Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 284. (Read 62579 times)

Historically, South Americans were the best in football. I want to highlight Brazil and Argentina. It's pretty curious but these two countries produce the world's best forwarders. But recently European teams are definitely dominating the football and we have a great forwarders too but definitely other countries have improved because the competition is constantly increasing, quality of life is increasing, countries and football training academies are getting able to buy better equipment, to train their trainers in Europe, etc, and that's very good.

But I find it funny how host countries are sometimes able to somehow beat favorite teams. Russia played so well that they were eliminated in quarter-finals while almost beat Croatia, that went into finals and Qatar beat Argentina, a team that defeat all the other teams and won Fifa World Cup.
Russian players were definitely on steroids because they were running like horses but idk about Qatar.

I wouldn't say that a team deserved to play in the World Cup if they didn't qualify. The problem is that all the countries you mentioned are from Europe where most "strong" teams come from. I'm sure that those three countries would have qualified if they played the qualifications on some other continent like Asia. Maybe it would be more fair that countries from all over the world compete in the same confederation so that European teams play against teams from other continents. But that would be more expensive and less teams from outside of Europe would qualify for the World Cup. That's why I think this is the best format because even weaker teams gets to play in the World Cup.

With three countries hosting the 2026 World Cup then the remaining places up for grabs are 44 because usually the hosts as well as the defending champions don't go through the continental qualifiers because they automatically qualify, but fortunately as this will be the first world cup with such a large number participants there will be no debate will arise.

I just imagine if there would still be European teams that were considered strong but still failed to qualify even though the number of participants had been increased by FIFA then it would be very embarrassing for these strong teams.

Football has become more globalized. Previously we had 8 to 10 teams who were capable of entering the semi-final stage of the world cup. But that has changed. Now almost all the participants are capable of doing so, proven by Morocco during the last edition. European teams are till dominating, but I can notice hints of their upcoming weakness. Younger players are not emerging from club football sector, especially for teams such as Germany and Italy. This time, during Qatar 2022 we had at least a dozen upsets. That proves that the gap between "stronger" teams and "weaker" teams is narrowing.

That said, UEFA qualifications are always complicated. Always there will be a few deserving teams that lose out. Italy attracted a lot of attention when they failed to qualify. But some of the other deserving teams also failed to make the cut, such as Iceland, Republic of Ireland and North Macedonia. FIFA is trying to address this issue by increasing the number of participants from 32 to 48.

Well, we all know that in Mexico there are many scenarios where there are many things that have happened due to what some do about the cartels and everything that has to do with drug trafficking, but we must also trust that the government must handle this type of crime very well. inconvenient, maybe the government has to negotiate a possible deal with them so that they don't tarnish this great event as it is a World Cup, plus Mexico is a big fan of soccer, I think it is one of the sports that Mexicans love the most and I don't think so I'm going to do things wrong, everything where the games are given I imagine there will be great security, it is something that should not be ruled out.

Well, in view of all this, and also taking into account that Italy is a team with a long history, it has already gone to 2 consecutive World Cups, and following Serie A, I have noticed that its level of football has increased a lot, of course, everything is It is a matter of showing themselves more in the UCL, but they are on the right track, this is something that fills them with a lot of hope, also, as they have said that they are going to extend the quotas, that is, many more teams are going to qualify, this is something great, as far as As far as I'm concerned, I would like Italy and Sweden to classify, since they are countries that show great football, and Italy is really for me one of the football powers of all history, almost like Brazil, they are styles of football very good and elegant.

The 2022 cup was really very atypical, much more frustrating than seeing Italy not qualify (and for very little, not even Portugal), was seeing other favorite teams for the title being eliminated prematurely.

In 2026, in fact, there will be more space for the traditional teams that we know, and certainly all those from Europe will have to qualify, but I believe that the difficulty level will be even higher than the one we saw in the last world cup event, and I think that many more "surprises" await us.

Again, I believe it will be difficult for us bettors to make any money with the predictions of the next FIFA World Cup.

The top 10 European countries in the FIFA world ranking are(in order): France, Belgium, England, The Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Germany.

I can easily see all of them qualify for the next world cup.

It was such a weird thing to not see Italy in Qatar, I'm sure they're going to be in the next one.

I have no doubt that France will have a difficult time qualifying for the World Cup in the next four years. Look at their squad, there are some great players there, as well as some upcoming ones. Some players who competed in the 2018 World Cup did not compete in the 2022 World Cup, but they still made it to the finals. I have no doubts about their qualifications.

About Mbappe, he is a rising young player who caught everyone's attention at a young age. I don't see him relenting in his efforts over the next four years. I believe he'll be even better than he is now and a great player by then.

That is normal that only them can answer this question but I doubt Cristiano will be able to play in the next World Cup,in the Euro Cup I know that this is highly possible because just 1.5 years from now it should be taking place and 1.5 years is not that big of a time to feel a radical change in the body of a super athlete like Cristiano.

For the World Cup though,in 2026 he should be well over 40 which makes it highly unlikely for him to be playing for the World Cup of 2026 for the Portugal team.Maybe Messi will be playing as he is a bit younger but also I have many doubts for him too.

That's true and given that we're still in the year 2023, we are still quite away from the next World Cup that will happen in 2026 and both said superstars are now busy on their own career thus there's still a lot of things that will happen in the future as well. Let's just wait for their official announcement as arguing whether Messi and CR7 are retired by then is nonsense for now because even if there's a big rumor, only them can answer the big question.

The Italian team has problems and it was evident when they couldn't qualify for the last World Cup. But it's not just Italy. England also failed to qualify for the Euro2008. I remember that pretty good because it was Croatia that beat them in England. Of course there is always a chance for any of the strong teams not to qualify but those are rare occasions.

Cristiano Ronaldo has an extraordinary ambition for football and he is still active until now that proves his seriousness in playing football and of course he wants to always break new records throughout his career. About playing with his son beside him it seemed like it would be a sweet dream forever, but in official matches it seemed that would be impossible. But at least this expression can keep Cristiano Ronaldo's enthusiasm and performance up to now.

Italy failed to qualify for the 2022 edition. UEFA qualifiers are always tough. 99.9% probability is that France will qualify. But if they end up in some of the tougher groups during qualifiers, then there is a small chance of not making it to the 2026 edition. Now coming to Kylian Mbappé, without a doubt he is the most promising younger player in the world right now. But whenever I hear about him, I remember what happened to Mario Balotelli. I hope he is able to handle all the fame he is getting right now and stay out of injury troubles.

From what I've heard outside this forum, it is widely believed that both Messi and Ronaldo won't be playing in the 2026 world cup because by then, both of them must have retired from football, I actually believed it, but then all the same, I still think you are right, non of them both have come out to make an official announcement that he is retiring at a certain time or year, so the current argument whether they wil play or not in the 2026 world cup is indeed all speculations currently, let see what happens going forward.

Until some official announcement come, these are mere speculation. Based on the age we people itself have concluded that both won't play in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Ronaldo have moved to Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr on two year contract. His plan is to develop good football around the world and now he's concentrating on the Asian countries which is why he left Manchester United and joined Al Nassr. Lets wait if anything comes official.

You just said it yourself mate, it's still too premature to say anything towards the upcoming FIFA World Cup this 2026 and saying that Messi nor CR7 not playing is still a speculation as both superstars haven't hung their boots/cleats yet. Although, there's been a wide rumor already that CR7's last dance is in Euro 2024 but that will remain a mere speculation as of now because people are still believing that both superstar will still play in the FIFA as it will heavily boost their comrades confidence especially Messi as they are the defending champs.

I can understand why he could be called up, I do not think that Portugal would have 25 people who would be better than him, not just in talent but him being there even if he doesn't play at all is a big deal, there are players who doesn't play at all during world cups even when they are called up.

So, I can totally see him going there, but not playing, just be the help they need in veteran leadership, help them with tactics, basically be the guy who turns managers voice into player voice and bring that fire in the players, be their friends instead of hearing it from your boss, hearing it from your colleague type of guy. That could work, but that's it, he can't help them by playing when he is 40+ years old.

Mexico is a very beautiful country, with great people and its people are quite friendly, I have some friends from Mexico and they are good people, but we can't cover the sun with one finger either, there is also a lot of drug trafficking, and they are quite radical, but they are also like that In Colombia, in these countries, you must be very careful because things are delicate, so it is best not to get into trouble or something, you cannot make a lot of fuss or anything like that, because they can take certain things as missing Respect for your country, so you have to be careful, but for an event like this, the government will surely put in many security systems so that nothing happens, there is no doubt about that, and to protect people and fans of others countries.


I really didn't know if CR7 will go to the World Cup and it's not because I'm a fan of him or something like that, but I think he's going to play in the next World Cup, CR7 has been preparing all his life. His body is very well worked out, as I have said in previous threads, before being a soccer player he is an athlete and in a study that was carried out on him they determined that he was almost 10 years younger than he is today, and in addition to the promise he has with his son that he wants to play next to his dad, that is something he can do, and I don't blame him, for a son he can do that and more, so according to his statements, it is possible.

Of course, you also have to take into account that when the studies that were done on CR7 were done before his baby died, after his baby died things changed drastically for him, and the same thing is happening with Valverde from Real Madrid, It's just that Real Madrid aren't treating him the way they treated CR7 at Man, of course that's my speculation and personally I'd like him to be in the World Cup.

Investigating I found this news, which, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but things can get complicated for CR7, I think they see him as the main culprit that things go wrong, that's one of the worst things that can happen Passing a star like him, being a world star can put you on top or completely bury you when it comes to something as delicate as not giving good results, but I think that we are all human, and sometimes things do not turn out the way you want.

Ronaldo will return to Europe, Al Nassr coach claims




Source: https://dohanews.co/ronaldo-will-return-to-europe-al-nassr-coach-claims/

The article shows it as something positive, but we all know what is the point of this, and it is totally the disappointment that the owners of Al Nassr can have, this is delicate, I hope I am wrong in what I think, but it would be very sad if due to this end his career in a way that is not the most appropriate.

True, for the next 4 years there will be many things beyond our predictions. Like Messi or Ronaldo, I might predict that Messi will still appear to defend Argentina, but about Ronaldo the chances are very small considering that in 4 more years he will be over 40 years old, so for Ronaldo it is very unlikely to become a veteran in the Portuguese national team.

Mbappe I think will continue to shine and I think the 2026 World Cup will be the peak year of his career. Spain will continue to bring out the seeds of young talent to dominate the world cup later. But there is one country that in my opinion still cannot be said to be able to compete with several other big countries, namely the German national team, they seem to be far behind their competitors and the same thing could have happened like last year's world cup where they were eliminated in the group stage.

I don't think France will have problems qualifying for the World Cup 2026. Especially now when FIFA increased the number of participating countries. Europe god two spots more but even with the same number of spots for European countries I think that France should have no problem. As for Mbappe, it's hard to tell... Maybe in four years he won't be the player he is now. Also there are injuries that can occur but also new, better players that can show up in the mean time.