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

[MAAManda]

It seems that Portugal are venting all of their frustrations on Uzbekistan as they totally dominated the whole game and thrashed Uzbekistan with 5 goals after Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by D.R. Congo in their first group stage match. I guess D.R. Congo are having the advantages over Uzbekistan as most of their players did played for Europeans football clubs and the skill quality of their players are indeed higher even though Fifa did ranked Uzbekistan at a Fifa ranking of 50 while D.R. Congo are at 46. I think D.R. Congo should be able to get a victory over Uzbekistan when both of these teams play against each other for their last remaining match in the group stage.

Portugal - Uzbekistan match is the same as Spain - Saudi Arabia, both Portugal & Spain dominated the match. Congo has the full advantage now after Uzbekistan was destroyed by Portugal, they have to do what they can do best, with that, Congo can at least qualify for the next round through the best 3 ranking route.

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Today, Congo must prove their quality, people have high hopes for them after they were able to hold Portugal to a draw in the first match. Even though they're not the favorites, I bet on them on the handicap.

[LUCKMCFLY]

With what I saw in that edition of the AFCON, I don't think the Africans are putting in the numbers that I expected, there defensive plays are superb but find almost all of then in the threshold of drawing or losing and it's wild, the lost irritating one was the yesterday's match where they managed to hold on to that lead for long and ended up losing the match, that's the areas that needs improvement

I think the team that has stolen everyone's heart is called Cabo Verde. Wow, what a demonstration of resilience! It's a demonstration of organized and hard-working football. They are one of those teams that maintain their strategy and don't get disorganized, even when the score is against them. This is without mentioning that the emotional part of goalkeeper Vozinha and his mother has won the hearts of many in the world.

[xLays]

Another day, another upset in the World Cup. England were heavily favored to win at 1.14 odds on the 1X2 market, but the match ended in draw instead. I'm sure a lot of parlays got ruined because of England. I also saw plenty of people betting on Harry Kane to score 2+ goals, but he couldn't even get one.
England probably should have brought on Marcus Rashford earlier instead of Bukayo Saka that sub in.. And maybe Jude Bellingham should have played the full 90 minutes as well. Honestly, Saka and Roger didn't really make much of an impact. It felt like the kind of performances that work in the EPL but not on the World Cup stage. lol

[laspol65]

Today is a pity that Cristiano Ronaldo could not score a hat-trick, but he scored a double. He was the most interesting player in today's match. Portugal has been able to dominate, if they can perform in a unique match like today's match, then Portugal will be able to go a long way. Their goal in this match was to win and they did, Uzbekistan was weak, due to which they could not perform well in this match from their attack and defense.
In this match, I only regret Cristiano Ronaldo, he has the opportunity to make a record in this last World Cup. But the other players in his team are not very experienced and are too excited, so Portugal is not able to go much further. However, if Cristiano Ronaldo can work according to his leadership, then there is definitely a possibility of making a record in this World Cup.

[HelliumZ]

Another day, another upset in the World Cup. England were heavily favored to win at 1.14 odds on the 1X2 market, but the match ended in draw instead. I'm sure a lot of parlays got ruined because of England. I also saw plenty of people betting on Harry Kane to score 2+ goals, but he couldn't even get one.

Gamblers should be disappointed in today's match because England is much stronger than Ghana in terms of strength, but in today's match, the match between Ghana and England ended in a draw. Where I bet $20 on England and this is a sad chapter for me. So far, I have not been able to make $20 from betting on World Cup matches, but I lost today's match. There are millions of users like me who are 100% sure that someone has lost a match. This is a match where 11 players played defensively and stopped England. Where popular players like Rashford, Harry Kane are there.

[Zoomic]

I'm watching with interest because I was sure England would score at least two goals in the first half, but Ghana is causing major problems.
It's now the 60th minute and the score is still 0 to 0. If England draws, we'll have another surprise draw at this World Cup.
I still believe England will win this match, but my confidence is dropping with each passing minute.

The match is two minutes left to full time and it's still goalless. However, England is dominating the game and had quite a few chances in the last ten minutes but they couldn't find the back of the net as O'Reilly goal was denied by the wood work. An additional six minutes has been added. Let's see who will finally, break the deadlock between these two team and qualify for the knockout stage.

The game actually ended in a goalless draw. Ghana players would definitely be very proud of themselves after an incredible performance tonight to stop one of the most potent teams in this tournament from scoring a goal. The last time I saw an African team put that such a solid performance was Morocco's first game of the tournament against Brazil which ended in a draw as well.
Don't know if Ghana will be able to keep with what we saw tonight but should they continue to be this impressive, they might reach the quarter finals stage of the competition.

[SUPERSAIAN]

Ronaldo responded to the criticism in today's match. Actually, the opposing team was Uzbekistan, so it wasn't a particularly difficult team. Nevertheless, Ronaldo's name started to be associated with positive things again. He could have played poorly in this match, but Ronaldo is still a good player. Judging and criticizing him based on just one match wasn't right. Some fans even used very harsh words against him.

[uneng]

Another day, another upset in the World Cup. England were heavily favored to win at 1.14 odds on the 1X2 market, but the match ended in draw instead. I'm sure a lot of parlays got ruined because of England. I also saw plenty of people betting on Harry Kane to score 2+ goals, but he couldn't even get one.

Gamblers should be disappointed in today's match because England is much stronger than Ghana in terms of strength, but in today's match, the match between Ghana and England ended in a draw. Where I bet $20 on England and this is a sad chapter for me. So far, I have not been able to make $20 from betting on World Cup matches, but I lost today's match. There are millions of users like me who are 100% sure that someone has lost a match. This is a match where 11 players played defensively and stopped England. Where popular players like Rashford, Harry Kane are there.

Actually, a draw is a very likely scenario in this world cup, especially after what Cape Verde did in the game against Spain. So, no surprises at all. Limited teams can play heavily defensively and still win, due to counter attacks, while the favorite teams find themselves unlucky and without key opportunities to score.

That is why sports betting should be taken with caution. There aren't easy or safe bets, as all of them come followed by considerable risks. After all, it's the betting platforms and the social influencers who are heavily profiting this world cup, not the public.

[criptoevangelista]

Ronaldo responded to the criticism in today's match. Actually, the opposing team was Uzbekistan, so it wasn't a particularly difficult team. Nevertheless, Ronaldo's name started to be associated with positive things again. He could have played poorly in this match, but Ronaldo is still a good player. Judging and criticizing him based on just one match wasn't right. Some fans even used very harsh words against him.

Cristiano Ronaldo really needed those two goals. There was a lot of criticism during the week, especially because he hadn't scored, but with these two, his confidence will probably come back and he'll deliver some good football. We have to remember that he's already over 40 years old, playing against people almost half his age... he truly is built different.

[JiiBs]

Ronaldo responded to the criticism in today's match. Actually, the opposing team was Uzbekistan, so it wasn't a particularly difficult team. Nevertheless, Ronaldo's name started to be associated with positive things again. He could have played poorly in this match, but Ronaldo is still a good player. Judging and criticizing him based on just one match wasn't right. Some fans even used very harsh words against him.

He is Ronaldo at the end of the day, he has these qualities and it was going to show at some point. Get the ball to him and he would execute it to the best of his abilities. He certainly did have some missed chances and could have easily gotten a hat trick in today’s game but, a brace wasn’t any bad either. At the end, Portugal got to settle with a 5:0 win over Uzbekistan and with that, they’ve got their first 3 points in the tournament.
England had a draw against Ghana, that was so unexpected but, a good result for Ghana surely.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Gamblers should be disappointed in today's match because England is much stronger than Ghana in terms of strength, but in today's match, the match between Ghana and England ended in a draw. Where I bet $20 on England and this is a sad chapter for me. So far, I have not been able to make $20 from betting on World Cup matches, but I lost today's match. There are millions of users like me who are 100% sure that someone has lost a match. This is a match where 11 players played defensively and stopped England. Where popular players like Rashford, Harry Kane are there.

Don't know why so many people always have a lot of hope for England. I am one person who doesn't back England in most matches in such tournaments, and we are going to see more surprises soon.
Ghana did what they had to do, and they could have even easily pulled off a surprise win. That potential penalty that they were denied is still ringing in my head upto now

[Adbitco]

Portugal 5 Vs Uzbekistan 0 FT
Yesterday, Messi scored 2 goals, same yesterday Mbappe scored 2 goals, earlier this morning Haaland scored 2 goals, the news on social media was that since these guys has already scored 2 goals each, will Ronaldo replicate this or he will not score just as he didn't in the first match. I didn't talk about this because I like to talk after the match, so I didn't respond to it. Of course he was actually mocking Ronaldo, I know the guy is a strong Messi fan and he put that up just to spite Ronaldo, we all know how this online banter is. Funny enough, all these guys he mentioned scored in the first and second half of the game which means it took them longer to score the 2 goals. After Ronaldo scored the second goal in the first half, I went to the post to comment, funny enough he had locked the comment section. I'm like, so we have fans that can't take what they dish out, why did he lock his comment section, I wonder why, afterall Messi has 5 goals already in this world cup, so why is he afraid of responding to the fans of Ronaldo that has just 2 in the same world cup. Funny enough he didn't lock comment section after Portugal played DR Congo.

[Yurkov]

Croatia is much better on the pitch, for real! First half was very boring, totally 0-0. Both teams made big mistakes near the goal. But everything changed after half time. Budimir came to play and scored a super goal with head in 54 minute, he totally destroyed Panama defense! Panama is playing very aggressive now, Barcenas got yellow card for a bad foul. Croatia is having the ball and just waiting for the finish.

Croatia really deserves to go to next round! It will be so cool to watch them in tournament. They play beautiful football and have great spirit. I really like their energy on the pitch and nice actions. They worked so hard for this, so for real, it is very nice to see them win and play more games!

[Princess Leah]

Portugal 5 Vs Uzbekistan 0 FT
Yesterday, Messi scored 2 goals, same yesterday Mbappe scored 2 goals, earlier this morning Haaland scored 2 goals, the news on social media was that since these guys has already scored 2 goals each, will Ronaldo replicate this or he will not score just as he didn't in the first match. I didn't talk about this because I like to talk after the match, so I didn't respond to it. Of course he was actually mocking Ronaldo, I know the guy is a strong Messi fan and he put that up just to spite Ronaldo, we all know how this online banter is. Funny enough, all these guys he mentioned scored in the first and second half of the game which means it took them longer to score the 2 goals. After Ronaldo scored the second goal in the first half, I went to the post to comment, funny enough he had locked the comment section. I'm like, so we have fans that can't take what they dish out, why did he lock his comment section, I wonder why, afterall Messi has 5 goals already in this world cup, so why is he afraid of responding to the fans of Ronaldo that has just 2 in the same world cup. Funny enough he didn't lock comment section after Portugal played DR Congo.

Ronaldo has more fans on social media so he wasn't ready for the attack from lots of people cause he'll be defenseless since Ronaldo scored, if Ronaldo's number of goals ended with only one, his narrative would've been that others scored 2 goals but Ronaldo couldn't. I'm just happy Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored, the pressure on him would reduce.

 Despite the agenda to thrash talk Ronaldo and regenerate the debate, I realised that lots of people love him, only 2 goals and the whole media is buzzing, if he had succeeded in scoring a hattrick, more people would've locked the comments for a while cause Ronaldo fans would've taken the banter to another leave.

[Yurkov]

Despite the agenda to thrash talk Ronaldo and regenerate the debate, I realised that lots of people love him, only 2 goals and the whole media is buzzing, if he had succeeded in scoring a hattrick, more people would've locked the comments for a while cause Ronaldo fans would've taken the banter to another leave.

Many people dont like Ronaldo because he sometimes acts like a narcissist and a prince. But these same people are perfectly aware that he's one of the best footballers of all time – the numbers don't lie.

We all saw that the start of the World Cup wasn't one of his best matches. Even though people might not like him, the World Cup is an event where you want to watch the best football and the best players. The fact that Ronaldo finally started scoring goals was appreciated by everyone, because everyone likes good football.

[Sithara007]

Who has the courage to bet for Scotland tomorrow, when they will face Brazil? According to Stake, Scotland has been given odds of 8.40 (Brazil is at 1.35 and Draw is at 4.90). But given how Brazil has performed in their match against Morocco, I would say that Scotland will fancy their chances later tomorrow. This is going to be the last group phase match for both the teams, and in order to stay alive Scotland needs to win. They only have 1 point from two matches (draw against Haiti, and loss against Morocco). Also, tomorrow there is a Switzerland vs Canada match. Both these teams are table toppers in their group.

[blue Snow]

Ronaldo responded to the criticism in today's match. Actually, the opposing team was Uzbekistan, so it wasn't a particularly difficult team. Nevertheless, Ronaldo's name started to be associated with positive things again. He could have played poorly in this match, but Ronaldo is still a good player. Judging and criticizing him based on just one match wasn't right. Some fans even used very harsh words against him.

Yes, Ronaldo responded to all the criticism directed at him by delivering an outstanding performance against Uzbekistan. He even nearly scored a hat trick. Thanks to his goals last night, Ronaldo set a record as the first player in history to score in six different World Cups. Many people aren’t very patient with Ronaldo, so they’re quick to criticize him based on a single game. But Ronaldo is still Ronaldo, and he silenced all the critics by proving himself in an extraordinary way, a performance that turned many of his critics into admirers.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Ronaldo responded to the criticism in today's match. Actually, the opposing team was Uzbekistan, so it wasn't a particularly difficult team. Nevertheless, Ronaldo's name started to be associated with positive things again. He could have played poorly in this match, but Ronaldo is still a good player. Judging and criticizing him based on just one match wasn't right. Some fans even used very harsh words against him.

He was unlucky a little bit in this match, otherwise he would have scored a hat-trick but it's good return from Cristiano Ronaldo. As a best goal scorer who still plays, he will try scoring more goals in this World Cup but surely it is not his main target. He will try to do the best as he can to win World Cup 2026 title which is a very big one and he actually needs it more than a personal award as a best scorer in this World Cup.

Yes, Ronaldo responded to all the criticism directed at him by delivering an outstanding performance against Uzbekistan. He even nearly scored a hat trick. Thanks to his goals last night, Ronaldo set a record as the first player in history to score in six different World Cups. Many people aren’t very patient with Ronaldo, so they’re quick to criticize him based on a single game. But Ronaldo is still Ronaldo, and he silenced all the critics by proving himself in an extraordinary way, a performance that turned many of his critics into admirers.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the men, the player who has never given up his dream, and he does not only aim at big dreams but he actually puts decent efforts for working so hard and achieve what he wants. Criticisms are like nothing with him, and only make him stronger as motivation for him to be more focused. Of course as all players and human, there are things he can not achieve because life is not perfect with anyone but his great dedication for his career and his national team are really deserved to be recognized.

[Adbitco]

Cristiano Ronaldo against Uzbekistan equalled his fellow legendary country man Eusébio after he scored the first goal in the 6th on 9 world cup goal which is the highest number of goals scored by a Portuguese at the world cup. His second strike meant that his surpassed Eusébio and is now the highest Portuguese goalscorer in the world cup. His first strike was also the goal that meant Cristiano Ronaldo is the second oldest player to score a goal at the world cup. The older was a Cameroonian who scored at age 42. Ronaldo is 41 which means his the second oldest player to score in the world cup stage. Ronaldo is just a fine wine that gets  better with age. I know this will be his last world cup match as age is not on his side any longer, I hope he makes good use of these few games at hand. Right now Ronaldo is added to the list of player who has scored double digits in the world cup.

[laijsica]

Ronaldo responded to the criticism in today's match. Actually, the opposing team was Uzbekistan, so it wasn't a particularly difficult team. Nevertheless, Ronaldo's name started to be associated with positive things again. He could have played poorly in this match, but Ronaldo is still a good player. Judging and criticizing him based on just one match wasn't right. Some fans even used very harsh words against him.

If a good player plays badly in a match, there is a lot of criticism. I see this criticism as a positive because the fans have extra expectations from that player. For example, I like the Portugal team because of Cristiano Ronaldo and there are probably many fans like me who will criticize if he doesn't play well. The opponent was Uzbekistan, but the team was strong, but Portugal won 5-0 with a concerted effort from the team. I would have been even happier if Ronaldo had scored a hat-trick. Portugal is almost certain to make it to the knockout stages now.