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

[Sim_card]

Following France’s clear 2-0 victory over Morocco, I am now almost certain that France will go straight through to the final of this World Cup.
In my view, they are currently the strongest national team, made up of some outstanding players.
I reckon the final will be France versus Argentina once again, and this time it will be a rematch.

You are right and I believe that it's time for France to pay back Argentina in their own coin because it wouldn't be like that of 2022 that Argentina won them in the finals. Argentina part to the world cup finals is more easy that France and that gives me the assurance that France will lift the world cup.

[m4r1o]

I don't know what to say about the outcome of Norway, like the two teams are one of the hottest in the world cup right now, but if I'm to go between them, I will go with Norway to win England, it will not be easy but so far with what I have experience with Norway, those guys come quick with execution instead of waiting like England that will wait in die minute, Norway doesn't allow such to come immediately you conceded a goal from them.

Norway for example amazed me, it's not just about Haalanda who is obviously very strong, but also their goalkeeper isn't bad at all, remember that he saved a penalty in a world championship match, i don't know if we realise.
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[bastisisca]

I'm very objective about VAR now than before because without it FIFA could have been solving and visiting so many complaints all the time because people are very difficult to accept the truth so even if a goal was properly scored without any form of offside a lot of fans would be saying and speculating how the referee wanted to see that the country in his mind wins there opponent, already you are seeing how some of the world Cup match has been and even with VAR we still feel some games wasn't as fair as it should have been so we could imagine how it would have been without it, so actually even if it wasn't what everybody would agree to be attached in football but we cannot entirely scratch out some important things it has done.

Seeing a World Cup fall so low doesn't give me hope for an improvement at all.
After this unsightly event, the FIFA leaders should resign in shame and apologize.
I'm sure they never will, they're too attached to their seats. So..

[Publictalk792]

Following France’s clear 2-0 victory over Morocco, I am now almost certain that France will go straight through to the final of this World Cup.
In my view, they are currently the strongest national team, made up of some outstanding players.
I reckon the final will be France versus Argentina once again, and this time it will be a rematch.

You are right and I believe that it's time for France to pay back Argentina in their own coin because it wouldn't be like that of 2022 that Argentina won them in the finals. Argentina part to the world cup finals is more easy that France and that gives me the assurance that France will lift the world cup.

Mbappe was on fire yesterday in Boston, when France downed Morocco 2-0 to make it to semi-finals. But it is too early to speak of final rematch until Argentina beats Switzerland tonight in Kansas City.
Argentina vs Egypt game caused serious questions to come up as well. Biggest VAR mistake of the tournament saw Egypt's goal canceled, after contact from far end of the pitch was missed at the time. If both make the final it would be a true 2022 battle in New Jersey on July 19. Honestly, France look hotter, they have beaten all teams with little in the way of trouble. Messi magic and some very kind refereeing moments have kept Argentina alive.

[KTChampions]

Morroco felt less disappointed against France because it was really a deserved win and they were satisfied with how far they have gone in the World cup. France were the better team and no one could doubt that, a team where the attack, midfield and defence line are top players in top clubs.

Morroco went home with pride on their shoulders, as the only African team to reach the semifinals finals of the 2026 World Cup, that is no easy fit. France would play against the winners between Spain vs Belgium.

France was the clear favorite in this match (by the way, I still don't understand why the bookmakers were so willing to give away money here), but I'd point out this: how easily France beats everyone, as if it were just practice.
Only the bus game with Paraguay looked tense, and yesterday there was one yellow card, while in the game against Sweden there were zero (lol!) yellow cards.
Let's see how the game goes against Spain, which in my opinion is the second strongest team in this World Cup.

[HustleZ]

France was the clear favorite in this match (by the way, I still don't understand why the bookmakers were so willing to give away money here), but I'd point out this: how easily France beats everyone, as if it were just practice.
Only the bus game with Paraguay looked tense, and yesterday there was one yellow card, while in the game against Sweden there were zero (lol!) yellow cards.
Let's see how the game goes against Spain, which in my opinion is the second strongest team in this World Cup.

France is really strong in the world cup and it’s been like that for the past 2 worldcups and this one too. The game against morocco was just a piece of Cake for them and quite easy but they might lack a bit against spain as spain is really strong, not as strong as france but yeah they are second favourites. It would be a great match and who knows spain might win. On the other side Argentina is easily going to reach the semis and then the finals, and it would be great to see an Argentina vs France 2

[hd49728]

France is really strong in the world cup and it’s been like that for the past 2 worldcups and this one too. The game against morocco was just a piece of Cake for them and quite easy but they might lack a bit against spain as spain is really strong, not as strong as france but yeah they are second favourites. It would be a great match and who knows spain might win. On the other side Argentina is easily going to reach the semis and then the finals, and it would be great to see an Argentina vs France 2

With this strength, France can beat either Spain or Belgium in a semi final match and have another final match, a third one consecutively in World Cup since 2018, 2022 till 2026 tournaments. If Spain beat Belgium, they will be a harder opponent for France than Belgium, but even Spain face with France in semi final, it's not easy for them to avoid conceded goals against very strong attacking system of France. With Dembele, Mbappe, Olise, Barcola, Doue, Chekri and support from midfielders, France has attacking power that is enough to break any defense system.

Spain don't have any conceded goal so far but it mainly comes from its strong midfield with very high ball possession in every match so far. With France, it's not matter as they can play attacking proactively or counter attack while don't lose their dangerous attacking ability.

[Shishir99]

I don't want to say anything about FIFA. They are biased! The refs are biased as well. Some people support Egypt, while others say everything was fair. While I admit that Argentina played well and they are the champions, there was injustice with Egypt. There were no problems checking the VAR. I know Mohamed Salah didn't even ask to review, because he knew it was not a faul play. But they could check the VAR to satisfy the players and the supporters.

As for Messi, he is a good player. He is one of the legends, and the refs are careful against Messi. I admit that Argentina could have had another star in their journey if there were VAR back in 2014 and 2018.

[yenerbatmaz]

France is loudly declaring, "I am going to win this World Cup." We expected a surprise from Morocco yesterday, but they couldn't even mount a proper attack.
Their only shot in the first half was a free-kick from Hakimi that missed the target.
France dominated the game exceptionally well in the second half, just as they had in the first.
Morocco is very lucky to have a goalkeeper like Bono; otherwise, the scoreline would have been historic.

[blue Snow]

Following France’s clear 2-0 victory over Morocco, I am now almost certain that France will go straight through to the final of this World Cup.
In my view, they are currently the strongest national team, made up of some outstanding players.
I reckon the final will be France versus Argentina once again, and this time it will be a rematch.

I also think the same as you, that this year’s final will most likely be a rematch between France and Argentina. Especially since France is already in the semifinals, and their opponent there will be either Spain or Belgium, both of whom France will most likely defeat. Meanwhile, Argentina also looks set to advance to the semifinals and the final because the teams they’re facing aren’t particularly tough. Although anything can happen, this is just my prediction. Still, yes, I’m hoping to see France face Argentina in the final, and for Argentina to win the title once again, becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Cup trophies.

[laspol65]

I don't know what to say about the outcome of Norway, like the two teams are one of the hottest in the world cup right now, but if I'm to go between them, I will go with Norway to win England, it will not be easy but so far with what I have experience with Norway, those guys come quick with execution instead of waiting like England that will wait in die minute, Norway doesn't allow such to come immediately you conceded a goal from them.

Norway for example amazed me, it's not just about Haalanda who is obviously very strong, but also their goalkeeper isn't bad at all, remember that he saved a penalty in a world championship match, i don't know if we realise.

Now all the teams that are left are stronger, Norway is quite strong in this regard. Because the goalkeeper of Norway saved many more goals that day, including penalties, only because the goalkeeper was strong, Norway won and beat Brazil.
However, Norway is going to surprise this time, in the next match,
Norway will have to face a tougher competition against England.

[PhilosopherKing]

France is loudly declaring, "I am going to win this World Cup." We expected a surprise from Morocco yesterday, but they couldn't even mount a proper attack.
Their only shot in the first half was a free-kick from Hakimi that missed the target.
France dominated the game exceptionally well in the second half, just as they had in the first.
Morocco is very lucky to have a goalkeeper like Bono; otherwise, the scoreline would have been historic.

France winning didn't surprise me. Let be real here, we all know that Morrcoco didn't have a good attack, they managed to win the countries they faced until they enter semi finals. Morocco only are good in the defense side, they owe that part to their goal keeper who is doing a good job, that dude is fuckingly good. But France defense is not all that good, look at that defensive error that almost happen yesterday when the defender wanted to clear the ball.

Even that the French keeper isn't all that good. And if France can meet a team that has good attack and midfield, they will be knocked off France from the competition. France has not yet meet a solid team that are good in all sides.

[alankasman]

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I also think the same as you, that this year’s final will most likely be a rematch between France and Argentina. Especially since France is already in the semifinals, and their opponent there will be either Spain or Belgium, both of whom France will most likely defeat. Meanwhile, Argentina also looks set to advance to the semifinals and the final because the teams they’re facing aren’t particularly tough. Although anything can happen, this is just my prediction. Still, yes, I’m hoping to see France face Argentina in the final, and for Argentina to win the title once again, becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Cup trophies.

But despite your confidence I don't think Argentina will be able to advance to the final this time because the teams Argentina will face this time are not easy to beat so I'm more confident that this World Cup final will be between France and England.

This is our prediction in looking at each remaining team meaning all teams have the same goal and it is impossible for there to be a team that does not want to play in the final even so, all teams currently still have a chance be it Argentina or other teams especially England's chances. I think they currently deserve to be in the final especially since their performance so far has been very strong in playing every match they play but anything can still happen in the next few matches.

[Bobrox]

I also think the same as you, that this year’s final will most likely be a rematch between France and Argentina. Especially since France is already in the semifinals, and their opponent there will be either Spain or Belgium, both of whom France will most likely defeat. Meanwhile, Argentina also looks set to advance to the semifinals and the final because the teams they’re facing aren’t particularly tough. Although anything can happen, this is just my prediction. Still, yes, I’m hoping to see France face Argentina in the final, and for Argentina to win the title once again, becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Cup trophies.

Ideal final for the World Cup 2026 France vs Argentina, but still waiting for the Argentina team result in quarter final against Switzerland and possibility for France beating between Spain or Belgium in the semifinal round.

If final match between France vs Argentina its reunion from last edition final at World Cup 2022 in Qatar and Argentina success become the winner from penalty kick, today we are watching the second quarter final match between Spain vs Belgium and the winner team already waiting by France. I think Spain with consistency performance and have 4 clean sheet in a row get opportunity for winning the match and will face France at semifinal match.

[mandown]

I watched the match until the end, but Morocco failed to mount a response against France.
France played very well in both halves.
I saw many people on social media betting on cards, anticipating a rough match, but the game was played with a standard level of physicality. There were no untoward incidents outside of normal match action.

There is a match between Spain and Belgium today, and Spain is the favorite. I also believe Spain will be the team to face France, though Belgium has a very strong squad. I wouldn't be surprised if Belgium advances.

[paco92x]

Following France’s clear 2-0 victory over Morocco, I am now almost certain that France will go straight through to the final of this World Cup.
In my view, they are currently the strongest national team, made up of some outstanding players.
I reckon the final will be France versus Argentina once again, and this time it will be a rematch.

I think that if Spain advances today—and I'm sure they will, like 95% sure—they will also have a say in that. They are still the only team not to concede a goal, and they also have some incredible individuals. We need to enjoy this football; it's only available for a few days.

[Pandu Geddon]

France winning didn't surprise me. Let be real here, we all know that Morrcoco didn't have a good attack, they managed to win the countries they faced until they enter semi finals. Morocco only are good in the defense side, they owe that part to their goal keeper who is doing a good job, that dude is fuckingly good. But France defense is not all that good, look at that defensive error that almost happen yesterday when the defender wanted to clear the ball.

Even that the French keeper isn't all that good. And if France can meet a team that has good attack and midfield, they will be knocked off France from the competition. France has not yet meet a solid team that are good in all sides.

We can see that the next opponent for France in the semifinals will be either Spain or Belgium. Their match starts today, and it will be interesting to see Spain face a strong team. Morocco isn’t really a weak team, but their attacking abilities are still lacking compared to France. I think Spain will be favored to be France’s opponent in the semifinals.

[AprilioMP]

France is really strong in the world cup and it’s been like that for the past 2 worldcups and this one too. The game against morocco was just a piece of Cake for them and quite easy but they might lack a bit against spain as spain is really strong, not as strong as france but yeah they are second favourites. It would be a great match and who knows spain might win. On the other side Argentina is easily going to reach the semis and then the finals, and it would be great to see an Argentina vs France 2

Facing Spain isn't guaranteed. Spain still has to face Belgium, and the outcome isn't guaranteed.
Spain isn't that bad compared to Belgium. But given the sheer scale of the challenge, Spain has overcome, reaching the quarterfinals.
France has been a near-perfect team in the World Cup.

We can expect Argentina to have a smooth ride, at least to the semifinals. I think they'll be stopped in the semifinals.

[allfriends88]

I saw many people on social media betting on cards, anticipating a rough match, but the game was played with a standard level of physicality. There were no untoward incidents outside of normal match action.

The intensity of this match was not too high, both teams were very careful to avoid serious fouls so there was only one yellow produced in this match,

There is a match between Spain and Belgium today, and Spain is the favorite. I also believe Spain will be the team to face France, though Belgium has a very strong squad. I wouldn't be surprised if Belgium advances.

I would support Spain today, but the chances are not very good in terms of profit, do not know on other sites what the chances are. But I wouldn't underestimate Belgium either, this team can surprise a lot.
I hope Spain are ready and win the game, because I'm looking forward to them facing Francis.

[Jossque]

France managed to secure the win against Morocco thanks to goals scored in the second half. The game was fairly even, but France managed to take shots immediately when they created opportunities and took exactly four times as many shots as their opponent. Mbappé and Dembélé scored the goals for France. Mbappé missed a penalty kick in the 28th minute. If he had converted that penalty in the first half, the score might have been different. We can say that France, one of the tournament favorites, didn’t really struggle against Morocco.