Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 14. (Read 45659 times)

The good thing is that Indonesia managed to win with a narrow score of 1-0 with a goal scored by Egi Maulana so they can occupy second place in the group at this time.
It seems that Indonesia is very dependent on naturalized players rather than building a team from existing local players, which is quite understandable, but actually in the long term naturalized players are not a solution because building a team from local players will be much better and that can only be realized with healthy league competition.
Indonesia's position is not yet safe to qualify for the next qualifying round, at least there are still two matches that must be won, namely against Vietnam in the away match and also the Philippines and the match against Iraq is very difficult for Indonesia to win as well as the away match against Vietnam and this will be a difficult job for Shin Tae Yong because if I'm not mistaken he is targeted to bring the Indonesian national team through to the next qualifying round, but actually, if Indonesia fails to progress, Shin Tae Yong is still a coach who is quite successful in bringing changes to the Indonesian national team and PSSI must thank him for his hard work all this time

Even the fact that Belgium is above Brazil is silly, of course Brazil is a better team but they had a bad period and that's why I think it's quite important to remember that we are not going to see them do this badly all that commonly, it will be just fine for them in the end. I just think that the best thing to do with what we have right now is to just focus on what we can make.

I believe that betting on Brazil is still a great way to go, and that means we are going to probably see them do fine, it should not be all that hard. I think betting on them to win the whole world cup could be far fetched, but expecting them to do fine in other games could be better, they are still Brazil and they will beat other teams, aside from maybe Argentina.

We have very good last world cup which was organized by the Qatar with 32 teams and things were surely at the top for the teams and fans which watch these games in grounds because we have huge investment from the authorities for this all with now we are heading for the new format with 48 teams and 3 countries are going to host this mega event which is surely going to be new era of soccer and sports as well and as things will be held this could be challenging for the coming teams which will jump for the hosting rights of this event in coming years.

Now soccer world cup is going to be biggest sport event and surely things are going to take new vision which is good for the game and all fans around the world because after this new era we will have more teams and more entertainment even this is going to be the toughest challenge for the all FIFA and hosting countries, but we need changes like these which will bring more attraction for the soccer fans and all stakeholders which are involved in this all.

It's true, even one of their golden generation, Hazard, has retired, but Belgium has not succeeded in showing its strength as a dominant team in every competition. Some of their best players have also reached the age of 30, such as De Bruyde and Lukaku. Maybe Belgium doesn't lack quality players, but they don't yet have a coach with a lot of experience.

Most of the time when we have too much money involved and things are not working on merit we have corruption and many other scandals things like these are never been new for the countries which are having troubles and not strong system same happening in this CBF with Brazil is one of the best country for the soccer and many big multinational companies are investing huge funds with this all they also needed to have some influence as well so for this all they have strong relationship into organizations which are taking their funds even for the teams developments, but their personal works are also setting by them.

In last 2 decades we have significant decline in quality of the Brazilian soccer which is surely matter of concern, but things are not going as they wanted even they are having a good number of the quality players, but lack of proper leadership is hurting them now how things are going to be fixed this is also not easy, but we can hope they will overcome this all, and we will have quality Brazilian team in 2026 world cup.

The most interesting thing to note in all of this is that, 2026 fifa world cup tournament have more teams than it used to have and from that we have to understand that there will be need for more facilities to host the game and that the reason why they have involved other countries instead just the united states hosting all and since this is the first time the inclusion of multiple countries/team, it far better not to be hosted in one country so as to allow for diversification and proper management if it be one country the cost of managing the event may become too overbearing for FIFA and the host country.


When the Qatar hosting happened, alot of football lovers really enjoyed the tournament because of the level of organization and the Available facilities, and this time, United States may likely have more facilities in terms of stadium and other things but considering the numbers of countries coming for this round of the competition, it best to make available other countries facilities so as to give observers the best form of entertainment, so for that, this season will be one of the most interesting seasons in history of FIFA.

Is always funny to see Belgium at a very high position in the FIFA rankings but always ending up not making great succes in the big tournaments like World CUp and Eurocup, i think they are gonna regret no winning anything after having a few golden generations in this recent years.

For the Asian zone, of course we all know who will qualify and there are teams that always qualify for every World Cup competition that will be held, I don't think Indonesia or Vietnam who win will have big chance of getting to the actual competition.
But this is an interesting match and the match has started with score of 1 - 0, I think if look at the game of both teams and see the opportunities for superiority that exist then Indonesia will be able to win and have the full 3 points.
If Indonesia wins this match then they can save 5 points and could possibly be ranked 2nd in group F and could enter the play-off round.
Indonesia must be able to maintain the 1 goal advantage they have obtained and as much as possible must be able to score more goals and withstand every attack launched by Vietnam so that they can truly win this match.

Moreover, this is good opportunity because in the previous 3 matches Indonesia was only able to have 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Shin Tae-yong has always worked well as coach, he has also done many things for the Indonesian national team for change and towards better direction by participating in various big competitions as one of the strong national team.
Judging from the preparations made, Shin Tae-yong is very optimistic and truly confident that his team, the Indonesian national team players, will be able to achieve victory today.

A good point about Ricardo Teixeira, who was president of the CBF for many years
Even today, the CBF is still complicated, it has been intervened by the courts as you mentioned and this should scare any serious foreign coach a lot, because it shows how the internal part of the CBF is

That's pretty ridiculous in my opinion
If it was just about soccer, I'm sure Brazil could do a great job in any World Cup, without any worries
But these political issues have been getting in the way of the team's mood for a long time now

The coach doesn't have total freedom to do their choices, there are several things that get in the way

I'm really looking forward to seeing what the Brazilian team will play in the 2024 COPA America. It will be a good test for 2026

In fact, Brazil is a good team but this can be very hard for famous coaches like Ancelotti to accept risk and work in that team because they are not in he good situation and people expect too much from them, this can put any coach under pressure and there no coach who wants to take this risk easily. I think the main reason for them to avoid seeking offers for better coaches is because they think the coaches will reject the offer and that's not good for a team like Brazil.
You saw before hiring Dorival, when there were some rumors about Ancelotti, he said he was waiting for an offer from Real Madrid and this means he was not really interested in working for Brazil.
In other words, since all the better coaches rejected the offers they had to choose Dorival and say we wanted to have a Brazilian coach for our team.

Yeah this match will start in the next few hours, as a supporter of the home team of course I hope Indonesia can win moreover, last January Indonesia beat Vietnam in another tournament so it will increase their confidence. Currently Vietnam is in 2nd place in group F by collecting 3 points while Indonesia is in 4th place with 1 point so that means Indonesia needs 3 points to be able to compete, if they only draw then Indonesia's chances of taking 2nd place are even lower.

Overall I see that Indonesia has a chance to finish in 2nd place because only Vietnam is a competitor meanwhile Iraq is confirmed to be at the top of Group F because they are the strongest team in this group, this time Philippines will be excluded because among the 3 other teams Philippines is the weakest team. I have placed a bet on Indonesia win and also for other betting options on corner kick because in the last 3 matches the average corner kick is 10-12. What do you think about both teams to score? Yes or No?

What you said is the purest truth, the CBF is a corrupt entity full of stories of misconduct and money, this entity even had its former president Ricardo Teixeira banned from football by FIFA.

There are many scandals, this current president only returned to the position by a decision of a minister of the Brazilian supreme federal court... So the question remains: which serious European coach would like to work in a place like this? involved in all types of dishonesty.... None.

World Cup Qualifier : Indonesia vs Vietnam

I am expected with my national team Indonesia can beat Vietnam on world cup qualifier on games week 3, its the last opportunity for Indonesia as the first home match and must get three points if want to qualify second round as runner up position.
Indonesian national team head coach Shin Tae-yong is optimistic about getting the first 3 points at the GBK stadium, after several naturalized players are ready to play in the match against Vietnam and is increasingly optimistic about having the opportunity to qualify for the second round as runners up.
Currently, Indonesia has not won in the last two matches, losing to Iraq and only drawing against the Philippines, making Indonesia slump to the bottom of the standings.

The CBF's choice of Dorival JR was not a mistake
However, I don't think he's the best coach Brazil could have had

A serious problem in all of Brazilian soccer is disorganization, corruption and a lack of professionalism. All 3 of these factors have contributed to some coaches not accepting the CBF's offer to lead the Brazilian team
As time went by, they had to make a quick choice and the one who was available was Dorival JR

He's an excellent coach, he'll be able to grow with the Brazil national team and he'll need to show his work soon. I believe he can achieve good results in Copa America

When coaches like Ancelotti, Guardiola or Mourinho receive an offer from the CBF, they don't accept it because there's something wrong with CBF

Dorival Júnior had many achievements in the Brazilian League during his career however any coach could do that after years of coaching in a country and changing many teams. He has worked in every Brazilian team we know and he is a coach who has some achievements in some teams. The last title he got was in 2023 when he won the Copa do Brasil with Sao Paulo.
This shows Dorival Júnior is not a bad coach. But I still think Brazil could have much better and more interesting options than him for their national team.
Brazil was known for their good performance in World Cups we saw from them before but they need much more improvement before the 2026 World Cup or they will get nothing in that tournament with their coach, Dorival Júnior.

I also never understood why the CBF prioritizes only Brazilian coaches, the reality is that all, absolutely all Brazilian coaches are inferior to other elite coaches in world football, although they have evolved a little in recent years, there is still a lack of international experience, the only who made their careers outside Brazil were Vanderlei Luxemburgo at Real Madrid and Luiz Felipe Scolari at Chelsea and the Portuguese national team.

Now that the Brazilian team is one of the worst teams in Brazil of all time, CBF tried to sign Carlo Ancelotti, he wisely didn't accept it, obviously it's a bad deal to exchange Real Madrid for the Brazilian team.

Dorival Júnior achieved some good successes with a few Brazilian teams in his manager career until now. However he has never managed a national team until this opportunity. This is what makes things really doubtful for now. The England - Brazil friendly match in 3 days is going to be his first experience with the team. What would you expect from this match?

My personal opinion is that this is a match that is pretty risky to bet on - on a side at least.    Because we don't know how Brazil players will play in the new manager's control.

As for Neymar topic, I agree. However he is injury-prone and he is injured right now too. This is why Dorival Júnior should make some changes in the way the team play. If you aren't strong in team effort then your chance to achieve something gets much lower.

^^^ Yeah.. it was completely unexpected. Dorival Junior has been named as Brazil's coach in an unexpected development. And he has a very tough challenge in front of him. Because Brazil is in poor position as far as the CONMEBOL qualifiers are considered. There is a very good chance that they may not qualify directly and may need to take part in the inter-continental playoffs. On top of that, the team depends a lot on Neymar. In case he gets injured, then even Dorival may not be able to do much.

I don't know Dorival either. Of course because he is not a coach in Europe. I don't doubt Dorival's quality because of course Brazil chose him not without reason. But from some information that I know, Dorival has only coached in the Brazilian league. His achievements were actually not that extraordinary. Dorival has coached several teams but all of them are not European teams.
This will raise the question from everyone, does Dorival really know the style and tactics of European football? This will be a challenge for Dorival because many of the strong teams in the world cup come from Europe.

I don't really know what to think coach and all I know about Dorival is what I saw on the news or some articles about this Brazilian coach but I know Dorival didn't work in any team outside of his own country and This means Dorival is not even familiar with the foreign teams from other country and what strategy they use in Europe which is not good. Also as I can see from his past experience he never worked as a national coach which is another negative point.
However, you are right Dorival is a good coach and he has lots of experience but I think Brazil could have a much better coach than him if they open doors to the coaches from other countries.