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

[Olatundespo]

France is a fantastic team. They have the power to beat any team. They put on a magnificent performance against Sweden as well. Several of their shots hit the post. Despite that, they scored three goals. Mbappé was the star of the match with two goals. The race for the top scorer title continues.

France's attacks were so impressive that I was surprised. If the Swedish goalkeeper had not shown excellent skills, they would have conceded many more goals. Mbappe has shown great performance and there are several other young players in France who have played impressively. The Swedish defense was repeatedly broken down by the French attackers but I praise their goalkeeper. Goalkeeper Jacob Widell was so active that he created a defensive wall himself and saved many goals.

Widell made nine saves and, despite conceding three goals, had a very successful match. Defending like that against a team like France isn't easy. France has a fantastic squad, and we all know the quality of their players. Despite this, the Swedish goalkeeper, even though he played one of the best matches of his career, still conceded three goals. Widell was the best player for the Swedish team in this match, so I congratulate him.

France have a great squad and if they can maintain this consistency it will not be difficult for them to win the World Cup. The Swedish goalkeeper has to be praised. He saved 9 goals where Mbappe repeatedly broke through the defence and entered, Widell blocked it like a wall. I think he fought alone and even though France won the match, Widell was successful and performed well. As you said, the Swedish goalkeeper played the best match of his career. I agree with you, I will miss this goalkeeper in the next matches.

[Catenaccio]

France have a great squad and if they can maintain this consistency it will not be difficult for them to win the World Cup. The Swedish goalkeeper has to be praised. He saved 9 goals where Mbappe repeatedly broke through the defence and entered, Widell blocked it like a wall. I think he fought alone and even though France won the match, Widell was successful and performed well. As you said, the Swedish goalkeeper played the best match of his career. I agree with you, I will miss this goalkeeper in the next matches.

France have very strong squad especially in attacking power with many attacking star players from Mbappe, Dembele, Olise to Doue, Barcola and Chekri. Even their alternative attacking players like Doue, Barcola and Chekri are dreams of many national teams so it's really challenging for the other national teams as opponents of France to constrain attacking power of France.

Sweden are clearly weaker than France and they simply failed to get a draw with France to pull the match to penalty shootouts. Next opponents of France in World Cup 2026 will have similar challenge, and it's not easy to beat France in World Cup 2026.

Mbappe scored two goals against Sweden, increasing his total goals in World Cup 2026 to 6 goals which are the same as goals scored by Messi. This World Cup is very interesting with many attacking players who can score many goals. Top scorers so far are Messi, Mbappe (6 goals), Haaland (5 goals), Dembele (4 goals) and Messi has yet played his match in round of 16.

[Tamaperdana]

It is a real shame that Germany had to be eliminated at this stage,, especially since they played so well in this match; they created numerous chances and dominated the game impressively. However, the Paraguayan defense was undeniably rock-solid. I am convinced that had their defense not been so strong, they would certainly have lost. Yet,, the Paraguayans managed to defend brilliantly and ultimately won, albeit via a penalty shootout.

After Germany, another big team have to leave World Cup 2026, it's Netherlands. Even they scored first, and were not far to a win, they let Morocco equalized it in extra time. Both teams did not score any goal after that and with penalty shootouts, Morocco did their jobs better and were the winner.

It's bad for Netherlands to lose their last matches in both World Cup 2022 and 2026 with penalty shootouts but in this match with Morocco, their players truly made many terrible shots. They looked like don't have trainings for penalty shots but I don't think so, their players were trained but under huge pressure from history failures and in this match, they failed again.

Yes, in this World Cup, the competition is truly very exciting, and what makes it exciting is that the big teams that are currently favored by many people have also fallen. So that's why I think after this, other big teams will definitely fall too. Because entering the round of 16, it's clear that the competition will be even tighter. So I think currently only the best teams will definitely be able to survive, not the teams with big names. Because currently, teams like Morocco and Paraguay have proven to us all that even though they are not very well-known, they are able to complete their tasks better.

So yes, this is truly exciting. Apart from that, I am currently waiting for Portugal's match in this round, and I hope they don't suffer the same fate as Germany and the Netherlands. But if we look at the current lawn, I think Portugal is definitely capable of winning this match. But yes, we don't know for sure, because there are always surprises in the World Cup. So, that's why I hope Portugal can win their match in the round of 32.

[Gallar]

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After France defeated Sweden in the round of 32,, they will face Paraguay in the round of 16. After seeing how good France's performance is, I think this match against Paraguay will definitely not be difficult for France. Basically, the performance of the French players is really great, as evidenced by the fact that in every match until the final match, they were able to easily score goals against their opponents. So, I think if they face Paraguay, it will be no different from other opponents that France has faced.

So, therefore, I think it will be very easy for France to continue to qualify for the next round of this World Cup. In fact, I think they will most likely be able to enter the final round again. Because currently, I don't think there is another team that is truly capable of defeating France. Perhaps only Argentina has proven capable of doing it. But at this time, I don't know for sure whether Argentina is also capable or not. Because the point is that Francis' performance is really great right now.

[UpTober]

France is a fantastic team. They have the power to beat any team. They put on a magnificent performance against Sweden as well. Several of their shots hit the post. Despite that, they scored three goals. Mbappé was the star of the match with two goals. The race for the top scorer title continues.

France's attacks were so impressive that I was surprised. If the Swedish goalkeeper had not shown excellent skills, they would have conceded many more goals. Mbappe has shown great performance and there are several other young players in France who have played impressively. The Swedish defense was repeatedly broken down by the French attackers but I praise their goalkeeper. Goalkeeper Jacob Widell was so active that he created a defensive wall himself and saved many goals.

Widell made nine saves and, despite conceding three goals, had a very successful match. Defending like that against a team like France isn't easy. France has a fantastic squad, and we all know the quality of their players. Despite this, the Swedish goalkeeper, even though he played one of the best matches of his career, still conceded three goals. Widell was the best player for the Swedish team in this match, so I congratulate him.

France have a great squad and if they can maintain this consistency it will not be difficult for them to win the World Cup. The Swedish goalkeeper has to be praised. He saved 9 goals where Mbappe repeatedly broke through the defence and entered, Widell blocked it like a wall. I think he fought alone and even though France won the match, Widell was successful and performed well. As you said, the Swedish goalkeeper played the best match of his career. I agree with you, I will miss this goalkeeper in the next matches.

The Swedish goalkeeper made some great saves in full-time, but all of them were goals. In the last match against Sweden, we saw an unstoppable France team, which had players who performed well in every position. I must praise the manager's decision to leave Doué as a substitute and give Barcola a chance to play in the starting eleven. Barcola is an incredibly talented player, he has a good ability to dribble the ball through the opponent's defense, as well as great speed and great finishing skills, which is why the manager trusted him and in the end he fully repaid that trust. Maybe in the upcoming matches we will see Barcola in the starting eleven. On the other hand, the understanding between Michael Olise and Mbappe is gradually taking the France team to another level.

It will not be surprising if France wins the World Cup trophy in this World Cup.

[disbil]

France have a great squad and if they can maintain this consistency it will not be difficult for them to win the World Cup. The Swedish goalkeeper has to be praised. He saved 9 goals where Mbappe repeatedly broke through the defence and entered, Widell blocked it like a wall. I think he fought alone and even though France won the match, Widell was successful and performed well. As you said, the Swedish goalkeeper played the best match of his career. I agree with you, I will miss this goalkeeper in the next matches.

France attacking line so dangerous they have many top striker and most of them consistent playing at the top performance, so far France team scored 10 goals at phase group and 3 goals scored at round of 32 when eliminating Sweden. Last night Sweden goal keeper made many brilliant save.

France team will face Paraguay at next round and seeing the batch schedule match if can beat Paraguay will face not really difficulty team the winner between Canada or Morocco, have many top players I hope France can qualify until to the final round and expected Kylian Mbappe become top scorer for World Cup 2026. I don't think difficult match for France at next round indeed Paraguay success eliminating Germany at round 32.  

[alankasman]

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After France defeated Sweden in the round of 32,, they will face Paraguay in the round of 16. After seeing how good France's performance is, I think this match against Paraguay will definitely not be difficult for France. Basically, the performance of the French players is really great, as evidenced by the fact that in every match until the final match, they were able to easily score goals against their opponents. So, I think if they face Paraguay, it will be no different from other opponents that France has faced.

So, therefore, I think it will be very easy for France to continue to qualify for the next round of this World Cup. In fact, I think they will most likely be able to enter the final round again. Because currently, I don't think there is another team that is truly capable of defeating France. Perhaps only Argentina has proven capable of doing it. But at this time, I don't know for sure whether Argentina is also capable or not. Because the point is that Francis' performance is really great right now.

The same thing also happened to me that after they won the match against Sweden in the round of 32 it seems that France will be able to beat their next opponent Paraguay but what needs to be underlined is that each team has its own goals especially since this has entered the round of 16 so for France even though they were able to easily win the match last night with a fairly convincing score they better maintain their scheme implemented by the coach and also their performance to maintain in order to achieve their big goal in this world cup because they are one of the favorite teams to win this world cup, so it is better to maintain their togetherness and mentality to always appear prime when they play every match.

Yes, that's true, especially since they seem to have found their best strategy all along. Their team is always the favorite in the competition for the World Cup title. This is due to the fact that their current players are so compact in matches and no player is relied upon by a teammate. They all possess the same qualities. Every time they play they express their joy like one family. This means their chemistry is always well-maintained at every World Cup. It's natural for them to advance to the final this time.

[Sim_card]

France have very strong squad especially in attacking power with many attacking star players from Mbappe, Dembele, Olise to Doue, Barcola and Chekri. Even their alternative attacking players like Doue, Barcola and Chekri are dreams of many national teams so it's really challenging for the other national teams as opponents of France to constrain attacking power of France.

Sweden are clearly weaker than France and they simply failed to get a draw with France to pull the match to penalty shootouts. Next opponents of France in World Cup 2026 will have similar challenge, and it's not easy to beat France in World Cup 2026.

Mbappe scored two goals against Sweden, increasing his total goals in World Cup 2026 to 6 goals which are the same as goals scored by Messi. This World Cup is very interesting with many attacking players who can score many goals. Top scorers so far are Messi, Mbappe (6 goals), Haaland (5 goals), Dembele (4 goals) and Messi has yet played his match in round of 16.

I expected an easy win for the French team because the team is an all star team and they're in a good form. I believe that they will make it to the finals because I don't see any team that can stop them. Don't forget that they were in the last world cup finals and Messi deprived them from winning it. I believe this is their year

[Luzin]

I saw on social media when the Japanese player Shiogai got a five-finger gesture from Cunha. Cunha went up to Shiogai and made the five-finger gesture, referring to the five World Cup titles that Brazil has while saying Brazil has 5 World Cup titles, back when you were still a kid. What do you think? Because I saw Japan also played very strong. They even managed to make Brazil sweat when they were leading by 1 goal.

[yenerbatmaz]

Sweden shouldn't have even been in this World Cup; after all, they finished last in their qualifying group but made it here via the play-offs.
They played a dismal game against France yesterday.
France was the heavy favorite and won the match with ease.
I can't recall a single moment where Sweden put Maignan under any real pressure.
France's next opponent will be Paraguay.
Paraguay is a defensive team; I’m curious to see how long it will take France to break them down—or if they’ll manage to do so at all.

[longyenthanh]

Wow, what a match, France vs Sweden is finish now! The final result is 3-0 for France, very big win for them. France was much much better team, they have crazy possession and control all game, Sweden only try counterattack but no good. First goal score Mbappe in 45 minute, very nice shot before halftime. Then in second half, Barcola score for 2-0 in 53 minute. Sweden tried but Mbappe score again in 74 minute and boom, 3-0. France look so strong! Now France go to next round and they will play against Paraguay. Sweden is out of World Cup. Let see if France will handle Paraguay, but I think they are able to fight for title this year.

France had a total advantage and it's fair to say the Swedes were lucky to concede only three goals. so far France's performance looked impressive and all their opponents had virtually no chance. France's next opponent will be Paraguay who sensationally eliminated Germany from the tournament. I think there won't be any surprises this time and France will beat Paraguay who spent much more energy in their match playing extra time.

Totally agree with you! Sweden was lucky it was only 3-0. France could score even more goals.
Paraguay beat Germany on penalties, but it is still a huge surprise. Germany is usually so strong! Paraguay must be very tired now because playing 120 minutes and penalties takes so much energy.
France is fresh and playing amazing football. Mbappe is in crazy form with 6 goals in total. Let see if Dembele woke up in next match and score some more goals. If France control the ball like they did against Sweden, Paraguay will have a very hard time. I think France will win easily and go to the quarterfinals.

[Bitcoin_people]

France is a fantastic team. They have the power to beat any team. They put on a magnificent performance against Sweden as well. Several of their shots hit the post. Despite that, they scored three goals. Mbappé was the star of the match with two goals. The race for the top scorer title continues.

France's attacks were so impressive that I was surprised. If the Swedish goalkeeper had not shown excellent skills, they would have conceded many more goals. Mbappe has shown great performance and there are several other young players in France who have played impressively. The Swedish defense was repeatedly broken down by the French attackers but I praise their goalkeeper. Goalkeeper Jacob Widell was so active that he created a defensive wall himself and saved many goals.

Widell made nine saves and, despite conceding three goals, had a very successful match. Defending like that against a team like France isn't easy. France has a fantastic squad, and we all know the quality of their players. Despite this, the Swedish goalkeeper, even though he played one of the best matches of his career, still conceded three goals. Widell was the best player for the Swedish team in this match, so I congratulate him.

France have a great squad and if they can maintain this consistency it will not be difficult for them to win the World Cup. The Swedish goalkeeper has to be praised. He saved 9 goals where Mbappe repeatedly broke through the defence and entered, Widell blocked it like a wall. I think he fought alone and even though France won the match, Widell was successful and performed well. As you said, the Swedish goalkeeper played the best match of his career. I agree with you, I will miss this goalkeeper in the next matches.

If France, the strong team that they have created in the World Cup, can consistently follow the right plan, then they will definitely be the World Cup winner again. However, the French players performed brilliantly in today's match and they really attacked, which is why they qualified. However, if their opposing goalkeeper had not conceded many goals today, then perhaps France could have conceded many more goals. However, Mbappe scored two goals, he is competing with Messi with a total of six goals in this World Cup, maybe if he plays until the end of the World Cup, he will score more goals and move forward. The great performance of the Swedish goalkeeper was really interesting, he will be missed in this World Cup. He tried hard to save the goal, but the strong attack of the French team failed them.

[liasbaa]

France have a great squad and if they can maintain this consistency it will not be difficult for them to win the World Cup. The Swedish goalkeeper has to be praised. He saved 9 goals where Mbappe repeatedly broke through the defence and entered, Widell blocked it like a wall. I think he fought alone and even though France won the match, Widell was successful and performed well. As you said, the Swedish goalkeeper played the best match of his career. I agree with you, I will miss this goalkeeper in the next matches.

France attacking line so dangerous they have many top striker and most of them consistent playing at the top performance, so far France team scored 10 goals at phase group and 3 goals scored at round of 32 when eliminating Sweden. Last night Sweden goal keeper made many brilliant save.

France team will face Paraguay at next round and seeing the batch schedule match if can beat Paraguay will face not really difficulty team the winner between Canada or Morocco, have many top players I hope France can qualify until to the final round and expected Kylian Mbappe become top scorer for World Cup 2026. I don't think difficult match for France at next round indeed Paraguay success eliminating Germany at round 32.  

I watched the match between France and Sweden and I thought France's attacking players were so aggressive that if they don't get injured later in the World Cup, it wouldn't be too difficult to reach the final match. France's opponent in the Round of 16 is Paraguay, it won't be too difficult for Mbappe and his teammates to beat them. You said Kylian Mbappe will be the top scorer in this World Cup. I agree with you because he has already scored 6 goals in 4 matches and if their team can survive until the final match, it is not impossible to be the top scorer. After watching yesterday's match, I think France will probably win this World Cup trophy because I have watched most of the matches but I have not seen any team play such an aggressive football like them.

[SPIDERMAN008]

France have a great squad and if they can maintain this consistency it will not be difficult for them to win the World Cup. The Swedish goalkeeper has to be praised. He saved 9 goals where Mbappe repeatedly broke through the defence and entered, Widell blocked it like a wall. I think he fought alone and even though France won the match, Widell was successful and performed well. As you said, the Swedish goalkeeper played the best match of his career. I agree with you, I will miss this goalkeeper in the next matches.

France attacking line so dangerous they have many top striker and most of them consistent playing at the top performance, so far France team scored 10 goals at phase group and 3 goals scored at round of 32 when eliminating Sweden. Last night Sweden goal keeper made many brilliant save.

France team will face Paraguay at next round and seeing the batch schedule match if can beat Paraguay will face not really difficulty team the winner between Canada or Morocco, have many top players I hope France can qualify until to the final round and expected Kylian Mbappe become top scorer for World Cup 2026. I don't think difficult match for France at next round indeed Paraguay success eliminating Germany at round 32.  

It must be admitted that France is playing quite well. All the players in their attacking are quite strong. Especially Mbappe is playing at another level. He is scoring goals regularly. His two goals in the last match were extraordinary. His speed is still stable. Which is helping him a lot in attacking. I don't see any big opponents for France in front. They are a very strong team in this World Cup. The results of the next few matches will really tell who is going to win this FIFA World Cup.

[Barikui1]

Sweden shouldn't have even been in this World Cup; after all, they finished last in their qualifying group but made it here via the play-offs.
They played a dismal game against France yesterday.
France was the heavy favorite and won the match with ease.
I can't recall a single moment where Sweden put Maignan under any real pressure.

Do you expect Sweden to beat France?
Because before the start of the game, am aware that France will be too strong for Sweden, if you compare them both in their previous group games, so am not a bit surprised by the final outcome of the game, though I expected some fight from the swedish team to make the game more interesting, but it was just a one sided game throughout, so a big congratulation to France for progressing to the next round of the competition.

France's next opponent will be Paraguay.
Paraguay is a defensive team; I’m curious to see how long it will take France to break them down—or if they’ll manage to do so at all.

France will break them down and score a lot of goals if they decide to play defensively from the start of the game, but if they come out and attack without fear, France wouldn't have that confident to throw everything at them, that's why I believe that it's a wrong decision for them to go too defensive, especially from the start.

[longyenthanh]

France's next opponent will be Paraguay.
Paraguay is a defensive team; I’m curious to see how long it will take France to break them down—or if they’ll manage to do so at all.

France will break them down and score a lot of goals if they decide to play defensively from the start of the game, but if they come out and attack without fear, France wouldn't have that confident to throw everything at them, that's why I believe that it's a wrong decision for them to go too defensive, especially from the start.

If Paraguay put up any resistance against France, I expect it will only be in the first half. Don't forget, Paraguay played 120 minutes against Germany, and matches against them are always tough. I don't think Paraguay will be able to recover from that extra time battles. I think France will play the first half calmly and wait for Paraguay to tire. In the second half, France will score two goals, and the quarterfinals will be achieved.

[Solokan]

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Mbappé always performs exceptionally in every match, and today, against Sweden, he returned to action, scoring two goals against Sweden. France must be proud to have such a great player. In the match against Sweden, the French players worked well together, ultimately leading to a 3-0 victory for France. The Swedish players were badly outclassed by the French which ultimately led to Sweden's defeat. Sweden now misses out on the round of 16, and their struggle in this season's World Cup is over. They must accept that France will advance to the round of 16

Barcola also played well in this match, contributing a goal for France. In my opinion, with France's current strength, there is certainly potential for them to advance to the semifinals, and it's also possible that they will play in the final. I would like to congratulate France on advancing to the round of 16 In the next match, Paraguay will be France's opponent but I think there is great potential for France to win in that match What do you think?

[TastyChillySauce00]

I saw on social media when the Japanese player Shiogai got a five-finger gesture from Cunha. Cunha went up to Shiogai and made the five-finger gesture, referring to the five World Cup titles that Brazil has while saying Brazil has 5 World Cup titles, back when you were still a kid. What do you think? Because I saw Japan also played very strong. They even managed to make Brazil sweat when they were leading by 1 goal.

Cunha must be ashamed for himself. Disrespecting Japanese players by flexing others achievement is another kind of stupidity. He never ever won big trophy in his career. He has 0 WC. It's basically a weird flex from him. 

[mandown]

France secured a very comfortable victory. Based on their current style of play and the quality of their squad, France ought to go on and win this World Cup.
With the two goals he scored yesterday, Mbappé has matched Messi's goal tally for the tournament. He is one goal behind in the overall count, but he will likely overtake Messi.
The gesture Deschamps made when substituting Mbappé yesterday is one that will be remembered for a long time.

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France secured a very comfortable victory. Based on their current style of play and the quality of their squad, France ought to go on and win this World Cup.
With the two goals he scored yesterday, Mbappé has matched Messi's goal tally for the tournament. He is one goal behind in the overall count, but he will likely overtake Messi.
The gesture Deschamps made when substituting Mbappé yesterday is one that will be remembered for a long time.

What an incredible performance by Mbappé and let’s not forget Olise, who contributed two assists. With that in mind, I think France has a good chance of reaching the final; I saw a fast-paced game with a sharp attacking line.

Is it possible that Messi and Mbappé will keep scoring goals? Both players are extremely productive and consistently lead their teams to victory.

Bettors should feel confident in betting on Mbappe to score in every match.