Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 255. (Read 67783 times)

Out of the total of 104 matches, as per my understanding a total of 80 will be hosted by the United States. I guess Mexico and Canada will be hosting 12 matches each. Not the ideal situation where each of the co-hosts getting an equal share of matches. Then numbers indicate that the United States are the real hosts, and Canada and Mexico are there just to make up the numbers. And it is not surprising at all. Both these nations don't have the necessary infrastructure to host such a large number of matches. They got the automatic qualification as a result of being the co-hosts and they should be happy about it.

USA will have control, next will be Canada and atlast it will be Mexico. As in the previous post, somehow the involvement of three countries into the league needs to be appreciated. When a small country like Qatar can host, USA and the other two countries can host the World Cup independent. But the three countries agreed to co-host needs to be appreciated and for the same reason three countries are into the league. We can't be conclusive, because beyond our thoughts the officials will be thinking about this and they'd be having specific reasons for each and every activity connected with it.

Well, many things are evident here, the first is obvious that the USA has total control over things, I don't know whether to call it hegemony, or power, because it is always the same, the Country that has the most power in everything is the USA, and In this particular case, Canada follows and then finally Mexico, although I am in favor of something, there are 3 games, they must be held equally in the 3 countries and the country that is the Opening should not be where the final is held, but in Given the state of things, I don't know how the games are managed, and which country is most likely to host the most games.

I would guess that considering it was one of the all time most watched finals and the greatest finals I have ever seen in my life, I would say that sounds about right. Plus remember that there are TV rights as well, obviously Qatar would be profitable because there are still so many people watching from tv, plus consider inflation as well where price of everything went up, I sense that it will get more and more profitable each time it happens.

Inflation wasn't such a problem back in the day, one from the other would be close enough, but nowadays it is bigger, and considering the difference in inflation between 2018 to 2022, I could say that it was between bigger prices and also more viewers on tv, all combine for an amazing profit for them.

I believe you meant to say that three countries will host the game..

Anyways, it is normal for me with my believe that an event as big as the fifa world cup will sure positively impact the economy of any country hosting the game, this is not debatable as I believe everyone would agree.
Hosting an event as big as the fifa worldcup simply means that alot of tourist will be flocking into that country, and as they are coming, they are coming with their money, they will have to change their local currency to the currency of the country they are going into, this could cause the currency of the country hosting the tournament to begin to rise against the dollar due to demand, if it is dollar, then, dollar will begin to rise against other currencies being exchanged for dollars, this can impact the economy of the country in many positive ways.

Yes, it's a win-win for all who took part of the FIFA World Cup even if they are directly or indirectly part of the event as the viewers, players, even the organizers will certainly order good food from the restaurants, food stalls and kiosk near them. And then there's the hotel/AparTelles which will accommodate all the people who will watch and participate the long event.
Regarding with the forecasted revenue in the 2026-2029 cycle, that is really achievable knowing that 3 countries will host the said event and a lot of people will flock towards the country as this time, a free country will host the games.

Well said. What comes to my mind here is the Spanish national team from 2008, 2010 and 2012. They won the European Championship twice and the World Cup once. They didn't have a Ronaldo, or a Messi, or a Maradona, or a Zidane... But isn't necessary to have these out of this world stars to win something big. If the whole team functions very well and the different parts fit together perfectly, you can have lots of success. For Portugal it isn't about replacing Ronaldo and actually I think they have more or less replaced him already. He will still score his goals when he plays, that is no surprise. But teams can play outstanding soccer.

I agree that these huge players like Messi are often more fun to watch and they have these amazing moments and dribblings and I will definitely miss that from Messi. But even Argentina will have their chances once Messi isn't playing anymore.

I would agree with one other thing though. If we take a player at his absolute best, outstanding maximum two or three years, I think that a player like Messi is irreplaceable. But I also think that that counts for a couple of other players as well which don't immediately come to mind.  

For any country that host the world cup they will have many benefits and that's not just financial benefits they will get, sometimes the fan who comes to other countries for watching the world cup games will use the restaurants and they will buy food or they can use the hotel which can have many benefits and it can even provide more demand for their business.

Not sure if I agree here.
We can come to a common point that age shouldn't bee the only factor considered when it comes to selecting players for a team.

but it also happens sometimes that young kids can surprise everyone and turn out to be the best players on the field. 99% of it is about talent, hard work, consistency and a little beat of being in the right place at the right moment
Of course not all the times, it happens that experience beats youth too

At the end of the day the final goal for any trainer should be to put the best players on the field, regardless of age or reputation. 

I think that during the World Cup there was nothing that made FIFA lose money, that's why they are trying to increase their income by adding World Cup participants so that the number of matches will increase and will give more spectators to come to the stadium to watch these matches, all controversies will be appears in every World Cup but the profit for FIFA will not be reduced.
Interesting to know what world sports organization can pass or at least match what FIFA got in terms of money?
The article you included is quite interesting because it turns out that the number of matches in the 2026 World Cup is still under review from 80 possibilities to 108, but is this just old news?

I thought I would briefly talk about the state of FIFA finances. Qatar 2022 was not well received by the fans, but it was immensely profitable for FIFA. At the end of 2022, they reported that they had $3.97 billion in reserves, and the revenues for the 2022-25 cycle was estimated at $7.6 billion (the vast majority of it coming from Qatar 2022). For the next cycle (2026-29), the FIFA revenues are projected to rise to $11 billion (with most of it coming from the FIFA world cup of 2026). This includes broadcast revenue of $4.26 billion and marketing revenue of $2.7 billion. During Qatar 2022, ticket sales alone accounted for $929 million.

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/fifa-reserves-at-4-billion-after-world-cup-more-to-come-in-2026/article66511381.ece

Portugal without Ronaldo at the moment, would be much sharper. imagine, there were Joao Felix, Diogo Jota, and their younger generation Goncolo Ramos. unfortunately, they don't have much of a chance with Ronaldo around. see, how about when they played against Switzerland in 2022 Qatar cup. they won a landslide, 6-1. now if they are paired, they will be very sharp for the front line. for midfielders, or wings, there are Bruno Fernandez, Bernaldo Silva, Rafael Leao. for defenders, there are Jaoco Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Diogo Dalot, Danilo, Mendes. with this player alone, it is enough for Portugal to be strong.
So, the problem is now with the coach and how the coach finds an effective system for this squad.

If I have to compare with Argentina, in terms of team quality, Portugal is ahead of Argentina. "without Messi" let's compare it with Argentina, Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martinez, not so sharp up front. we can see when they play in their respective clubs. maybe lucky for Alvarez, because he is at a great club with City. for midfielders only two names appeared, Enzo, Mac Allister, the rest I don't know. for defenders, there is Lisandro Martinez, he is very talented, Romero?  not too bad, the rest is a normal player. So if we compare individual strengths, it is clear that Portugal has more quality than Argentina.

By the way, this comparison is for the current squad. the rest, Messi and Ronaldo are players who have entered retirement age. Anyway, I'm a big fan of Argentina.

World cup is not the place to show talent by young kids, it is time to put the best players in and if a player is old and still plays better than any other alternative then they will be called up. I think Ronaldo and Messi could be exceptions in that regard, they can be terrible and still called because they are loved like gods in their own nations, and not like they are terrible so far neither, maybe can become terrible by the time this world cup starts though.

At the end of the day, we are going to see older players if they are still better. I rather have a 37 year old Modric instead of some 20 year old who won't be of any help, what sense would it make to get that player, it is not a place to improve your reputation.

There is no need to think like that about a player even if that player is Ronaldo and he achieved many titles, A few years ago when we had stars like Ronaldinho we were thinking there will no player with high performance like him and he should play for his team even is he is old but not brazil got Neymar who is a superstar player for his national team, it will take some time but in the end, the young player should have the chance to show a better performance.

@Daniel91 Ronaldo isn’t irreplaceable but for now Portugal should keep him around, and let the younger player’s learn from him before they decide to permanently replace him. Also whenever he’s replaced I believe that he should be given a role within the Portugal team and it could probably be a consultant role where he could give advice to the young player’s, and lastly I’m sure that we’ll soon discover his replacement as they’ll start to prepare for future tournaments.

I wouldn't really use such big words like mentioning the fact that no one can replace Ronaldo. We thought the same about some other football greats in the past like Eusebio, Di Stefano, Puckas, Pele, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Brazil's Ronaldo and nowadays Ronaldo and Messi.
Every football era has its football greats and can we really say that Ronaldo was a better football player than Eusebio, Pela or Maradona?
I don't think we need to worry about football, in every age new football greats appear and the old ones fall into oblivion.

Obviously experience comes with age how can you expect younger players to come at level of Ronaldo,  he is the king and he'll ever be because of his experience  age and game .
No one can replace him for a long time in football world but yes many good footballers came into light during fifa world cup and In next world cup they'll be polished more and they'll show more good performances.

That's true but you may not believe it, since there are many old players like Ronaldo playing for their national team there is less chance for younger players to have a chance. However, currently, Ronaldo can't show any good performance, and even yesterday in his Abarian team the fans were unhappy, the reason why we usually talk about Ronaldo and other old players is just because of their reputation they have not their performance anymore.

That is definitely not true. You are claiming that Ronaldo is the reason why these players are not getting chances. It is the other way around. During Qatar 2022, the Portuguese coach (Fernando Santos) humiliated Ronaldo by not including him in the starting XI. The younger players performed well during the first match (against Switzerland, which they won by a massive margin of 6-1). But the tactic failed against Morocco during the Quarter-finals, and they lost the match 1-0. The younger players first need to perform consistently, before they talk about replacing Ronaldo.

Portugal have many young talented player but they not brave give them chance get regular position and prefer keep hold on with Cristiano Ronaldo, I think is difference between Portugal and Argentina where not problem give chance for all player and not depend on Lionel Messi only. Many Portugal young talented have quit well performance and playing well with their team like João Félix and Rafael Leão but less minutes playing and Portugal most priority for Cristiano Ronaldo make it difference why Portugal can't get good achievement in several competition from World Cup until EURO.