FIFA 2026 World Cup/Ticket Discussion Thread.

[sompitonov]

Although Germany trailed at halftime against Ivory Coast, they managed to win the match in the second half thanks to goals by Deniz Undav. We can say that Deniz Undav, who entered the game in the second half, brought his team closer to securing the top spot in the group with his two goals. Their final match will be against Ecuador, and frankly, even a draw in that game would be a sufficient result for Germany. Germany didn’t play poorly against their opponent but managed to secure the victory with a last-minute goal.

I really enjoyed the game against Germany as a spectator, as they were constantly running from one field to the other. It felt like the players ran more than any other match at this World Cup. In any case, at the end of the game, I thought the Voire Islands players were simply tired. I might be wrong, but it certainly looked that way. The Germans simply took advantage of it at the very end. Regardless, the match was so exciting for me that I didn't even look at the time, which doesn't happen often for me.

[kriminall]

Although Germany trailed at halftime against Ivory Coast, they managed to win the match in the second half thanks to goals by Deniz Undav. We can say that Deniz Undav, who entered the game in the second half, brought his team closer to securing the top spot in the group with his two goals. Their final match will be against Ecuador, and frankly, even a draw in that game would be a sufficient result for Germany. Germany didn’t play poorly against their opponent but managed to secure the victory with a last-minute goal.

I really enjoyed the game against Germany as a spectator, as they were constantly running from one field to the other. It felt like the players ran more than any other match at this World Cup. In any case, at the end of the game, I thought the Voire Islands players were simply tired. I might be wrong, but it certainly looked that way. The Germans simply took advantage of it at the very end. Regardless, the match was so exciting for me that I didn't even look at the time, which doesn't happen often for me.

Then there are the really boring matches. Considering that, the Germany match was really good. We'll probably see some boring matches like this in the World Cup until the later rounds. Other teams that make their matches enjoyable to watch, like Germany, are France and England. Their matches are also very enjoyable. If we consider that they will play against each other in the later rounds, we can expect to see even more enjoyable matches.

[Jossque]

Uruguay is the favorite against its opponent. Cape Verde has virtually no chance of winning, but there’s a slim possibility they could manage a draw. They managed to earn a point in a crucial match by drawing 0-0 against Spain, but since Uruguay also drew against Saudi Arabia in its first match—and thus has no room for further point losses—Uruguay will give it their all to win this match. Since their final match is against Spain, if they fail to win this one, there’s a chance they won’t advance from the group.

[sokani]

With the current performance of the group Ecuador and Curacao are not going to make it to another round of the World Cup because they only have one point and Germany have already qualified after beating Ivory Coast and Ivory Coast is playing Curacao in their next game and even without predicting the game Ivory Coast will beat Curacao.

I don't think Curacao will win or draw against Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast is not a weak team. You can see what happened yesterday. They frustrated Germany and made things really difficult for them. If not for Undav's last-minute strike, the match would have ended in a draw. So, regarding the game against Curacao, I strongly believe the Ivorians will win to book a place in the next round.

[ColdLava40]

Then there are the really boring matches. Considering that, the Germany match was really good. We'll probably see some boring matches like this in the World Cup until the later rounds. Other teams that make their matches enjoyable to watch, like Germany, are France and England. Their matches are also very enjoyable. If we consider that they will play against each other in the later rounds, we can expect to see even more enjoyable matches.

So far I've been having a good time in the world cup and can't wait to enter the next stage of the game.

It's really disappointing to see that some countries I did put high hopes on turned me down and lost. I really thought the game would end in a draw between Germany and Ivory coast but it ended with one nice goal.  The Germans really tired their best in yesterday's game.

But not a problem we still have some good games coming in the coming weeks.spain is currently leading with one goal against Saudi Arabia, that's fantastic.

[virasog]

Spain scored three goals in no time against Saudi Arabia in the match that is in progress. They lead by 3-0 and we are only in the 27th minute of gameplay. Yamal got the first goal, and it was too good to see such a beautiful goal by an 18-year-old youngster. He has a bright future ahead of him. The other two goals were scored by Mikel Oyarzabal. We are only seeing Spain in full attack mode and Saudi Arabia's defense looks helpless at the moment.

[Shineup]

Tunisia is already set to leave the tournament after their lost to Germany yesterday, I don't really blame them as I think the group they are into is way above their league, they try to even qualify at first so it's not big deal, and besides that I'm quite amused by the African teams performance in this year FIFA world cup, like it was really unexpected and I recommend them for that, they are really impressive, and I believe teams like Morroco and Senegal will go further despite Senegal's lost I still have fate in them to go further in this tournament.

[Wakate]

Tunisia is already set to leave the tournament after their lost to Germany yesterday, I don't really blame them as I think the group they are into is way above their league, they try to even qualify at first so it's not big deal, and besides that I'm quite amused by the African teams performance in this year FIFA world cup, like it was really unexpected and I recommend them for that, they are really impressive, and I believe teams like Morroco and Senegal will go further despite Senegal's lost I still have fate in them to go further in this tournament.

There are some tougher groups that it will be hard for most countries that have average players to survive because of the strong well known countries that have established a concrete history in football and it will be hard for non football countries to meet up with their playing pattern and force. Tunisia have no strong team so they could not meet up with other teams that are stronger than them in the tournament.

[Agbe]

Today's Matches.

Ecuador 0 - 0 Curacao

Tunisia 0 - 4 Japan

Spain 4 - 0 Saudi Arabia

Belgium 0 - 0 Iran they have played 40 minutes. Belgium will win but Iran will give them tough time.

Uruguay vs Cape Verde by 23:00 (11:00:00 pm in West African Time). Uruguay has the chance to win.

Tunisia and Saudi Arabia have conceived the highest goals in today's matches.

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Belgium 0 - 0 Iran they have played 40 minutes. Belgium will win but Iran will give them tough time.

Before that is start and also in the beginning time I was also thought that the Belgium team will gonna easily win in this match against Iran as because we know that Belgium is much stronger team from the Iran team.
However, Iran's excellent defensive performance and the skill of the Iranian goalkeeper have changed my opinion a bit now, meaning that it will not be as easy for Belgium to win this match as I initially expected. Even though we already saw a goal scored by Iran, it was ruled offside by VAR review. And in this case I will say that Belgium is very lucky.

[meser#]

Spain secured their first win of the 2026 World Cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 4-0, increasing their points tally to four. Four teams in the group had one point each. Next up is the Uruguay vs. Cape Verde match. While Uruguay are the favorites on paper, Cape Verde is also a good team. A draw is highly likely. Yamal scored his first ever World Cup goal.

[BIT-BENDER]

Spain are back in business, what a first half display, although Saudi Arabia should not be a difficult one for Spain in this tournament of uncertainty every win is big.
Lamine Yamal scored his first goal in the world cup and it wasn't the type of goal Lamine Yamal is used to scoring but it was nonetheless very important in the whole situation.
Oyazabal was the undisputed man of the match for me, scoring two and giving an assist for the first goal scored by Lamine Yamal.

[hyudien]

Spain are back in business, what a first half display, although Saudi Arabia should not be a difficult one for Spain in this tournament of uncertainty every win is big.
Lamine Yamal scored his first goal in the world cup and it wasn't the type of goal Lamine Yamal is used to scoring but it was nonetheless very important in the whole situation.
Oyazabal was the undisputed man of the match for me, scoring two and giving an assist for the first goal scored by Lamine Yamal.

Unlike in the first match which was thought to be much easier for them to win, the reality was unexpected. In this second match Spain were absolutely outstanding, perhaps it's obvious that the reason why they didn't succeed in the first match was because they didn't include their main players from the start, because against the Saudis, their line-up, the perfect line-up in my opinion. Yamal should continue to play from the start, he the difference.

[Obim34]

Spain secured their first win of the 2026 World Cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 4-0, increasing their points tally to four. Four teams in the group had one point each. Next up is the Uruguay vs. Cape Verde match. While Uruguay are the favorites on paper, Cape Verde is also a good team. A draw is highly likely. Yamal scored his first ever World Cup goal.

It was a satisfying result for Spain, they really perfected in the match, and this could be a huge step to their qualification, Spain in that group should be the number one country to qualify, no team there are up to standard competition, Saudi Arabia which i assumed to be pose some threat to Spain couldn't stand a chance, they started conceding too many goals in the first half.

[dzonikg28]

Spain are back in business, what a first half display, although Saudi Arabia should not be a difficult one for Spain in this tournament of uncertainty every win is big.
Lamine Yamal scored his first goal in the world cup and it wasn't the type of goal Lamine Yamal is used to scoring but it was nonetheless very important in the whole situation.
Oyazabal was the undisputed man of the match for me, scoring two and giving an assist for the first goal scored by Lamine Yamal.

Saudi Arabia got away with a black eye in my opinion because if Spain would have played seriously and used more of their chances, it could have ended far worse for them.

The most important finding of this match is that Yamal is the player Spain needs. His movements and his shots and passing are unmet in the team and he attracts so many of the opponent's players that all other Spanish players can move more freely and seek their opportunities.

I was amazed how robust Yamal is when early into the match he was attacked by a player and although Yamal is a light weight and not very muscular, the Saudi Arabian player bounced from his body as if Yamal was a giant. He is only 18 and his standing in the team is unbelievable. He is definitely a future world football player.

[Sammye3]

What a disappointing performance from Belgium against Iran today with a goalless draw. Belgium has not had quite the expected performance in this World Cup especially after a draw against Egypt but still failed to secure a win against Iran.

It was also bad that they were awarded their first red card in the World Cup against a team like Iran. It is noticeable that these smaller teams are more defensive minded over the attack and would fight for a draw since that is the most achievable.

[topbitcoin]

What a disappointing performance from Belgium against Iran today with a goalless draw. Belgium has not had quite the expected performance in this World Cup especially after a draw against Egypt but still failed to secure a win against Iran.

As for the final score, it was disappointing that Belgium couldn't get the 3 points in this match (although I'm happy that my gamble paid off) but in terms of the play on the pitch for 90 minutes I think we have to agree that this match was definitely worth it.
Iran played solidly and Belgium struggled to break down their defense and that's one of the things that for me was good enough for a non-favorite club.

Belgium also didn't play badly in this match despite their player getting a red card but their dominance until the end was amazing but it wasn't enough to make Iran's defense crumble.
With this result the position in the standings became quite complex in group G and who would have thought that in the second match Iran managed to be at the top of the standings even though they were not favorites when compared to Egypt and Belgium but this might change when Egypt plays in a few hours.

[Floczy]

Spain scored three goals in no time against Saudi Arabia in the match that is in progress. They lead by 3-0 and we are only in the 27th minute of gameplay. Yamal got the first goal, and it was too good to see such a beautiful goal by an 18-year-old youngster. He has a bright future ahead of him. The other two goals were scored by Mikel Oyarzabal. We are only seeing Spain in full attack mode and Saudi Arabia's defense looks helpless at the moment.

The match ended 4 - 0 I actually expected Spain to win but not with this significant gap,
This is to show that it's really Cape Verde defence that stood strong on that last match

Nevertheless it's quite disappointing that Saudi Arabia could not even score a goal even with the fact that Spain defence is not so strong