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

[Odusko]

There is a lot of excitement surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches because we noticed that both teams faced a lot of obstacles in the match between the Netherlands and Morocco. To be honest Morocco was the favorite to win that Round of 32 match, in fact as far as I know,  this African Morocco team achieved a lot of success in the last World Cup. However it was a bit surprising that when this match was decided on penalties, one of PSG's most reliable players, Achraf Hakimi, missed the penalty, actually after a tough competition, the African nation of Morocco managed to emerge victorious and it seems to us that they have found an easy opponent in Canada in the Round of Sixteen.

Morocco did it again against the Netherlands . Morocco put pressure from start and got 70% possession overall. 1.38xG , 5 big chances created and 11 shots. The Netherlands with 30% possession,0.24xG created 1 big chance and 6 shots. For Netherlands Gakpo struck first in the 72nd minute and Morocco equilized in the injury time 90+1 beautiful header by Issa Diop . The match went to extra time but didn't manage to separate these two teams. On penalties Morocco scored 3 and Netherlands scored 2 . Bono with golden hands saved a penalty and led his team to RO16. Verbruggen was named as player of the match for Netherlands for his incredible saves during the games and penalties

Tonight games will likely to end on the same records note of all game's 2 goals score checking from the table below and the records we are going with a new trends in this world cup that make it different from all the others, most of the world cup matches days most teams try to maintain a stable goals record. What do you guys think?

[yixichloro2xx]

But I really take my hat off to Congo. I’m really looking forward to seeing more from this team in the next World Cup. Because I’m sure they’ll be back in the next World Cup, possibly with even better quality.

Congo has everything to be great champions, but they failed in their physical condition, that's why they couldn't withstand the pressure. After they conceded the second goal, they started looking for the equalizer, but it wasn't like that. It was difficult because they had to make other changes, and when they made those changes, the whole game changed. Many more weaknesses appeared, and that's why the guts appeared, and besides, Harry Kane seems like an alien.

To be honest, I didn’t expect England to secure such a dramatic victory , as I’d initially thought they’d win this match easily, but it turned out that Congo put in such a good performance in this match. Congo really had all the England supporters on the edge of their seats , and, quite unexpectedly, they managed to score just moments after the match had started. England tried to make up the deficit , but Congo put up such a strong fight, and the Congo goalkeeper was in impressive form in this match.

There’s no denying that England have great mental strength and composure , so their play seems to be gradually improving, and when the chances come, they’re able to score their goals . What a dramatic comeback that was.

The way England are playing I have a feeling they might not get past the quarter finals. DRC where just unlucky and lack good squad depth, if not they would have beaten England today. England has One of the most expensive midfielders ever which are Bellingham, Declan Rice and Anderson yet they were unable to create many chances and passes. Their turning point was during the second hydration break where Tuchel changed the formation to 3 back, which gave them more attacking and pressing options.

If England continues to play like this, u won't even be shock a bit if Mexico eliminate them at the round of 16. Because mexico are playing on another level because they have an advantage on their home soil , so it will be hard for England if they don't play well.

[Spaceman1000$]

To be honest, I didn’t expect England to secure such a dramatic victory , as I’d initially thought they’d win this match easily, but it turned out that Congo put in such a good performance in this match. Congo really had all the England supporters on the edge of their seats , and, quite unexpectedly, they managed to score just moments after the match had started. England tried to make up the deficit , but Congo put up such a strong fight, and the Congo goalkeeper was in impressive form in this match.

There’s no denying that England have great mental strength and composure , so their play seems to be gradually improving, and when the chances come, they’re able to score their goals . What a dramatic comeback that was.

They were saved because they had Kane.

Senegal is playing very well; let's hope they don't continue with the "naive" approach of trying to manage the result. Although my bet is on Belgium; it's great for football to see another African team in the round of 16.

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No I think Senegal is not continuing with the naive pattern of wanting to defend their goal, instead of creating more chance to score more, yeah they are better than DRC Congo team. Ordinarily this was the kind of the result we expecting from Senegal because they are coming as the African champions, it is a solid team that did extremely well during the last African cup of Nations, so winning shouldn't become a difficulty for them as they've initially made it look like. However I must say that the Belgium team I'm seeing now didn't do well compared to the previous Belgium thing that had firepower.

[BALIK]

To be honest, I didn’t expect England to secure such a dramatic victory , as I’d initially thought they’d win this match easily, but it turned out that Congo put in such a good performance in this match. Congo really had all the England supporters on the edge of their seats , and, quite unexpectedly, they managed to score just moments after the match had started. England tried to make up the deficit , but Congo put up such a strong fight, and the Congo goalkeeper was in impressive form in this match.

England's lack of creativity on the pitch. And they are paying the price again for their extremely slow build-up game. Congo scored an early goal, after just seven minutes. And their compact defence exposed England's weaknesses perfectly. They were lucky to escape with a 2-1 win

This World Cup is full of surprises. If the big teams in Europe take anyone lightly now, they will pay a huge price.

The match isn't over yet, but I think all the sportsbooks are already celebrating the idea of England going out.

England managed to turn it around and win 2-1, but it was far from convincing.

[Issa56]

Belgium entered the match as the favorite, but in the opening 15 minutes, I can see that Senegal is also eager to advance.

Before the match started, Belgium was also my favorite to win the match, but now I don’t think there is anything left for Belgium in the match. Senegal just scored their second goal few minutes ago, and I don’t think they going to allow Belgium equalize in the match. Senegal will want to score more goals in the match, and if they can’t, they going to do everything possible to defend the two goals which they have scored already in the match. I don’t really think Belgium will be able to equalize or get a win in the match, i think Senegal is the country which is going to kick them out of the World Cup.

[Jegileman]

If England continues to play like this, u won't even be shock a bit if Mexico eliminate them at the round of 16. Because mexico are playing on another level because they have an advantage on their home soil , so it will be hard for England if they don't play well.

England is a very big team and I think they never imagined themself been hold down by DR Congo tonight, but just like always Harry Kane has come to their rescue to complete the comeback and now they just need to continue their journey to also pass through round of 16 against Mexico. England needs to play better or they’ll risk being eliminated from the competition at the round of 16. The World Cup continues to shock us the more, and I am feeling that we may see more shocker going forward. Some teams we expect to scale through will be eliminated without reaching farther as we expect from them.

[MK-74]

Belgium are trailing 2–0 against Senegal and look on the verge of being eliminated from the World Cup.
Senegal have been the better team throughout the match. Belgium have created very few clear cut chances and simply haven't played well enough to deserve a comeback.
With less than 25 minutes remaining, Belgium need to score at least two goals just to keep their hopes alive.
Unless they improve dramatically in the closing stages, it looks like their World Cup campaign is about to come to an end.

[coinlary]

At first it was Congo but they couldn't  get the job done fully, now it's  Senegal turn .
 
Senegal (the true owner of AFCON  ) is making the whole Africa proud once again.  There's absolutely  no way Belgium is coming back in this game with what I'm watching.  Both side are playing well , but the clear goal opportunities choose Senegal and they made use of it .

Waiting to see how far they go this time around but Round of 16 is already a solid one .

[HelliumZ]

Belgium entered the match as the favorite, but in the opening 15 minutes, I can see that Senegal is also eager to advance.

Before the match started, Belgium was also my favorite to win the match, but now I don’t think there is anything left for Belgium in the match. Senegal just scored their second goal few minutes ago, and I don’t think they going to allow Belgium equalize in the match. Senegal will want to score more goals in the match, and if they can’t, they going to do everything possible to defend the two goals which they have scored already in the match. I don’t really think Belgium will be able to equalize or get a win in the match, i think Senegal is the country which is going to kick them out of the World Cup.

The game has already been 75 minutes and Belgium is still trailing by two goals. Now, if Belgium wants to win the match 3-2, they will have to score three goals in these 20 minutes, which seems impossible because Senegal's style of play is much better than Belgium's at the moment. So, in today's match, while Belgium initially seemed strong, Senegal seemed strong throughout the game. That is, the result of today's match was completely reversed, that is, where Belgium was supposed to win, Senegal won, that is, the match's prediction has changed completely.

[slapper]

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I think England will win tonight, but it won't be easy. It's true that England is a very strong team. In the group stage, only Croatia scored against them. Ghana and Panama could not score at all, so the English defense is usually good. But we cannot underestimate DR Congo. They are a dangerous team, and they drew 1-1 with Portugal. Also, England has big problems right now because their right-backs James and Quansah are injured. This World Cup has many big surprises, like Germany losing to Paraguay. I expect England to advance, but DR Congo can definitely score a goal today.

Even though you're overconfident in this match I firmly believe that DR Congo is currently a team that always puts up a fight. We can see how they put up quite a fight against Portugal. In that match Portugal had to concede to DR Congo who gave it their all from the first minute until the end. However this time the match is different. DR Congo is very confident in their performance and is ready to face England. Although England clearly has the better players in the competition they're participating in DR Congo will still fight to put up a fight with the goal of defeating England.

Furthermore, with several players currently injured in the English camp DR Congo is even more confident that they can overcome England's strength. Every team has a goal and every goal requires a struggle. This makes me very confident that this match will end in a draw and a penalty shootout will be held to decide the match between the two teams that will compete tonight.

Kane scored at 75. Then again at 86. Two goals in eleven minutes, both when England were down, and both in the time of the match when most teams play for the shootout. He now has 11 goals in the World Cup. It's Geoff Hurst numbers. It's not something that a defence can game plan around, particularly as they're still primarily built on not making marking mistakes in the final third. And they made them.

I really appreciate your comments on the injuries. Spence at right-back! Both James and Quansah will sit out of Tuchel's squad, leaving him with no choice but to start Djed Spence. That was your best argument and the DRC goal sort of proved your point was correct. There was a genuine weakness. Unfortunately, they could not retain the lead long enough for it to be significant.

[Callido]

No I think Senegal is not continuing with the naive pattern of wanting to defend their goal, instead of creating more chance to score more, yeah they are better than DRC Congo team. Ordinarily this was the kind of the result we expecting from Senegal because they are coming as the African champions, it is a solid team that did extremely well during the last African cup of Nations, so winning shouldn't become a difficulty for them as they've initially made it look like. However I must say that the Belgium team I'm seeing now didn't do well compared to the previous Belgium thing that had firepower.

Congrats to Senegal qualifying into the round of 16, another African country joining Morocco in the round of 16 with hopes of qualifying also for the quarter final, now in the 80th minute of the game, Senegal still has the lead, no way Belgium are recovering.

Senegal chances of qualifying for the quarter final is massive, after USA vs Bosnia game tomorrow will decide who they will play against, already the likely opponents are not very tough ones when facing Senegal.

[whiteblue]

Belgium entered the match as the favorite, but in the opening 15 minutes, I can see that Senegal is also eager to advance.

Before the match started, Belgium was also my favorite to win the match, but now I don’t think there is anything left for Belgium in the match. Senegal just scored their second goal few minutes ago, and I don’t think they going to allow Belgium equalize in the match. Senegal will want to score more goals in the match, and if they can’t, they going to do everything possible to defend the two goals which they have scored already in the match. I don’t really think Belgium will be able to equalize or get a win in the match, i think Senegal is the country which is going to kick them out of the World Cup.

With only 10 minutes of normal time remaining, I didn't think Belgium would have enough time to turn things around or equalize, as senegal played well and maintained their two goal lead.

But I was quite happy because I backed Senegal in this match, And they managed to secure the win for my bet. Judging by the game, both teams were evenly matched, But senegal was able to press early, and that's how they managed to score the first goal.

There were plenty of surprises in today matches, starting with England versus Congo and Belgium versus Senegal.

[Woodie]

Let's be honest here, Belgium haven't been convincing coming into the round of 32 and losing to Senegal wasn't by accident.. they are just a bad team altogether and surprised that the bookies had them as favourites to win the match.

And looking at the bracket.. Senegal is more likely to get into the last 8 because the USA won't be much of a challenge..

Equaliser Lukaku Senegal 2-1 Belgium.

[xzone]

If England continues to play like this, u won't even be shock a bit if Mexico eliminate them at the round of 16. Because mexico are playing on another level because they have an advantage on their home soil , so it will be hard for England if they don't play well.

England is a very big team and I think they never imagined themself been hold down by DR Congo tonight, but just like always Harry Kane has come to their rescue to complete the comeback and now they just need to continue their journey to also pass through round of 16 against Mexico. England needs to play better or they’ll risk being eliminated from the competition at the round of 16. The World Cup continues to shock us the more, and I am feeling that we may see more shocker going forward. Some teams we expect to scale through will be eliminated without reaching farther as we expect from them.

What would this team have done without Harry Kane? A true star player, he scored two goals in a match his country needed and kept England going.

I think we're nearing the end of the road for England; many "weak" teams are achieving great things this year. However, we're getting surprising results from countries with star players. This seems likely to continue, but I feel like everything will be different in the next round

[JeromeTash]

And looking at the bracket.. Senegal is more likely to get into the last 8 because the USA won't be much of a challenge..

Equaliser Lukaku Senegal 2-1 Belgium.

Belgium equalised a few moments later, but it wasn't Lukaku who scored the second goal. I really wonder how Senegal blew off their lead to 2-2 towards the end of the game. They should have killed off the game when they had the chance, and now they are at a risk of getting ejected if Belgium scores one more goal late in the match.

[Jegileman]

Let's be honest here, Belgium haven't been convincing coming into the round of 32 and losing to Senegal wasn't by accident.. they are just a bad team altogether and surprised that the bookies had them as favourites to win the match.

And looking at the bracket.. Senegal is more likely to get into the last 8 because the USA won't be much of a challenge..

Equaliser Lukaku Senegal 2-1 Belgium.

I think this is not the end as Senegal was not able to hold them to 90mins to take the whole win tonight in full time. Tielemans has scored another goal and now made the match level even before the 90th minute of the game. This will take the match to an extra time more, where both teams get to challenge each other more for the title.

If Senegal loses this match before the game going into an extra time more, I would say they’re not a team to actually rely on. If they can be two goals ahead and in the last 10 minutes of the game they conceded the two goals, it means going further in the competition will only make themselves more vulnerable to the teams they’ll likely face. Let’s see who takes the crown home at the end of the match today.

[Livingleged]

And looking at the bracket.. Senegal is more likely to get into the last 8 because the USA won't be much of a challenge..

Equaliser Lukaku Senegal 2-1 Belgium.

Belgium equalised a few moments later, but it wasn't Lukaku who scored the second goal. I really wonder how Senegal blew off their lead to 2-2 towards the end of the game. They should have killed off the game when they had the chance, and now they are at a risk of getting ejected if Belgium scores one more goal late in the match.

Should  I say I'm  disappointed  at Senegal  for conceding  two late goals within two mins  at 86 and 89th minutes  of the match or appreciate the braveness  of the Belgian  players for not giving  up even At the die minute. It's actually  surprising  to me how everything  change  in few minutes  bringing  life back into the Belgium team  and supporters. Sometimes  you just have to not give up and keep pushing  until  the final  whistle. As we awaiting  extra time the match score line is still at 2-2, I hope everything  is settle  at extra time and not leading  to penalties  because penalties most time don't favor  the favorite  teams even the best players  loses sometimes.

[Nightwalker(NW)]

Belgium equalised a few moments later, but it wasn't Lukaku who scored the second goal. I really wonder how Senegal blew off their lead to 2-2 towards the end of the game. They should have killed off the game when they had the chance, and now they are at a risk of getting ejected if Belgium scores one more goal late in the match.

Football keeps on proving that it's not over untill it's over, if Senegal is sent out of the competition now, they only have themselves to blame, I watched part of the first half and the second half, Senegal were in control of the game, the pressed and pressured Belgium, before the first goal, they were unlucky as the ball hit the bar. Luckily they scored in the first half and protected that lead and scored the second goal. Senegal were leading and in control, conceding a goal is not the main problem, their problem was protecting the second goal. 80 minutes it was 2:0 in favour of Senegal, 90 minutes it was 2:2, Belgium used less than 10 minutes to equalise two goals, Senegal will only have themselves to blame if they get knocked out tonight.

[dzonikg28]

Belgium equalised a few moments later, but it wasn't Lukaku who scored the second goal. I really wonder how Senegal blew off their lead to 2-2 towards the end of the game. They should have killed off the game when they had the chance, and now they are at a risk of getting ejected if Belgium scores one more goal late in the match.

Football keeps on proving that it's not over untill it's over, if Senegal is sent out of the competition now, they only have themselves to blame, I watched part of the first half and the second half, Senegal were in control of the game, the pressed and pressured Belgium, before the first goal, they were unlucky as the ball hit the bar. Luckily they scored in the first half and protected that lead and scored the second goal. Senegal were leading and in control, conceding a goal is not the main problem, their problem was protecting the second goal. 80 minutes it was 2:0 in favour of Senegal, 90 minutes it was 2:2, Belgium used less than 10 minutes to equalise two goals, Senegal will only have themselves to blame if they get knocked out tonight.

This match is one of the best examples and I don't know whether you are watching it or not, I am watching it and nothing indicated that Belgium could score two goals ever during that match. Very few chances and their heads were hanging already, De Bruyne looked as if he gave up long before he was taken off the field. I was sure that Senegal had this and they were solidly playing it, defending well and had their own chances from time to time.

Now the whole sentiment shifted and Belgium is trying to go for it, which is really weird because now Senegal is passive. It is strange and hard to understand how the whole match can shift like that. From weak Belgium and strong Senegal to strong Belgium and weak Senegal within just a few seconds.

[Baki202]

The way England are playing I have a feeling they might not get past the quarter finals. DRC where just unlucky and lack good squad depth, if not they would have beaten England today. England has One of the most expensive midfielders ever which are Bellingham, Declan Rice and Anderson yet they were unable to create many chances and passes. Their turning point was during the second hydration break where Tuchel changed the formation to 3 back, which gave them more attacking and pressing options.

You can just conclude and we know that they did not give the full confidence and they are among teams that have good squad because people you are calling out did not even do great job today I was expecting more because the kind of squad they have is no joke but at some point just seems to be very hard for them because congo scored first and it was looking like all hopes are lost but they are not because kane came through and that is one good thing about kane and Gordon gave to assist for kane both of them are just the man of the match.

If England continues to play like this, u won't even be shock a bit if Mexico eliminate them at the round of 16. Because mexico are playing on another level because they have an advantage on their home soil , so it will be hard for England if they don't play well.

It won't be as easy as you think that mexico will easily remove England but now reverse might be the case because most of this guy's will surprise you because you might even go to the extent of under estimating your opponent and that is one big mistake that should not be done at all.