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

[Smartprofit]

Of these four football matches, I'm particularly looking forward to two: France vs. Morocco and Norway vs. England.🙋

In the Norway vs. England match, I'm looking forward to seeing Erling Haaland, who bears a striking resemblance to my favorite fantasy hero (Prince Daemon Targaryen). The resemblance between them is so striking that it never ceases to amaze me. In fact, this game somewhat recreates the history of the Viking conquest of ancient England, and I'm counting on the Vikings to defeat the Saxons this time around.🙆

I'm also really excited about Morocco's performance at this World Cup! They're a very professional football team! It would be a sensation if they beat France and advance to the semifinals. Not everyone believes that outcome, but I think it's quite likely (albeit unexpected).

[retreat]

-France vs Morocco.
As one of the favorites in this tournament, France will face a tough test from Morocco, the team representing the African continent, a semifinalist in the 2022 World Cup and full of surprises.

Although Morocco is quite strong, what we're talking about here is France, which has a more proven squad they have players like Mbappé, Olise, Dembélé, and others. In terms of quality, France has a much deeper squad, and I don't think Morocco can withstand France's attacks. I don't consider Morocco an easy opponent for France, but in terms of quality and depth, France is still the clear favorite. So in this match, I see France as having a great chance to win and advance to the semifinals.

[G_Besar]

Argentina played well but the referee was on there side I will just say that FIFA wants Argentina to win the title, so many wrong decisions but the referee Egypt second goal shouldn't have been disallowed but they disallowed it because they never wanted Messi and Argentina to be eliminated i believe it was same tackle that made the referee and the VAR to disallowed Egypt goal was same thing that happened to Salah but the referee acted like nothing happened and Argentina used that opportunity to secure there win over Egypt.

There was indeed a lot of controversy after their match today, and I'm tired of reading about it in various media outlets. For some reason, the referee wasn't completely neutral during the Argentina match, so everyone knew that the referee was indeed unfair in his decisions. And if this continues in the next match when Argentina plays another team, I don't think this World Cup will be interesting to watch anymore because everyone already knows who will be the champion.

[longyenthanh]

It will be like this

Semis
Argentina vs Norway

France vs Spain

Final
Argentina vs France

There is no better thing than seeing Mbappe to fight Messi in the final. I know others may disagree with my prediction, but it's what i prefer to see. That will build the hype for the final because we know Mbappe and Messi are competing to become the top scorer.

This is an absolute dream scenario! Honestly, a Messi vs. Mbappe rematch in the final would be pure cinema. We all remember that legendary 2022 World Cup final, so seeing them battle again for the trophy and the Golden Boot would break the internet. The storyline is right there.

France and Argentina are definitely very strong teams capable of making this happen. Spain and Norway will put up a massive fight in the semis - especially with Haaland leading Norway - but your prediction is highly realistic. People might debate it, but the hype for this final would be unmatched. I love this pick!

[Ruttoshi]

You are absolutely right because at this moment, the quarter-final match between France and Morocco will be the last match for Morocco because it may not be possible to compete with France and win in the quarter-finals.No matter how France performs this year, France will face Argentina in the final and in that case, the World Cup will be repeated in 2022. The biased look of the referee in favor of Argentina in the last match clearly shows that Argentina has been retained to become the champion in the final. However, in any case, the next match, i.e. the quarter-finals, we will see a tough match between Morocco and France. Although I supported Morocco, maybe my support team can dream of reaching the quarter-finals only.

I agree with you because Argentina path to the finals is very easy. They will be playing with weak teams that they're stronger than. Imagine, Argentina playing with Switzerland in the quarter finals that's an automatic win for them.

France is still the most favorite and I will be happy to see them win Argentina in the finals. However, football is full of surprises and it might not end up as we thought.

[MuffinMaster]

You are absolutely right because at this moment, the quarter-final match between France and Morocco will be the last match for Morocco because it may not be possible to compete with France and win in the quarter-finals.No matter how France performs this year, France will face Argentina in the final and in that case, the World Cup will be repeated in 2022. The biased look of the referee in favor of Argentina in the last match clearly shows that Argentina has been retained to become the champion in the final. However, in any case, the next match, i.e. the quarter-finals, we will see a tough match between Morocco and France. Although I supported Morocco, maybe my support team can dream of reaching the quarter-finals only.

I agree with you because Argentina path to the finals is very easy. They will be playing with weak teams that they're stronger than. Imagine, Argentina playing with Switzerland in the quarter finals that's an automatic win for them.

France is still the most favorite and I will be happy to see them win Argentina in the finals. However, football is full of surprises and it might not end up as we thought.

You're completely right about football being unpredictable, but I wouldn't count Morocco out just yet. They have massive heart and killer defense, so France will need to be at their absolute best.

As for Argentina, calling Switzerland an "automatic win" is risky. On paper, Argentina is stronger, but the Swiss are highly organized and love crushing giant dreams in knockout stages. If we do get a 2022 rematch in the final, it will be legendary. France looks scary good, but Messi's squad always finds a way. Let's see what happens on the pitch!

[Dunamisx]

-France vs Morocco.
As one of the favorites in this tournament, France will face a tough test from Morocco, the team representing the African continent, a semifinalist in the 2022 World Cup and full of surprises.

Although Morocco is quite strong, what we're talking about here is France, which has a more proven squad they have players like Mbappé, Olise, Dembélé, and others. In terms of quality, France has a much deeper squad, and I don't think Morocco can withstand France's attacks. I don't consider Morocco an easy opponent for France, but in terms of quality and depth, France is still the clear favorite. So in this match, I see France as having a great chance to win and advance to the semifinals.

I also agree with you, France is having much more better advantage when it comes to the team set up it has against Morocco, but if we are going to look at it critically with the way this year world cup is going, any match is unpredictable until the final whistle, if Morocco have the lock they may show their strong ability against France and defeat them, but on a literary view, everyone will definitely want to support France against Morocco because of the consistency and team members in France.

[Shussainshah]

Of these four football matches, I'm particularly looking forward to two: France vs. Morocco and Norway vs. England.🙋

In the Norway vs. England match, I'm looking forward to seeing Erling Haaland, who bears a striking resemblance to my favorite fantasy hero (Prince Daemon Targaryen). The resemblance between them is so striking that it never ceases to amaze me. In fact, this game somewhat recreates the history of the Viking conquest of ancient England, and I'm counting on the Vikings to defeat the Saxons this time around.🙆

I'm also really excited about Morocco's performance at this World Cup! They're a very professional football team! It would be a sensation if they beat France and advance to the semifinals. Not everyone believes that outcome, but I think it's quite likely (albeit unexpected).

Yeah I am also excited to see that's 2 big matches. France and Morocco will be the revenge match because in the last worldcup we see France knockout Morocco in the semi-finals so I think Morocco can take has revenge but France look like has the upper hand on him but for sure they can give some kinda tough battle for them. The 2nd match between the English and Viking it will be a match worth to watch because they are rivals in real life and most of the time England beat them so I think England can take and breaks the Norway hope and through to the next round. And you didn't dicuss the other bracket matchs but I can give them my favourite Spain and Argentina can through to the next round so we can see France vs Spain in the semi-finals and Argentina vs England the 2nd semi-finals I think that's a good semifinal if it happens.

[Pandu Geddon]

I also agree with you, France is having much more better advantage when it comes to the team set up it has against Morocco, but if we are going to look at it critically with the way this year world cup is going, any match is unpredictable until the final whistle, if Morocco have the lock they may show their strong ability against France and defeat them, but on a literary view, everyone will definitely want to support France against Morocco because of the consistency and team members in France.

The match is definitely going to be tight. France is indeed favored, but I’m not sure Morocco will be too pressured. If Morocco manages to aggressively press France's attack, I think there’s a chance to hold a draw until full time. I think there’s a possibility the game could go to penalties. But we’ll see later, as of now I still think France deserves to make it to the Semi-Finals.

[Bluedrem]

I also agree with you, France is having much more better advantage when it comes to the team set up it has against Morocco, but if we are going to look at it critically with the way this year world cup is going, any match is unpredictable until the final whistle, if Morocco have the lock they may show their strong ability against France and defeat them, but on a literary view, everyone will definitely want to support France against Morocco because of the consistency and team members in France.

France can play fast-paced football, but Morocco prefers to play organized football. Yes, on paper, France is a stronger team than Morocco, but it must be remembered that they have come this far in this World Cup by competing with other teams like France. Also, in this World Cup, we have seen many small teams perform well against big teams. In that case, the Paraguay and Spain match can be cited as an example.
Overall, I think the France vs Morocco match in the quarter-finals will be very exciting.

[Iranus]

Although Morocco is quite strong, what we're talking about here is France, which has a more proven squad they have players like Mbappé, Olise, Dembélé, and others. In terms of quality, France has a much deeper squad, and I don't think Morocco can withstand France's attacks. I don't consider Morocco an easy opponent for France, but in terms of quality and depth, France is still the clear favorite. So in this match, I see France as having a great chance to win and advance to the semifinals.

If we compare the squads of France and Morocco, France will  undoubtedly be ahead. France's squad is the strongest  squad in this World Cup. Dembele, Mbappe and Oliseh are all in good form in the attack. It is very difficult to resist such an attack.
Morocco's squad does not have any star  players. Despite that, this team has performed well. The chemistry between the players is excellent. They are able to perform well because of the good understanding  between the players. I have no  doubt that the match between Morocco vs france will be  competitive. But france will win the match.

[DanWalker]

I agree with you because Argentina path to the finals is very easy. They will be playing with weak teams that they're stronger than. Imagine, Argentina playing with Switzerland in the quarter finals that's an automatic win for them.

France is still the most favorite and I will be happy to see them win Argentina in the finals. However, football is full of surprises and it might not end up as we thought.

I don't know how you consider the teams that qualified for the quarterfinals as weak. You probably considered Cabo verde and Egypt as weak too. But both of these teams performed well. Egypt was unlucky for sure. So  they lost even though they were leading by  2 goals. But they performed well throughout  the match. I also saw the colombia vs  Switzerland match. This team is also capable of playing well. The Swiss players are also capable of counterattacking quite quickly. I would not  be surprised if Argentina loses this match. However, if Argentina wins against switzerland,  they will face England or Norway in the semis. Would you  also call these two teams weak ?

[Mame89]

Argentina played well but the referee was on there side I will just say that FIFA wants Argentina to win the title, so many wrong decisions but the referee Egypt second goal shouldn't have been disallowed but they disallowed it because they never wanted Messi and Argentina to be eliminated i believe it was same tackle that made the referee and the VAR to disallowed Egypt goal was same thing that happened to Salah but the referee acted like nothing happened and Argentina used that opportunity to secure there win over Egypt.

There was indeed a lot of controversy after their match today, and I'm tired of reading about it in various media outlets. For some reason, the referee wasn't completely neutral during the Argentina match, so everyone knew that the referee was indeed unfair in his decisions. And if this continues in the next match when Argentina plays another team, I don't think this World Cup will be interesting to watch anymore because everyone already knows who will be the champion.

It could be said that the World Cup was the worst due to numerous controversies. The most notable was the incident involving Balogun who had received a red card in the previous match, but was allowed to play in the match against Belgium after Trump intervened. However, this was not the case with Olise yellow card. The French federation also appealed the yellow card received against Paraguay but FIFA decided to uphold it and Olise yellow card stood. A double standard, isn't it?

Besides that the Egypt vs Argentina match was highly controversial. I don't need to explain just browse social media and you'll find plenty of content discussing this match. Argentina certainly performed very well in this match, and they were indeed better than Egypt in terms of quality but the problem was that there were numerous instances of unfairness in this match which was truly regrettable.

Argentina victory over Egypt secured their passage to the semifinals with ease. If they beat Switzerland Argentina will become the first team in World Cup history to qualify for the quarterfinals without facing a team ranked in the top 10 of FIFA. And if Norway wins against England then Norway plays Argentina, and they win against Norway then Argentina will become the first team in history to qualify for the final without facing a team ranked in the top 10 of FIFA.

[Mehmet69]

It will be like this

Semis
Argentina vs Norway

France vs Spain

Final
Argentina vs France

There is no better thing than seeing Mbappe to fight Messi in the final. I know others may disagree with my prediction, but it's what i prefer to see. That will build the hype for the final because we know Mbappe and Messi are competing to become the top scorer.

This is an absolute dream scenario! Honestly, a Messi vs. Mbappe rematch in the final would be pure cinema. We all remember that legendary 2022 World Cup final, so seeing them battle again for the trophy and the Golden Boot would break the internet. The storyline is right there.

France and Argentina are definitely very strong teams capable of making this happen. Spain and Norway will put up a massive fight in the semis - especially with Haaland leading Norway - but your prediction is highly realistic. People might debate it, but the hype for this final would be unmatched. I love this pick!

If this selection happens, it will really surprise me and the world. If Argentina vs France goes to the final, France will not want to make those mistakes of the 2022 World Cup this time. And Argentina will not let them go either. France will want to avenge their previous bone and on the other hand, Argentina will defend their trophy. If the FIFA 2026 World Cup final really reaches such a stage, it will make history.

Notice, most of what happened in the FIFA World Cup 2026 is rare in history. This is the last World Cup of several legendary players. The extraordinary performance of small and new teams. And the opportunity for the teams of the last World Cup final to face each other again, all of these make history again and again. Which fans will remember for decades to come. Football is an exciting game but it can create such deep wounds in the hearts of fans, it would not have been understood without watching this World Cup. Argentina is the favorite for me. And I would like Argentina to face France again in the final.

[Arenga pinnata]

All the teams in the quarterfinals are top-tier. So it’s hard to predict which team will ultimately advance to the final and even win the championship, especially since there have already been quite a few match results that we didn’t see coming at all.

But at least three teams have really impressed me: Morocco, Spain, and Norway. I think the other teams are strong as well, but I’m particularly interested in these three. Spain, with their incredible young players; Morocco, with their aggressive style of play; and Norway, with the Viking spirit embodied by Haaland and his teammates.

I hope one of these three teams makes it to the final.

Going to quarter finals, there are no weak teams even they have better or worse tradition in World Cup. Like Norway, they don't have good history in World Cup but this World Cup can change that, and they are really ready to beat another strong team, England and rewrite their national team history in World Cup. Norway don't have to aim at control the match, and they can use similar tactical approach like they did with Brazil. England are stronger and will try to play attacking proactively but it opens counter attack chances for Norway.

With a superb striker like Haaland at the front line, Norway can score goal anytime even with only one or two opportunities in a quarter final. England must learn the lesson of Brazil and prepare as well as perform carefully in the next match.

I see potential of Morocco to win World Cup, that means I see they have chance to beat France in quarter final.

Even though beating France seems like the hardest thing to do, no one knows whether Morocco will succeed or not. but Morocco does have a chance to prove what they’re capable of. And I’m one of the people hoping Morocco can go further, because I like the way they play.

It’s just that the most likely outcome is still France advancing to the semifinals, since France is also one of the best teams in this World Cup.

As for the Spain vs. Belgium match, it seems like everyone is pretty confident that Spain will win. But Belgium is really strong right now, and the opposite could very well happen.

[HustleZ]

This is an absolute dream scenario! Honestly, a Messi vs. Mbappe rematch in the final would be pure cinema. We all remember that legendary 2022 World Cup final, so seeing them battle again for the trophy and the Golden Boot would break the internet. The storyline is right there.

France and Argentina are definitely very strong teams capable of making this happen. Spain and Norway will put up a massive fight in the semis - especially with Haaland leading Norway - but your prediction is highly realistic. People might debate it, but the hype for this final would be unmatched. I love this pick!

It would be a phenomenal match if it happens, Mbappe will have to prove himself and messi will have the chance to engrave himself in the history of football who will not be forgotten for atleast 100 years. But something better would be the final of France and norway and Norway winning the WC would just be fabulous though it would hurt me personally as a messi fan but messi doesn’t need another worldcup as he has proven himself. I would love to see norway vs France and haaland leading the win but norway have a wall in their way and that is the GOAT ( Messi’s) Argentina.

[$crypto$]

Of these four football matches, I'm particularly looking forward to two: France vs. Morocco and Norway vs. England.🙋

In the Norway vs. England match, I'm looking forward to seeing Erling Haaland, who bears a striking resemblance to my favorite fantasy hero (Prince Daemon Targaryen). The resemblance between them is so striking that it never ceases to amaze me. In fact, this game somewhat recreates the history of the Viking conquest of ancient England, and I'm counting on the Vikings to defeat the Saxons this time around.🙆

I'm also really excited about Morocco's performance at this World Cup! They're a very professional football team! It would be a sensation if they beat France and advance to the semifinals. Not everyone believes that outcome, but I think it's quite likely (albeit unexpected).

England has a goal machine in Harry Kane --- Norway's goal machine is Braut Haaland.
Who will score more goals? Statistically, England is likely to be more dominant in terms of play, but they will be supported by many other players who can drive more attacks than Norway.

If I'm not mistaken, Morocco was defeated by France in the 2022 World Cup right? If this happens again, there's a chance France will win, as they have the same experience and a capable squad.

France won't lose.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

France vs Morocco tomorrow night, there are so many North African migrants living in Paris that it almost feels like a derby.

Paris is going to be, let’s say, very likely at full time. I would not want to be there

[Muba20]

I also agree with you, France is having much more better advantage when it comes to the team set up it has against Morocco, but if we are going to look at it critically with the way this year world cup is going, any match is unpredictable until the final whistle, if Morocco have the lock they may show their strong ability against France and defeat them, but on a literary view, everyone will definitely want to support France against Morocco because of the consistency and team members in France.

France can play fast-paced football, but Morocco prefers to play organized football. Yes, on paper, France is a stronger team than Morocco, but it must be remembered that they have come this far in this World Cup by competing with other teams like France. Also, in this World Cup, we have seen many small teams perform well against big teams. In that case, the Paraguay and Spain match can be cited as an example.
Overall, I think the France vs Morocco match in the quarter-finals will be very exciting.

There is no doubt that the match France vs Morocco will be very exciting. Morocco and France are both strong enough to reach the quarter-finals. All four matches in the 8 teams in the quarter-finals will be very exciting. Just as France has the speed of the game, Morocco also has a good defense and a strong united team. It is really difficult to give an example of their different strengths among the eight teams that are so close to the World Cup final. At this moment, we just have to see which team makes the first mistake while playing on the field. Because as soon as the opponent makes a mistake, they have the ability to occupy their place in the semi-finals. So it would be a bit wrong to just call the matches exciting, but they will go to the highest level of excitement. At this stage of the World Cup, a small mistake by any team is enough to get out of the World Cup, which is why the mentality of keeping calm and fighting until the last moment will be the most useful to go to the next round.

[Juicyhome]

France vs Morocco tomorrow night, there are so many North African migrants living in Paris that it almost feels like a derby.

Paris is going to be, let’s say, very likely at full time. I would not want to be there

Who do you think will scale the through the to the round the Semi final? Are you rooting for France or you are going for Morocco? I'm roofing for France, since my favorite Portugal is out of the world cup, I'm African but I'll support France in this match, mbappe is one of my favorite players, I want him to win the title again.

It will be tough for France to win this game, Morocco is Africa best team and they have been very solid team for years now, France has to put more effort to beat Morocco in this encounter tomorrow,  let the best team win regardless.