Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 104. (Read 57565 times)

It is very unfortunate when Brazil makes this statement. In the past, Brazil was a collection of world football legends. Their 11 players are the best in the world. How can they now make statements as if they are very worried about Neymar's injury? I remember that Brazil didn't have a problem when Ronaldo or Roberto Carlos were injured because they had lots of legends.

Argentina is currently the best team in South America. I see that they don't really depend on Messi. Messi does have an impact but I see it more as motivation to play when they have Messi. There's nothing like relying the entire team on Messi.

In a normal sense in think that they don't have to be depending on one particular player, depending on a particular player I think its not what makes Brazil to lose the match, even lionel Messi didn't even participate very well in that match and even though Messi was not present in the match Argentina would have defeated Brazil, or should I say that since this people didn't see Neymar the presence of Messi make them to be scared, so that's not good excuse, even though Neymar is absent at least they would have make the match to be draw, so Brazil knows what they did.

A team such as Brazil should not give the excuse of injury. If they are saying that absence of Neymar negatively impacting them, then they are relegating themselves to the level of Portugal, Belgium or Norway who are dependent on just one player. Argentina for example may not face much difficulty in winning matches even if Lionel Messi is absent. This is not something that we would expect from Brazil, who dominated association football for a long time. They have time till 2024 September to sort out the issues. If they are unable to do that even by that date, then things are not going to turn out well for them.

There is no doubt about Brazilian quality and performance on decline with their recent form is also concern for them management in Brazil, but now we have more than 33 months in next world cup and now next qualifier is going to play in September 2024 mean a long time for them to think about this all and bring improvement I never thought Brazil can miss World Cup main event just because of the qualifiers because as mentioned above we have six teams from CONMEBOL, and then we will have one extra half slot mean things are favorable for them to go into main round without any problem.

With this all we still have many matches in these qualifiers as well which can bring improvement into their spot for the qualifiers and Neymar could be also available if he recovers from his injury with few other injured players could be also take part into games which will boost their performance.

It would be a natural thing if Brazil qualified for the World Cup but if for some reason Brazil could not qualify for the main stage of the World Cup then it would be one of the biggest shames for Brazil. We now see a lot of chances for Brazil to qualify for the main stage of the World Cup but if Brazil doesn't play according to their plans then there is still a possibility of such a disaster. Brazil must think differently in the upcoming matches as the goal is to win their mission hexa, now they have to fight hard for a place in the main stage. We have seen since the 2014 World Cup that Brazil goes into the World Cup with a very strong team but they finish the World Cup very badly.  They finished a poor tournament in 2022 as well but will be expected to be theirs in 2026.

This is really sad for the Brazilian team. They now have to settle the equation for the 2026 World Cup. While Brazil is such a strong team, maybe they will be number 1 to 2 in the qualifiers, never thought that they will be number 5. Brazil's game against Argentina saw several key players absent from the field. An important player like Neymar could not play due to injury. Maybe if Neymar was on the field then maybe the result of the match could have been something different. Of course, I want the Brazilian team to play well in the next matches of the qualifiers. If they play well, they will secure the 2026 World Cup. Best wishes for the Brazilian team.

It's true that I hope that the scenario that will play out in the future can change their fate, because a World Cup without Brazil feels incomplete. I think the Brazilian squad will be able to finish in the top three of the standings, because there are still many matches yet to be played, and in the future we hope that experienced players like the ones you mentioned can strengthen the team.

It's true, injury cannot be used as an excuse for defeat and I agree with that opinion. Even if you look at the depth of the squad that Brazil currently has, by playing only second-tier players they can secure a slot to escape the CONMEBOL zone. I think that if Ancelotti signing is actually realized, Brazil will be considered a favorite team in the 2026 edition, even though their current situation is far from good.

Fortunately for Brazil, a total of 6 teams from the CONMEBOL qualifiers will get the ticket to North America 2026. On top of that, there is an additional spot from the inter-continental playoffs. So the chances of Brazil missing out on qualification is minimal (still can't be ruled out). But that doesn't mean that the current level of performance is acceptable. For a team that has topped the FIFA ranking for many decades, the current position as the 6th placed team in a regional qualifier is nothing short of humiliating. Hopefully they can come back strongly once the qualifiers resume next year.

Brazil, though, currently their important players are not performing very well due to injuries. But I think they still have a chance to climb the points table for the World Cup qualifiers and if they can do well in the next matches then they will definitely qualify for the World Cup in 2026. If their key stars are injury free, then surely the team will be stronger and have their names in the World Cup qualifiers. Although Brazil is an expensive team, their current performance has kept them from reaching the semi-finals so far, which is unfortunate for them. However, with the current eleven, they will never be selected for the 2026 World Cup, that's why they must have experienced players in the team, only then Brazil can go to the World Cup qualifiers.

The concern for Brazil fans is whether the former five-time World Cup winners will qualify for the 2026 World Cup. While the team qualified for the World Cup from number one in the points table, they are finding it difficult to qualify for the upcoming World Cup this season. Brazil was one of the most expensive teams in the World Cup but despite being the most expensive team, they did not make it to the semi-finals. The World Cup qualifying match is going on but the important players of the team are injured. The CBF never imagined that so many important players would suffer injuries at once. Most of the players in the starting XI are injured and we are seeing this deterioration in Brazil's performance.

At present, due to the injury of the good stars of Brazil, the current players are not playing very bravely. If there were experienced players like Neymar, Vini, Casemiro, Anthony, maybe the Brazil team would not be in such a bad position and they would not have less points. However, with 11 matches still ahead, Brazil have a lot of potential as they are a big team and have good stars in their squad. If next year they can win the match against the opposition teams in a great way then definitely the Brazil team will be in a good position and they can improve well.

If they manage to improve their performance, then good for them. Else we will witness the rare occasion where Brazil fails to qualify for the world cup. BTW, injury should not be taken as an excuse. Brazil is not the only team that has been impacted by injury issues. The fact that they don't have sufficient backup for their main players exposes their lack of depth in player pool. Brazil's performance during Qatar 2022 was horrendous. And looking at their performance so far in the CONMEBOL qualifiers, I don't have much hope for the FIFA World Cup of 2026 either.

Yeah, I mean, Brazil is a powerhouse, they will always perform pretty well. Of course sometimes they lose at some game like against Croatia, in the same way the Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia only to then continue to win the whole thing.

Every player in Brazil is highly skilled. It's always a big name but of course they cannot always be at their maximum. They have won the most world cups in the world, and they have qualified to every single one. No other country on earth comes close to that.

The Brazil national team has performed below the expectations of many football fans across the globe but more especially  less of the expectations of Brazilians. The Brazil national team comprises of the players of the big clubs in Europe but one thing that's been lacking with the team is their failure to replicate their performances for their respective clubs whenever they're playing for the national team.
Several reports in the media suggests that the current Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is gonna take over the coaching of the team next summer and hopefully he's gonna help Brazil get back to winning ways once again

The performance of Brazil was really disappointing and they are not at the level they should normally be. Brazil is known as the first team in the world and they have had many World Cup achievements but with this performance, we saw from them against Argentina they can't have any chance.
I think Brazil should stop thinking about Neymar and they need a new coach to do some reworks in this team.

Brazil is ranked 6th and has only managed to secure 7 points in 6 matches from a total of 18 matches. I am optimistic that next year, precisely in September, they will experience an improvement in performance and maintain their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Several players in the main squad suffered injuries, which was the main factor in Brazil losing their previous three matches. If Ancelotti does not extend his contract with Madrid, then I think there will be an improvement in the squad.

For your information, the Conmebol zone is attended by 10 teams, in this zone FIFA has given 6 slots up for grabs so they can participate in the upcoming 2026 World Cup. From this point of view, I see that Brazil chances of qualifying are still very large. Even though they are currently in 7th place in the standings, I am quite sure they will qualify in the future.

In fact, if we look more closely at the depth of Brazil squad, we will see that they have quite experienced players, but currently several important players such as Neymar and Vinicius are injured. There are still 11 more matches ahead, convince yourself that Brazil chances of qualifying are very big, as I said above. The points gap is not that big at the moment, and the match will be played again next year and things could improve again.

Ok but this is where I don't know enough about the national teams in South America. I know that Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are really strong, but I also thought that most of the other teams are at least not weak. Maybe if I can give an example, would you say that the game Brazil against Chile is about the same as Manchester City against Young Boys Bern? This is just to get an idea where to rank those teams in terms of strength. But I have been of the opinion that there is a certain baseline strength in South American teams that should never be underestimated and that those teams are occasionally able to take away points from the favorites. But this "occasional" could turn into a problem for Brazil now.

Currently, the players who are in the Brazil team are not so experienced due to which they are not able to perform well in the matches. And if Brazil performs like this in the World Cup qualifiers, they will not be able to go. It is true that Neymar Jr. is a good stickler and Brazil team would not be in such a bad position if he was in the team. A team needs experienced players to move forward whereas Brazil currently lacks experienced players due to which Brazil are losing matches with new players and stars. But if a well-experienced and old player like Argentina had played in Brazil's team, maybe this team would not have been in such a bad position. Since Brazil has all new strikers and stars, the game has not been so good and Brazil team has performed poorly in every match. How can we not accept that this 5-time World Cup winner Brazil team is so bad in this World Cup, if Brazil team continues to play like this then they must leave the World Cup qualifiers.

I actually agree that it is definitely better to see a team perform in big stages of the World Cup and even if they lose all the matches they are gaining good experience. Maybe then next time they are going to do better. Compared to not seeing the team perform at all. After all, that's how smaller teams gain the experience and hunger to do better. If we don't give a chance to them to prove themselves, they are never going to be able to show what they are capable of.

Yes you are right, but what I want to emphasize is the whole picture. Maybe if we look at their success in qualifying for Qatar smoothly it was a success for them, but we also can't look at just because they were successful at that time because in reality they also couldn't make it to the semifinals at that time because they had to be defeated by Croatia.
When I see a club or a country play, I look at the whole picture, and when I look at Brazil, despite them qualifying well, overall I don't see them showing their true colors.