Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 170. (Read 62899 times)

In terms of coaching young players, Germany is indeed better than Basil. Because their Domestic League (Bundesliga) is one of the best leagues in Europe, most of the German National Team players are in orbit from there. Meanwhile, Brazil and its league are not as advanced as Germany, but if you look at the statistical results, Brazil is superior to Germany in terms of the number of trophies.

On the other hand the goal of a soccer player is to become famous and get paid well by the club, but I think it's a win-win. Neither for the player nor for the club, and of course this is not a problem.

German players for the past 2 or 3 seasons until now are very visible and don't really stand out and when this happens for a long time missing later at the start of the 2026 World Cup then Germany will not have a really strong national team like the 2018 World Cup down which has a performance that can be said to be almost perfect.
Now the quality of German players has decreased rapidly and the German football association should not remain silent, at least they really fund or maximize football training by using administrators or coaches who are really reliable.

If I say their meeting at the World Cup later I also still believe that Germany can dominate but when Germany meets other national teams such as England, France, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal or Argentina I'm not sure Germany will be able to compete.

The development of players between Germany and Brazil does look very different, after all for now football has become one of the targets as a field for doing business or making money.
In Brazil there are a lot of cases that make no sense about the football industry and some of these cases also have a big impact on the development of the players there.
Actually if these two countries have good performance and can prioritize improving the playing skills of the players I can say Brazil could be superior but in reality Brazil is not as good as Germany in handling the training of football players.

Well, it's not that they are weak because things in the Brazilian teams are quite tough, the climate and all the competition is tough, I would like the qualifiers in Europe and around the world to change, that is, that the European teams play as well in South America and they have to experience climate changes to see how their performance will be, in Europe things in soccer are different because they have more support, that is, they put more money into it, but the quality and the way of playing in Argentina, Brazil is too much. Didn't you know that the Brazilian team has to have very high standards for players to qualify for the national team? They require height, strength, there are some players who, since they were little, have only dedicated themselves to playing soccer very well because they know that the only way out of poverty is through soccer, well, without going too far, you just have to see the life of Anthony (Manchester United ), for him his triumph was to play very well to get his family out of the favelas in Brazil, and then, how many more players are there who are not lucky enough to be seen and who promise in these countries? It cannot be said that the leagues in South America are weaker, there is what Mbappé said and he had to eat his words, soccer in South America is very strong, only it does not have the advertising support like in Europe, and it is because in In some South American countries there are no soccer schools like those in Europe, but only bringing some of the infrastructure from Europe to South America could see great results, between pure Argentina and Brazil they have a lot of material, this without mentioning Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, They are teams and countries that have good leagues but without the slightest help from the governments or from any organization, so it's not that it's easier, it's that the facilities that they have in Europe are not here.

As for Germany, I am sure they have talent, and people who play with their soul, I have played soccer with Germans in my country and these people run like there is no tomorrow, their soccer technique is exquisite, they are very strong, they have such strength that if you don't start running very hard they send you to the ground with just a push, and that's not to mention the height of the Germans, which is something impressive, it's like watching horses run with the ball, if a A small or average player can have a very good performance due to his skill, for example a Messi, but after all they don't have support, so Germany does have high-level players, they just haven't looked for them or haven't discovered them.

Brazil have many talented not only with their domestic league but also many Brazil talented play with top European teams until difficult for manager who get chance for get calling to play with national teams. Actually, Brazil domestic league is not really bad, many Brazil teams success promote their young player and success sign by top European teams but almost FIFA World Cup edition less player get national called from domestic league teams.

I doubt with Neymar future will get national team calling after leaving PSG and plays for Al Hilal, we know Saudi Pro League is not more competitive than European competition but Brazil national teams manager will priority him or not?

Bro, you guys think kids need a football to actually play football? In my young days, I used to play football with an empty bottle with the kids. Football is definitely the most popular sport in the world. And if someone says that football is the sport for poor people, I will definitely say that he’s pretty dumb to think that. Football is the sport of the world. From tender youth to wise old age, from affluence to poverty, it captivates the hearts of all indiscriminately.

And if football was not played by rich people, why football has been attracting rich people towards the game? And why football is one of the sport which pulls the most amount of money? I think some people just confuse the fact that a lot of people and majority of the worlds population are interested and also play football. But very few percentage of the population actually go pro in football.
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And I've seen it, and I even remember doing it myself as a child. Lol

Maybe for some people soccer is a sport for poor people, but for me it's not. I feel that soccer is actually a very expensive sport. And even if soccer is a poor man's sport, look at how popular it is now, it even ranks as one of the most popular sports enjoyed by many people in the world.
Maybe this is just the opinion of each person, I will not dispute it.

I see that there are many lessons that I can take from soccer.

That's the reason of why in Germany we have much more stability than other countries like Brazil, in Brazil they have many talents and young players but unfortunately, the management system is not good enough and usually, the talented players can't grow and use their talents for their country
But because of the system in Germany, they try to pay attention to the younger player and that's why compared to all other teams, usually we see teams like Germany have more stability.

you're absolutely right, and it's sad! Germany's football machinery is top-notch, maybe the best, but where's their powerhouse of native talent? They've got a big league, sure, but where are the young German studs to compete with those English, Spanish, and Parisian magicians? The World Cup? Please! Germany might scrape by, but the future? Who knows

Now, Brazil? Oh, the mighty Brazil! Once the golden children of football. Now? Well, they’re just another Germany in the making, and it's painful to admit. Brazil, you had one job! Produce great footballers. What happened? Brazil's hopes? Dashed! I can only imagine the tears of their fans

The next World Cup? If Brazil meets Germany? Even if it’s years away, mark my words: Germany will dominate. Brazil's fallen, and Germany's, at least, got their act together a little bit more

The development of German football is very good and Germany already has a fairly well-known Domestic League, but in terms of native German players I don't see significant development, there are only a few young German players who can be relied on and even then they can't compete with players from England, Spain and Paris .
For the next World Cup maybe Germany can still survive but I can't say too far.

Previously, Berazil was a country that was able to produce talented footballers and could make a brilliant career in the Europa League, but for now it only looks almost the same as Germany.
But in terms of football development, for now Germany is superior to Brazil and this is a disappointment for Brazilian football fans because they cannot expect much from the Brazilian national team.

If Brazil and Germany meet in the next World Cup I think Germany will be superior in terms of players even though the World Cup is still about 3 years away but if you look at the development of football from the two countries it is clear that Brazil is far behind Germany.

Yeah, but that's the thing, any good player from Brazil will end up playing at the European competitions, and not playing in their local teams.

Maybe when they are really just starting, but scouts are all the time having a look and if they find a good player, they will grab them and ship to Europe as soon as they can.

Also, the earlier they sign them, they can get away with paying them less money.

I didn't know of the football situation in Germany, I imagined that they had some young promises to compete in the next world cups, but I believe it will be difficult for us to see a Germany like 2014 world cup.

Regarding Brazil, unfortunately they don't have a new star to replace Neymar, they have good players and that's true (Raphinha, Vini Jr, Casemiro, Richarlison and others).
The Brazilian national league (Brasileirão/Copa do Brasil), it is weak compared to European teams, but there are good teams that always stand out in Libertadores and Sul Americana, Sao Paulo, Palmeiras, Flamengo, Corinthians, which are some examples.

Maybe the Saudis host the world cup better than Qatar or maybe they will do it worst than Qatar but we all know letting a Muslim country with some Islamic country lose the world cup is very wrong because in the end people from other countries and other religions will have problems and they won't have freedom which is not good and that's why I think FIFA will not let these countries host the world cup again.

That's clear, I saw it at the hosting of the World Cup in Qatar. Maybe the Saudis will be interested and have the opportunity to volunteer for other opportunities after seeing Qatar's success in organizing this event. Currently they are building the Domestic League by bringing in star players from Europe. I think the addition of participants to the 2026 World Cup, in addition to providing greater opportunities, of course this will motivate any country to strive to be able to appear at the World Cup.

By hosting countries that are less advanced in terms of soccer, it will be a very effective campaign to generate interest and promote football throughout. In the future it could be that the African region has a very high chance of becoming the host.

Yes, you can see that in pretty much all the 3rd world, developing countries, etc.

Many of the best players in the world, specially from Brazil, were born and grew up in incredibly poor areas. Rivaldo for example was growing up in Brazil with malnutrition and vitamin D deficiency, etc.

Here's an article about this: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59696614

Football is a common sport in Brazil and many top Brazilian players have testified how football saved their lives from all bad things because they were born in a poor area in Brazil and also from poor families, so Brazil will be a country that will not lack of talented young players, even because of the many players they have and play in elite leagues in Europe making competition to become a Brazilian national player difficult.
Qatar World Cup, one of the top players who is no longer included in the Brazil squad, is Roberto Firmino, even though he was still 30 at the time and still playing for an elite club in one of the toughest leagues in the world, he was unable to compete with Richarlison who played at Tottenham, even though Richarlison was only there were more on the bench than the main players and it seems that it was due to age or because the Brazil coach at that time Tite made a mistake in assessing Brazilian players who he considered could make a big contribution to Brazil in the world cup.
With the change of coach in the Brazilian national team, there will be big changes in their squad

From the moment children are born in Brazil, soccer becomes an important part of their lives. All the footballers in Brazil so far have come from very poor families. A child born into a poor family in Brazil has the goal of becoming a footballer and ending his poverty. I saw a video of children in Brazil playing soccer with bare feet, and they used a bunch of paper to tie it into a ball with a string and use it as a soccer ball. I would not have realized how much interest in football children can play football like this if I had not seen videos of children playing football in Brazil. They love football and they consider football a part of their lives, that's why every year so many talented footballers from their country perform brilliantly for various clubs in Europe.

Disagree.

6 I believe is still low and it would mean that 4 out of the 10 quality teams would still fail to qualify. I am not saying that FIFA should give world cup entry to 10 out of 10 teams, but the teams that fail to qualify from CONMEBOL should get another opportunity to enter the main tournament. There are no weak teams in CONMEBOL. It is not impossible for the lowest ranking team (Bolivia?) to defeat the top-ranking teams like Argentina and Brazil. But in UEFA do you really expect teams like Liechtenstein and San Marino to defeat teams such as France and Spain?

I think 6 is a good spot for south America.  At 4 too many good teams get left out.  I've said it before but I'm all for the best teams in the world being part of this tourny.  I know every region needs to be represented but there ends up being teams that don't need to be there in place of a team that could fight to get into the elimination rounds.

really looking forward for this match Brazil vs Bolivia
I'm betting 2x1 for Brazil
curious to see the results

good to know that south american teams will have 6 slots now, I think 4.5 slots was just too few
what do you think about that?

Yes, and I think the main reason for the younger European people to play in the European teams and become superstars in mostly because of their facilities and the better coaches they have, then you have a great coach and good sports facility you can have higher chance to use the talents they have.
In Germany they try to pay attention to the kids and their talents, that's how these people can have good performances in most of the world cups, Germany is usually stable in the world cups while other countries are not.