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

[JeromeTash]

Morocco should not be considered weak here, they are quite aggressive and can put a lot of pressure on the French team. Morocco has become a very good and strong team in its current position because they have come this far by competing and winning. Morocco, who lost to France in the last World Cup, will be able to quickly correct their mistakes, and the mistake that caused Morocco to lose in the past World Cup will definitely give them a chance to correct their mistakes in this World Cup.
So, a very competitive match will be held between the French team and the Moroccan team. I am still not sure which team will be able to secure victory in this match.

Much as Morocco is a favourite team for most of the people, especially fans who are neutral, when you look at the squads for both teams, on paper, France definitely edges them and this is why people think France are the favourites and Morocco are the underdogs.

I think France will still go through if they stick to the plan but there is room for potential surprises

[Smack That Ace]

I dont think so, im gonna expect to see a super hard game for France because Morocco is always a hard to beat team but France is still a super team with super players and one o two goals they are gonna score for sure Bono is gonna be a key player in this game, lets see if he can prevent a lot of goals like always or if theya re gonna be punish bad by the high standart forwards from France.

France is a strong team. They have a lot of star players. Even so, it will not be easy for them to beat a team like morocco. They have won  against Netherlands and Canada in the knockout round. The Netherlands vs morocco match was quite competitive. But Morocco won the  match against Canada by dominating.

Morocco's defense is strong. At the same time, they are tactical. They were  able to draw matches against Brazil and Netherlands 1-1 . If Morocco somehow manages to score the first goal  of the match today, then it will be more difficult for France to make a comeback in  the match.

[Hyphen(-)]

France is a strong team. They have a lot of star players. Even so, it will not be easy for them to beat a team like morocco. They have won  against Netherlands and Canada in the knockout round. The Netherlands vs morocco match was quite competitive. But Morocco won the  match against Canada by dominating.

Morocco's defense is strong. At the same time, they are tactical. They were  able to draw matches against Brazil and Netherlands 1-1 . If Morocco somehow manages to score the first goal  of the match today, then it will be more difficult for France to make a comeback in  the match.

I believe in French National team, they have players with qualities and they also have teamwork, they are capable of winning every game in this World Cup because they have one of the best players in almost all positions in the world, so defeating them will be very difficult.

Morocco on the other hand is a team with teamwork, they know themselves and knows how to play every game either; they don’t have quality players across all their team but they understand themselves and have dedication to the games that’s why they are winning their matches.

However, I think in this game, France have all it takes to win this match, they will fight hard but I am very sure that they have the team to defeat Morocco.

[GIF-JOBS]

France is a strong team. They have a lot of star players. Even so, it will not be easy for them to beat a team like morocco. They have won  against Netherlands and Canada in the knockout round. The Netherlands vs morocco match was quite competitive. But Morocco won the  match against Canada by dominating.

Morocco's defense is strong. At the same time, they are tactical. They were  able to draw matches against Brazil and Netherlands 1-1 . If Morocco somehow manages to score the first goal  of the match today, then it will be more difficult for France to make a comeback in  the match.

I believe in French National team, they have players with qualities and they also have teamwork, they are capable of winning every game in this World Cup because they have one of the best players in almost all positions in the world, so defeating them will be very difficult.

Morocco on the other hand is a team with teamwork, they know themselves and knows how to play every game either; they don’t have quality players across all their team but they understand themselves and have dedication to the games that’s why they are winning their matches.

However, I think in this game, France have all it takes to win this match, they will fight hard but I am very sure that they have the team to defeat Morocco.

Yes, Morocco is not a bad team, they are a very good opponent and they can fight very well, but I am never worried about France, in short, the strongest attack is France, this attack is not easy to stop for any team, France has the best team in all aspects, so I am always very confident about this team that they will definitely win the match.

 I will watch this match, the match will be very tough, Morocco will not want to lose easily, on the other hand, France is the strongest in attack, so now let's see how Morocco performs against them.

[reagansimms]

Morocco should not be considered weak here, they are quite aggressive and can put a lot of pressure on the French team. Morocco has become a very good and strong team in its current position because they have come this far by competing and winning. Morocco, who lost to France in the last World Cup, will be able to quickly correct their mistakes, and the mistake that caused Morocco to lose in the past World Cup will definitely give them a chance to correct their mistakes in this World Cup.
So, a very competitive match will be held between the French team and the Moroccan team. I am still not sure which team will be able to secure victory in this match.

Much as Morocco is a favourite team for most of the people, especially fans who are neutral, when you look at the squads for both teams, on paper, France definitely edges them and this is why people think France are the favourites and Morocco are the underdogs.

I think France will still go through if they stick to the plan but there is room for potential surprises

France beat Morocco 2-0 in their last meeting in the 2022 World Cup semifinals, making it natural for bookmakers and fans to see France as the favorites. However, football is not just a prediction on paper. Morocco has three powerful weapons to face France, a solid defense, collective teamwork because they want to bring glory to their country and the African continent at the world football level, and their status as an "underdog" team makes them play without any burden. If France can control ball possession and minimize mistakes, my prediction is that they will win with difficulty, maybe the score will be 1-0 or 2-1 because Morocco will frustrate the French players throughout the match.

[Iranus]

Much as Morocco is a favourite team for most of the people, especially fans who are neutral, when you look at the squads for both teams, on paper, France definitely edges them and this is why people think France are the favourites and Morocco are the underdogs.

I think France will still go through if they stick to the plan but there is room for potential surprises

France is very strong. But it is not impossible to stop them. In the Paraguay match, we saw that the French players faced great difficulties in scoring. France could not score any goals except for the penalty. Morocco will have to learn from this match and make their match strategy. France will play an attacking strategy, it is almost certain. If Morocco plays completely defensively, it will not be possible to resist France. Morocco will be able to give France more opportunities to attack and also press in the corner. It is not easy to resist the attack of three attackers like Dembele, Olise and Mbappe.

[Shadiq]

France beat Morocco 2-0 in their last meeting in the 2022 World Cup semifinals, making it natural for bookmakers and fans to see France as the favorites. However, football is not just a prediction on paper. Morocco has three powerful weapons to face France, a solid defense, collective teamwork because they want to bring glory to their country and the African continent at the world football level, and their status as an "underdog" team makes them play without any burden. If France can control ball possession and minimize mistakes, my prediction is that they will win with difficulty, maybe the score will be 1-0 or 2-1 because Morocco will frustrate the French players throughout the match.

Especially in the current World Cup, the favorite teams are going out. Morocco is not an easy opponent, they played the semi-finals by eliminating Portugal in the last World Cup. In this World Cup, they also eliminated the Netherlands and qualified for the quarter-finals. If they beat France today and confirm the semi-finals, then there is nothing surprising and it will be an unexpected event.

France is a relatively strong team and the favorite team for the World Cup, yet there is room for doubt about every team in the current World Cup. The defending champion Argentina has also been seen struggling against relatively small teams in recent times. Even France has reached the quarter-finals through a struggle against Paraguay in the last match. Morocco is at least stronger than Paraguay. So Morocco may be their only obstacle on the way to playing the final three times in a row.

[Rockson1]

This time around it would be tougher cause Morocco came more prepared and would be careful not to lose to France against, although I still consider France to be favourites but Morocco won't be easy to beat, it could end in a draw and winner decided by penalties that's why I'm still confused on whether to pick France or Morocco or even draw.

 However one suspicious thing about this match is that the whole officials are from Argentina and since FIFA has been suspected to favour Argentina to win the World CUP, i feel they're trying to Eliminate the tougher teams so Argentina would meet a weaker opponent in the Finals. I don't know if anyone feel same too.

You are right, Morocco is not coming for bullshit this time because they understand that any mistake can take them back home, many people are rooting for france although I understand their reason for that, whenever I remember how well performed and fearless Morocco has been from the beginning of this world cup till now, I find it very difficult to accept that they will be beaten by france.

The drama from the match officials since the world cup started calls for questioning, I don't want to have any uncomfortable feelings when the match has not started yet, but what I know is that Morocco will not be a push aside in that match.

[Nahl]

Morocco has successfully to advances to the semifinal on 2022 and for the current world cup actually it took one game remaining for Morocco to equal their achievement but unfortunately their opponent is France which from all conditions France much better than them and they are strong candidate for championship.

Actually i want Morocco surprised us but seem it's hard because i have to says France is very solid team and it's hard to beated but regardless the result later, credit for Morocco because they can go this far and Morocco is african team left who still fight for world cup 2026.

[Unsoldier]

Egypt's coach is now accusing fifa of favouring Argentina and Messi in the match by them (fifa) allowing Messi to continue playing even when should have been substituted..
And my question now is, is this a legal accusation? I mean, does he have a good point in his accusation against fifa or is he simply trying to chase clout?

In my opinion, what the Egyptian coach said to FIFA was an expression of his disappointment because there was indeed controversy during that match. In my opinion, Argentina’s third goal should have been disallowed because there was a foul on Mohamed Salah in Argentina’s penalty box beforehand. The referee didn’t even check the VAR for that incident. Furthermore, in that match, not a single Argentine player received a yellow card, even though there were several fouls that should have resulted in yellow cards.

I watched the replay of the moment when the Argentine player challenged Mohamed Salah, and in my opinion, it was completely within the rules. Perhaps at previous World Cups such a foul would have been given, but at this tournament, the referees are ignoring such minor collisions, and there was definitely no serious infraction there. There was slight contact on Salah, but that contact is not enough to warrant a foul.

[kennycryptoitalia]

However, I think in this game, France have all it takes to win this match, they will fight hard but I am very sure that they have the team to defeat Morocco.

many say that both France and Argentina will reach the final, i don't know honestly, now the matches will become absolutely tougher and i don't think it's so easy to predict the finalists
France is certainly strong, just as Argentina is strong. It could be a good ending.

[Bobrox]

France is very strong. But it is not impossible to stop them. In the Paraguay match, we saw that the French players faced great difficulties in scoring. France could not score any goals except for the penalty. Morocco will have to learn from this match and make their match strategy. France will play an attacking strategy, it is almost certain. If Morocco plays completely defensively, it will not be possible to resist France. Morocco will be able to give France more opportunities to attack and also press in the corner. It is not easy to resist the attack of three attackers like Dembele, Olise and Mbappe.

I don't think so, France get difficulty when facing Paraguay because played with negative football and difference games play from Morocco who playing full offensive and there are not any defense yet. Paraguay not only make many fault but also they are playing with full defensive make France difficult for scoring many goals, I think Morocco won't full defense against France due several matches always scoring above 2 goals.

The first quarter final match really interested but in my country the match playing too late and I don't know have chance for watching this match, my favorite team for this match still France have bigger chance for qualifying to semifinal round.  I know Morocco have good reputation but last edition in World Cup 2022at semifinal match France success get victory over 2-0 from goals scoring by Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani.

[The Founding Titan]

However, I think in this game, France have all it takes to win this match, they will fight hard but I am very sure that they have the team to defeat Morocco.

many say that both France and Argentina will reach the final, i don't know honestly, now the matches will become absolutely tougher and i don't think it's so easy to predict the finalists
France is certainly strong, just as Argentina is strong. It could be a good ending.

Any ending right now could be a good ending, all the countries still in the game are very much capable of coming out victorious, by the end of the quarter finals we will no see those that are going to get s chance to get to the finals , France is in a good place, they are very likely to win as is Argentina but there are not the only teams still in the game, I would even argue that Norway is also very likely to win this world cup, their performance so far has been quite good.

[Danica22]

I watched the replay of the moment when the Argentine player challenged Mohamed Salah, and in my opinion, it was completely within the rules. Perhaps at previous World Cups such a foul would have been given, but at this tournament, the referees are ignoring such minor collisions, and there was definitely no serious infraction there. There was slight contact on Salah, but that contact is not enough to warrant a foul.

It is natural to have debates about these issues. No one expected Argentina to see such a comeback. Argentina was 2-0 down  until the 78th  minute. But even then we  saw a great comeback from argentina and Argentina won 3-2. That's when all the controversy started. If Argentina had lost the match, there would not  have been so much controversy. There may be  controversy, but everything happened according to the rules. We haven't seen anything outside the  rules. We have seen such incidents several times in the premier league and la liga.

[Jossque]

I think Norway is one of the teams that deserves to be here this season, but they still face another very tough opponent. They won’t be the favorites against England, but eliminating Brazil must have been a huge morale booster for them. They have the potential to eliminate England—who eliminated Brazil—but unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned on paper. England is definitely the favorite in this matchup, but I think it’s hard to predict how the game will end.

[cxtreenal]

Morocco should not be considered weak here, they are quite aggressive and can put a lot of pressure on the French team. Morocco has become a very good and strong team in its current position because they have come this far by competing and winning. Morocco, who lost to France in the last World Cup, will be able to quickly correct their mistakes, and the mistake that caused Morocco to lose in the past World Cup will definitely give them a chance to correct their mistakes in this World Cup.
So, a very competitive match will be held between the French team and the Moroccan team. I am still not sure which team will be able to secure victory in this match.

Much as Morocco is a favourite team for most of the people, especially fans who are neutral, when you look at the squads for both teams, on paper, France definitely edges them and this is why people think France are the favourites and Morocco are the underdogs.

I think France will still go through if they stick to the plan but there is room for potential surprises

The World Cup matches have become so important that there is no room for any team to be considered an underdog. You have called Morocco an underdog compared to France but they have risen to this level after facing equal numbers of opponents. One team may be ahead in the past statistics but when you look at the recent predictions, there is no significant difference between the two teams. Although I agree with you that France are the favourites in the upcoming matches and they have a better chance of winning.

[Stormisover]

Morocco should not be considered weak here, they are quite aggressive and can put a lot of pressure on the French team. Morocco has become a very good and strong team in its current position because they have come this far by competing and winning. Morocco, who lost to France in the last World Cup, will be able to quickly correct their mistakes, and the mistake that caused Morocco to lose in the past World Cup will definitely give them a chance to correct their mistakes in this World Cup.
So, a very competitive match will be held between the French team and the Moroccan team. I am still not sure which team will be able to secure victory in this match.

Much as Morocco is a favourite team for most of the people, especially fans who are neutral, when you look at the squads for both teams, on paper, France definitely edges them and this is why people think France are the favourites and Morocco are the underdogs.

I think France will still go through if they stick to the plan but there is room for potential surprises

I don't know how formidable the Moroccan team might be among the African teams, but one thing I'm certain is this is the end of the road for them, there's no way they are even going to take France to extra time talk more of winning it, they've tried to get to this point in the FIFA world, it's time to say goodbye to the competition, anyone seeing Morocco as the favorite is just Exaggerating, deep down they stand no chance, had it been it's any of the other teams remaining I'd say there's a hope for them, but with this France team, it's a no for me.

[X-ray]

The odds for France vs Morocco. Honestly, i feel a bit surprised Morocco being priced 5.80. This sounds bookie doesn't even put hope for them to win against France. However, i feel the opposite because i always feel satisfied with the way Morocco play so far.

So i expect France to get a tough game against them.

As for the bet, i won't bet on neither of club. I think they will try to beat each other by scoring a lot. France with their super team obviously can score. Meanwhile, Morocco needs something beyond than their usual performance to overcome France. However, since Morocco has reaches the higher ever rank in the FIFA men football.

So i guess it's boosting their performance. So i think they stand a chance to score against France. This puts me believe in btts is the best choice because it's likely to win, and it also offers 2.00 odds, which is very worthy.

[Jossque]

To be honest, I’m rooting for Switzerland to advance, but it looks like Argentina will likely be the team to eliminate Switzerland and move on to the semifinals. They pulled off an incredible comeback against Egypt and managed to advance to the quarterfinals. We can say they’re the favorites against Switzerland as well. Argentina is really on a roll—not only do they have an easier schedule ahead, but their recent victory over Egypt once again showed that luck is definitely on their side.

[Nheer]

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.

This is why Ronaldo is so inconsistent with his own words. He used to say he wouldn’t go to the Arab league or the United States, but he went back on his word. He also once said his dream was to win the World Cup because that would be the pinnacle of his career. You can watch his statements in various videos circulating online. Now, after being eliminated, he’s actually saying the Euro is on par with the World Cup.

If Ronaldo didn’t say so many silly things like that, perhaps he would be highly respected by his teammates and treated the way Messi is treated by his teammates on the Argentine national team.

No one knows the future and we might make a decision or have something in mind but later in future have change of plans so Ronaldo owes no one an explanation about his decisions and statements. Everyone has the right to make their own decisions.

There's no player that doesn't want to win the World Cup but not everyone is opportuned to win it and Ronaldo won't be the first. He failed to win it and even if he's made several statements in the past saying the World Cup is the same with winning the Euro is not bad, you are just probably giving meaning to every statement he makes. He might mean it differently from how it sound. Ronaldo is already respected all over the world so doesn't matter if the teammates respect him or not.