Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 264. (Read 62661 times)
March 06, 2023, 08:57:17 AM
Despite fifa has increased the number of teams that will be participating in the 2026 World competition doesn't mean every national team will be participating in the world cup. Their are competition teams are supposed to play and get qualify that must make them to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
March 06, 2023, 07:45:11 AM
Taking a quick look at this report from top Asian teams and how they performed during the recent world cups I can say most of the Asian teams even Japan as the first team on the list and first team of Asia mostly failed to pass the staging phase of the world cup and this shows us the gap between Asian teams and Europian teams except for South Korea where they could even be in the semi-final match for once. That's the reason to say increasing the number of teams in the world cup can't be good because there will be more weak teams there.
I just think the reason why FIFA is also adding World Cup participants besides making football more evenly distributed globally is also the economic factor with more and more countries participating will increase the number of countries that want to buy broadcast rights from existing matches, we know that FIFA is becoming one of the sports organizations that is always aiming for big profits especially the world cup is a valuable tournament, so seeing that there will be more and more weak teams participating in the world cup later is not the concern of FIFA because that is the concern of the participating countries.
March 06, 2023, 01:22:22 AM
Taking a quick look at this report from top Asian teams and how they performed during the recent world cups I can say most of the Asian teams even Japan as the first team on the list and first team of Asia mostly failed to pass the staging phase of the world cup and this shows us the gap between Asian teams and Europian teams except for South Korea where they could even be in the semi-final match for once. That's the reason to say increasing the number of teams in the world cup can't be good because there will be more weak teams there.
I just think the reason why FIFA is also adding World Cup participants besides making football more evenly distributed globally is also the economic factor with more and more countries participating will increase the number of countries that want to buy broadcast rights from existing matches, we know that FIFA is becoming one of the sports organizations that is always aiming for big profits especially the world cup is a valuable tournament, so seeing that there will be more and more weak teams participating in the world cup later is not the concern of FIFA because that is the concern of the participating countries. 
March 05, 2023, 06:08:24 PM
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The weakest zone without a doubt it South Asia. We have a bunch of countries that are all ranked below 100 as per FIFA. And the fun fact is that this zone has a population of 2 billion, and has one of the most rapid population growth rates for any part of the globe. In Asia, the football strongholds are the middle-eastern countries (including Iran) and East Asia (Japan and South Korea). Australia is more like an outlier which has shown enormous growth over the years. And then we have Central Asia (especially Uzbekistan) which has also shown significant improvement.
The weakest zone without a doubt it South Asia. We have a bunch of countries that are all ranked below 100 as per FIFA. And the fun fact is that this zone has a population of 2 billion, and has one of the most rapid population growth rates for any part of the globe. In Asia, the football strongholds are the middle-eastern countries (including Iran) and East Asia (Japan and South Korea). Australia is more like an outlier which has shown enormous growth over the years. And then we have Central Asia (especially Uzbekistan) which has also shown significant improvement.
I would argue that the weakest zone is Oceania.
Australia was winning all the time there, and that's why they went to Asia, as a step up.
So, by that logic, Asia would be better than Oceania. All those small islands don't really have amazing squads. New Zealand is probably the best one now by far, and it's still sub-par.
March 05, 2023, 05:52:29 PM
Did I mention Pakistan in my comment? Did I say there is no interest in football in any Asian country? On the contrary, I noticed how much football has progressed in many Asian countries, and I particularly highlighted Japan, South Korea and China. However, the fact remains that this development is not balanced and equal in all Asian countries, and I stand behind it.
Football is definitely not the number one sport in India, as far as I heard from the interview with their Croatian coach Stimac.
the world cup is a very prestigious event and many people are crazy about it, even the average country in the world is investing heavily in preparation for the 2026 world cup but it's a shame that football is not a popular sport in india but cricket even though they have a large population and it's impossible not to have big football talent thereFootball is definitely not the number one sport in India, as far as I heard from the interview with their Croatian coach Stimac.
korea, japan, saudi arabia, australia are countries that have always been representatives of asia because in these countries football is their main focus
These countries are references for ""being on the Asian continent"", but a country that can become a reference and also have an improved technical level of football is China!
Do you believe that China will be able to become some kind of football reference in the world in the future?
Or is this impossible to happen?
March 05, 2023, 04:49:19 PM
ASEAN zone is the most weakest football in Asian without any participants team yet during FIFA World Cup edition except Australia move to ASEAN zone last several years, there are not doubt with how enthusiasm for football very high with supporter always full in stadium where their national team playing home.
I hope with slot added for FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States give chance for ASEAN national team get chance participants there and have one or two years time preparing for qualifier stage, I sure between Indonesia, Thailand or Vietnam have opportunity will be success on qualifier group stage.
I hope with slot added for FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States give chance for ASEAN national team get chance participants there and have one or two years time preparing for qualifier stage, I sure between Indonesia, Thailand or Vietnam have opportunity will be success on qualifier group stage.
The weakest zone without a doubt it South Asia. We have a bunch of countries that are all ranked below 100 as per FIFA. And the fun fact is that this zone has a population of 2 billion, and has one of the most rapid population growth rates for any part of the globe. In Asia, the football strongholds are the middle-eastern countries (including Iran) and East Asia (Japan and South Korea). Australia is more like an outlier which has shown enormous growth over the years. And then we have Central Asia (especially Uzbekistan) which has also shown significant improvement.
Taking a quick look at this report from top Asian teams and how they performed during the recent world cups I can say most of the Asian teams even Japan as the first team on the list and first team of Asia mostly failed to pass the staging phase of the world cup and this shows us the gap between Asian teams and Europian teams except for South Korea where they could even be in the semi-final match for once. That's the reason to say increasing the number of teams in the world cup can't be good because there will be more weak teams there.
March 05, 2023, 12:38:20 PM
Did I mention Pakistan in my comment? Did I say there is no interest in football in any Asian country? On the contrary, I noticed how much football has progressed in many Asian countries, and I particularly highlighted Japan, South Korea and China. However, the fact remains that this development is not balanced and equal in all Asian countries, and I stand behind it.
Football is definitely not the number one sport in India, as far as I heard from the interview with their Croatian coach Stimac.
the world cup is a very prestigious event and many people are crazy about it, even the average country in the world is investing heavily in preparation for the 2026 world cup but it's a shame that football is not a popular sport in india but cricket even though they have a large population and it's impossible not to have big football talent thereFootball is definitely not the number one sport in India, as far as I heard from the interview with their Croatian coach Stimac.
korea, japan, saudi arabia, australia are countries that have always been representatives of asia because in these countries football is their main focus
March 05, 2023, 12:00:53 PM
The weakest zone without a doubt it South Asia. We have a bunch of countries that are all ranked below 100 as per FIFA. And the fun fact is that this zone has a population of 2 billion, and has one of the most rapid population growth rates for any part of the globe. In Asia, the football strongholds are the middle-eastern countries (including Iran) and East Asia (Japan and South Korea). Australia is more like an outlier which has shown enormous growth over the years. And then we have Central Asia (especially Uzbekistan) which has also shown significant improvement.
It certainly looks very funny (outside of the top four teams are generally so weak that average teams from other regions will probably beat them 7-0 effortlessly). But this is all a consequence of cultural traditions - for example, if you take the game of Go, then the Asian region will be in the top, and all other regions, including Europe and the USA, will be deep below. I don't know if something will change over time or not, but it would be good if football were globalized and not concentrated in Europe.
March 05, 2023, 11:35:40 AM
ASEAN zone is the most weakest football in Asian without any participants team yet during FIFA World Cup edition except Australia move to ASEAN zone last several years, there are not doubt with how enthusiasm for football very high with supporter always full in stadium where their national team playing home.
I hope with slot added for FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States give chance for ASEAN national team get chance participants there and have one or two years time preparing for qualifier stage, I sure between Indonesia, Thailand or Vietnam have opportunity will be success on qualifier group stage.
I hope with slot added for FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States give chance for ASEAN national team get chance participants there and have one or two years time preparing for qualifier stage, I sure between Indonesia, Thailand or Vietnam have opportunity will be success on qualifier group stage.
The weakest zone without a doubt it South Asia. We have a bunch of countries that are all ranked below 100 as per FIFA. And the fun fact is that this zone has a population of 2 billion, and has one of the most rapid population growth rates for any part of the globe. In Asia, the football strongholds are the middle-eastern countries (including Iran) and East Asia (Japan and South Korea). Australia is more like an outlier which has shown enormous growth over the years. And then we have Central Asia (especially Uzbekistan) which has also shown significant improvement.
I haven't seen much of Uzbekistan yet. I can't even remember whether I saw them play ever, but yes there is a whole different part of the world developing and may soon be participating in major soccer events. It is unexpected that China is so low in the ranking. Usually they are sports focused and they have also been buying European top players for a lot of money since quite a while ago. Also a fun fact is that the women's national soccer team from China was one of the best in the world for a very long time, the men's national soccer team only managed to qualify once for the World Cup final round in the entire history. Who would have thought that?
March 05, 2023, 10:55:16 AM
I didn't say that there is no interest in football in Asia, only that in some Asian countries such as India, Nepal, Bhutan... there is no football tradition and great public and media interest in that sport.
Of course, I know that in Japan, South Korea and China huge amounts of money are invested in football and because of this there is a great interest from the media, the public and sponsors, but this is not the case in all Asian countries and the differences between the countries are huge.
Without basic infrastructure and the right organization, as well as finances and sponsors, there is no development of football to the professional level, and this is a fact that everyone understands.
They are crazy for football. Many people love football. After seeing the craza for football UK professional did visit Pakistan to teach football to these kids. Also see the decoration which is done in Layari during the football 2023 world cup
Did I mention Pakistan in my comment? Did I say there is no interest in football in any Asian country? On the contrary, I noticed how much football has progressed in many Asian countries, and I particularly highlighted Japan, South Korea and China. However, the fact remains that this development is not balanced and equal in all Asian countries, and I stand behind it.
Football is definitely not the number one sport in India, as far as I heard from the interview with their Croatian coach Stimac.
March 05, 2023, 09:53:28 AM
I didn't say that there is no interest in football in Asia, only that in some Asian countries such as India, Nepal, Bhutan... there is no football tradition and great public and media interest in that sport.
Of course, I know that in Japan, South Korea and China huge amounts of money are invested in football and because of this there is a great interest from the media, the public and sponsors, but this is not the case in all Asian countries and the differences between the countries are huge.
Without basic infrastructure and the right organization, as well as finances and sponsors, there is no development of football to the professional level, and this is a fact that everyone understands.
They are crazy for football. Many people love football. After seeing the craza for football UK professional did visit Pakistan to teach football to these kids. Also see the decoration which is done in Layari during the football 2023 world cup
Did I mention Pakistan in my comment? Did I say there is no interest in football in any Asian country? On the contrary, I noticed how much football has progressed in many Asian countries, and I particularly highlighted Japan, South Korea and China. However, the fact remains that this development is not balanced and equal in all Asian countries, and I stand behind it.
Football is definitely not the number one sport in India, as far as I heard from the interview with their Croatian coach Stimac.
March 05, 2023, 09:42:41 AM
I didn't say that there is no interest in football in Asia, only that in some Asian countries such as India, Nepal, Bhutan... there is no football tradition and great public and media interest in that sport.
Of course, I know that in Japan, South Korea and China huge amounts of money are invested in football and because of this there is a great interest from the media, the public and sponsors, but this is not the case in all Asian countries and the differences between the countries are huge.
Without basic infrastructure and the right organization, as well as finances and sponsors, there is no development of football to the professional level, and this is a fact that everyone understands.
They are crazy for football. Many people love football. After seeing the craza for football UK professional did visit Pakistan to teach football to these kids. Also see the decoration which is done in Layari during the football 2023 world cup
March 05, 2023, 09:36:08 AM
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I admit this is an interesting question...But honestly, I don't know, maybe that happens because part of the Asian population is not a big fan of football and it's not a very widespread and practiced sport there.
It is not a habit or a tradition of the Asian people, unlike Brazil, that when a large part of the population is born, they already receive a soccer ball as a gift or some kind of uniform from a Brazilian team or even, they already begin to have contact with football at the beginning of school life.
Of course, what I said is just a presumption on my part, but I believe that this may be or may have happened to some Asian countries.
I think you're right.
I followed the Indian national football team a little because they have a Croatian coach, Stimac.
It's obvious that football in India does not have the same tradition or popularity as in other countries.
Very few people play football in India, the league is weak and uninteresting, there are no rich sponsors and finances, there is no media interest etc.
The Indian national team is weak and they have never been close to qualifying for the World Cup.
I think the situation is similar with some other Asian countries.
You guys misunderstood, because football fanatics in Asia are very strong. I admit, I don't know much about Indian football. maybe, in India football is not so popular. but, they have a rating of 106th, not something bad. In other parts of Asia, football is a strong culture, as is the case in European countries or Latin America.
For example, our country, Indonesia. one of football fanaticism that is recognized throughout the world. in fact, it is not uncommon for clashes between fans of one team and fans of another team. Not infrequently too, many cases that claim lives. This shows that the majority of other parts of Asia are football fans.
The problem is the infrastructure, our children don't have a free football field anymore, to go to football school, it's too expensive. Besides, the system implemented is old-fashioned, so we are too far behind other Asian countries. to make matters worse, our national team is ranked 151st. whereas, football has become a part of our culture as well. however, there are many factors that cause football in Asia to lag behind Europe and Latin America. because of that, I always emphasize that other Asia besides Japan and South Korea are not ready to play on the 2026 world cup championship stage later.
I didn't say that there is no interest in football in Asia, only that in some Asian countries such as India, Nepal, Bhutan... there is no football tradition and great public and media interest in that sport.
Of course, I know that in Japan, South Korea and China huge amounts of money are invested in football and because of this there is a great interest from the media, the public and sponsors, but this is not the case in all Asian countries and the differences between the countries are huge.
Without basic infrastructure and the right organization, as well as finances and sponsors, there is no development of football to the professional level, and this is a fact that everyone understands.
March 05, 2023, 06:07:43 AM
If countries that are less interested in football get a chance to participate in this tournament, interest in football will increase in those countries. I think this is a very correct point of view. I support this approach. In addition, the world cup organization held in Qatar showed us the success of the Asian and African teams. I look forward to seeing more teams from these continents. If the name of this organization is the World Cup, we should make it a real world game. If that happens, we will enjoy this tournament more.
This idea to increase the number of world cup participants would also have some financial benefits.The funds that most teams in developing nations would get from participating in the world cup can also be used to promote football in their home country. Some teams in developing nations are underfunded which might have contributed to their poor performance. Teams from Asia and Africa need funds to finance their national teams and local leagues. This will help to to promote football in the country and discovery of more quality player.
This will increase popularity of fifa and football by leaps and bounds .
March 05, 2023, 04:00:04 AM
If countries that are less interested in football get a chance to participate in this tournament, interest in football will increase in those countries. I think this is a very correct point of view. I support this approach. In addition, the world cup organization held in Qatar showed us the success of the Asian and African teams. I look forward to seeing more teams from these continents. If the name of this organization is the World Cup, we should make it a real world game. If that happens, we will enjoy this tournament more.
This idea to increase the number of world cup participants would also have some financial benefits.The funds that most teams in developing nations would get from participating in the world cup can also be used to promote football in their home country. Some teams in developing nations are underfunded which might have contributed to their poor performance. Teams from Asia and Africa need funds to finance their national teams and local leagues. This will help to to promote football in the country and discovery of more quality player.
This will increase popularity of fifa and football by leaps and bounds .
March 05, 2023, 03:30:26 AM
It's all about taking benefits whenever they host a world cup in their country. However, the Al-Nassr case is different than the world cup because these are not in some countries, but regardless of that the moment when Qatar hosted the world cup they could get many demands on their country and this definitely helped many businesses there and there is some situation every time for any country the host world cup that's why we think America and the countries they host the world cup can get many many financial benefits to form the world cup in 2026.
Yes, I have no doubts about that.In fact, hosting games at a world level for example, Olympics and especially the World Cup, I have no doubt that countries will have a huge opportunity to show their country to the whole world!
I believe, we will have several events taking place in the next world cup, a greater number of teams participating in the 2026 cup, and also, 3 countries hosting the world cup (Canada/Mexico/USA), I have no doubt that tourism for these countries will intensify during the 2026 world cup
March 05, 2023, 02:57:21 AM
If countries that are less interested in football get a chance to participate in this tournament, interest in football will increase in those countries. I think this is a very correct point of view. I support this approach. In addition, the world cup organization held in Qatar showed us the success of the Asian and African teams. I look forward to seeing more teams from these continents. If the name of this organization is the World Cup, we should make it a real world game. If that happens, we will enjoy this tournament more.
This idea to increase the number of world cup participants would also have some financial benefits.The funds that most teams in developing nations would get from participating in the world cup can also be used to promote football in their home country. Some teams in developing nations are underfunded which might have contributed to their poor performance. Teams from Asia and Africa need funds to finance their national teams and local leagues. This will help to to promote football in the country and discovery of more quality player.
March 05, 2023, 01:50:32 AM
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Yes, and I believe this will be the trend.
After the World Cup in Qatar, I have no doubt that many people, businessmen and players, looked at football in a different way, mainly in the Middle East and some Asian countries.
They saw the potential that this type of sport can generate and influence people
and generate money.
We saw this after Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo, and I still believe more teams will be able to do the same
I have no doubt, in the 2026 World Cup, several countries will have improved and increased their level of quality in football, day after day countries are practicing football and the tendency is for more teams to do this.
Yes, and I believe this will be the trend.
After the World Cup in Qatar, I have no doubt that many people, businessmen and players, looked at football in a different way, mainly in the Middle East and some Asian countries.
They saw the potential that this type of sport can generate and influence people
and generate money.
We saw this after Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo, and I still believe more teams will be able to do the same
I have no doubt, in the 2026 World Cup, several countries will have improved and increased their level of quality in football, day after day countries are practicing football and the tendency is for more teams to do this.
At the end of the day it will mostly depend on how much money they managed to make.
I don't think politicians will care too much about actual football and instead they will focus on making money, and power, as usual.
March 04, 2023, 09:48:30 PM
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Yes, and I believe this will be the trend.
After the World Cup in Qatar, I have no doubt that many people, businessmen and players, looked at football in a different way, mainly in the Middle East and some Asian countries.
They saw the potential that this type of sport can generate and influence people
and generate money.
We saw this after Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo, and I still believe more teams will be able to do the same
I have no doubt, in the 2026 World Cup, several countries will have improved and increased their level of quality in football, day after day countries are practicing football and the tendency is for more teams to do this.
Yes, and I believe this will be the trend.
After the World Cup in Qatar, I have no doubt that many people, businessmen and players, looked at football in a different way, mainly in the Middle East and some Asian countries.
They saw the potential that this type of sport can generate and influence people
and generate money.
We saw this after Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo, and I still believe more teams will be able to do the same
I have no doubt, in the 2026 World Cup, several countries will have improved and increased their level of quality in football, day after day countries are practicing football and the tendency is for more teams to do this.
At the end of the day it will mostly depend on how much money they managed to make.
I don't think politicians will care too much about actual football and instead they will focus on making money, and power, as usual.
March 04, 2023, 09:45:09 PM
In fact, there is no point in playing great unless you can win the match. Spain play football with a lot of style but if they can't score goals then they don't have any point of playing. So to strengthen their game and team they need to train their attacking players very well so that they can finish well.
The Spanish team is good but for speed and the ball, Spain's hull is very weak and Spain doesn't have a striker as deadly as Torres and David Villa. If you reflect on the Qatar World Cup, Enriqe should have brought in some experienced players. Many experienced Spanish players were not selected. And this has proven to be a boomerang that cannot be regretted anymore. The next world cup in Spain must improve, because playing well but not being able to score goals is also in vain. Jump to: