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

[giorgione]

So that's why Argentina was able to break through Egypt's goal because the Egyptian players at that time could no longer play with focus. In my personal opinion, that is the most reasonable thing at this time that caused the Egyptian players' performance to decline at the end of the second half. Because I think other than that, there is probably no other factor that can explain why Egypt's performance was so bad at that time.

Argentina played an excellent match, they played a game of sacrifice and they committed themselves, clearly there are players who did more than everyone else, but Egypt also played an excellent match and they didn't deserve to go out, they certainly would have deserved more, but this is football and sometimes even luck is a necessary thing, this game is beautiful but it can be very cruel.

[Jossque]

Spain and Belgium will face off today in about 5 hours. Neither team has lost in a long time, and it looks like today will likely mark the end of that streak for Belgium. Spain is the favorite in this match and will likely wrap things up within 90 minutes. Although Belgium is a team that likes to score goals, we should also note that Spain is a solid defensive team. We might see goals from both teams, but frankly, I don’t expect the match to go into extra time.

[Shineup]

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.

This year France actually has no match they don't just seem to be the strongest, they are the strongest for this year if FIFA like they should manipulate Argentina to reach the final one thing I'm certain is it won't be like that of 2022, I'm certain France will win this year FIFA world cup, it doesn't matter whom they are meeting next, France is no doubt the strongest team this year, if they should meet Argentina in the final trust me it won't take them that long it's not taking them extra time.

[Jatiluhung]

Spain and Belgium will face off today in about 5 hours. Neither team has lost in a long time, and it looks like today will likely mark the end of that streak for Belgium. Spain is the favorite in this match and will likely wrap things up within 90 minutes. Although Belgium is a team that likes to score goals, we should also note that Spain is a solid defensive team. We might see goals from both teams, but frankly, I don’t expect the match to go into extra time.

Belgium is indeed a fairly prolific team when it comes to scoring goals. However, Spain is actually the same way.

But there’s one thing we need to consider: Belgium has conceded goals in almost every match, although there was one game where they didn’t concede but they also didn’t score in that match, which was against Iran.

In contrast, Spain is a team that hasn’t conceded a single goal throughout this World Cup from the group stage through the round of 16. And well, that’s a sign that Spain truly has a solid defense.

So, what has me curious about this match is whether the highly productive Belgian team can score against Spain. forcing Spain to concede a goal for the first time in this World Cup or not? Just thinking about this has me really intrigued. And that’s not even counting a few other factors.

[jakdanyel]

Tonight I'm also expecting Spain to be the opponent of France in the semi final like most people. The last Euro champion is trying to go for the World Cup this time. But about that I'm doubtful though...

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.

I also wished to see a solid match between France and Morocco. But I'm afraid that wasn't what we watched last night... Too easy for France.

Morocco were able to hold on during the first half only. They didn't do pretty much anything in the match.

[boltz]

Spain and Belgium will face off today in about 5 hours. Neither team has lost in a long time, and it looks like today will likely mark the end of that streak for Belgium. Spain is the favorite in this match and will likely wrap things up within 90 minutes. Although Belgium is a team that likes to score goals, we should also note that Spain is a solid defensive team. We might see goals from both teams, but frankly, I don’t expect the match to go into extra time.

Very good analysis but I will go against you and say that Belgium will be the on to qualify further and end the domination of Spain. Why ? not because Belgium is better because its clear that they are not but the insane amount of luck they have in this tournament is unreal and I can't go against it no matter what. I saw Belgium rising since 2014 as football nation and 2026 might be the year when they finally achieve gold.

[liasbaa]

Spain and Belgium will face off today in about 5 hours. Neither team has lost in a long time, and it looks like today will likely mark the end of that streak for Belgium. Spain is the favorite in this match and will likely wrap things up within 90 minutes. Although Belgium is a team that likes to score goals, we should also note that Spain is a solid defensive team. We might see goals from both teams, but frankly, I don’t expect the match to go into extra time.

They are playing better now than Belgium did at the beginning of the World Cup. Because they played well and won against New Zealand, Senegal and USA. Spain are favourites in the next match but they will have to play better to win against Belgium. I am excited to see what will happen in the match between these two teams but it will not be easy to predict which team will win. The match may not go to extra time, if so I think Spain will win.

[Alpha Marine]

Spain and Belgium will face off today in about 5 hours. Neither team has lost in a long time, and it looks like today will likely mark the end of that streak for Belgium. Spain is the favorite in this match and will likely wrap things up within 90 minutes. Although Belgium is a team that likes to score goals, we should also note that Spain is a solid defensive team. We might see goals from both teams, but frankly, I don’t expect the match to go into extra time.

I think people underrate Spain, and this is because they don't play explosive football. They are calm and control the game. They are very good without the ball. The way the press to win the ball back quickly, and when they have the ball, they know how to keep the ball. They have players all around the pitch who are good at ball retention.
A midfield of Rodri, Pedri and Olmo is all press-resistant.
The defenders are also ball-playing defenders who can make line-breaking passes. Spain is a very good team. I have watched all their matches in this World Cup.
Their only problem is their attack. Lamine is not as sharp as he was before he got injured, and Nico has been dealing with injuries all season long. They don't have a good striker, even though Oyazabel is not doing a bad job. If the attack can make use of their chances, and the midfield and defence stay in top form, I believe they can beat any team with the way they play.
I would like to see them against France. I would like to see if they can stop that deadly French attack.

[Sally9256]

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.

You're right Spain has been really good too but the only reason why most people are not so convinced about their game is because their attack is not as sharp as it used to be again and but they really have a strong midfield and also defense.
Belgium is also not good so Spain can actually win the game but I know it won't be easy because Belgium have some good players too. I believe Belgium can actually score a goal against Spain but winning the match will be very difficult.

[Adiljutt156]

Congratulation to France they did very well in this match I was really expecting Morocco to give them a tough time but they did not, France is definitely going to win this world cup they are performing very well and they have good players, Mbappe missed a penalty today and also scored a very wonderful goal, I'm so happy for him if he did not score today or France did not win their match today I know a lot of people would have come online to insult him but he prove everybody wrong and shown that he's a word class and a very talented player congratulation to him.

France national football team looked in good form because players have their peak in this tournament and players of France national football team did 2 goals in this match And shots of that team were  22 in this match And 9 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was 48 percent in this match . The passes of that team were 476 in this match And pass accuracy was 92 percent in this match. The fouls of that team were 10 in this match and shots of opponent team were 5 in this match and 1 shot was on target and possession percentage of that team was 52 percent in this match and passes of that team were 498 in this match but they should try to defend the goals in this match but they have no defender in their team and they lose this match at the end

[bastisisca]

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.

I too was pleasantly surprised by Norway, who isn't just a player we know very well who is driving the team forward, because he couldn't do it alone. We saw the example of Cristiano Ronaldo with Portugal and unfortunately it doesn't work. Instead i noticed that there are really, very, very good players, i must say.

Which is a very complete team, it will certainly be able to go far.
Winning the world championship, i don't know, it seems a bit difficult to me.

[Catenaccio]

A midfield of Rodri, Pedri and Olmo is all press-resistant.
The defenders are also ball-playing defenders who can make line-breaking passes. Spain is a very good team. I have watched all their matches in this World Cup.
Their only problem is their attack. Lamine is not as sharp as he was before he got injured, and Nico has been dealing with injuries all season long. They don't have a good striker, even though Oyazabel is not doing a bad job. If the attack can make use of their chances, and the midfield and defence stay in top form, I believe they can beat any team with the way they play.
I would like to see them against France. I would like to see if they can stop that deadly French attack.

Spanish national team have never had problems with their midfield or can say they barely have problems in midfield but their problems can be in either defense or strikers. In this World Cup 2026 tournament, they again show their excellent midfield with very good ability to control ball, have high ball possession and match intensity but it seems Lamine Yamal does not have too impressive tournament for the team. This young player performed well but not yet at impressive level as he usually does in Barcelona skirt or in Euro 2024 for the team.

With ability to score goals, Oyarzabal scored some goals for their team and his performances are better than previous tournaments but if Spain want to win this title, they will likely need better performances from this striker.

[Shadiq]

I too was pleasantly surprised by Norway, who isn't just a player we know very well who is driving the team forward, because he couldn't do it alone. We saw the example of Cristiano Ronaldo with Portugal and unfortunately it doesn't work. Instead i noticed that there are really, very, very good players, i must say.

Which is a very complete team, it will certainly be able to go far.
Winning the world championship, i don't know, it seems a bit difficult to me.

For now, I think winning the quarter-finals and entering the semi-finals will be a great success for them. They may not have expected this far after participating in the World Cup after 28 years. The quarter-finals are not easy for them by any means, they will have to defeat the strong England to secure the semi-finals, which is very difficult for them. If they can do that, I think they have the ability to play in the final. Although they will have to face Argentina in the semi-finals, there is no big difference between England and Argentina.

Norway's performance does not only depend on the performance of Erling Haaland, but they have some good players in their team. Football is a game of 11 players, so it would be wrong to give credit to one. Every member of the team has a role to play in winning a match.

[katanic97]

I too was pleasantly surprised by Norway, who isn't just a player we know very well who is driving the team forward, because he couldn't do it alone. We saw the example of Cristiano Ronaldo with Portugal and unfortunately it doesn't work. Instead i noticed that there are really, very, very good players, i must say.

Which is a very complete team, it will certainly be able to go far.
Winning the world championship, i don't know, it seems a bit difficult to me.

For now, I think winning the quarter-finals and entering the semi-finals will be a great success for them. They may not have expected this far after participating in the World Cup after 28 years. The quarter-finals are not easy for them by any means, they will have to defeat the strong England to secure the semi-finals, which is very difficult for them. If they can do that, I think they have the ability to play in the final. Although they will have to face Argentina in the semi-finals, there is no big difference between England and Argentina.

Norway's performance does not only depend on the performance of Erling Haaland, but they have some good players in their team. Football is a game of 11 players, so it would be wrong to give credit to one. Every member of the team has a role to play in winning a match.

He is very difficult to defend against. Tuchel will have to prepare a good tactic to stop him. Harry Kane is a good striker, but he is definitely easier to defend against than Haaland. It will be a very tough match. Honestly, i expect Norway to win. It won't be easy, but it is possible.

[Bitcoin_Budha]

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.

You're right Spain has been really good too but the only reason why most people are not so convinced about their game is because their attack is not as sharp as it used to be again and but they really have a strong midfield and also defense.
Belgium is also not good so Spain can actually win the game but I know it won't be easy because Belgium have some good players too. I believe Belgium can actually score a goal against Spain but winning the match will be very difficult.

Spain is currently the underdog for this title because they are not having a good attack, but I am giving one advantage to them: their defense is currently one of the best in the last 5 games they conceded no goals. This is an impressive job from them.
Now Spain is heading for a challenge against Belgium. This is not an easy game because Belgium scored 7 goals in the last 2 games but they also conceded 3 goals. This is a problem for them, while in the last 2 games Spain also did a good job scoring 4 goals and conceding no goals. This could be interesting; both European teams are on a good level, but experience is with Spain.

[MAAManda]

Spain and Belgium will face off today in about 5 hours. Neither team has lost in a long time, and it looks like today will likely mark the end of that streak for Belgium. Spain is the favorite in this match and will likely wrap things up within 90 minutes. Although Belgium is a team that likes to score goals, we should also note that Spain is a solid defensive team. We might see goals from both teams, but frankly, I don’t expect the match to go into extra time.

I think the same as you, mate. The match will most likely end in FT only, there won't be any ET in this match. In terms of squad composition, Spain is better than Belgium, in all lines Spain looks balanced, there's no imbalance there, while on the Belgium side, I think they're a little less good in defense. My prediction is that the match will end with Spain 3 - 1 Belgium or at least Spain 2 - 1 Belgium.

[fuguebtc]

Argentina played an excellent match, they played a game of sacrifice and they committed themselves, clearly there are players who did more than everyone else, but Egypt also played an excellent match and they didn't deserve to go out, they certainly would have deserved more, but this is football and sometimes even luck is a necessary thing, this game is beautiful but it can be very cruel.

The Argentina vs Egypt match was one of the best matches I have seen in this World Cup. Both teams performed well. There is no way to say that Egypt performed badly and lost. They played amazingly. They were not prepared for such a great comeback by Argentina.

Argentina probably scored their first goal in the 78th minute. And after that I thought the match would end 2-2 and they would play extra 30 minutes. But Argentina proved me wrong. They were very confident. In the end, they did not need to play extra 30 minutes. Argentina secured a  3-2 victory before  that. This squad seems to be one of the worthy contenders for this world cup. They are in a very strong  position mentally. I have not seen players from  any other team other than France so confident.

[Mayor of ogba]

But this is what some Argentina fans don't want to believe, they claim that it wasn't a foul, in fact, we saw very clearly in this match what was done to give Argentina the win.

Argentina didn't have a single yellow card in the match, while Egypt had 4 yellow cards, a lot was revealed in the match in front of everyone. Anyway.

Even if you are an Argentina fan, you will never agree or believe the tackle on Mohamed Salah was a foul, so I won't blame some of the Argentina fans who agreed with the referee's decision for not given Egypt a penalty, but the whole world knows that it was a foul, and the referee allows it to slide or didn't blow it since it was against Argentina; if it was against another team the referee would had blow it as foul or if the referee didn't blow it VAR would have call on the referee to review it.

[Iranus]

Spain and Belgium will face off today in about 5 hours. Neither team has lost in a long time, and it looks like today will likely mark the end of that streak for Belgium. Spain is the favorite in this match and will likely wrap things up within 90 minutes. Although Belgium is a team that likes to score goals, we should also note that Spain is a solid defensive team. We might see goals from both teams, but frankly, I don’t expect the match to go into extra time.

Spain is definitely the favorite. But honestly I don't see a good performance from Spain. I had high expectations from this team. But in every match we see Spain fighting hard to win and score.

The opponent Belgium is not a weak team. Belgium has the ability to defeat Spain. The squad has experienced and talented players. So I have no doubt that this match will be competitive. Even though Spain is the favorite in this match, it will not be easy for them to win.

[aipercoin]

Im starting to hate this "left wing" movement into football, im talking about all the people who look into all like is rigged and all is favoring the favorites or the bigger teams when nothing of that is real true, i mean for example in the last Argentina Egypt game, they are trying to boycot and make a shit image of the world cup talking about it was rigged for Messi and Argentina, and everysingle play whne you review it you see it was the right call from the referees, you can dont like it but they aply the rules correctly.

Argentina and Egypt are two very strong teams, but i don't understand what pushed Egypt to give up like this, because in the end they let it go, this is what happened, the world cup is clearly compromised, when there are matches against Argentina, i don't think we can expect a fair match.