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

[Nheer]

Ronaldo's showing how disrespect he's after he got knocked out. Instead of admitting how bad his team play, but he's saying Euro is in the same level as World Cup like what? For me, it's unacceptable to call Euro is in the same level as World Cup.

I guess he's just feel heartbroken with the result. If he's stop with his ego, so many people would respect him. It's hard not to call him as a lunatic narcissist.

It's also disgusting to see him to say that.

What is this guy talking about? Is he in his right mind when he says the Euro is on the same level as the World Cup? He’s made a fool of himself with his own words. No wonder the Portuguese players don’t respect him. His ego is huge, and he’s all about himself.

Ronaldo isn’t just heartbroken; he’s also set a dismal record as the only player to have appeared in six World Cups without ever winning the trophy........

It's true saying things like this can be interpreted differently and wrongly. I am sure he knows he's team is terrible and played badly in this Tournament but I guess you all didn't pay attention to his statement properly.

In his statement he said "For me" so it means for him winning the Euro with Portugal is the same with winning a World Cup, not in the sense that they hold the same value but winning a trophy for Portugal feels the same regardless of the trophy won.

Winning the World or not doesn't change anything he's done for Portugal. He's the greatest player they've ever had and he only said the truth about Portugal winning nothing until he came along the only problem is how and when he said it and now people think he's full of ego. Ronaldo is one of the greatest to ever play football and what he's achieved not many can do that.

[Akbarkoe]

What is this guy talking about? Is he in his right mind when he says the Euro is on the same level as the World Cup? He’s made a fool of himself with his own words. No wonder the Portuguese players don’t respect him. His ego is huge, and he’s all about himself.

Ronaldo isn’t just heartbroken; he’s also set a dismal record as the only player to have appeared in six World Cups without ever winning the trophy........

Yes indeed as a professional it is not worth saying and comparing a cup compared to the B cup event is not professional in my view and he is indeed wrong in this matter, I think he cannot withstand the chatter of his Hatters who continue to need about what he does not get in the World Cup as you say, whatever the reason in terms of professionalism it is wrong.

But from his high ego to the achievements he has achieved so far in his career as a footballer has achieved great success, someone saw it so disgusting to say swearing that even he himself could not achieve 10% of what is achieved by Ronaldo.

[Phoenix Anka]

Egypt made a great match, but I don't like all their complaining about the referee and VAR. All three goals for Argentina were legitimate and the goal for Egypt, that was cancelled by VAR was a correct decision. The Egyptian footballer stepped on the Argentinian player's foot before Egypt started that counter-attack. All the rumors about FIFA pushing Argentina forward because of Messi are becoming a little bit over the top.

Yes it was much and VAR didn't cause anything, it was what happened that VAR was always going back to replay and take action, before Mohammed Salah had his goal we saw what Marwan Attia did to Lisandro Martinez before possessing the ball and give to Salah and that was something that wouldn't be neglected by the referee so actually people doesn't want to see it from how it started but they're instead judging it from when Salah scored with the opportunity. VAR had nothing against the losing of Egypt and there is nobody to blame put their players, imagine how uninterested Egypt was to defend the last goal that won them.

Even though they were two goals ahead, they didn't defend. Therefore, I think the main problem is in Egypt's defense. The Egyptian defenders were very unmotivated, especially after the third goal. Perhaps they were tired and didn't care about the game anymore, but the third goal punished them all. However, even if the match had gone to extra time, with this fitness problem, Egypt would have definitely conceded a few more goals in 120 minutes. It was a very tiring match for both teams.

[Lillominato89]

This is something that made me feel like crying, imagine the pressure especially when all hope is lost, there comes Messi w d his warriors fighting to stay alive in this FWC... Can't say much, I think this should put the debate to bed.
Egypt is the version 2 of Senegal, leading and losing the game. Can't say more on this guys (Egyptians) because they are the cause of their own eviction.

#Messi_Greatest-Of-All-Time

It was a superb game, and you must respect the Argentinians even more after this. To fight like they did and to come back from 0:2 in the 80th minute is something almost equal to the magic night in Istanbul with Liverpool—it definitely had those vibes for me. Respect to Argentina, now they need to go all the way.

It was certainly a superb performance by Argentina; there’s no doubt they gave it their all right to the very end. But the match was heavily influenced by the referee’s decisions, which, in my opinion, were highly questionable.
Egypt played a fantastic match until the 79th minute, then mysteriously lost their focus and paid dearly for it with defeat and elimination from the World Cup.

[Mustang Shelby]

This is something that made me feel like crying, imagine the pressure especially when all hope is lost, there comes Messi w d his warriors fighting to stay alive in this FWC... Can't say much, I think this should put the debate to bed.
Egypt is the version 2 of Senegal, leading and losing the game. Can't say more on this guys (Egyptians) because they are the cause of their own eviction.

#Messi_Greatest-Of-All-Time

It was a superb game, and you must respect the Argentinians even more after this. To fight like they did and to come back from 0:2 in the 80th minute is something almost equal to the magic night in Istanbul with Liverpool—it definitely had those vibes for me. Respect to Argentina, now they need to go all the way.

It was certainly a superb performance by Argentina; there’s no doubt they gave it their all right to the very end. But the match was heavily influenced by the referee’s decisions, which, in my opinion, were highly questionable.
Egypt played a fantastic match until the 79th minute, then mysteriously lost their focus and paid dearly for it with defeat and elimination from the World Cup.

It was a match that showed you always have to keep fighting. Argentina never gave up and after scoring, they believed they could score again. Even after the score was tied, they kept looking for a third goal and found it in extra time. It was a very sad and disappointing ending for Egypt. I'm sure Mohamed Salah is not happy with this result. They had come this far very successfully, but then Argentina managed to beat them by scoring three goals in a short time.

[Antotena]

Yes indeed as a professional it is not worth saying and comparing a cup compared to the B cup event is not professional in my view and he is indeed wrong in this matter, I think he cannot withstand the chatter of his Hatters who continue to need about what he does not get in the World Cup as you say, whatever the reason in terms of professionalism it is wrong.

But from his high ego to the achievements he has achieved so far in his career as a footballer has achieved great success, someone saw it so disgusting to say swearing that even he himself could not achieve 10% of what is achieved by Ronaldo.

There are some things that comes out of that guy that shouldn't be from him, some statements are fan based statement but he doesn't see any problem with it and that is why many people don't like him. There is a saying that a king who says is king isn't a true king and that is what it's for him, this ego of trying to be whatever he want but forget that he is human, you can't always have everything you want because the world doesn't revolved around him.

I look yesterday on the street after Argentina and Egypt match and it was filled up with youth and Youngs boys celebrating Messi, it wasn't even the final but they celebrated that game like it's the best match he has played for them. There are some things you can't control about Messi and he is not even bragging about it. If by the end of this world cup and Messi doesn't win the world cup, I will not have any problem with because he has one already.

[Volgastallion]

Another crazy and high emotion game in this world cup is just incredible how many emotional games and with late goals we are just saw. Argentina deserves more in the yesterday game if we look into the statistics and how the game was but Egypt was super effective they attack two times and score 2 goals, or maybe 3 if we count the dissallowed goal.

[Bd officer]

I thought Argentina would lose but Messi's magic changed the outcome of the match and in the end Argentina won. So far in this World Cup Messi has missed two penalties which disappointed the fans but he later scored and made the fans happy. So far he has scored 8 goals which is very commendable. However, Argentina's defense has not been so good in this match so they should focus on that in the next match.

Egypt made a good effort which is commendable. Now Egypt has to start preparing the team for the next World Cup.

[danadc]

It was a match that showed you always have to keep fighting. Argentina never gave up and after scoring, they believed they could score again. Even after the score was tied, they kept looking for a third goal and found it in extra time. It was a very sad and disappointing ending for Egypt. I'm sure Mohamed Salah is not happy with this result. They had come this far very successfully, but then Argentina managed to beat them by scoring three goals in a short time.

Many are Messi fans, and that's not wrong, it's fine, but they must admit that there were many factors that greatly helped Argentina. I like Argentinians very much; in fact, I have many friends from there, but I don't like favoritism. FIFA has always helped its favorite player, and the referees do what the FIFA president says. That goes beyond the spectacle of the sport; it's something that bothers me. I understand Egypt's indignation.

[Zlantann]

It was a match that showed you always have to keep fighting. Argentina never gave up and after scoring, they believed they could score again. Even after the score was tied, they kept looking for a third goal and found it in extra time. It was a very sad and disappointing ending for Egypt. I'm sure Mohamed Salah is not happy with this result. They had come this far very successfully, but then Argentina managed to beat them by scoring three goals in a short time.

Some teams would have given up after they had conceded two goals and the match was already in the last ten minutes. But the Argentine national team never lost hope, and they kept fighting until they leveled the score and won the match. There has been lots of criticism against the match officials because of some controversial actions and inactions, but this does not override the fact that Argentina was the better side and deserved to win.

I saw a video where the FIFA president was celebrating when Argentina scored the last goal. And people were saying that Gianni Infantino was supporting Argentina and that is why they have gotten prefrential treatments. Is there any law that forbids the FIFA President from supporting any country?

[Frankolala]

Ronaldo's showing how disrespect he's after he got knocked out. Instead of admitting how bad his team play, but he's saying Euro is in the same level as World Cup like what? For me, it's unacceptable to call Euro is in the same level as World Cup.

I guess he's just feel heartbroken with the result. If he's stop with his ego, so many people would respect him. It's hard not to call him as a lunatic narcissist.

It's also disgusting to see him to say that.

What is this guy talking about? Is he in his right mind when he says the Euro is on the same level as the World Cup? He’s made a fool of himself with his own words. No wonder the Portuguese players don’t respect him. His ego is huge, and he’s all about himself.

Ronaldo isn’t just heartbroken; he’s also set a dismal record as the only player to have appeared in six World Cups without ever winning the trophy........

Whatever,he says wouldn't change anything neither will it put Portugal back in the competition. What you people don't understand is that, Legends don't allow failure to broke them rather, they see it as an opportunity to move forward and console themselves with what they have achieved in the past. He needs to be proud based on what he has achieved in football that no one else can achieve. Some people that don't have anything are even proud than Ronaldo.

[MArsland]

Spain, Argentina, and France are, in my opinion, the teams that have put up the best fight in this tournament so far. Argentina, in particular, is playing at a very high level with Lionel Messi. They played magnificently against Egypt yesterday and managed to come back from a very difficult position. I don't think such a comeback has been seen very often in World Cup history. I want to see Lionel Messi and Mbappé face each other again in a final and give us a great match. But this time, I hope France wins the final.

Indeed a lot of controversial, Argentina performing quite well in the World Cup and still unbeaten record by winning all five matches since the phase group stage until round of 16, the same performance with France keep consistent have possibility back to back reach to the final but first challenge in quarter final will face Morocco.

Special performance with Spain get doubt first match performance get draw, slowly Spain have consistent and back to winning trend so far become the first team made clean sheet four matches in a row. Its longer record for Spain's goal keeper Unai Simon not conceded yet four matches in a row, next challenge for Spain will face Belgium and how possibility defend the long term team not conceded goal in the World Cup.

There were many complaints from Egypt after losing to Argentina. I know it was very painful, especially since some of the referee's decisions were deemed unfair. But that's the World Cup, there will always be controversy, and regardless of Egypt's complaints, it won't change anything. Argentina emerged victorious and advances to the next round against Switzerland. A match that is also guaranteed to be easy for Argentina to advance to the semifinals. This is in contrast to the other matches, which are mostly expected to be difficult, such as France vs Morocco, England vs Norway, and Belgium vs Spain.

[Hvdv]

Spain, Argentina, and France are, in my opinion, the teams that have put up the best fight in this tournament so far. Argentina, in particular, is playing at a very high level with Lionel Messi. They played magnificently against Egypt yesterday and managed to come back from a very difficult position. I don't think such a comeback has been seen very often in World Cup history. I want to see Lionel Messi and Mbappé face each other again in a final and give us a great match. But this time, I hope France wins the final.

Indeed a lot of controversial, Argentina performing quite well in the World Cup and still unbeaten record by winning all five matches since the phase group stage until round of 16, the same performance with France keep consistent have possibility back to back reach to the final but first challenge in quarter final will face Morocco.

Special performance with Spain get doubt first match performance get draw, slowly Spain have consistent and back to winning trend so far become the first team made clean sheet four matches in a row. Its longer record for Spain's goal keeper Unai Simon not conceded yet four matches in a row, next challenge for Spain will face Belgium and how possibility defend the long term team not conceded goal in the World Cup.

There were many complaints from Egypt after losing to Argentina. I know it was very painful, especially since some of the referee's decisions were deemed unfair. But that's the World Cup, there will always be controversy, and regardless of Egypt's complaints, it won't change anything. Argentina emerged victorious and advances to the next round against Switzerland. A match that is also guaranteed to be easy for Argentina to advance to the semifinals. This is in contrast to the other matches, which are mostly expected to be difficult, such as France vs Morocco, England vs Norway, and Belgium vs Spain.

Compared to other qualifiers, Argentina had a relatively easy match. Although they struggled against Egypt yesterday, they managed to advance with three goals in the final minutes. The Lionel Messi factor came into play here. Messi scored a goal and provided an assist. He carried his team in the final moments. Despite being 38 years old, he still plays as well as he did in his prime. He truly seems like one of the greatest of all time.

[$weetne$$]

there are many teams that have the possibility of making the final, especially in the quarterfinals there are all the best ones, but clearly the favorites are the usual ones in this last period in fact the best are absolutely Argentina and France who are dominating, but Spain is also doing very well.

Getting to this point of the competition, you will have to be amongst the top teams as the weak teams definitely cannot make it to this point of the competition, the essence of all of this stages is to screen away the weak sides so the stronger and tougher sides makes it to the final and battle for the trophy and yeah like you have mentioned, it is obvious that the favorite for many now is between France and Argentina.

[kriminall]

Ronaldo's showing how disrespect he's after he got knocked out. Instead of admitting how bad his team play, but he's saying Euro is in the same level as World Cup like what? For me, it's unacceptable to call Euro is in the same level as World Cup.

I guess he's just feel heartbroken with the result. If he's stop with his ego, so many people would respect him. It's hard not to call him as a lunatic narcissist.

It's also disgusting to see him to say that.

What is this guy talking about? Is he in his right mind when he says the Euro is on the same level as the World Cup? He’s made a fool of himself with his own words. No wonder the Portuguese players don’t respect him. His ego is huge, and he’s all about himself.

Ronaldo isn’t just heartbroken; he’s also set a dismal record as the only player to have appeared in six World Cups without ever winning the trophy........

Whatever,he says wouldn't change anything neither will it put Portugal back in the competition. What you people don't understand is that, Legends don't allow failure to broke them rather, they see it as an opportunity to move forward and console themselves with what they have achieved in the past. He needs to be proud based on what he has achieved in football that no one else can achieve. Some people that don't have anything are even proud than Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers history has ever seen. Therefore, while Portugal's elimination might have upset him, I don't think it diminishes his quality. Portugal wasn't eliminated because of Ronaldo; they were eliminated because 11 players played poorly. We need to understand that now. Also, the World Cup is a very difficult tournament, and Spain is a very tough opponent. Portugal's elimination was highly likely, so this result isn't surprising. At least they didn't experience a surprise elimination like Germany.

[banana33]

The Argentine team is lucky that in almost every match they have played since the group stage, they have played against a less strong team than them and they have been successfully passing those stages. They will be favourites in the quarter-finals. And next chance for semi final and finally they will have to win the trophy by winning against a strong team in the final, which will not be easy for the team.

everyone wants Argentina and France in the final, for France's revenge against Argentina, after what happened i think it is necessary to have another tie like that, i think it is necessary for everyone who was in that tie, i think the world cup is cyclical and that the two of them are the best teams.

[Arenga pinnata]

Another crazy and high emotion game in this world cup is just incredible how many emotional games and with late goals we are just saw. Argentina deserves more in the yesterday game if we look into the statistics and how the game was but Egypt was super effective they attack two times and score 2 goals, or maybe 3 if we count the dissallowed goal.

Well, at least there are always surprises, and there are always dramatic moments as well. And I admire how some teams that were considered average have actually become extraordinary in this World Cup. Although, yeah, there are always some things that spark controversy, especially regarding referees’ decisions and so on. But, well, that’s just part of the game, after all.

And now we’re in the quarterfinals. And, well, the matches are definitely going to get tougher. Out of the four matches on the schedule, I’m really looking forward to Norway vs. England and France vs. Morocco. these four teams are the ones I think have performed exceptionally well. especially Morocco, which has surprised me just like in the previous World Cup. Their aggressive style of play never fails to keep me entertained.

[cande86]

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Guys what's wrong with Argentina....

Let's see what happens next.

One of the most surprising result so far, even though Argentina have got time. This i do believe that Argentina would be on their way out of the tournament because, they?ve had a penalty opportunity that could have being their way back into the game and Messi missed it, didn?t shot off target even but, it got saved. His apparently not so good at scoring from the penalty spot in this World Cup. Egypt have being good defensively and just now, they?ve managed to advance their lead with 2 goals.

Argentina 0:1 Egypt

Edit: Goal disallowed!

I believe that right now Argentina is the luckiest team of all the tournaments ever, maybe they made some pact with some god, i can't believe that they could have found a victory like that in the world cup with so much luck, they recovered and won the match, incredible.

[Tmoonz]

they have a lots of top players but imho one of the worst decision by portugal boards is select Martinez as a coach. he is such a terrible coach without proper strategy. look at belgium national team when he work here as a coach. a golden era without major thropy. so i must say he is the main problem here. from here i expect portugal boards will sack Roberto Martinez asap.

In any case, what happened to the US national team against Belgium is incredible.
Even now I'm practically shocked at how it went.. I can't find the words to justify such a mess.
I'm tempted to boycott the World Cup and not watch it anymore, it sucks..

yeah that's very political and awful decision by FIFA. and now the other teams which is England wanna do same like US did. let see how it goes, if FIFA reject England request from their player that got red card in match between England and Mexico, that's clear FIFA have their own agenda with US especially with Trump.

I think this year FIFA world cup is considered to be the worst of it all, we know there was some kind of foul play in the recent world cup and it was rigged but it was not too obvious, but this year world it is crystal clear that FIFA has gotten the teams they want in the final, to them it's fun but little did they know they are actually messing the game up, like they whole world can see what exactly is going on in this year world cup it's no more a hidden thing, and that is not very nice, this is supposed to unite the world and not to set boundaries, shame on the FIFA president.

[Cossyblack]

Even though they were two goals ahead, they didn't defend. Therefore, I think the main problem is in Egypt's defense. The Egyptian defenders were very unmotivated, especially after the third goal. Perhaps they were tired and didn't care about the game anymore, but the third goal punished them all. However, even if the match had gone to extra time, with this fitness problem, Egypt would have definitely conceded a few more goals in 120 minutes. It was a very tiring match for both teams.

Honestly,the game was annoying couple with the fact that VAR was favouring Argentina over Egypt. Can someone explain how Argentina who was two goals behind was still able to win the match. Egypt were robbed so that argentina could win,the game was manipulated in the favour of argentina and we saw it. The partiality was very obvious Which why the players didn't care much about the game anymore,they lost their confidence they just wanted the game to end.