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

[SatoPrincess]

In my opinion, the equaliser shouldn’t have happened. It’s Tuchel’s fault for parking the bus against a team like Argentina so early in the second half. I thought they would learn from Cape Verde how to play against them. Argentina just scored another goal, it’s 1-2 in extra time. What a shame. Looks like Argentina are going to the finals.

[Charles-Tim]

Enzo powerful strike level up the scoreline on the 85th minutes. If England isn't careful, they might lose this match. Martinez has come from the bench to score the second goal for Argentina and the scoreline is 2-1. Martinez scored with a header on the 90+2 minutes. What a superb come back.

Lionel Messi is a very genius player, he did both assists that made Lautaro Martínez scored both goals. I thought it might get to extra time but that is not going to happen. Argentina has won the match already is what has happened. Argentina and Spain will play the final.

[ASloveapg]

Argentina are trying hard to equalize the match but they are not able to do so, after England scored the first goal their style of play is more defensive than attacking. England should maintain an attacking game, they are not able to do that so much now Argentina is completely on the attack, it looks like Argentina will score a goal very soon and equalize the match. It is still very difficult to say what the final result of the match will be, because Argentina's attack is getting more and more dangerous, England now have to be good and need to counterattacking.

And there's Argentina, the score is level. It was so obvious this would happen. England went on the defensive but made huge mistakes. These mistakes cost England dearly, and now Argentina has found the equalizer. They could even find the winning goal in the remaining minutes because England is showing no presence in the match. Especially in the final minutes, England was completely behind and had accepted Argentina's superiority.

England made the biggest mistake by starting defensively, they conceded two goals in a row and almost guaranteed themselves to lose the match. Argentina scored a goal in the 85th minute and a second goal in the 92nd minute, now there is no Much possibility that England will score any more goals.

It seems that Argentina will reach the final, the match is almost over, now no more goals can be expected from England. The only mistake England made was to start defensively from the 55th minute after scoring the first goal. I think that is the reason they were eliminated from the semi-finals.

[W Jr.]

What is Lionel Messi doing? He's trying to prove once again that they are the best player in the world and the best team in the world. Despite falling behind, Argentina never gave up mentally for a single moment. They were always in the game, and Lionel Messi continues to carry Argentina with two fantastic assists. Argentina is steadily progressing towards the World Cup final. Their match against Spain is already a subject of great interest. France and England will face each other in the third-place match.

[Z_MBFM]

Enzo powerful strike level up the scoreline on the 85th minutes. If England isn't careful, they might lose this match. Martinez has come from the bench to score the second goal for Argentina and the scoreline is 2-1. Martinez scored with a header on the 90+2 minutes. What a superb come back.

Lionel Messi is a very genius player, he did both assists that made Lautaro Martínez scored both goals. I thought it might get to extra time but that is not going to happen.  Argentina has win the match already is what has happened. Argentina and Spain will play the final.

Argentina's amazing comeback. In every match they make a comeback like this towards the end of the game. Messi proves time and again that he is the real hero. Argentina fans were all in a lot of despair when there were only 5 minutes left in the game and lost time but Argentina could not score any goal but the score was 0-1 it was really painful. I was sitting in front of the monitor and just thinking that Argentina would lose today and be eliminated because England was protecting all of Argentina's attacks very well. Congratulations to Argentina, I will see Argentina again in the final match.

[GeorgeJohn]

Argentina are trying hard to equalize the match but they are not able to do so, after England scored the first goal their style of play is more defensive than attacking. England should maintain an attacking game, they are not able to do that so much now Argentina is completely on the attack, it looks like Argentina will score a goal very soon and equalize the match. It is still very difficult to say what the final result of the match will be, because Argentina's attack is getting more and more dangerous, England now have to be good and need to counterattacking.

this match is surprising everybody has lost hope that England have defeated Argentina but the surprise that Argentina is leading 2:1, that is why I don't come in conclusion in gambling that a particular team will win when there is more 20 minutes time remaining in Match, a minute in March can change a story and that is what Argentina has done right away because everyone has lost hope in Argentina he came that England has defeated Argentina, so this is the same kind of match Argentina played with a Egypt at a minute that equalize and also lead for the match

[Hyphen(-)]

What is Lionel Messi doing? He's trying to prove once again that they are the best player in the world and the best team in the world. Despite falling behind, Argentina never gave up mentally for a single moment. They were always in the game, and Lionel Messi continues to carry Argentina with two fantastic assists. Argentina is steadily progressing towards the World Cup final. Their match against Spain is already a subject of great interest. France and England will face each other in the third-place match.

Are you still doubting him? I think he has proved himself times without number and in competition like this that’s where hero’s show themselves and he has showed himself by providing the two aisists that lead to the goals that help Argentina to secure their third World Cup finals in a row; indeed he is the best footballer of all time in my opinions.

Congratulations to Argentina, we have to acknowledge the entire team for keeping it up till the last minute, they all did well to see themselves in the final once again, it’s something good for the team and they have made history, I wish them all the best.

And for England, they did their best and they also need to be appreciated because it’s not easy to withstand such pressure even though Tuchel was scared by bringing in defenders instead of keeping the game neutral since he has lead the score line; nevertheless, they can try to get the third place if the can defeat France.

[JiiBs]

What is Lionel Messi doing? He's trying to prove once again that they are the best player in the world and the best team in the world. Despite falling behind, Argentina never gave up mentally for a single moment. They were always in the game, and Lionel Messi continues to carry Argentina with two fantastic assists. Argentina is steadily progressing towards the World Cup final. Their match against Spain is already a subject of great interest. France and England will face each other in the third-place match.

England failed to learn from the experience of other teams to have played this kind of defensive football against Argentina. Not even that they were good at it, it’s being Pickford all night, lending a hand to all those headers and on target shots. Once you let Argentina come at you again and again, you just have to be rest assured that there is a goal somewhere.

The World Cup is looking more and more for Argentina right now, I don’t think Spain can stop them.

[yenerbatmaz]

The match was evenly contested until the 60th minute. England scored in the 55th minute but dropped back significantly after the goal.
Argentina asserted their dominance after the 60th minute.
There were shots hitting the woodwork and saves by goalkeeper Pickford, but there was also a Messi who refused to give up.
Messi didn't score, but he provided the assists for both goals; Argentina won the match 2–1 and advanced to the final once again, just as they did in 2022.
Although Spain is the favorite, I cannot say for certain that they will be the champions, given Argentina's never-say-die attitude.

If Messi wins this World Cup as well, we likely won't see another player like him anytime soon.

[Iroh]

And Argentina has managed to show us once again how brilliant a team they've got. When England scored the opening goal in the second half, I expected a goal from Argentina and they didn't disappoint. Both sides did play really well but it was obvious who the better side amongst the two. Argentina was superb.
I had expected Messi to score the second goal but while he didn't score,  he was instrumental in the game as they scored two beautiful goals in the game. Nice teamwork and determination amongst the squad.

[Woodie]

Defending Champions!!

Damn Argentina,  they really pulled off an Egyptian surprise..this 80th minute game play is crazy time from them and they have done it twice to flip the game and now they are back to being favorites which sacks,but they shouldn't try this shit with Spain because that's a whole different ball game that's for sure !!!

[eaLiTy]

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Lionel Messi is a very genius player, he did both assists that made Lautaro Martínez scored both goals. I thought it might get to extra time but that is not going to happen. Argentina has won the match already is what has happened. Argentina and Spain will play the final.

Argentina just refused to lose the match. I thought England would run away with it when they scored the opening goal, as they were attacking much more than Argentina, even though Argentina was looking for ball possession. To make a comeback from behind in the last ten minutes of the match and then win the match without needing extra time is just spectacular and hats off to the legend Messi.

There were terrible decisions from the referee though.

[W Jr.]

What is Lionel Messi doing? He's trying to prove once again that they are the best player in the world and the best team in the world. Despite falling behind, Argentina never gave up mentally for a single moment. They were always in the game, and Lionel Messi continues to carry Argentina with two fantastic assists. Argentina is steadily progressing towards the World Cup final. Their match against Spain is already a subject of great interest. France and England will face each other in the third-place match.

Are you still doubting him? I think he has proved himself times without number and in competition like this that’s where hero’s show themselves and he has showed himself by providing the two aisists that lead to the goals that help Argentina to secure their third World Cup finals in a row; indeed he is the best footballer of all time in my opinions.

Congratulations to Argentina, we have to acknowledge the entire team for keeping it up till the last minute, they all did well to see themselves in the final once again, it’s something good for the team and they have made history, I wish them all the best.

And for England, they did their best and they also need to be appreciated because it’s not easy to withstand such pressure even though Tuchel was scared by bringing in defenders instead of keeping the game neutral since he has lead the score line; nevertheless, they can try to get the third place if the can defeat France.

Argentina's refusal to give up is invaluable. Against Egypt, they fell 2-0 behind but managed to turn the score around to 3-2 in just 10 minutes. Argentina is a magnificent team and they fully deserved to be in the final. Now they face a tougher match against Spain. Spain is one of the strongest teams in this tournament. They also eliminated France, but now we can say that Argentina has Lionel Messi. With the Lionel Messi effect, Argentina can reach the trophy once again. They are playing magnificently, truly magnificently.

[Italian Panic]

England failed to learn from the experience of other teams to have played this kind of defensive football against Argentina. Not even that they were good at it, it’s being Pickford all night, lending a hand to all those headers and on target shots. Once you let Argentina come at you again and again, you just have to be rest assured that there is a goal somewhere.

The World Cup is looking more and more for Argentina right now, I don’t think Spain can stop them.

What we saw tonight was football of the very highest calibre. We saw what self sabotage looks like, given that England’s attempt at an Italian style catenaccio is unwatchable because they don’t know how to play it, and we saw how to turn a lost match around by putting someone like Messi at the heart of the game, who set up goals for his teammates with remarkable ease. Kane and Bellingham stayed in the dressing rooms at the end of the first half; they forgot to come out onto the pitch, in fact, they didn’t touch the ball once.

[Joca97]

Defending Champions!!

Damn Argentina,  they really pulled off an Egyptian surprise..this 80th minute game play is crazy time from them and they have done it twice to flip the game and now they are back to being favorites which sacks,but they shouldn't try this shit with Spain because that's a whole different ball game that's for sure !!!

Amazing match in the second half we had after a disaster of a first half. Argentina yet again pulls a miracle and they should have played like this since the start of the match. We are gonna see them again in the final and its gonna be really close against Spain,but they keep on winning and still it can go either way in the final.

England tried defending and putted so many players in the back of their goal and they tried defending and it costed them everything. I think this was a really bad move by England they should have tried and go for the second goal.

[Wake Up]

Argentina is in the final for the third time. Still fresh in their memory of their victory against France, they'll face Spain in the final of this tournament. The player of the tournament is definitely Lionel Messi. Whether Argentina wins the cup or not, in my opinion, Lionel Messi will be the most valuable player of the tournament. He deserves the MVP award completely for his performance, especially at almost 40 years old. Age doesn't matter to this man, and he's showing everyone why he's the best in the world.

[GIF-JOBS]

FUCK man, what kind of game is this? I am very annoyed by England's defensive play, why did they start playing defense? To win the match 1-0? Is it even possible? Bukayo Saka on the bench all time, Bukayo Saka is a very good striker, but he was not put on the field.
England had a lot of advantage with the first goal in the 55th minute, but they could not use that advantage in any way, rather they lost the match due to stupid defensive play despite having the advantage. I am really disappointed, Harry Kane's performance in the semi-final field really disappointed me, in the semi-final at least I expected a good performance from Harry Kane but he was not good in attack.

[nikola22]

In my opinion, the equaliser shouldn’t have happened. It’s Tuchel’s fault for parking the bus against a team like Argentina so early in the second half. I thought they would learn from Cape Verde how to play against them. Argentina just scored another goal, it’s 1-2 in extra time. What a shame. Looks like Argentina are going to the finals.

the loss is entirely Tuchel's fault. such a poor tactic of pinning the entire team back against their goal ultimately had a negative impact. we didn't see a single counterattack from England after they scored. I can only imagine the criticism Tuchel will receive from local journalists in England; they'll simply ruin him.

[Black Mbaye]

Just when everyone thought it was over for Argentina, they managed to reach the final with two goals in seven minutes. Lionel Messi was the mastermind behind both of those goals. Like everyone else, I was once again amazed by him in this match. Lionel Messi is having a magnificent tournament. If he were to return to Barcelona today, I'm sure he would play at the highest level for another two years. He's still playing 90 minutes flawlessly at this pace in the World Cup. This man is a true beast and he's showing everyone he's a goat.

[red4slash]

In my opinion, the equaliser shouldn’t have happened. It’s Tuchel’s fault for parking the bus against a team like Argentina so early in the second half. I thought they would learn from Cape Verde how to play against them. Argentina just scored another goal, it’s 1-2 in extra time. What a shame. Looks like Argentina are going to the finals.

England's mistake was that they changed the scheme from the one that originally balanced the central area so that the attacking liini would not have problems focusing defensively.

This is a fatal mistake especially Argentina is in a position to lag behind then surely they will be a full attacker here.
England's defense from the start was not very good from the group phase already seen but decided to park the bus after 1 goal ahead for me something like this is just a waste of time and makes them feel a loss for themselves.
Spain against Argentina it looked quite decent for the size of the final but with a lot of things going on I wasn't too happy with this final because maybe it concerns emotions because the favourites lost so even though it became an ideal final but I didn't feel happy with this final.