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

[Cityhunter34]

I really like seeing the new world record.. If Messi maintains this consistency, he will be the best in the world at the end of this World Cup. Although I consider Mbappe as a competitor in this regard. He is also playing well. Goal scoring is also with his name. He has a few more matches ahead. So Mbappe also has a chance of being top. But if we think about it for a long time, then if Mbappe plays in the next World Cup and can maintain his goal consistency, then there is a good chance that Mbappe's name will be at the top of the top scorers of only World Cups in the future.. But over all, Messi is now the most popular and greatest player in the world. There is no competitor to him at present. He will retire at the best time of his career, which is really a great thing.

There are currently 3 stars who are scoring a lot of goals and push their teams to success. One of them is Messi, followed by Haaland and Mbappe. All 3 teams will go in the next round, and I think we see many more goals. Someone is missing from the list, Ronaldo should be included, that would make the World Cup better. Or a star from Brazil missing who scored many goals. The upcoming games are sure to be great, lets see how things look in a week.

These 3 players you mentioned are actually making a lot of effort to push their country to the next round. Honestly, I love watching the way they score their goals, especially Messi and Mbappe.

Those guys are making this World Cup tournament more exciting to watch. Yes, Ronaldo needs to do the needful things and move up the list, because we didn't expect this performance from him at all. He used to compete with Massi, but it was completely different this time around.

[Nahl]

I have to says that the current squad of Norway is their gold generation because, currently Norway squad were filled with some of quality players but it's interesting to talking about Norway key player Haaland.

As debut player Haaland have proven his capacity that he was appears as goal machine for Norway even from total 7 goals of Norway Haaland has 4 of them he even only 1 goal behind Messi for the top scorer.

Because Norway have been qualified i think for 3rd game against France the coach shouldn't pushed the key players to playing because whatever the result of this game it won't be effect so, it's time for Norway to give the chances of their reserved players and keep the main players to ensure they have good fitness while playing at next stage.

[Varnquister]

Argentina managed to defeat Austria thanks to goals by Lionel Messi. With his two goals, Messi became the top scorer in the World Cup. Although he missed a penalty in the first half, he still managed to score before halftime. Messi once again decided the outcome of the match, scoring in the final minutes. Argentina has secured its place in the knockout stage. Whether Austria will advance from the group stage will be determined in their match against Algeria.

[cyberninja2]

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I actually didn't expect Messi to do something so good, scoring so many goals like this, and he was a hero in two matches. At 39, he still has a great performance. However, we won't necessarily see him in the next World Cup because he's definitely over 40, but of course, it's also possible that he will participate in the World Cup again because he could still perform well in the next World Cup. Honestly, I hope to see him play again in the next World Cup

Mbappe could be Messi's rival in scoring goals because he's a good player. But I actually hope Messi competes with Ronaldo in scoring goals to make it more exciting. Unfortunately, Ronaldo hasn't scored yet, and I hope Ronaldo scores many goals in the next match. I think Argentina has great potential to advance to the next round, and I think Argentina will definitely face stronger opponents in the next round, which will definitely be even more exciting. Now I want to see argentina play again because Argentina's game is very good

Their time is still here but sometimes many people don't admit that their time with Ronaldo isn't over. With the many goals Messi has scored in two matches at this World Cup he now holds the record for most goals scored previously held by German player Klose.

Indeed currently Messi's name is more popular in this World Cup unlike Ronaldo's name who has not yet scored the first goal in this World Cup but I am sure that in Portugal's second match Ronaldo will score and give Portugal their first win because their opponent this time is Uzbekistan meaning it is easier to win the match because in the first match yesterday, of course all teams were still hesitant and there were also those who immediately won but unlike them Portugal had to see the situation with the weather sometimes in America which made it difficult for them to win their first match last week.

Of course this is very true and everyone believes that Messi's goal tally will eventually end because currently Messi's rival is still very young namely Mbappé. Moreover Mbappé's current number of goals differs by only a few goals from Messi's tally. It is very natural that Mbappé will surpass Messi's goal tally in this World Cup and also in future World Cups because Mbappé still has a lot to do, and at his young age, he has already done so much for his country, France.

[AprilioMP]

Argentina is aiming for a perfect record in Group J. In addition to winning, the Argentine squad will set up scoring opportunities for their captain, Lionel Messi, so that he can become the top scorer at the 2026 World Cup—considering that in 2022, Messi trailed Kylian Mbappé by one goal.
Austria will face Argentina in the group’s second match. On June 17, Austria won 3-1 against a relatively easy opponent, and Argentina also defeated Algeria.
The Argentina vs. Austria matchup is the most intriguing in this group, featuring players we know from top leagues.

Austria and Argentina, who do you think is going to win? I am not convinced that Austria can win Argentina, so this kind of game is not even debatable, and now that Messi is even there, then it will be another challenge, but it will only be the game we are going to be watching for fun.

The match ended with a victory for Argentina. If Argentina plays the way they did yesterday, they fully deserve the three points. They played with excellent intensity from the first minute until the final whistle. Messi’s missed penalty did not shake the Argentine players’ confidence; on the contrary, it only made them press harder to score. Messi’s first goal against Austria came from a well-executed play.

A pull-back pass into the center from the right corner of Austria’s defense, which Messi converted into a goal, demonstrated the team’s cohesion and understanding across all lines. Messi came in from behind, and the Argentine player who received the pull-back pass laid the ball off as if he knew Messi was running in, better positioned to take the shot.
Another record was set for Messi.

[Altryist]

These 3 players you mentioned are actually making a lot of effort to push their country to the next round. Honestly, I love watching the way they score their goals, especially Messi and Mbappe.

Those guys are making this World Cup tournament more exciting to watch. Yes, Ronaldo needs to do the needful things and move up the list, because we didn't expect this performance from him at all. He used to compete with Massi, but it was completely different this time around.

Today, Ronaldo and the Portuguese national team will have a chance to put in a better performance than they did in their first match. I really hope they play much better against Uzbekistan than they did against DR Congo, because managing just one shot on target in an entire match while holding 75% possession is not good enough. Uzbekistan is a weak team, and I believe Portugal ought to beat an opponent like that. By the way, Ronaldo will also have a chance to score today.

[IceLincoln]

It's all-time 16 goals for Mbappe currently by the way. It wouldn't take him so long to capture that record from Messi.

But the fascinating thing here is of course that Messi can do these things even while he is 39 years old.    What a legend man!

I can't imagine how unhappy Ronaldo is with this situation. His ego will step forward again today for sure but I doubt his finishing. He is really terrible now.

I T hi ink Kylian Mbappe was built for the World Cup, the best overall performance of him has been at the World Cup from 2018, 2022 and now 2026. He just turns on a prime mode each time it’s close. This guy is a beast, the way he scores he might break more records outside the World Cup.
Ronaldo definitely will be pained by all this, he’s a very competitive player. Right now I don’t find fault in his game it’s just that he should let the young ones play since he’s not performing as he used to. Miroslav Klose in his last World Cup was coming from the bench to Make an impact as well as every player in that age.
He doesn’t want to retire because Messi is still playing.

[martinom]

capo verde is a solid team and has proven to be very strong, it honestly surprised me because it is a very rare thing that happens very few times, seeing a team that is considered a team that will do nothing better than get out of the group stage and instead surprises everyone is something almost impossible to see.

I don't know how it is possible that a team like this that no one thought was a winner managed to make such a historic journey, sometimes there are things that always surprise and this is definitely the best, they are also beautiful to look at, they seem really happy to play together and this does the team a lot of good.

[SuperBitMan]

Argentina managed to defeat Austria thanks to goals by Lionel Messi. With his two goals, Messi became the top scorer in the World Cup. Although he missed a penalty in the first half, he still managed to score before halftime. Messi once again decided the outcome of the match, scoring in the final minutes. Argentina has secured its place in the knockout stage. Whether Austria will advance from the group stage will be determined in their match against Algeria.

Did you just say they managed to win you are actually very funny, Argentina won the match very well and they would have even scored more goals if not for some chances that were missed so they didn’t manage to win.
Messi is a very talented player and again God blessed him so much and everything is always working out very well for him, he missed a penalty and then scored the 2 goals they used in winning the match that is wonderful and a very good way to redeem himself, I love how everything is going well for Argentina they may actually end up lifting the World Cup again because all what I see in this Argentina players is determination to win the World Cup again.
Congratulations to Argentina.

[paco92x]

Today, Ronaldo and the Portuguese national team will have a chance to put in a better performance than they did in their first match. I really hope they play much better against Uzbekistan than they did against DR Congo, because managing just one shot on target in an entire match while holding 75% possession is not good enough. Uzbekistan is a weak team, and I believe Portugal ought to beat an opponent like that. By the way, Ronaldo will also have a chance to score today.

Portugal must win the game, but things are all fired up in their team and you can see that they are experiencing some unrest. Cristiano Ronaldo is under a bit of pressure regarding Messi and underperformed in the first match. We will see if that backfires on them and if maybe Uzbekistan manages to pull off a shocker with a draw.

[Stavri]

It's all-time 16 goals for Mbappe currently by the way. It wouldn't take him so long to capture that record from Messi.

But the fascinating thing here is of course that Messi can do these things even while he is 39 years old.    What a legend man!

I can't imagine how unhappy Ronaldo is with this situation. His ego will step forward again today for sure but I doubt his finishing. He is really terrible now.

I T hi ink Kylian Mbappe was built for the World Cup, the best overall performance of him has been at the World Cup from 2018, 2022 and now 2026. He just turns on a prime mode each time it’s close. This guy is a beast, the way he scores he might break more records outside the World Cup.
Ronaldo definitely will be pained by all this, he’s a very competitive player. Right now I don’t find fault in his game it’s just that he should let the young ones play since he’s not performing as he used to. Miroslav Klose in his last World Cup was coming from the bench to Make an impact as well as every player in that age.
He doesn’t want to retire because Messi is still playing.

yeah and seriously, unless a miracle happens it looks like that Mbappe is on track to beat Messi’s all time world cup goal record, if not in this tournament, then definitely in the next one. it really bums me out.

[blue Snow]

Argentina managed to defeat Austria thanks to goals by Lionel Messi. With his two goals, Messi became the top scorer in the World Cup. Although he missed a penalty in the first half, he still managed to score before halftime. Messi once again decided the outcome of the match, scoring in the final minutes. Argentina has secured its place in the knockout stage. Whether Austria will advance from the group stage will be determined in their match against Algeria.

Even as he approaches retirement age, Messi is still performing at a high level. It’s as if age is just a number for him, his performance has never declined. Messi continues to break record after record every time he plays. He has now officially become the all-time leading World Cup goalscorer.

Argentina can now breathe a little easier since they’ve advanced to the knockout stage. In their match against Jordan, Argentina will likely rotate their players.

Austria has a strong chance of advancing to the knockout stage since they only need a draw against Algeria.

[Princess Leah]

It's all-time 16 goals for Mbappe currently by the way. It wouldn't take him so long to capture that record from Messi.

But the fascinating thing here is of course that Messi can do these things even while he is 39 years old.    What a legend man!

I can't imagine how unhappy Ronaldo is with this situation. His ego will step forward again today for sure but I doubt his finishing. He is really terrible now.

I T hi ink Kylian Mbappe was built for the World Cup, the best overall performance of him has been at the World Cup from 2018, 2022 and now 2026. He just turns on a prime mode each time it’s close. This guy is a beast, the way he scores he might break more records outside the World Cup.
Ronaldo definitely will be pained by all this, he’s a very competitive player. Right now I don’t find fault in his game it’s just that he should let the young ones play since he’s not performing as he used to. Miroslav Klose in his last World Cup was coming from the bench to Make an impact as well as every player in that age.
He doesn’t want to retire because Messi is still playing.

yeah and seriously, unless a miracle happens it looks like that Mbappe is on track to beat Messi’s all time world cup goal record, if not in this tournament, then definitely in the next one. it really bums me out.

For that to happen in this tournament depends on how far their both team can go, if Argentina drop from the tournament along the line then France reaches the finals, there's huge possibility that he'll break Messi's record if not it would be next one. But the good for Mbappé is that he'll definitely break in future.

 He's more younger and have like two or more World Cups to play before retirement whereas Messi might retire before the next one, even though he's still available for the next one he won't be this active in scoring goals, he should be 42 or so ny then if am not mistaken. I see the competition for goals in the tournament is between Messi and Mbappé.

[pewboy]

At the end of the first half, New zealand were leading 1-0. I thought the match would  be a draw. But in the second half , New zealand players could not take any advantage. We saw the  complete domination of the egyptian players. Egypt performed well  in the second half and secured a  3-1 victory. Both ZIko and Salah scored. After winning this match, Egypt is  at the top of the table.
We considered Belgium as the  strongest in group G. But they failed to win both matches. If they cannot win against New zealand in the  last match, then they will  probably not be able to qualify for the round of 32.

New Zealand is actually an extra, they would never be able to win against teams as famous as the top seeds, but i must say that Egypt is truly the team that surprised me, they managed to win and raise the name of the nation, i bet on them for the victory and in fact i was rewarded.

[cocadalcan]

These 3 players you mentioned are actually making a lot of effort to push their country to the next round. Honestly, I love watching the way they score their goals, especially Messi and Mbappe.

Those guys are making this World Cup tournament more exciting to watch. Yes, Ronaldo needs to do the needful things and move up the list, because we didn't expect this performance from him at all. He used to compete with Massi, but it was completely different this time around.

Today, Ronaldo and the Portuguese national team will have a chance to put in a better performance than they did in their first match. I really hope they play much better against Uzbekistan than they did against DR Congo, because managing just one shot on target in an entire match while holding 75% possession is not good enough. Uzbekistan is a weak team, and I believe Portugal ought to beat an opponent like that. By the way, Ronaldo will also have a chance to score today.

There will be chances for Portugal but they performed badly in the first match against DR Congo and I think they will play well in the upcoming match. Ronaldo is not performing as well as expected for his country. What is meant by weak team in World Cup mission is not fruitful for some matches because in some matches weak teams are drawing or winning and causing accidents. Ronaldo's chances are not over he will have to try his best for his country to win because he is facing a lot of criticism for his failure in the first match. I am optimistic about Ronaldo and Portugal winning and I am betting on them.

[Varnquister]

France managed to secure a comfortable victory over Iraq and took the lead. Having claimed the top spot on goal difference, France will most likely finish the tournament in first place. France took the lead in the first half with a goal by Mbappé and went on to defeat their opponent 3-0 in the second half with goals by Mbappé and Dembélé. It’s safe to say this wasn’t a difficult match for France, as they didn’t even allow their opponent a single shot on goal.

[Hyphen(-)]

I have to says that the current squad of Norway is their gold generation because, currently Norway squad were filled with some of quality players but it's interesting to talking about Norway key player Haaland.

As debut player Haaland have proven his capacity that he was appears as goal machine for Norway even from total 7 goals of Norway Haaland has 4 of them he even only 1 goal behind Messi for the top scorer.

Because Norway have been qualified i think for 3rd game against France the coach shouldn't pushed the key players to playing because whatever the result of this game it won't be effect so, it's time for Norway to give the chances of their reserved players and keep the main players to ensure they have good fitness while playing at next stage.

Exactly, I know that so many people don't even consider them as a team that will have such great performance considering that their key players we know in the European Leagues are the like of Haaland and Odegard, others can be considered as average players, but one thing is sure, they have good team work because I was expecting them not win against Senegal but the proved me wrong; now they have qualified to the next round of the competition already even before their last match against France which I think should be a serious game even though the manager can consider resting some players ahead next round since the job is already done. Congratulations to Norway.

Argentina managed to defeat Austria thanks to goals by Lionel Messi. With his two goals, Messi became the top scorer in the World Cup. Although he missed a penalty in the first half, he still managed to score before halftime. Messi once again decided the outcome of the match, scoring in the final minutes. Argentina has secured its place in the knockout stage. Whether Austria will advance from the group stage will be determined in their match against Algeria.

They defeated Australia with three goals, it is not a manage defeat, and Messi has yet shown the world that he deserve to be the greatest of all time because he already have five goals in the world cup at his age.

[criptoevangelista]

I had completely forgotten about Kylian Mbappé's existence when I mentioned Messi's record being practically impossible for anyone to beat. But there’s a very high chance that Mbappé will become the all-time World Cup top scorer in the future, since he's young and has at least two more World Cups to play. Anyway, I think it will be hard for Messi to hold onto this record for more than one World Cup cycle... It's a shame, because it would be magical for him to be the top scorer forever. I really like Messi.

[Varnquister]

Although Jordan managed to end the first half ahead against Algeria, they were unable to prevent goals in the second half and left the match with a loss. They had taken a 1-0 lead before the end of the first half, but Algeria was the side dominating possession. Algeria, which kept up the pressure until the final minute, defeated its opponent 2-1 despite falling behind, earning its first point in the group and tying Austria in points. It is now entirely up to them to determine who will finish second in the group. This will be decided after the match between these two teams in five days.

[Solokan]

Messi is on fire in this world while everyone least expected it, he is stealing the show in his age in the biggest stage of football again.

Ronaldo is still trying to find his feet in the world Cup, getting a goal and moving forward but I hope this isn't a pressure for him rather he should focus on seeing you his winning amd moving to the next round, the more Portugal remains in the competition the closer is his chances to lift the world cup and this is not necessarily about him getting the highest goals here.

Yes, Messi is currently popular and still performing well even though he is approaching 40, having scored 5 goals so far. We don't know whether Messi will score more goals in future matches, but what is clear is that Argentina is very proud to have a talented player like him

Ronaldo will certainly strive to perform better, and Ronaldo and Portugal fans will certainly want to see Ronaldo and his teammates play well and not be defeated by Messi and his friends Yes, the most important thing for Portugal is to consistently win because it's not about goals, but winning is what matters. Incidentally, we will see the Portugal vs. Uzbekistan match later. I think there is a great potential for Portugal to win that match. What do you think? And if Portugal wins that match, Portugal's mentality will definitely improve, and the Portuguese players will definitely be even more enthusiastic