FIFA 2026 World Cup/Ticket Discussion Thread.

[Zaguru12]

Despite the fact that Cape Verde was able to draw against Spain, I was surprised that Uruguay failed to beat them. Cape Verde has become one of the stubborn team in the World Cup, they have secured two points in their last two games. Before the start of the games, Spain and Uruguay was my favorite teams to qualify in their group, but Uruguay are not ready for the World Cup, they drew their first game against Saudi Arabia, also draw the second game.

However, Uruguay will find it difficult to even get a draw against Spain. Spain will go into the next game with a lot of pressure, they need to three points to qualify for the next round, though even without a draw they will still qualify, but I believe Spain will win the next game, which is why they removed some of their key players from the last game after scoring three goals in the first half.

It’s seriously sad to say that even with the current players that the Spanish team had with all the quality they are heavily dependent on the young Lamine Yamal. Personally I am surprised they are struggling this early but as the tournament progresses they will get better. There first real test is the game against Uruguay which could either make them finish first, second or even third. It’s a make or break for them. No one actually expected them to be in this position after playing this to games. Most people expected them to sweep the full six points off Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia.

As for Uruguay I am not utterly surprised they are struggling, they have been a nation carried by Luiz Suarez for long, there record when he is not playing is actually very bad which makes me knows that they will struggle in this tournament even though I don’t think it will be this early it will start

[juttsab@]

Belgium pulled off a tough result against Iran and came away with a draw. Although they dominated the game against Iran, they were unable to find the winning goal, and the match ended scoreless. We can say this is an important point for Iran, but there are major question marks regarding their chances of advancing from the group. Belgium absolutely needs to secure a win in their final match, but given their current form, it looks unlikely they’ll be able to pull it off.

Belgium gets a point against Iran they drew in their matchday 2 in WC26. Belgium dominated the entire game with 70% possession. They covered 103 km distance,1.79xG,1 big chance created and of 23 total shots. Iran with 30% possession also created one big chance , they covered 104km as a whole , 0.62xG and just 7 shots. Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand did a fantastic job total of 7 shots and 1.49 goals prevented. He is one of the main reason for Iran to earn a point and possibly they can qualify for next round if NewZealand loss or if they won against Egypt. Now Iran and Belgium both stands 2nd and 3rd respectively with 2 points.

[BIT-BENDER]

Belgium pulled off a tough result against Iran and came away with a draw. Although they dominated the game against Iran, they were unable to find the winning goal, and the match ended scoreless. We can say this is an important point for Iran, but there are major question marks regarding their chances of advancing from the group. Belgium absolutely needs to secure a win in their final match, but given their current form, it looks unlikely they’ll be able to pull it off.

Belgium gets a point against Iran they drew in their matchday 2 in WC26. Belgium dominated the entire game with 70% possession. They covered 103 km distance,1.79xG,1 big chance created and of 23 total shots. Iran with 30% possession also created one big chance , they covered 104km as a whole , 0.62xG and just 7 shots. Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand did a fantastic job total of 7 shots and 1.49 goals prevented. He is one of the main reason for Iran to earn a point and possibly they can qualify for next round if NewZealand loss or if they won against Egypt. Now Iran and Belgium both stands 2nd and 3rd respectively with 2 points.

Belgium has no other choice than to beat NewZealand although the biggest news coming from Belgium in the world cup is that Jeremy Doku went back home to be with his wife for the delivery of his first child which I actually commend him for, I can understand that it wasn't the easiest decision for him but to me he made the right decision.
Just because of Jeremy Doku I actually hope to see Belgium qualify for the next round.

[Ojima-ojo]

Belgium pulled off a tough result against Iran and came away with a draw. Although they dominated the game against Iran, they were unable to find the winning goal, and the match ended scoreless. We can say this is an important point for Iran, but there are major question marks regarding their chances of advancing from the group. Belgium absolutely needs to secure a win in their final match, but given their current form, it looks unlikely they’ll be able to pull it off.

Belgium gets a point against Iran they drew in their matchday 2 in WC26. Belgium dominated the entire game with 70% possession. They covered 103 km distance,1.79xG,1 big chance created and of 23 total shots. Iran with 30% possession also created one big chance , they covered 104km as a whole , 0.62xG and just 7 shots. Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand did a fantastic job total of 7 shots and 1.49 goals prevented. He is one of the main reason for Iran to earn a point and possibly they can qualify for next round if NewZealand loss or if they won against Egypt. Now Iran and Belgium both stands 2nd and 3rd respectively with 2 points.

This game wa not good for the Iranian team as it was easy for Belgium to make a pressing demand and with professional ball control all through the match and Iran wa bearly struggling to sustain an mentain a possible ball position but Belgium players were able to disengage them an ultimately recording th success in the match.


From this stage of the tournament, most teams will be definitely needing some changes in their players formation and wing support for each other to arrive at a result which is goal.

[Adiljutt156]

Ecuador played to a scoreless draw against Curaçao. Curaçao’s goalkeeper has been performing exceptionally well in this tournament and deserves praise. Despite taking 27 shots against their opponent, Ecuador was unable to score and had to settle for a draw. It was interesting that, while 15 of those 27 shots were on target, they still failed to score with such a high accuracy rate. Ecuador will most likely finish third in this group. I think Ivory Coast will beat Curaçao.

Ecuador national football team could not win match against Curaçao national football team because that team could not do  well in this match and match was ended with draw result. The shots of Ecuador national football team were 26 in this match and 15 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was 75 percent in this match which was great effort by that team and passes of that team were also more in this match which were 593 in this match . The pass accuracy of that team was 92 percent in this match and fouls of that team were less in this match. The shots of Curaçao national football team were 10 in this match and 4 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was 25 percent in this match which was less effort in this match and passes of that team were less in this match.

[nikola22]

Uruguay still has a chance to advance. As long as they manage at least a draw in their match against Spain. And actually, even if Uruguay loses, they’ll still have a chance to at least finish in third place, provided Cape Verde can beat Saudi Arabia. And I think Cape Verde might just be able to beat Saudi Arabia. And if the match between Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde ends in a draw, Uruguay will still have a chance to finish third in Group H, because their goal difference the number of goals scored and conceded will give them an edge over Saudi Arabia.

Right now, Uruguay’s only concern is seeing Saudi Arabia defeat Cape Verde.

yes, Uruguay still have a chance to advance from the group but now a lot depends on things beyond their control. I'm not sure that if Uruguay loses to Spain they'll be able to advance from the group. I think two points won't be enough to advance to the knockout stage from third place. Spain also can't lose because if Cape Verde wins they'll end up in third place. it looks like the third round in this group will be very interesting as all the teams still have a chance of advancing.

[virasog]

Lionel Messi got the chance for a penalty in the early 10 to 15 minutes of the game. But the thing that made us all surprised was that he really missed it. The goalkeeper's hand was not involved and Messi, by mistake, kicked it outside the goal. Since he scored a hat-trick in his previous match, fans were expecting the same from him in a penalty. However, even till the end, he scored 1 goal, leading to an excellent victory for Argentina 2- 0.

[meser#]

Today's matches resulted in France and Norway advancing to the next round in Group I. France beat Iraq 3-0. I watched the first half, but the second half was interrupted for a long time due to heavy rain. France scored two more goals when the match resumed. Mbappe scored his 16th goal – 16 goals in 16 matches! That's a great ratio.

Norway defeated Senegal 3-2. I didn't watch that match. Haaland scored two goals.

I don't know if a third-placed team can advance from this group after the final matches. If Senegal beats Iraq with a high score, they could be the best third-placed team.

[savetheFORUM]

Uruguay had to win this game, or even the first game. The fact that they drew both of them and will lose to Spain means that they are going to finish with two points. And there is no scenario where they are second place anymore. I mean unless they get points from Spain but we all know that is not going to happen.

So if Saudis and Cape verde gets a draw, then Cape verde has more points than Uruguay, and if Saudi Arabia wins, they have more, and if Cape Verde wins then they have more. So there is no situation where Uruguay is second place, and 2 points may not be enough to get out.

[dzonikg28]

Uruguay had to win this game, or even the first game. The fact that they drew both of them and will lose to Spain means that they are going to finish with two points. And there is no scenario where they are second place anymore. I mean unless they get points from Spain but we all know that is not going to happen.

So if Saudis and Cape verde gets a draw, then Cape verde has more points than Uruguay, and if Saudi Arabia wins, they have more, and if Cape Verde wins then they have more. So there is no situation where Uruguay is second place, and 2 points may not be enough to get out.

We all knew that Spain would never finish the match without goals agaisnt Cape Verde, didn't we? 

I know you are right 99% of the time and Spain won't let it go, but the same I thought when they played against Cape Verde and these outsider teams have now shown that they can at least hold the favorites to a draw.

There is one important detail to keep in mind and it is that Spain finishes the group first if they get one point from the next match. Cape Verde won't slaughter Saudi Arabia and if they do, Spain would get the information because they play at the same time. Uruguay has a way out if they secure one point. I don't know if that is enough, but eight of the twelve groups advance to the next round. Uruguay is not done yet.

[Yabani]

Senegal was virtually frozen in the first half against Norway. Senegal had no attacking opportunities in the first half. Towards the end of the first half, Mendy and the Senegal defense made big mistakes, and Norway took the lead through Pedersen. Shortly after this goal, Mendy lost the ball to Haaland, creating a dangerous situation. Haaland's shot hit the post.
At the start of the second half, Norway went 2-0 up.
Senegal responded quickly, reducing the score to 2-1 in the 53rd minute. Five minutes later, Haaland scored again, making it 3-1. Mendy suffered an injury during this goal and had to leave the game. Sarr made it 3-2 in the 90+3rd minute, but couldn't find the equalizer in time, and Senegal suffered their second defeat in the group. Norway and France advanced to the next round from this group.