition.

[jakdanyel]

In a match that Yamal scored his first World Cup goal, Spain just destroyed Saudi Arabia 4-0.    How couldn't they do it against Cape Verde in the first place? It's still a mystery... Or just a bad luck maybe.

But I still have doubts on Spain's journey here. Because if you noticed they haven't been great in World Cups as much as Euros. Who knows maybe they will be eliminated in an unexpected moment again.

[Majestic-milf]

 Some will say Spain did well today but in my personal pov, it was poor. The side they played against had nothing working for them so it's something they should have capitalized upon and scored a lot of goals. See the way Germany made light work of Curacao, that should have been the same thing that Spain should have done.

[Ummeettaa]

Lamin Yamal made a huge impact in his Fifa World Cup debut against Saudi Arabia scoring a goal and delivering a wonderful performance in the first half played.

There was a huge different in the play of Spain with Lamin Yamal on the Spain squad. The presence of a world class player was felt on the pitch, he made the Spanish attack solid and made it as if the Saudi defense were not there at all.

Lamin Yamal delivered a brilliant performance of 9.0 rating, scoring a goal and a total shot of 5. What are your though on Yamal's depute, performance and rating on  his World cup first match for Spain.

[Lida93]

Saudi Arabia forced to use a defensive style from the start of the match, they did not realize that there was a lot of difference between them & the Spain players. The first difference is gameplay, the second is endurance & the third is body posture. So far there has been 1 more goal in the second half which was an own goal, I think soon we will see the fifth goal from Spain & after that there will be no more goals.

Unlike what the result were between Cape Verde and Spain it's a different one for Saudi Arabia as they are having one of the worst games of their career in this World Cup against one of the best team in the world. Spain won everything in this game, possession, shots on target and points, the stats all favoured Spain, and they really needed this win considering that they shared points in their first game and the next game after Saudi is a strong opponent Uruguay which they aint sure about winning.

[shinratensei_]

In a match that Yamal scored his first World Cup goal, Spain just destroyed Saudi Arabia 4-0.    How couldn't they do it against Cape Verde in the first place? It's still a mystery... Or just a bad luck maybe.

But I still have doubts on Spain's journey here. Because if you noticed they haven't been great in World Cups as much as Euros. Who knows maybe they will be eliminated in an unexpected moment again.

It's simply because Yamal was out of his form when his nation against Cape Verde. Things get better when he starts, and Fuente brings back Pedri as club's central midfielder. So Spain played better like what they did during Euro.
Spain is fully relied upon its wingers. Once all of its wingers are not performing, the lose one of their leg.

Beside that Saudi is also terrible in defending. So it creates more space for him to explore. Even i have seen the guy who marked him give up to his job.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

Some will say Spain did well today but in my personal pov, it was poor. The side they played against had nothing working for them so it's something they should have capitalized upon and scored a lot of goals. See the way Germany made light work of Curacao, that should have been the same thing that Spain should have done.

I thought that Spain would score at least 5 goals in this match, because they scored 3 goals in the first 25 minutes, then they only scored 1 goal in the remaining 70 minutes of the match. But anyway, they won the match, and that's the main thing. They probably thought that if you can win the match without struggling, then why bother scoring so many goals unnecessarily? That's why they played the match without any pressure, but even then they attacked enough, maybe they didn't attack with full force, but they had attack in their game throughout the match, not strong but natural. But I didn't think that Saudi Arabia would play so badly, their so much bad performance was really unexpected.

[KTChampions]

In a match that Yamal scored his first World Cup goal, Spain just destroyed Saudi Arabia 4-0.    How couldn't they do it against Cape Verde in the first place? It's still a mystery... Or just a bad luck maybe.

But I still have doubts on Spain's journey here. Because if you noticed they haven't been great in World Cups as much as Euros. Who knows maybe they will be eliminated in an unexpected moment again.

The result was expected (apparently Spain had a contract to destroy the bettors only in the first round haha) and it seems that the score could have been higher. It's a shame that even with such a big score the game wasn't serious. Spain was practically finishing the game right after they had achieved a critical advantage. Oyasable was immediately substituted. No one had any appetite to set records or try hard, the score was big but still it didn't have the atmosphere of the biggest event in 4 years.

[Creeper0]

Some will say Spain did well today but in my personal pov, it was poor. The side they played against had nothing working for them so it's something they should have capitalized upon and scored a lot of goals. See the way Germany made light work of Curacao, that should have been the same thing that Spain should have done.

You are right, even though Spain won the match today, their performance is lacking. Especially their attacks were not yet organized. If Saudi Arabia's defense could have done a little better, Spain might not have been able to score today either. 4 of the 4 goals were due to mistakes by Saudi Arabia's defense. Even though Spain was considered the favorite to win the World Cup before the World Cup started, they have not been able to perform that way yet. Especially, they are constantly making wrong attacks and their shots do not hit the target. I think their attack line will prove to be completely useless against big teams.

[barbara44]

Spain, which did make a mistake in its first match, can now breathe a sigh of relief with its victory over Saudi Arabia. and with this result, I think Spain is virtually guaranteed to advance to the next round. I’m pretty confident that Spain will likely win their next match as well. i think the draw in their first match against Cape Verde was simply because Cape Verde played in full defensive mode. And actually, if Cape Verde had been a little more aggressive at the time, they might have ended up conceding as many goals as Saudi Arabia did.

Uruguay will face Cape Verde today. And to be honest, I wouldn’t dare bet on that match. Cape Verde shouldn’t be underestimated because they held Spain to a draw in their first match.

This is a great summary of the match! You've captured the key points well there was no mistake from Spain in the first match surprises are always the beauty of the FIFA World Cup Cape Verde done historic job in first match their defense was at his best and their goalkeeper also done impressive job but today in first 25 minutes have 3 goals mean Spain was playing with solid offensive strategy.

Saudi Arabia managed to make a comeback, but this was too late with they have good last 60 minutes which keep them on good and they restrict Spain from having any thing more. Now in few hours Uruguay going to face Cape Verde this is also going to be tricky game because Uruguay is having no win in last 5 games and this is going to be another challenge for them with Cape Verde will be on with another solid defensive strategy.