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

[Woodie]

Prepare for a we are coming home party 🥳 🎉 Norway 🇳🇴 is out here to destroy England and they are doing are great job of constantly attacking and man marking whenever they lose the ball which is good to see and soon England's players will get into panic mode with every second we get closer to the 90..

Wait a second same VAR team that called a foul on that disallowed goal today have allowed the foul on Kane to be ignored and allow the goal 😳   waiting for the tweets to come in..

[Bright0515]

England Vs Norway starts in less than half an hour.
Yesterday we had some media reports about two of England's players getting ill and it's not certain if they will be able to play. Those are: Declan Rice and Marc Guehi.

England is still the bookies' favourite with odds (by Winna.com) being:
England: x1.81
Draw: x3.95
Norway: x4.30

Odds for advancing to the semi-final:
England: x1.42
Norway: x2.88

I expect this to be a pretty even game. England is likely to have a possession and total shots on goal advantage, but that doesn't always translate into goals scored, so anything is possible.
Let the better team win.

It's almost 40 minutes into the game and Norway are dominating,they are one goal ahead of England and it's not looking so good for them because Norway are not playing today. There's still enough time and anything can happen before the match ends but from the way I see it I think that it would be difficult for England to be able to win. This is why it is important not to place your bets based on the odds alone, Norway has a high chance of winning this match.

[HelliumZ]

The match is really going to be an interesting one, and I feel England should be able to get a win today even if the match is not really going to be easy for them. England is having a better squad which is an advantage for them. Let’s see how Haaland is going to perform for Norway today, he is their best player let’s see if he will be able to get a win for his country today but it’s not really going to be easy for him. The match has started already, let’s see how the two teams are going to perform in the first half of the match.

I accept that England's squad is strong but England conceded a goal in the 36 th minute of the first half. Even though England was considered strong in today's match, it can be seen that Norway won in the end. However, the most surprising thing is that despite having the most ball under their control, they had to concede this goal only because they could not attack. In other words, if England cannot attack and the game ends like this, then England has the highest chance of losing today's match. However, Norway has reached the quarter-finals after a long 28 years, so their good performance may allow them to face Argentina in the semi-finals.

[meser#]

Norway first halted the opposition, then scored and seized control of the game. Although England dominated the first 35 minutes, they struggled to create chances.
Ryerson established clear dominance over Gordon; Tuchel will likely substitute Gordon in the second half.
Schjelderup scored a beautiful goal. Before the goal, Kane stayed down for a long time claiming he had been fouled, but there was no foul on the play.
Bellingham scored in the final minutes, making it 1–1 at the break. The shot was struck with great power, leaving goalkeeper Nyland helpless.

[coinlary]

Norway have just scored an amazing goal. I don't think Schjelderup really thought of shooting there. He looked like he was trying to cross it to Haaland.

A goal is a goal, cross or not 

There was a debatable incident before the goal though. Don't you think there is a foul on Kane there? But it wasn't disallowed by VAR.

It wasn't  reviewed  by the refree,he must have comsider it a normal tackle but leading to a goal? I think that needs a review for sure . The VAR didn’t intervene either so its  probably a normal tackle, i may edit if i see the review more clearly .
The only problem  now is that the whole world will compare it to Argentina's

Norway stayed patient and scored first. I wonder whether it will be like the Brazil match.

They should have made it 2 already but sorloth ruined it .
It's  1-1 now 

[Stavri]

Norway have just scored an amazing goal. I don't think Schjelderup really thought of shooting there. He looked like he was trying to cross it to Haaland.

A goal is a goal, cross or not 

There was a debatable incident before the goal though. Don't you think there is a foul on Kane there? But it wasn't disallowed by VAR.

It wasn't  reviewed  by the refree,he must have comsider it a normal tackle but leading to a goal? I think that needs a review for sure . The VAR didn’t intervene either so its  probably a normal tackle, i may edit if i see the review more clearly .
The only problem  now is that the whole world will compare it to Argentina's

Norway stayed patient and scored first. I wonder whether it will be like the Brazil match.

They should have made it 2 already but sorloth ruined it .
It's  1-1 now 

When Norway was leading 1-0, they’re going to regret Sorloth not passing to Haaland by the end of the match. if he’d passed to Haaland, it would've been 2-0...

if you don't take your chances, they'll make you pay...

[tiCeR]

Norway have just scored an amazing goal. I don't think Schjelderup really thought of shooting there. He looked like he was trying to cross it to Haaland.

A goal is a goal, cross or not 

There was a debatable incident before the goal though. Don't you think there is a foul on Kane there? But it wasn't disallowed by VAR.

It wasn't  reviewed  by the refree,he must have comsider it a normal tackle but leading to a goal? I think that needs a review for sure . The VAR didn’t intervene either so its  probably a normal tackle, i may edit if i see the review more clearly .
The only problem  now is that the whole world will compare it to Argentina's

Norway stayed patient and scored first. I wonder whether it will be like the Brazil match.

They should have made it 2 already but sorloth ruined it .
It's  1-1 now 

Ruined it, yes. Good observation because it is true. What an amazing potential they had in that attack and he let it go as if there was a zero chance from the beginning. It was so bad, I would go crazy if I was a coach or player playing with him. Now it is 1-1 and he took away all the momentum Norway had. For all of us it is fun to watch, it is close and it is exciting, but as a man who likes sports and competition, you are right that these attacks should end with a goal and they wasted it.

[yenerbatmaz]

The final 15 minutes of the first half in the Norway-England match were a whirlwind of excitement.
Norway found the net; Schjelderup scored a beautiful goal. I thought the half would end that way, but Gordon—who had been England's weakest performer up to that point—provided the assist for Bellingham to equalize at 1-1. Just as I was expecting the half to finish level, Harry Kane stepped up and scored, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
The second half promises to be even better.
Right-back Ryerson really caught my eye. I checked last season's stats, and he recorded 18 assists for Dortmund.
I don't think he will stay at Dortmund after the World Cup.
He could secure a move to the Premier League.

[dezoel]

I'm tempted to bet on Norway to win England due to the big odd given to Norway. I know that England have a very good team but it is absolute funny to underestimate a vibrant team like Norway that have Haaland who is hungry for goal and always eager to  show the vikings celebration. I don't know what the bookies are looking at to allocated over 4.1 odd to Norway. It is going to be a tough match tonight and whoever wins deserves to win.

Norway is a team full of fighters and their victory over Brazil showed that anything is possible. That’s why I also think that the odds on a Norway win are very high and it’s definitely worth taking a chance on them. While the chances aren’t very high, the odds make it worth risking money.

A good position would be enough for Haaland.

Injury time already started,  with Norway leading the match by 1-0. It's going to be a tense second half for England because they have better ball control but still fail to score any goals. Norway's attack is on a rampage; they are enjoying it, and their attack is looking better than England's in this match, but it's still all possible for both teams.

As I am writing this, Bellingham scores an equalizer in injury time. Gordon gives him a good pass, and they are now on level with Norway. The first half ended on a high tempo just because of this. Now it's going to be interesting in the second half; both will be giving their best for a spot in the semifinal.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Norway is a team full of fighters and their victory over Brazil showed that anything is possible. That’s why I also think that the odds on a Norway win are very high and it’s definitely worth taking a chance on them. While the chances aren’t very high, the odds make it worth risking money.

A good position would be enough for Haaland.

We all know these. I think it's one of the reasons why we were all sceptical, but that doesn't change the fact that the game remains unpredictable until the final whistle is blown. Schjelderup scored Norway's first goal, but surprisingly, England's Jude Bellingham has equalized just at the end of the first period. We've seen performances like this end up with the home side securing a solid win, also the away side snatching it at the dying minutes. From my perspective, this may roll over to the extras and possibly, the penalties.

[Crypto Library]

I accept that England's squad is strong but England conceded a goal in the 36 th minute of the first half. Even though England was considered strong in today's match, it can be seen that Norway won in the end. However, the most surprising thing is that despite having the most ball under their control, they had to concede this goal only because they could not attack. In other words, if England cannot attack and the game ends like this, then England has the highest chance of losing today's match. However, Norway has reached the quarter-finals after a long 28 years, so their good performance may allow them to face Argentina in the semi-finals.

This is one of the most competitive matches of this year's FIFA World Cup, but there is no doubt that both teams are tough rivals. And for this reason, my current situation is that I am watching the match and at one time I am saying that the England team will win and at another time I am saying that the Norway team will win.

Just as the England team is stronger than the Norwegian team as a squad, the Norwegian team's players are also good at giving surprising attacks, I mean the counter attacks. And that is why the match position and the number of pass completions are basically double that of the Norwegian team, but the Norwegian team scored first and put the English team under pressure.

[Silikiem]

The match is really going to be an interesting one, and I feel England should be able to get a win today even if the match is not really going to be easy for them. England is having a better squad which is an advantage for them. Let’s see how Haaland is going to perform for Norway today, he is their best player let’s see if he will be able to get a win for his country today but it’s not really going to be easy for him. The match has started already, let’s see how the two teams are going to perform in the first half of the match.

I accept that England's squad is strong but England conceded a goal in the 36 th minute of the first half. Even though England was considered strong in today's match, it can be seen that Norway won in the end. However, the most surprising thing is that despite having the most ball under their control, they had to concede this goal only because they could not attack. In other words, if England cannot attack and the game ends like this, then England has the highest chance of losing today's match. However, Norway has reached the quarter-finals after a long 28 years, so their good performance may allow them to face Argentina in the semi-finals.

It’s really an exciting game that’s being played so far between Norway and England. there was a widespread belief that England will knock out Norway but then coming to this game Norway showed more confidence, especially now that they’ve gotten the first goal against England. England were lucky to have reacted back after conceding the first goal to level the score at 1:1 in the first half. I think with this sort of performance for Norway they have what it takes to knock England out of the competition just like they did to Brazil which I think they’re a better team than Norway.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

Both teams are trying very hard and they are both very good in attack. Norway took the lead with a goal in the 36th minute, I thought England would not be able to equalize in the first half, but England equalized with a goal in the 47th minute. Norway had another great chance to score, if Sørloth had not taken the shoot himself and passed it to Erling Haaland, then it is a sure goal, but they missed this great chance. However, the first half has now ended in a equal score 1-1, it is very clear from the way they played that they will both continue to play attacking football in the second half, we will probably see goals from both teams in the second half, now let's see who can win the match in the end, I expect England to win the match.

[|MINER|]

Norway is a team full of fighters and their victory over Brazil showed that anything is possible. That’s why I also think that the odds on a Norway win are very high and it’s definitely worth taking a chance on them. While the chances aren’t very high, the odds make it worth risking money.

A good position would be enough for Haaland.

No matter what you say, the England team's squad is stronger than the Norwegian team because there are more good players here, I mean star players who are performing in good clubs in European leagues. Harry Kane is not alone here.

So like the way Norway team have full of fighters there the England team also have full of destroyer. And we saw how they recovered themselves with a great goal even after that we saw that multiple time attack. But unfortunately Harry Kane's last goal was offside. Now it's a matter of which team can score more until the end. I can't really say which team will win this match until the end of 90 minutes, at least from this situation.

[EL MOHA]

We all know these. I think it's one of the reasons why we were all sceptical, but that doesn't change the fact that the game remains unpredictable until the final whistle is blown. Schjelderup scored Norway's first goal, but surprisingly, England's Jude Bellingham has equalized just at the end of the first period. We've seen performances like this end up with the home side securing a solid win, also the away side snatching it at the dying minutes. From my perspective, this may roll over to the extras and possibly, the penalties.

I don’t see actually going into extra times although one thing about it is that both will be playing safe football in the second half but I definitely think England would want this game to end as fast as it could in their favour. The Norwegians are not that good at holding the ball as we see England dominating the with possessions but the Norwegians have certainly uses their attacking threats which is their biggest asset to cause trouble to the Englishmen.

Coming into the second half England need to actually make it possible that this Norway side do not have any chances to shoot at the post because we all can see how good they are at the moment. I feel like if they should actually get to score first in the second half and go ahead then it will be really difficult for England to come back from this

[Mayor of ogba]

They should have made it 2 already but sorloth ruined it .
It's  1-1 now 
When Norway was leading 1-0, they’re going to regret Sorloth not passing to Haaland by the end of the match. if he’d passed to Haaland, it would've been 2-0...

if you don't take your chances, they'll make you pay...

Since the first 45 minutes of England and Norway match has ended in a 1-1 draw, Sorloth will be regretting why he didn't pass to Erling Haaland because had the been he did, Norway would have been leading England 2-1 at half time. Football is all about utilizing chances, and team that fails to do that will pay dearly for wasting chances.

[Nheer]

Norway is a team full of fighters and their victory over Brazil showed that anything is possible. That’s why I also think that the odds on a Norway win are very high and it’s definitely worth taking a chance on them. While the chances aren’t very high, the odds make it worth risking money.

A good position would be enough for Haaland.

No matter what you say, the England team's squad is stronger than the Norwegian team because there are more good players here, I mean star players who are performing in good clubs in European leagues. Harry Kane is not alone here.

So like the way Norway team have full of fighters there the England team also have full of destroyer. And we saw how they recovered themselves with a great goal even after that we saw that multiple time attack. But unfortunately Harry Kane's last goal was offside. Now it's a matter of which team can score more until the end. I can't really say which team will win this match until the end of 90 minutes, at least from this situation.

It's not only about the number of quality players alone but also the teams spirit is very important, how well these players understand one another and play together as a team. England has a very strong squad but they don't really have a strong understanding among the players. Norway has a bit of that and they know they are playing for the attackers and that's how they have been surviving so far.

England is still very much the favorites but they really need to play their best football because Norway is a very stubborn team that can't be underrated at all. The score line already says it, it's 1-1 so it shows that England needs to be careful in this game.

[Davidvictorson]

I don’t see actually going into extra times although one thing about it is that both will be playing safe football in the second half but I definitely think England would want this game to end as fast as it could in their favour. The Norwegians are not that good at holding the ball as we see England dominating the with possessions but the Norwegians have certainly uses their attacking threats which is their biggest asset to cause trouble to the Englishmen.

Coming into the second half England need to actually make it possible that this Norway side do not have any chances to shoot at the post because we all can see how good they are at the moment. I feel like if they should actually get to score first in the second half and go ahead then it will be really difficult for England to come back from this

I don't know about others but this match has got me on my toes.
Both teams are really good and have played fantastic football so far in the tournament. And they are both favorites
At this point where it is both draw, I would say may be best side win and may luck be on the side of those who are hungry enough.
I would like to see Norway go through though. The next 30 something minutes would tell.
*Edit... Norway is now leading.

[Adbitco]

Prepare for a we are coming home party 🥳 🎉 Norway 🇳🇴 is out here to destroy England and they are doing are great job of constantly attacking and man marking whenever they lose the ball which is good to see and soon England's players will get into panic mode with every second we get closer to the 90..

Wait a second same VAR team that called a foul on that disallowed goal today have allowed the foul on Kane to be ignored and allow the goal 😳   waiting for the tweets to come in..

That's one of the problem of the game, these referees are making the game to look like a joke and giving non football fans the privilege of talking down on football in general because of the inconsistency of the same rule being applied. Tomorrow the incident that gets player A sent off will not be applicable to player B tomorrow and C gets punished for the same offense that player B got away with. The inconsistency is getting much, if it's the rule, why not apply it irrespective of the player or team involved. Though I'm not watching, I haven't had time for my phone or screen since morning, I will just follow the scores while I keep up with what I'm doing.

[|MINER|]

I don’t see actually going into extra times although one thing about it is that both will be playing safe football in the second half but I definitely think England would want this game to end as fast as it could in their favour. The Norwegians are not that good at holding the ball as we see England dominating the with possessions but the Norwegians have certainly uses their attacking threats which is their biggest asset to cause trouble to the Englishmen.

Coming into the second half England need to actually make it possible that this Norway side do not have any chances to shoot at the post because we all can see how good they are at the moment. I feel like if they should actually get to score first in the second half and go ahead then it will be really difficult for England to come back from this

But I don't think either team will play safe in the second half, rather I think both teams will play more attacking football. We can already see that even Norway scored another goal, but unfortunately the referee cancelled the goal after a VAR review due to a foul by Hooland.

I think this kind of situation frustrates the flow of a team's match and at the same time weakens them. It remains to be seen whether the Norwegian team can do something similar again.