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

[juttsab@]

I don't want Argentina to win the world cup again I want Spain to win the world cup, but I cannot predict who is going to win the world cup it is actually unpredictable because Argentina and Spain are both in the same form, but honestly I want Spain to win it this time around they deserve it more than Argentina since Argentina has already lifted it in the last world cup, so Spain are the ones I am supporting, Spain should put everything they have in this world cup all the team members should be serious with the match from the beginning till the end they should not give in to weakness if they really want to lift the world cup.

Spain is going to face Argentina in the WC26 final. Back to back finals for Argentina and Messi last time they did it can they do it again against Spain champions of Europe. Champions of Latin America are going against champions of Europe. They both have done an incredible job in the semifinals. Spain knocked out France the favorites to win the WC and Argentina fought back for their position in the final against England to face Spain in the final. If we look at it statistically Argentina has more experienced players than Spain but last time they did an incredible job against France in Semifinal. Spain has young players who are playing their first ever WC like lamine yamal. But if i have to pick one I would go for Spain their chemistries are unmatched.

[Odusko]

I don't want Argentina to win the world cup again I want Spain to win the world cup, but I cannot predict who is going to win the world cup it is actually unpredictable because Argentina and Spain are both in the same form, but honestly I want Spain to win it this time around they deserve it more than Argentina since Argentina has already lifted it in the last world cup, so Spain are the ones I am supporting, Spain should put everything they have in this world cup all the team members should be serious with the match from the beginning till the end they should not give in to weakness if they really want to lift the world cup.

Spain is going to face Argentina in the WC26 final. Back to back finals for Argentina and Messi last time they did it can they do it again against Spain champions of Europe. Champions of Latin America are going against champions of Europe. They both have done an incredible job in the semifinals. Spain knocked out France the favorites to win the WC and Argentina fought back for their position in the final against England to face Spain in the final. If we look at it statistically Argentina has more experienced players than Spain but last time they did an incredible job against France in Semifinal. Spain has young players who are playing their first ever WC like lamine yamal. But if i have to pick one I would go for Spain their chemistries are unmatched.

I like the fact that the world cup finals ball down to Argentina and Spain, this is good to have a totally different vibes for the season, since both team haven't won the world cup in recent time a far as I am concerned this world cup is one of the most spectacular finals we can expect, and to choose who is going to win can be a very hard thing to do even book maker's have hard mix feelings about which team to pick as favorite in this finals.

[Glen Hoddle]

I don't want Argentina to win the world cup again I want Spain to win the world cup, but I cannot predict who is going to win the world cup it is actually unpredictable because Argentina and Spain are both in the same form, but honestly I want Spain to win it this time around they deserve it more than Argentina since Argentina has already lifted it in the last world cup, so Spain are the ones I am supporting, Spain should put everything they have in this world cup all the team members should be serious with the match from the beginning till the end they should not give in to weakness if they really want to lift the world cup.

Spain is going to face Argentina in the WC26 final. Back to back finals for Argentina and Messi last time they did it can they do it again against Spain champions of Europe. Champions of Latin America are going against champions of Europe. They both have done an incredible job in the semifinals. Spain knocked out France the favorites to win the WC and Argentina fought back for their position in the final against England to face Spain in the final. If we look at it statistically Argentina has more experienced players than Spain but last time they did an incredible job against France in Semifinal. Spain has young players who are playing their first ever WC like lamine yamal. But if i have to pick one I would go for Spain their chemistries are unmatched.

Spain has come a long way to the final, they have worked very hard and their passing is perfect. As a result, they have come this far by defeating a tough team like France. Many people thought that France would go to the final, but Spain survived by defeating them. Meanwhile, Argentina has a lot of players, but if Spain can perform well, they will be able to win in the end, but I have some doubts because if the game ends in 90 minutes, Spain will definitely be able to prove themselves to win the trophy. In other words, I will bet on Spain in this final match, because Spain is quite good at dominating.

[Miles2006]

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How is this final going to end? Argentina to make their number of trophies equal to Germany and Italy? Or Spain to get their 2nd WC trophy? I believe in Spain to become the champions.  

Actually, I really want to see Spain lift the World Cup this time around. They last won the World Cup in 2010, and they've gone without a title ever since. It's only this year that they have the chance to win the World Cup trophy by facing Argentina in the World Cup final. This will certainly be a do-or-die match for Spain, because they know that opportunities like this don't come often, and if they can win, they'll tie the records set by France and Uruguay. But facing Argentina won't be easy, since we know that Messi and his team have prepared thoroughly to become world champions. So let's hope Spain can overcome this challenge and win the trophy.

I never expected the World Cup champions final to end with two qualified countries I never supported for once, quite funny how everything happened so fast, first I had to deal with France defeat and hoping England might save the day still England ended the match defeated against Argentina.
At this point I don’t know what country is going to lift the cup, it’s so difficult to predict even if we want Spain to lift the cup how sure are they able to win Argentina besides Spain defeated France, I actually thought France against Spain will be so tough but, at the end I was hoping France will win the match, the World Cup is so surprising and with Messi playing alongside definitely it’s going to be difficult for Spain, just glad Spain got a really strong team likewise Argentina aside Messi, it’s not always about Messi no doubt rather the team.

[nikola22]

I guess AI's predictions are as good as anyone else's.
I wonder if the author of those posts used any dedicated tool, or just asked in a normal chat, and whether or not he prompted for AI to consider statistics of the past games.

At this level of competition, predicting outcomes is the hardest. All teams are from the top shelf and there aren't that many recent head-to-head results or games against common opponents that could be taken into consideration.
I think most of us would have also pointed to France and England as favourites.

I didn't set any parameters for the AI; all the queries were handled by the Predictable World project. here's a link to its X profile: https://x.com/Predictable_W  (this isn't an advertisement and I don't represent the project).

you can check out the reasoning for each prediction based on each AI type. by the way, here's a prediction for the final:

[Rgram]

I like the fact that the world cup finals ball down to Argentina and Spain, this is good to have a totally different vibes for the season, since both team haven't won the world cup in recent time a far as I am concerned this world cup is one of the most spectacular finals we can expect, and to choose who is going to win can be a very hard thing to do even book maker's have hard mix feelings about which team to pick as favorite in this finals.

Both teams haven’t won the World Cup in recent times, are you sure about that…?
Argentina won the last World Cup in Qatar 2022 and it looks like they are back at it again in America, haven’t earned their spot at the finals.
Spain on the other hand is the team that has taken sometime to be here as they last won the World Cup in the days of Iniesta back in 2010. A lot of the people favoring Spain right now don’t want to see Messi win it on a back to back but, the better team would win at the end of the day.

[Slow death]

Why 30 minutes for half time break. Isn't that too long. It will kill the spirit and momentum of the game because some players might not be able to put on back their dancing shoes to maintain the pace.

This world cup looks entirely different from the rest because FIFA isn't neutral in the competition which shouldn't be so. I will place my bet when the game is live.

The US likes to have things that are different from others; everything they have must be better or innovative, and I really like that about them. In the case of the World Cup, I have no complaints about the organization, and I don't see a problem if they put in a 30-minute halftime break. That way, people can watch the singers perform, and it will be beautiful; it will allow the players to relax and return to the game more rested and with high motivation, and the players will play better. For a World Cup final, I think that if this is implemented, they might do the same thing in future World Cup finals.

[Popkon6]

I like the fact that the world cup finals ball down to Argentina and Spain, this is good to have a totally different vibes for the season, since both team haven't won the world cup in recent time a far as I am concerned this world cup is one of the most spectacular finals we can expect, and to choose who is going to win can be a very hard thing to do even book maker's have hard mix feelings about which team to pick as favorite in this finals.

Both teams haven’t won the World Cup in recent times, are you sure about that…?
Argentina won the last World Cup in Qatar 2022 and it looks like they are back at it again in America, haven’t earned their spot at the finals.
Spain on the other hand is the team that has taken sometime to be here as they last won the World Cup in the days of Iniesta back in 2010. A lot of the people favoring Spain right now don’t want to see Messi win it on a back to back but, the better team would win at the end of the day.

Look, those who support Spain and those who support Argentina all want their favorite team to win but it is never possible. Those who wait for their favorite team to win are all hopeful, but here we must remember that only one team can win the World Cup and those who are lucky will be able to perform the best in this final match. You may be thinking of the Argentina team because they are a hard-working team and the team that won the World Cup in 2022, so taking the opportunity for the second time in a row is definitely not an extra for them.
But you should not underestimate Spain, they have entered the final by defeating the attacking teams, that is, the only lucky team that can win the World Cup will be the ones who can score goals in the first half of the game. The ones who will be more sure to win will be the ones who will be more sure to win.

[yixichloro2xx]

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How is this final going to end? Argentina to make their number of trophies equal to Germany and Italy? Or Spain to get their 2nd WC trophy? I believe in Spain to become the champions.  

Actually, I really want to see Spain lift the World Cup this time around. They last won the World Cup in 2010, and they've gone without a title ever since. It's only this year that they have the chance to win the World Cup trophy by facing Argentina in the World Cup final. This will certainly be a do-or-die match for Spain, because they know that opportunities like this don't come often, and if they can win, they'll tie the records set by France and Uruguay. But facing Argentina won't be easy, since we know that Messi and his team have prepared thoroughly to become world champions. So let's hope Spain can overcome this challenge and win the trophy.

If we were to compare players for players Spain are better in terms of quality and playing style. This why a lot of people believe they will beat Argentina in the world cup. We saw how they dominated France, so I expect them to that against Argentina.  Then if were to look at team mentality, I feel Argentina has an edge over Spain. Both teams has been spectacular at the start of this season, so they fully deserved to be in the Final. This match could start a civil war between Barcelona fans (old gen Barcelona vs New gen Barcelona). If I am to predict the winner, I give it to Argentina because of the way this players find it hard to give and are ready to die for their country. It's going to be an interesting match Tbh.

[GbitG]

There is absolutely no chance he will be re-elected because he turned FIFA into Trump’s political puppet and thus ruined the 2026 World Cup.

Now there’s already talk of a thirty-minute halftime break at the final. Anyone who plays soccer knows what a huge problem this will be for the players. After 30 minutes, you’re completely out of the game—even 15 minutes is a long time, but doubling that for advertising purposes is a scandal!

Well, tooks 30 minutes break in half time will be absolutely bizarre because if you give a lot of minutes for players to stay on rest then ultimately he will lose his passion and commitment for a battle. Like it will feel too much bored for fans even for players too. So 30 minutes break is not a good idea. 15 minutes is enough to get little rest as well as get little hydration. Higher than 15 minutes can cause too much boring in tempo of the match. You know people love football because it's keep people much busy til 90 minutes like in little time people see some competitive tussle......


So extending the half break is not a good idea. Form the past history I never see someone who argue for long half break. So keep it 15 minutes.

[JeffBrad12]

Let's have a look at all-time title winners first...



Brazil are at the top of the list but it's a shame that they can't even make it to the final for a really long time. Since the last time they won the WC in 2002 I should say...

It's been more than 20 years since last world cup won by Brazil but they're yet to learning from their past mistakes. They keep repeat it anytime during the any of world cup in the modern era. They're full with disappointment only.

How is this final going to end? Argentina to make their number of trophies equal to Germany and Italy? Or Spain to get their 2nd WC trophy? I believe in Spain to become the champions.  

It feels like Argentina is gonna get another star. The way they play to break the low block was really convincing me they can win against spain. I know spain is also good in defense, and midfield. However, Argentina has Messi as all in one men.
Spain's way to win the world cup seems to be a hard game for sure.

Scaloni will find a way to break the way spain always offload the mid. So when he can do that the win is in their team. The main concern is how to own the majority of possessions here.

[laspol65]

I don't want Argentina to win the world cup again I want Spain to win the world cup, but I cannot predict who is going to win the world cup it is actually unpredictable because Argentina and Spain are both in the same form, but honestly I want Spain to win it this time around they deserve it more than Argentina since Argentina has already lifted it in the last world cup, so Spain are the ones I am supporting, Spain should put everything they have in this world cup all the team members should be serious with the match from the beginning till the end they should not give in to weakness if they really want to lift the world cup.

If we look at it statistically Argentina has more experienced players than Spain but last time they did an incredible job against France in Semifinal. Spain has young players who are playing their first ever WC like lamine yamal. But if i have to pick one I would go for Spain their chemistries are unmatched.

I like the fact that the world cup finals ball down to Argentina and Spain, this is good to have a totally different vibes for the season, since both team haven't won the world cup in recent time a far as I am concerned this world cup is one of the most spectacular finals we can expect, and to choose who is going to win can be a very hard thing to do even book maker's have hard mix feelings about which team to pick as favorite in this finals.

Here, each team will be relieved by its own research and will have a good hold on the team, any team can turn the game around at any time because both teams are experienced and strong here and they have been able to reach the final match. However, I am willing to bet on the Argentina team, because they can finish well at the end and score goals.
The team that won the 2022 World Cup, so they know how to make the team win. And if the game goes to penalties, the goalkeeper of the Argentina team has the biggest support, they may be capable enough to win.

[Iamgoat]

Spain is going to face Argentina in the WC26 final. Back to back finals for Argentina and Messi last time they did it can they do it again against Spain champions of Europe. Champions of Latin America are going against champions of Europe. They both have done an incredible job in the semifinals. Spain knocked out France the favorites to win the WC and Argentina fought back for their position in the final against England to face Spain in the final. If we look at it statistically Argentina has more experienced players than Spain but last time they did an incredible job against France in Semifinal. Spain has young players who are playing their first ever WC like lamine yamal. But if i have to pick one I would go for Spain their chemistries are unmatched.

You spoke about the Chemistry which is existing among the Spanish players and which brings me to the question, can the Spanish players hold the Argentine players till the end of the game. At first, none of us will believe Argentina will get to this stage because sometimes it looks like everything has end on them and they had no hopes then they will bounce back and finish you at the the die minute of the game. This is what's still most likely to play out in the final but it will also be dangerous for them to do such kind of thing at the final because they may as well lose their chances this time around just like Arsenal lost the final at the Champions League.

[HelliumZ]

Here, each team will be relieved by its own research and will have a good hold on the team, any team can turn the game around at any time because both teams are experienced and strong here and they have been able to reach the final match. However, I am willing to bet on the Argentina team, because they can finish well at the end and score goals.
The team that won the 2022 World Cup, so they know how to make the team win. And if the game goes to penalties, the goalkeeper of the Argentina team has the biggest support, they may be capable enough to win.

Basically, Argentina has reached the final this year through various controversies, which means that Argentina will not easily fail in the final. The 2026 World Cup is the last World Cup for Messi, so to make this World Cup memorable, the team will definitely perform at its best from their position and we have already seen that they scored a goal in the last 13 minutes of the semi-final match to defeat England and qualify for the final. Again, many are saying that they are much more favorites than Argentina, so in this case, Spain will win the final, but in reality, many times the favorite team can also lose to some unfavorite team, as happened when Spain lost to Argentina in the final match.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I'd love to have the correct score for the 3rd place game between France vs England, who's going to come out tops in this encounter, would it be Mbappe's men or Harry Kane's men? And what are your predictions (correct score)?

[GxSTxV]

I'd love to have the correct score for the 3rd place game between France vs England, who's going to come out tops in this encounter, would it be Mbappe's men or Harry Kane's men? And what are your predictions (correct score)?

Basically the third place isn’t that much important as the World Cup trophy, but at the same time it’s a great achievement for many national teams. France has been the more expected team for this edition but unfortunately they couldn’t make it against Spain and in the other hand England also couldn’t resist the power of Argentina with a great comeback. However, after watching both last matches, I can see that England is slightly performing better than France where they didn’t face any strong team during the first stages.

I am not very sure, but I would put my predictions that England will win 3-1 because it will be an open match, less defensive and more attacking side for both teams.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I'd love to have the correct score for the 3rd place game between France vs England, who's going to come out tops in this encounter, would it be Mbappe's men or Harry Kane's men? And what are your predictions (correct score)?

Basically the third place isn’t that much important as the World Cup trophy, but at the same time it’s a great achievement for many national teams. France has been the more expected team for this edition but unfortunately they couldn’t make it against Spain and in the other hand England also couldn’t resist the power of Argentina with a great comeback. However, after watching both last matches, I can see that England is slightly performing better than France where they didn’t face any strong team during the first stages.

I am not very sure, but I would put my predictions that England will win 3-1 because it will be an open match, less defensive and more attacking side for both teams.

The 3rd place is not that important but there are countries that would do anything just to compete as winners for that position in this World Cup, I can tell you for free that Morocco would have been more pleased to take that 3rd position in the last World Cup and it could have been the best thing that have happened in their lives so you can't really disregard the 3rd place game.
When it comes to this game I can't back England that much because of their style of play, always sitting back and feel relax like they are already winning the game even when they are 1nil up they still consider themselves winners until they see the score board change to be 1-1 so I think it will still happen that way only thing is that England should be ready to defend more than they have been doing since the beginning of this World Cup.

[Ale88]

I don't want Argentina to win the world cup again I want Spain to win the world cup, but I cannot predict who is going to win the world cup it is actually unpredictable because Argentina and Spain are both in the same form, but honestly I want Spain to win it this time around they deserve it more than Argentina since Argentina has already lifted it in the last world cup, so Spain are the ones I am supporting, Spain should put everything they have in this world cup all the team members should be serious with the match from the beginning till the end they should not give in to weakness if they really want to lift the world cup.

I kind of agree with your thinking because, me too, I prefer when there are different winners each time instead of having the same national team winning twice in a row. It going to be interesting to see whether we'll see what happened back in 2018 and 2022 or not: France won the first final and then lost the second one. Will Argentina do the same?

[Gallar]

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Tomorrow, France will face England for third place in the World Cup. I think this match will be just as exciting as the final. Both France and England are currently in excellent form, so it's certain to be a very intense match. Furthermore, I don't know who will potentially win this match. But looking back at previous matches, I think France will probably have the upper hand. However, that's clearly not the main benchmark, as England is also clearly performing well.

So, I think the biggest potential is that this match will go to extra time, and it's even possible that it could go to a penalty shootout. But I don't expect that to happen, because I prefer these two teams to beat each other in normal time. Because that's clearly more exciting and enjoyable to watch. So, I really can't wait to see this match tomorrow, because it's sure to be very exciting.

[Ale88]

Tomorrow, France will face England for third place in the World Cup. I think this match will be just as exciting as the final. Both France and England are currently in excellent form, so it's certain to be a very intense match. Furthermore, I don't know who will potentially win this match. But looking back at previous matches, I think France will probably have the upper hand. However, that's clearly not the main benchmark, as England is also clearly performing well.

I don't know, I hope you are right but, historically, unfortunately many times the teams don't care too much about the third place. Oftentimes they don't give their best performance and the managers give space to the players who played less during the competition. I disagree with this because I do think it's important to win this match but at the same time I can also understand that mentally for the players is difficult because you're still processing your elimination and the fact that you didn't qualify for the real final.