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

[Xyloo]

This was an unexpected performance from England. Everyone in the world expected England to win this match, but despite having a formidable squad on paper, they couldn't even score a goal. They couldn't break through a very well-organized defense. The match ended in a goalless draw, and this will be recorded as another surprise result of the World Cup.

I don't see this as a surprise anymore because I have seen the biggest surprise so far in this group stage. Cabo Verde that doesn't have any professional player was able to hold down Spain for 90 minutes without a goal. Ghana vs England match is better because Ghana can play and has the world cup experience than Cabo Verde. Ghana went to play a defensive game and it worked out for them.

Ghana, with this draw, showed just how well their squad has worked. The whole team seemed focused on getting points from England, and they succeeded. It's not a huge surprise. We expected England to get three points, but of course, getting one was also a possibility. I congratulate Ghana because getting a point from England is never easy.

[Oluwa-btc]

Seeing Lionel Messi's magnificent World Cup performance made me very happy, especially with Cristiano Ronaldo's two goals. We might be entering a period where legends compete again. I hope Portugal progresses further and they face Argentina in the future. I would be thrilled to see them play against each other one last time. I hope Cristiano scores a few more goals and shows everyone that he is still playing at an elite level despite his age.

I don't even mind who they face, it will be magnificent if they happen to beat anybody they meet and win the Fifa world cup competition. Lionel Messi left me stunned during the last game they played,  that last goal against Austria wasn't expected and he happened to pull that up. He has been hell ruthless from the opening game of the tournament. And Ronaldo?! Glad he is never following the noise, he got a brace but the most important thing was seeing the team win. I don't know what comes, but I will be here to enjoy it all.

[As-Soon-As]

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.

The discussion still falls on Ronaldo, but comparing two players just for the sake of age difference is also an obvious answer, but seeing the last match of Portugal vs Uzbekistan i didn't see a tired Ronaldo or am i wrong?

Mbappe is a great player, but no offense not at Ronaldo's level.
If we really want to make a comparison to the same age years Ronaldo was much better performing.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still young in terms of running speed, in his current position Cristiano Ronaldo can still run for the full 90 minutes, there is no sign of disappointment or harassment in his eyes. If I am not mistaken, then of course Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to play in the next World Cup, but in his current position he may be deprived of the next World Cup due to age restrictions.
But looking at his style of play, he still seems young, he is still able to play the whole time compared to other players. And he is not only in terms of playing but also in terms of intelligence and strategy.

[sergiorus]

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.

The discussion still falls on Ronaldo, but comparing two players just for the sake of age difference is also an obvious answer, but seeing the last match of Portugal vs Uzbekistan i didn't see a tired Ronaldo or am i wrong?

Mbappe is a great player, but no offense not at Ronaldo's level.
If we really want to make a comparison to the same age years Ronaldo was much better performing.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still young in terms of running speed, in his current position Cristiano Ronaldo can still run for the full 90 minutes, there is no sign of disappointment or harassment in his eyes. If I am not mistaken, then of course Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to play in the next World Cup, but in his current position he may be deprived of the next World Cup due to age restrictions.
But looking at his style of play, he still seems young, he is still able to play the whole time compared to other players. And he is not only in terms of playing but also in terms of intelligence and strategy.

I really believe that unless there's a Haalland/Mbappe tier striker emerges from Portugal within 4 years, Cristiano will be the main forward of the Portugal national team the next WC.

And not even for the sake of respect but simply because he will still be the best.

[Varnquister]

England failed to score against Ghana despite dominating the match. Frankly, it’s surprising that England couldn’t find the back of the net in this match, given that they completely dominated play. The team that scored four goals against Croatia seemed to be unlucky in this match. Their failure to score despite taking 19 shots throughout the match resulted in them settling for a draw. Ghana, for its part, was unable to mount many attacks and struggled to maintain possession. Both teams split the points and now have 4 points each.

[B-BossMan]

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.

The discussion still falls on Ronaldo, but comparing two players just for the sake of age difference is also an obvious answer, but seeing the last match of Portugal vs Uzbekistan i didn't see a tired Ronaldo or am i wrong?

Mbappe is a great player, but no offense not at Ronaldo's level.
If we really want to make a comparison to the same age years Ronaldo was much better performing.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still young in terms of running speed, in his current position Cristiano Ronaldo can still run for the full 90 minutes, there is no sign of disappointment or harassment in his eyes. If I am not mistaken, then of course Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to play in the next World Cup, but in his current position he may be deprived of the next World Cup due to age restrictions.
But looking at his style of play, he still seems young, he is still able to play the whole time compared to other players. And he is not only in terms of playing but also in terms of intelligence and strategy.

Cristiano Ronaldo is actually still in his feet and I believe in his performances and consistency. Everyone was expected to see how the yesterday's outcome may be against thier match with Uzbekistan, and he did as expected. He would have scored 3 goals as hat trick yesterday but he was not chanced, Uzbekistan also tried I'm that match but what killed them most was thier defenders and even the attackers also contributed to the losses, after the Portugal scored first and second goals, they were totally relaxed and lose hope in challenging the Portugal back. Well the mat has ended well as I expected. Portugal played to thier standard.

Let's see what Morocco and Brazil will play today, they are my only favorite to predict on winning.

[HajiBagi]

Finally,, after a first match that ended in a draw, Portugal has bounced back by defeating Uzbekistan by a landslide score of 5-0. I think this is a truly remarkable achievement,, because in this match the Portuguese players performed with greater confidence and played exceptionally well. On top of that,, Ronaldo scored two goals in this match, which was clearly outstanding. So anyone who might have underestimated Ronaldo really needs to take note of this. Even though his goal tally hasn’t yet matched Messi’s, I’m confident that sooner or later—if Ronaldo keeps playing this well—he’ll definitely score even more goals. That’s why I think the rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi is going to get even more exciting from here on out. And right now, Portugal is at the top of Group K, and I don’t think that will change, because I’m confident Portugal will win their final match as well.

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A good and comfortable win for Portugal and i am very happy for them because Ronaldo also score a brace and make his hater to stop the hate they have for him, Ronaldo and some Portuguese players face many challenges after they drew against Dr Congo but they proved that they can turn things around and play well as a team, their next game will be against Colombia and it will be a very tough game for the both teams because Colombia is in good form currently.

Full Time, Colombia 1 vs 0 DR Congo

Finally Colombia become the next team who advance to round of 32 after success beating DR Congo and collecting 6 points from 2 matches played success qualifying to next round, next games against Portugal is the match for defending the first standings position if Colombia success playing draw or beating Portugal. Daniel Munoz's one goal at 76th minutes more enough for Colombia securing the round of 32 ticket and possibility will face between England or Ghana depending the finish standings at Group K as 1st place or finish as runner up.


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Colombia is one of the team that no one should underestimate, they understand each other and play together sd a team and any team that knows how to play together is very dangerous, they qualified for the next round after beating Dr Congo, they will play against Portugal and they don’t need to win the game to qualify again because they have already qualify but they will also prove themselves and want to challenge Portugal, Portugal need to play well if not Colombia will defeat them.

[AprilioMP]

Cristiano Ronaldo is still young in terms of running speed, in his current position Cristiano Ronaldo can still run for the full 90 minutes, there is no sign of disappointment or harassment in his eyes. If I am not mistaken, then of course Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to play in the next World Cup, but in his current position he may be deprived of the next World Cup due to age restrictions.
But looking at his style of play, he still seems young, he is still able to play the whole time compared to other players. And he is not only in terms of playing but also in terms of intelligence and strategy.

One thing I noticed in Portugal’s match yesterday, particularly regarding Cristiano Ronaldo: in terms of sharpness, Ronaldo doesn’t look like a 41-year-old player. His speed is good, but it’s no longer as good as it was when he played in the previous World Cup. I have to admit, by the 60th minute, Ronaldo’s stamina was starting to wane. It’s very clear that physical condition changes as one gets older. There were several chances he failed to finish well that he should have been able to convert. This is a natural decline in physical condition.

Ronaldo simply demonstrated his team-first mentality. It’s only right that the other Portuguese players work hard to break through, create space, and then set him up to finish.

[SmartCharpa]

England failed to score against Ghana despite dominating the match. Frankly, it’s surprising that England couldn’t find the back of the net in this match, given that they completely dominated play. The team that scored four goals against Croatia seemed to be unlucky in this match. Their failure to score despite taking 19 shots throughout the match resulted in them settling for a draw. Ghana, for its part, was unable to mount many attacks and struggled to maintain possession. Both teams split the points and now have 4 points each.

It was very disappointing for England to draw against Ghana. I didn’t expect this team to finish a game without scoring a single goal against Ghana. England dominated the game throughout, but they failed to find a goal. I believed that Ghana go into that game for a draw, they didn’t go for a win which is why they defend the game throughout. With a draw they have a chance to go into the next round. They have the same points as England, and the next game against Croatia would determine who can reach the next round.

England will have to win the next game against Panama, although even with a draw they will advance to the next round. I would’ve disagreed if they predicted that England would draw against Ghana, because this was the same club that scored four goals against Croatia, yet they couldn’t even score, the same thing that happened to Spain against Cape Verde.

[martinom]

The second  lesson they learned is that so much is at stake and if they don't win this, they are soon going to be on their way home which would be a big disappointment for many of the fans. Third lesson was that their star player was already starting to look like a joke to many people already in comparison to Messi. It is my sincere desire to see Ronald get a hat trick to his name.

But it may be that they underestimated Congo, it may also be that the players were not psychologically aligned.
Now that they have affirmed their presence at the World Cup, i would also add in a truly important way, the fans can calm down, because they were truly angry.
So what should we say? That Italy didn't even manage to qualify to participate.
I see Portugal as a team truly to be feared, Ronaldo is fierce.

[Hewlet]

This was an unexpected performance from England. Everyone in the world expected England to win this match, but despite having a formidable squad on paper, they couldn't even score a goal. They couldn't break through a very well-organized defense. The match ended in a goalless draw, and this will be recorded as another surprise result of the World Cup.

I don't see this as a surprise anymore because I have seen the biggest surprise so far in this group stage. Cabo Verde that doesn't have any professional player was able to hold down Spain for 90 minutes without a goal. Ghana vs England match is better because Ghana can play and has the world cup experience than Cabo Verde. Ghana went to play a defensive game and it worked out for them.

Ghana, with this draw, showed just how well their squad has worked. The whole team seemed focused on getting points from England, and they succeeded. It's not a huge surprise. We expected England to get three points, but of course, getting one was also a possibility. I congratulate Ghana because getting a point from England is never easy.

It was funny to see that somany football analyst expected England to get an easy win over Ghana as though Ghana came to the world cup to joke. England might have all the reputation and quality players with past record that makes it look like they are certainly going to win in that game but what we shouldn't forget is that for the Ghana team that has managed to win Thier first game, the only thing at Thier mind will be to either draw this game or get a win and they've tried not to fail at that mission.

The world cup is not won based on entitlement mentality. If you're relaxed, the least team will give you the shocker of your life and you will discover that football is a fair game. With this score, qualification into the next round is almost certain for Ghana and it will give them serious boost to see that they can play really good against any team.

[Chilwell]

Croatia and Panama is preferable to watch than England vs Ghana. I washed my time watching Englad. It got worst that I bet on England to score two goals and they couldn't score a goal. I'm not the only one who made that bet for england to score. Croatia did well to win. I bet on them to win. Colombia shocked me by winning Dr Congo. So how England failed to win Ghana is still a surprise. I remember  Kane missing an open net.

This was an unexpected performance from England. Everyone in the world expected England to win this match, but despite having a formidable squad on paper, they couldn't even score a goal. They couldn't break through a very well-organized defense. The match ended in a goalless draw, and this will be recorded as another surprise result of the World Cup.

I was so impressed with the way Ghana handle England's attackers, in this match Ghana only had two shots and they could not any on target. So many people we are surprised because with the kind of squad England has, they don't expect this kind of defense to work through at 90 minutes.

Ghana's next match will be against Croatia, this is going to be a very tough match because Ghana already have four points and Croatia has three points, and and their next match will be against each other which both of them still have hope of staying second, right now I cannot predict how this particular game will be, but I'm always behind Ghana.

[liasbaa]

This was an unexpected performance from England. Everyone in the world expected England to win this match, but despite having a formidable squad on paper, they couldn't even score a goal. They couldn't break through a very well-organized defense. The match ended in a goalless draw, and this will be recorded as another surprise result of the World Cup.

I don't see this as a surprise anymore because I have seen the biggest surprise so far in this group stage. Cabo Verde that doesn't have any professional player was able to hold down Spain for 90 minutes without a goal. Ghana vs England match is better because Ghana can play and has the world cup experience than Cabo Verde. Ghana went to play a defensive game and it worked out for them.

Ghana, with this draw, showed just how well their squad has worked. The whole team seemed focused on getting points from England, and they succeeded. It's not a huge surprise. We expected England to get three points, but of course, getting one was also a possibility. I congratulate Ghana because getting a point from England is never easy.

It was a really surprising match. I never thought that England would draw with Ghana. England played well and tried many goals but none of them were successful. Surprisingly, Ghana tasted victory by drawing the match. In the previous match, Ghana won 1-0 against Panama. I had analyzed the teams while betting on England but I thought that Ghana, no matter how strong they are, will not win against England. Ghana did not win, that is true but their draw is equivalent to a win.

[knowngunman]

Ghana, with this draw, showed just how well their squad has worked. The whole team seemed focused on getting points from England, and they succeeded. It's not a huge surprise. We expected England to get three points, but of course, getting one was also a possibility. I congratulate Ghana because getting a point from England is never easy.

Perhaps, this is why Africa countries can not win World Cup. This mentality is very shallow because tell me why England team felt disappointed for the draw and Ghana is excited for playing draw? From the reactions, Ghana players feel they have achieved something better with that draw. Is there something that forbids African nations from winning against European nations?

I understand the gap between the two continent in terms of standard and quality but why always happy celebrating nothing when they can feel disappointed as well? Africa will never improve if they continue with this mentality making themselves inferior to Europe. Of course, I applaud Ghana players especially their goal keeper but there's no point celebrating them for the draw against England when they can equally win the match.

[Pandu Geddon]

I understand the gap between the two continent in terms of standard and quality but why always happy celebrating nothing when they can feel disappointed as well? Africa will never improve if they continue with this mentality making themselves inferior to Europe. Of course, I applaud Ghana players especially their goal keeper but there's no point celebrating them for the draw against England when they can equally win the match.

If they could be better and win, I guess they would do it. A draw against a strong and big team like England certainly isn't a big achievement, but they see it as an achievement in a battle. I guess it's not about mentality, but they see every opponent as a part of history.

[Not your key not your BTC]

The discussion still falls on Ronaldo, but comparing two players just for the sake of age difference is also an obvious answer, but seeing the last match of Portugal vs Uzbekistan i didn't see a tired Ronaldo or am i wrong?

It’s only natural that the discussion is still centered on Ronaldo because he just scored two goals after facing a lot of criticism in the previous match. The debate comparing Ronaldo and Messi never ends because both players are indeed among the best of all time and have a huge fan base.

In the match against Uzbekistan, Ronaldo played exceptionally well and scored two goals. During this match, I didn’t see any signs of fatigue in Ronaldo. In fact, I was personally very impressed by him because, even at 41 years old, his performance on the field made it seem as though he were still in his 30s.

[Charcol]

This was an unexpected performance from England. Everyone in the world expected England to win this match, but despite having a formidable squad on paper, they couldn't even score a goal. They couldn't break through a very well-organized defense. The match ended in a goalless draw, and this will be recorded as another surprise result of the World Cup.

I don't see this as a surprise anymore because I have seen the biggest surprise so far in this group stage. Cabo Verde that doesn't have any professional player was able to hold down Spain for 90 minutes without a goal. Ghana vs England match is better because Ghana can play and has the world cup experience than Cabo Verde. Ghana went to play a defensive game and it worked out for them.

Ghana, with this draw, showed just how well their squad has worked. The whole team seemed focused on getting points from England, and they succeeded. It's not a huge surprise. We expected England to get three points, but of course, getting one was also a possibility. I congratulate Ghana because getting a point from England is never easy.

It was a really surprising match. I never thought that England would draw with Ghana. England played well and tried many goals but none of them were successful. Surprisingly, Ghana tasted victory by drawing the match. In the previous match, Ghana won 1-0 against Panama. I had analyzed the teams while betting on England but I thought that Ghana, no matter how strong they are, will not win against England. Ghana did not win, that is true but their draw is equivalent to a win.

It is actually a surprise that England drew the match. But they were ahead of Ghana in possession on the field. To be honest, they had the ball in their possession for about 70-80% of the entire game. But Ghana kept a compact and disciplined defensive shape and stopped England's attack.England could not take a shot on target even in the 45th minute,which I did not expect from them. Of course, Ghana could not take a shot on target in the 45th minute. They spent all that time just running around.

[Abbatty]

England failed to score against Ghana despite dominating the match. Frankly, it’s surprising that England couldn’t find the back of the net in this match, given that they completely dominated play. The team that scored four goals against Croatia seemed to be unlucky in this match. Their failure to score despite taking 19 shots throughout the match resulted in them settling for a draw. Ghana, for its part, was unable to mount many attacks and struggled to maintain possession. Both teams split the points and now have 4 points each.

A positive game from Ghana, for me they should have been awarded a penalty in This game also. They played well, very good on transition and also defended well. On the other side England was very poor, especially in the final third, they couldn’t convert at least a chance that was created. I know it ended in a goalless draw but then it was entertaining and I enjoyed this one.

England will be playing panama next and I believed they will win that one, we expected goals from them yesterday and didn’t see them but against Panama I believe they would step up and win so they can finish top of the group. For now, after yesterday match my expectations on England is declining.

[Joca97]

England failed to score against Ghana despite dominating the match. Frankly, it’s surprising that England couldn’t find the back of the net in this match, given that they completely dominated play. The team that scored four goals against Croatia seemed to be unlucky in this match. Their failure to score despite taking 19 shots throughout the match resulted in them settling for a draw. Ghana, for its part, was unable to mount many attacks and struggled to maintain possession. Both teams split the points and now have 4 points each.

A positive game from Ghana, for me they should have been awarded a penalty in This game also. They played well, very good on transition and also defended well. On the other side England was very poor, especially in the final third, they couldn’t convert at least a chance that was created. I know it ended in a goalless draw but then it was entertaining and I enjoyed this one.

England will be playing panama next and I believed they will win that one, we expected goals from them yesterday and didn’t see them but against Panama I believe they would step up and win so they can finish top of the group. For now, after yesterday match my expectations on England is declining.

This was a positive match for Ghana because they came to this game wanting a draw and making the match be 0-0 and in that tactical part of the game they did really well. For me this game was really boring because in first half especially from 45 minutes i think there was 15 minutes active plays,too many fouls,such slow plays for me this cant be a good game for us that just want to watch the game. England will win against Panama because i dont think Panama can defend too much plus Panama needs to risk it all and go for a win and still wont be enough probobly for them.

[Varnquister]

Colombia managed to defeat the Democratic Republic of the Congo and secured its second win in the group. It’s safe to say they have guaranteed their advancement from the group. Although Colombia dominated the match against its opponent, it struggled a bit to find the back of the net. They scored the goal just as the final 15 minutes began. With the goal scored by Daniel Munoz, Colombia won the match and will now wait to face Portugal in their final game. I don’t think they’ll be able to beat Portugal.