FIFA 2026 World Cup/Ticket Discussion Thread.

[Adiljutt156]

Panama still managed to put up a good fight against Croatia. Croatia, which won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Ante Budimir, secured its first victory in the group and raised its point total to 3. Croatia’s next match will be against Ghana, and they’ll be battling Ghana for a spot in the knockout stage. Ghana’s style of play is a bit unusual, and it’s worth noting that they don’t concede goals easily against their opponents. Croatia isn’t bad on offense, but if they want to finish at least second in the group against Ghana, they’ll have to win.

Panama national football team played very bad in the last match because they did no goal in this match And opponent team was successful to do 1 goal in this match. Budimir was the only person who did goal in this match and he did this goal at 54 minutes and shots of Croatia national football team football team were 6 in this match and 3 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was 58 percent in this match and passes of that team were 493 in this match. The pass accuracy of that team was 83 percent in this match and they gave their best to win this match. The shots of Panama  football team were 8 in this match and 3 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was 42 percent in this match and possession percentage of that team was Less in this match.

[meser#]

Ecuador will face Germany, and Germany is the heavy favorite. Germany is expected to win, bringing their points tally to 9 and advancing to the next round. Ivory Coast will also play against Curaçao; Ivory Coast is the heavy favorite, and I anticipate a high-scoring victory.
Germany will advance from this group as the leader, with Ivory Coast finishing second. We could see some high-scoring matches today.

[juttsab@]

Portugal managed to secure a victory against Uzbekistan by scoring a flurry of goals. After taking a 3-0 lead in the first half, Portugal added two more goals in the second half to secure a 5-0 victory. Ronaldo scored two goals in this match. While breaking a record seems unlikely, he is among the players who have managed to score in nearly every World Cup. With this victory, Portugal raised its point total to 4.

Portugal smashed 5 goals in nets against Uzbekistan. Ronaldo scored a brace in the 6th and 39th minute. Portugal won a penalty in the 17th minute and they played an amazing trick and N.Mendes got his 1st goal of the WC. They got their 4th goal in the 60th minute Nematov scored an own goal. R.Leao scored 5th in the 87th minute. They got possession of 66% ,2.61xG , 7 big chances created and a total of 17 shots. They covered 101km of distance. Uzbekistan with 34% possession covered 103km , 0.24xG no big chance created and 7 of total shots. Now Portugal is on 2nd place with 4 points.

[snipie]

Ecuador will face Germany, and Germany is the heavy favorite. Germany is expected to win, bringing their points tally to 9 and advancing to the next round. Ivory Coast will also play against Curaçao; Ivory Coast is the heavy favorite, and I anticipate a high-scoring victory.
Germany will advance from this group as the leader, with Ivory Coast finishing second. We could see some high-scoring matches today.

Germany is leading with a goal in less than two minutes from the beginning of the match. This team is taking it personally, pushing the main team since the beginning at the time they are pretty much secured the first position.
Ecuador has just got the draw in the 9th minute. That game looks promising! Ecuador has to win so they can pick a third place in this group stage, since in the other match Ivory Coast is leading with a goal.

[mandown]

If Germany avoids defeat against Ecuador and beats Ivory Coast in the Curaçao match, they will have a chance to advance from the group.
Looking at the current scores, Curaçao is trailing 1-0 but continues to attack; it won't be an easy match for Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast took a 1-0 lead with a goal from Pepe in the 7th minute. Based on these scores, Ivory Coast would sit in second place in the group, but Curaçao is not a team to be underestimated.
I am watching the match right now and expecting Curaçao to find a goal.

[Agathamay]

If Germany avoids defeat against Ecuador and beats Ivory Coast in the Curaçao match, they will have a chance to advance from the group.
Looking at the current scores, Curaçao is trailing 1-0 but continues to attack; it won't be an easy match for Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast took a 1-0 lead with a goal from Pepe in the 7th minute. Based on these scores, Ivory Coast would sit in second place in the group, but Curaçao is not a team to be underestimated.
I am watching the match right now and expecting Curaçao to find a goal.

The early goal scored by Germany have been levelled by Ecuador who are also striving, no way they're going to drop points without a fight against Germany. Although I'm a bit surprised because Germany is weigh bigger than Ecuador. The Ecuador vs Germany is brought to a 1-1 tie in the first half, this is really an interesting game to watch because both sides have been really putting themselves together to acquire soemthing solid here. Germany have been dominating the game but couldn't find their way back of the neck because of the low blocks of Ecuador, this is spectacular.

[Fiatless]

Ecuador will face Germany, and Germany is the heavy favorite. Germany is expected to win, bringing their points tally to 9 and advancing to the next round. Ivory Coast will also play against Curaçao; Ivory Coast is the heavy favorite, and I anticipate a high-scoring victory.
Germany will advance from this group as the leader, with Ivory Coast finishing second. We could see some high-scoring matches today.

Ecuador is holding Germany to a 1-1 draw and the match has entered the second half. Germany has already qualified, so I suspect they would not be taking this game seriously because they will end up as league leaders regardless of the outcome of today's game.

Ivory Coast is currently winning Curaçao and would make it to the next round if the game ends like this. I am supporting the African side because I want at least six teams from the continent to qualify for the next round.

[Ndabagi01]

Ecuador will face Germany, and Germany is the heavy favorite. Germany is expected to win, bringing their points tally to 9 and advancing to the next round. Ivory Coast will also play against Curaçao; Ivory Coast is the heavy favorite, and I anticipate a high-scoring victory.
Germany will advance from this group as the leader, with Ivory Coast finishing second. We could see some high-scoring matches today.

I also have the same thought with you and that Germany will have an edge in this game and beat Ecuador with some good number of goals, but as it stands now, Ecuador are holding them and the score is still 1-1. With Ecuador still having the chance of making it to the next round if they win this game by a good margin, they’re holding Germany, the already qualified team to a draw up until this moment. I never expect such a show of strength from them but let’s see how the game will end with the minutes still left on the time even before the extra time will be given. The possession in the game is heavily being contested for between these two teams with Germany having an edge over them slightly. We may just expect one more goal from this game or the game ends all leveled before the end of the match.

[Sticky Bomb]

Ecuador will face Germany, and Germany is the heavy favorite. Germany is expected to win, bringing their points tally to 9 and advancing to the next round. Ivory Coast will also play against Curaçao; Ivory Coast is the heavy favorite, and I anticipate a high-scoring victory.
Germany will advance from this group as the leader, with Ivory Coast finishing second. We could see some high-scoring matches today.

Ecuador is holding Germany to a 1-1 draw and the match has entered the second half. Germany has already qualified, so I suspect they would not be taking this game seriously because they will end up as league leaders regardless of the outcome of today's game.

Ivory Coast is currently winning Curaçao and would make it to the next round if the game ends like this. I am supporting the African side because I want at least six teams from the continent to qualify for the next round.

It all happened like Magic and Ecuador won Germany 2:1 destroying Germany unbeaten record and sealing their place in the round of 32 where they'll possibly face England. Caicedo's team performed well with Plato sending the ball to the roof of the bet just before Neuer could touch it. I'm impressed by their audacity to come from behind and seal their fate. Germany on the other hand didn't press so much since they're already group winners. Congratulations to Ecuador as they proceed to the next stage.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Croatia was one of my favorite National Team in World Cup Tournament in the past years but I don't know what is happening to them this year Tournament. Ghana is not doing bad in the tournament in their last leg in the group stage with Croatia, they will do well. Ghana performance yesterday was good. They killed the hope of England. With the current standard with Ghana team, it will be hard for Croatia to win them. If worse comes, they will draw the match.

Ghana surprises me, but there's something that needs to be said with great responsibility: yesterday Croatia was lucky their strikers weren't on target. Things were going their way for them to thrash Croatia. If they'd had other strikers with a bit more luck, they could have knocked Croatia out of the World Cup. Panama almost knocked Croatia out of the World Cup, something Modric already knows. They need to improve a lot.

[xLays]

Luckily, I managed to hedge my bet, so I still locked in some profit. Otherwise, I would've walked away with nothing. Damn, Germany scored just two minutes into the match and then couldn't find another goal.

I guess it was expected that Germany wouldn't take this match too seriously since they had already qualified for the knockout stage. You could clearly see that after scoring in the 2nd minute, their intensity dropped and they didn't play as well as they usually do.

Hopefully they'll bounce back in the knockout stage.

[JiiBs]

Luckily, I managed to hedge my bet, so I still locked in some profit. Otherwise, I would've walked away with nothing. Damn, Germany scored just two minutes into the match and then couldn't find another goal.

The early goal created a goal rush impression on everyone, I literally thought this was one game where they could go over 4.5 with some scoring and replies. Eventually, Ecuador were just as good defensively as they showed in their attack. They tried to hold the ball a lot more and were calmly distributing the ball around the pitch to create opportunities. They had some good ones but, couldn’t make use of them until that dry piece from the corner line. Neuer didn’t expect the ball to drop ahead of him and as such, he wasn’t quick to pick up, giving Plata the chance to get a foot on it.

[logfiles]

Luckily, I managed to hedge my bet, so I still locked in some profit. Otherwise, I would've walked away with nothing. Damn, Germany scored just two minutes into the match and then couldn't find another goal.

I guess it was expected that Germany wouldn't take this match too seriously since they had already qualified for the knockout stage. You could clearly see that after scoring in the 2nd minute, their intensity dropped and they didn't play as well as they usually do.

That Germany match was a bit tricky. They had got maximum points in their first two matches and there was no threat to their first place even if the lost tonight. Ecuador needed that win tonight more that Germany, and so I am not shocked by the result.

The good countries to back are those fighting for best third place and maybe second place. I wouldn't bother with a country that has already qualified.

[salad daging]

Luckily, I managed to hedge my bet, so I still locked in some profit. Otherwise, I would've walked away with nothing. Damn, Germany scored just two minutes into the match and then couldn't find another goal.

I guess it was expected that Germany wouldn't take this match too seriously since they had already qualified for the knockout stage. You could clearly see that after scoring in the 2nd minute, their intensity dropped and they didn't play as well as they usually do.

That Germany match was a bit tricky. They had got maximum points in their first two matches and there was no threat to their first place even if the lost tonight. Ecuador needed that win tonight more that Germany, and so I am not shocked by the result.

The good countries to back are those fighting for best third place and maybe second place. I wouldn't bother with a country that has already qualified.

Countries that are already safe will not play hard even losing is not a problem, sometimes we have to pay attention to the team that has passed the usual play different from the underdog team that still needs points they will play as much and as hard as they can.

But many bettors are fooled by Germany, which is used to this team often slaughtering many goals this time instead of losing, if Germany wins xLays will get 15x high odds, this will be upset for sure.

[goldkingcoiner]

Luckily, I managed to hedge my bet, so I still locked in some profit. Otherwise, I would've walked away with nothing. Damn, Germany scored just two minutes into the match and then couldn't find another goal.

I guess it was expected that Germany wouldn't take this match too seriously since they had already qualified for the knockout stage. You could clearly see that after scoring in the 2nd minute, their intensity dropped and they didn't play as well as they usually do.

That Germany match was a bit tricky. They had got maximum points in their first two matches and there was no threat to their first place even if the lost tonight. Ecuador needed that win tonight more that Germany, and so I am not shocked by the result.

The good countries to back are those fighting for best third place and maybe second place. I wouldn't bother with a country that has already qualified.

Germany wins 7:1 against Curacao and Curacao vs Ecuador ends in a draw and now Germany loses against Ecuador 1:2? Something smells off here. Did Germany lose on purpose?

Talk about fixed matches this match feels fixed AF. The fact that Germany did not need that win only strengthens my suspicion.

Either Germany is a very nice guy who wants to give Ecuador a chance or there was something going on in the background...

[meser#]

Our boys defeated the USA 3-2 with a goal scored in the 98th minute, yet finished the tournament at the bottom of their group.
Before the tournament began, we—as a nation—expected to reach at least the quarter-finals; it never crossed our minds that we would be eliminated so early. Consequently, there is a massive backlash on social media directed at the players, the football federation, and various officials.
People will talk about this for a couple of days, and then it will be forgotten.
In terms of squad quality, we are far superior to Paraguay and Australia, yet we lost to both teams.
Sometimes, that’s just how it goes.

[Jossque]

Ivory Coast managed to defeat Curaçao thanks to goals by Nicolas Pepe. Curaçao didn’t play badly in the match—they even had a scoring chance—but in terms of squad quality, Ivory Coast was truly superior. With this victory, Ivory Coast finished second in the group. Nicolas Pepe was the man of the match. He was also a good player during his time at Trabzonspor.

[yenerbatmaz]

Scotland and South Korea currently rank among the best third-placed teams; however, once Croatia, Cape Verde, Algeria, and Belgium play their third matches, Scotland and South Korea will likely drop out of this top-eight list.

Belgium is expected to beat New Zealand; but even if they draw, they possess a superior goal difference compared to the two teams in question.

Cape Verde will face Saudi Arabia. The Saudis also still have a chance of advancing to the next round, so I cannot say an easy victory is guaranteed for Cape Verde.

Croatia's match against Ghana will be tough, but they should manage to secure at least a point.
That single point will be enough.

Algeria's match against Austria will also be challenging.
Among the teams most likely to finish the group as a best third-placed side, I believe Belgium has the best chance.

[Jossque]

Japan drew 1-1 with Sweden. With this draw, Japan finished the group stage in second place with 5 points. The match, which ended scoreless in the first half, saw goals scored within a 15-minute span in the second half. With this draw, Sweden finished in third place with 4 points. To be honest, the match wasn’t particularly exciting, and the goals came five minutes apart. Elanga scored for Sweden, while Daizen Maeda was the goal-scorer for Japan.