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

[Baki202]

Both teams were balanced due to good performance and consistency in previous games, but for this game Spain was looking exceptionally well they started off well and then had good control, while France was looking not like they played in the last few games; their ball control was also looking not good.

Even with that I don't know why France was cold it was just not looking okay because the way France have been performing I don't think spain would have stand a chance but see how the whole thing ended and world cup is just another thing that have been very difficult to explain because how the France lose that game but since they are out and this are people we had trust that they will be able to win the world cup because they had an outstanding performance so all this gave us hope and since they disappointed all of us then what else can we do at this point.

Predicting which is better is surely not easy, especially since both teams have good players. England, after years, is looking like a much better side, still this game is going to be tense. Argentina is doing good but in the last three games they have always gone into extra time, time which is surely not good.
Now they are having a challenge from the English side, which has a few good match winners in this World Cup for breaking the deadlock.

Most peoples predictions will be that france was going to win but see how how everything turned out and when I saw the result about the game I was just shaking my head because the truth is I actually expected more from from france it is what it is they lost they lost so we move on to the next.

[Cityhunter34]

It is a big upset, as I was also expecting France to dominate and win against Spain.

Wow, wow. France’s loss to Spain was definitely a huge surprise. The hopes of many who had predicted a France vs. Argentina final were ultimately dashed.

France played poorly in this match. Not only were they unable to score against Spain, but they also lost the battle for possession. Statistically, France was soundly defeated by Spain. With this loss, France failed to match Brazil’s record as the only team to reach three consecutive World Cup finals.

It was actually something that many of us didn't expect. In fact, none of us did, because we had all already concluded that France are going to qualify for the final, but it turned out to be the complete opposite. Although I knew Spain wouldn't be an easy opponent for them, I didn't know they would dismantle them then by a two goal margin.

I thought it was going to end in a draw after 90 minutes. Football is deeply unpredictable because anything can happen at any time.

[adultcrypto]

Guys, which team do you think has the best chance of beating Spain in the final?
Argentina or England?

Argentina seems to play a style of soccer more similar to Spain's, while England seems to have more physical strength, more individual talent, and a great goal-scorer

The outcome of the match between France and Spain yesterday have completely changed my mindset about today's game. I was thinking we are going to see the same finalists that we saw last world cup but seeing how Spain trashed France yesterday, I have the feeling that England will eliminate Argentina tonight. It is not going to be easy but it is possible especially when England try to hold Messi down, they would completely weaken the team that is built around him.

[9ja Amaka]

Well guys what a game we just have yesterday, i didnt enjoy it so much since the Spain team was so dominant that France never stand a chance to do something so it was not so much emotions involved, but hat off to Spain they played a majestic football and made France look like a amateur team for the first time in a ton of years, i didnt remember the Deschamps teams reduce to this.

I am very sure that most people were very disappointed with yesterday's match, because we all see France as the tournament favorite,  but we were all surprised the way Spain out played them. Seriously I was predicting France to get to the final, but what they played yesterday was so disappointing and I think they got exactly what they deserve. Spain was the better team from the first minute of the game till the end, so they really deserve to win the game. I think this just showed us how difficult it is to predict a football match.

[Razmirraz]

After Spain managed to improve France, whatever scenario occurs in the final will be a very historic moment. If Argentina and Spain advance to the final, it will be a dream match, especially for Barcelona fans who are eager to see Messi and Yamal face off to bring glory to their country in the eyes of the world. If Spain and England meet in the final, it will be a repeat of the Euro 2024 final, with the two teams once again competing in the world's biggest football competition.
Whoever faces Spain in the final is sure to be a big story with rivalries, history, and the world's best players. Each possibility will present its own attraction that will spoil the eyes of the audience, soon we will witness the big match between Argentina vs England, we can only wait and see which scenario will become a reality.

[Unsoldier]

Well guys what a game we just have yesterday, i didnt enjoy it so much since the Spain team was so dominant that France never stand a chance to do something so it was not so much emotions involved, but hat off to Spain they played a majestic football and made France look like a amateur team for the first time in a ton of years, i didnt remember the Deschamps teams reduce to this.

I am very sure that most people were very disappointed with yesterday's match, because we all see France as the tournament favorite,  but we were all surprised the way Spain out played them. Seriously I was predicting France to get to the final, but what they played yesterday was so disappointing and I think they got exactly what they deserve. Spain was the better team from the first minute of the game till the end, so they really deserve to win the game. I think this just showed us how difficult it is to predict a football match.

Yesterday, France put on what was probably their weakest performance of the tournament. I thought Olise would finally get on the scoresheet, but he was so ineffective that Deschamps had to sub him off. Maybe conceding the penalty demoralized the French, but in theory, the urge to fight back should have spurred them on—yet that just didn't happen. Spain were head and shoulders above them, and whoever their opponent in the final turns out to be, they will be my favorites.

[Accardo]

I am very sure that most people were very disappointed with yesterday's match, because we all see France as the tournament favorite,  but we were all surprised the way Spain out played them. Seriously I was predicting France to get to the final, but what they played yesterday was so disappointing and I think they got exactly what they deserve. Spain was the better team from the first minute of the game till the end, so they really deserve to win the game. I think this just showed us how difficult it is to predict a football match.

Spain played France 3:0, out of respect, FIFA kept it at 2:0. Dechamp, on the other hand, had multiple preferences in the French team, Dembele, and Olise didn't play their usual positions in PSG and Bayern respectively, because he was looking to fit in Mbappe as the Striker, Dembele was pushed to the right flank, and Olise had to play 10, instead of playing as a winger, these changes affected France collaborative inflow, added to Saliba's prolonged Injury that led to his substitution in the match. In contrast, Spain played real football, and had nothing to do with individual preference, their professional display yesterday showed the true definition of modern football to the world.

[rdluffy]

...So I personally believe that Argentina will face Spain in the final after defeating England tonight. And I’m sure they’ll put up a very strong fight against England. But I predict that this match will most likely go into extra time or even a penalty shootout.

If Argentina advances today after extra time, it will be extremely exhausting to play against Spain
Spain played yesterday, so they’ll have one more day to rest before the final, and they didn’t need extra time, nor did they face much drama or mental exhaustion to beat France yesterday

That will be a nice advantage for Spain

Ideally, today’s match should be decided in regular time so as not to give Spain that advantage even if it’s against England

[Out of mind]

Well guys what a game we just have yesterday, i didnt enjoy it so much since the Spain team was so dominant that France never stand a chance to do something so it was not so much emotions involved, but hat off to Spain they played a majestic football and made France look like a amateur team for the first time in a ton of years, i didnt remember the Deschamps teams reduce to this.

I am very sure that most people were very disappointed with yesterday's match, because we all see France as the tournament favorite,  but we were all surprised the way Spain out played them. Seriously I was predicting France to get to the final, but what they played yesterday was so disappointing and I think they got exactly what they deserve. Spain was the better team from the first minute of the game till the end, so they really deserve to win the game. I think this just showed us how difficult it is to predict a football match.

Of course, most of the gamblers lost this match with disappointment, everyone had France as their favorite. But unfortunately, it ended in a completely different result, which was really unexpected, where Spain attacked strongly and did not allow France to attack, and France finally lost. Everyone predicted that France would play in the final and win the cup, many commented that, but it was completely mixed up. However, if Spain can maintain the performance they showed against France in the final match, then the World Cup is in their hands. It is also really difficult to predict a football match, as anything can happen at any moment and there is always a high probability of unexpected results.

[Ale88]

Now we see how Argentina will play England, I will support and hope England can qualify for the final instead of Argentina, let's Harry Kane silence Messi.

I agree with you: during the last World Cup I really supported Argentina but this time it's difficult for me because I saw too many things I didn't like during Argentina's matches. Of course I can't say they were helped but, well, they've been extremely lucky, let's put it this way 
Also, Argentina already won 3 times the World Cup, Spain and England only one.

[Ahli38]

Guys, which team do you think has the best chance of beating Spain in the final?
Argentina or England?

Argentina seems to play a style of soccer more similar to Spain's, while England seems to have more physical strength, more individual talent, and a great goal-scorer

The outcome of the match between France and Spain yesterday have completely changed my mindset about today's game. I was thinking we are going to see the same finalists that we saw last world cup but seeing how Spain trashed France yesterday, I have the feeling that England will eliminate Argentina tonight. It is not going to be easy but it is possible especially when England try to hold Messi down, they would completely weaken the team that is built around him.

That’s just how soccer is full of surprises or even outcomes that defy most people’s predictions. Yesterday’s France vs Spain match was indeed completely unexpected. And I think many people didn’t expect the final result to end in such a lopsided score, where Spain defeating France by two goals to none. Tonight England might just surprise us by beating Argentina. But I personally not convinced that England can easily defeat the Argentine national team. Argentina has a very strong squad that’s ready to put up a fierce fight against England. And they have a champion’s mentality or even they’re ready to give it their all no matter the circumstances. The recent Argentina vs Egypt match has made me even more convinced or even proven that Argentina is a team that won’t give up easily. I’m confident Argentina will give it their all to reach the final by defeating England tonight.

[giorgione]

They have held a significant advantage over France in their last three encounters.
They are now awaiting their opponent.
Tomorrow, they will face the winner of the match between Argentina and England.
I think we might see a Spain-England final, with Spain emerging as the winner.

Spain is an excellent team, very solid and very orderly, which is not what France was, in fact this team was not able to do very well, due to their indiscipline which led them to a defeat, overall Spain is not better than France but they were very tidy and this allowed them to win.

[disbil]

In the 1st semi-final match, everyone had France as the favorite but France could not perform as expected. Anyway, today in the 2nd semi-final match, Argentina and England will face each other. Actually, both the teams are strong so I hope this match will be very interesting and competitive. Argentina could not do well enough in the last few matches so I do not have confidence in Argentina. If Argentina wants to win this match then they will have to try to play aggressively from the beginning of the match. Let's see which team can qualify for the final.

In the first semifinal match actually France as the favorite team by many people and the second semifinal match exactly all people favorite Argentina for winning the match, will the not expect final in World Cup 2026 Spain vs England because many people predicting the ideal final is France vs Argentina. I think possibility the second place match between Argentina vs France not in the final match.

Few hours ago the second semifinal match England vs Argentina and I am so excited to know starting line up, England will make rotation or keep defend the current starting line up when beating Norway. Argentina made several rotation when beating Switzerland will for the semifinal match Julian Alvarez get play at the early minutes?

[Smartprofit]

i didn’t expect that at all. Spain were absolutely brilliant and ran their hearts out. the team fully deserve to be in the final. France’s superstars didn’t stand a chance today.  no matter who wins tomorrow... Spain are now my favourites to win the World Cup. where were Mbappé, Dembélé, Olise and the other stars today?
sorry... but I didn’t see a single French star today. 

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I usually don't like to take risks, but here I decided to take a chance, and it paid off. The Spanish showed what they're capable of.  They played at full strength and unleashed their full potential. Frankly, the 2-0 scoreline in Spain's favor came as a complete surprise to me. 1-0 would have been fine... But 2-0! I sincerely believed that France was playing better than Spain and that France would most likely reach the final. Before that, I was very disappointed with Spain's performance against Portugal. Now it's almost clear to me that they weren't at their best in that match. Or maybe it was a clever plan by the Spanish coach...

Perhaps the Spanish national football team will win the 2026 World Cup? I wouldn't be surprised! They played amazingly both defensively and offensively!

[Zanab247]

Today's England vs Argentina match is going to be very exciting. Since both are strong teams, it is impossible to predict who will actually win. Even then, I will put Argentina ahead. Although the form of England players is very good, they will not be able to win with the world champions Argentina so easily. Argentina's strongest opponent is France then england , and Spain is an easier opponent than these two teams. If Argentina can win the semi-final, then their chances of winning the final will increase a lot.

This is how many predicted that there will be goals goals in yesterday game, because the two club are very strong in the tournament but what people saw from Spain surprised many people with the 2 goals to moved to final stage. I don't think what happened yesterday to cost France 2:0 will happen in this game, because Argentina have potential players that will battle with England to lose for the favour of Argentina to qualify for final stage.

We all saw what happened before Argentina reach this stage, which is the confidence many people have toward today game, because they know how to use early strength to do what will make their opponent to lose strength, and if you watch Argentina defenders very well, you will know that they will use that advantage of their defensive to disgrace England to meet Spain for final stage.

[Adbitco]

It all started yesterday in the game between France and Spain, since the FIFA rankings started, this is the first time all 4 top nations in the FIFA rankings are all available to battle each other in the last 4 of the competition. Worthy opponents for each, yesterday we saw 1st place played against 3rd placed, with Spain emerging victorious. Today we will see 4th place playing against 2nd placed team. Yesterday's game wasn't as entertaining as we expected as only one side did most of the job, today we hope to see a better fight put up by both teams, in other words I just hope to watch a better match than what I witnessed last night.

[kennycryptoitalia]

This semi-finals match will actually be the most greatest one this season, because the France has very high tendency to defeat the Spain and some people have already predicted it, and I also support the motion that the France may beat the Spain woefully, I know how stronger they are, in facts  I see the France at times like a Paris Saint German club, because it's just a little different from the Paris Sent Germanin, in my own submissions I don't think the France has any weakness or weaking points, the defensive are okay, the attackers are also great. So we hope the France can beat the Spain smoothly. Well football is unpredictable, but let watch and see.

the semi-final was a great match for spain, clearly france wasn't at the level and this was their level, the fact is that they had their first real test against a strong team and this was the result, they didn't know how to exploit their greatness and this punished them, spain went ahead.

[cxtreenal]

Well guys what a game we just have yesterday, i didnt enjoy it so much since the Spain team was so dominant that France never stand a chance to do something so it was not so much emotions involved, but hat off to Spain they played a majestic football and made France look like a amateur team for the first time in a ton of years, i didnt remember the Deschamps teams reduce to this.

I am very sure that most people were very disappointed with yesterday's match, because we all see France as the tournament favorite,  but we were all surprised the way Spain out played them. Seriously I was predicting France to get to the final, but what they played yesterday was so disappointing and I think they got exactly what they deserve. Spain was the better team from the first minute of the game till the end, so they really deserve to win the game. I think this just showed us how difficult it is to predict a football match.

Yesterday, France put on what was probably their weakest performance of the tournament. I thought Olise would finally get on the scoresheet, but he was so ineffective that Deschamps had to sub him off. Maybe conceding the penalty demoralized the French, but in theory, the urge to fight back should have spurred them on—yet that just didn't happen. Spain were head and shoulders above them, and whoever their opponent in the final turns out to be, they will be my favorites.

The first goal from the penalty spot was scored in the first half, after which France had many chances to score. Spain played artistic football and did not take too much pressure. They calmly planned every attack and handled the French midfield and attack players. After the goal in the 22nd minute of the match, Spain took the defence to a strong position and France's dynamic and excellent players could not take any advantage. Mbappe did not perform as well as expected because the Spanish team had extra practice for stop him and he tried to score several times but could not find the goal. France has played well in almost every match in this World Cup, but they performed badly in the semi-final match, which I did not expect.

[CryptoBuds]

It was actually something that many of us didn't expect. In fact, none of us did, because we had all already concluded that France are going to qualify for the final, but it turned out to be the complete opposite. Although I knew Spain wouldn't be an easy opponent for them, I didn't know they would dismantle them then by a two goal margin.

I thought it was going to end in a draw after 90 minutes. Football is deeply unpredictable because anything can happen at any time.

No one expected such a performance from France. I have seen France  perform exceptionally well in almost every match before. They are capable of attacking a lot. But they failed to take control  of the match against spain.

Even after Spain scored the first goal, I thought the match would end 1-1 . And the match would go into extra time. But France's gameplay was slow. They could not  break spain's defense in any way. And after Spain scored their second goal, I was sure that france was  going to lose. At the last moment, Spain just wanted to keep their defense strong. And they succeeded.

It is also very difficult to  give predictions about the England vs Argentina match. Bookies consider england as favorites. France was also  considered favorites in the Spain vs France match. But France could not win. I  will not be surprised if england loses today's match. Even the argentina team is in a good position. The players are very  confident.

[Arenga pinnata]

The outcome of the match between France and Spain yesterday have completely changed my mindset about today's game. I was thinking we are going to see the same finalists that we saw last world cup but seeing how Spain trashed France yesterday, I have the feeling that England will eliminate Argentina tonight. It is not going to be easy but it is possible especially when England try to hold Messi down, they would completely weaken the team that is built around him.

Spain really surprised us in the match against France, as they managed to win in regulation time without needing any extra time at all. this clearly proves that our long held assumption that France was slightly better than Spain was indeed wrong. Although I had hoped Spain would win from the start, to be honest, I didn’t expect it to actually happen that way. I thought the match would be just as intense as when Spain tried to score against Portugal. But it turned out that Spain was able to break through France’s defense a little faster than expected.

I’m also starting to look at today’s match from a different perspective. England might surprise us as well in today’s match.