Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 32. (Read 62646 times)

There are many factors and they usually make more sense in local leagues, because when we talk about a national team, many players are "strange" even when playing in their own country, because they are more used to playing abroad than in the place where they were born.

But even so, there are still other factors that influence a little, but when added together, they end up having a lot of relevance in the final result.

It all starts with the pitch, for example, it can be cut at a different height, it can be wetter, or even made of synthetic grass... this already makes a big difference for those who are not used to it.
The fans are certainly the main factor, because a shout of encouragement when you are losing is much better than a boo or "olé" from the opposing fans.
It is also necessary to take into account that the visiting team often faces a long trip and several hours on a plane, bus or hotel greatly affect the players' concentration and sometimes (not infrequently) even their physical fitness.

Anyway... generally speaking, we always feel more comfortable when we are in our own home, and football is no different.

The qualifying rounds been played away in the home country's of the other  teams against the other are sometimes a reason for these players not to be effective enough because they have to deal with weather conditions an because its not their place of origin and so it will affect their performance as they play because they are not to accustomed with such and another thing is they are probably in their best form

Brazil chances of qualifying are still very open, they still have the opportunity to improve themselves and increase the quality of their performance. There are still 10 matches left, I don't think they will fail at this stage. It must be admitted that Brazil is facing a gloomy period, three consecutive defeats are very disappointing, they are struggling to perform consistently even though they have a very good squad depth. Without Neymar, Brazil mentality and game have declined greatly, I think they will gradually rise in the future. Dorival Junior's fate is now on the line, most likely he will be fired.

Too bad to see Brazil in this form even with the good players they have, it will be so dissapointing if Brazil fails to qualify for the worldcup because of their unstable performance. Brazil is one of the top teams and I wonder how the world cup would be if they are no where to be found because this a team that always make the world cup yo be an interesting game.  Brazil don't deserve to be unstable in performance because they already have talented players and it won't make sense if these players fails to qualify for the world cup.  It is very necessary for the coach of the team and the players to put heads together to try their best to improve the team for the coming game.

Can't believing with Brazil performance on World Cup qualifier after defeating by Paraguay last match and make their position recently keep 5th standings place remaining two points left from the playoff round spot.
Brazil national team have loss 4 of 8 matches in World Cup qualifier and difficult defend how consistent on the top performance after winning against Ecuador but last match defeated by Paraguay and become their first winning from Brazil since 2008.

Brazil national team have many top talented players but difficult keep in the winning trend, its bit optimistic with Brazil opportunity will qualify for World Cup 2026 because have two points left from Paraguay and Bolivia as 8th teams standings? Have 8 matches left for World Cup Conmebol qualifier matches and Brazil must consistent their performance if won't loss the top sixth standings are directly qualifying or must play on playoff round against Oceanian national teams.

I agree with you that it is not about having the best players but having the right players to yield to good result at the end of the day with a good coach matters a lot.

A team might have quality players both still gind it difficult to become successful at the end of the competition and a team with few good players might end up winning the world cup. However, a good team needs good players to become successful.

Yes, indeed, things in this qualifying round are difficult, of course we are going to be clear on something, for example Bolivia has its stadium at the highest point in its country, which makes it extremely difficult to beat them there, Colombia on the other hand took Argentina to Barranquilla where the environment is more humid and warm with temperatures that are difficult to bear, so this makes it very difficult for the players, it is something that is sometimes not seen, and this makes these the most difficult qualifiers in the world.

Am not surprised that is how the team has been for some time. Meanwhile, this is the same issue the England team faced during the Euro 2024. They have most of the best players in the Premier League and the LA Liga any league you would want to mention but still, they failed to win the tournament. Football is beyond having the best players in one team. It is having the right player in the right positions. Back in the days, if you had the best players on your team it was likely that you could win most of your games, however, it is different now. It is more of techniques, tactics, and analysis more than just being the best.

There is something strange about the current Brazilian team. They have so many good players, but when they are put together, they cannot play consistently (sometimes they play well and sometimes they play so-so, like they forgot how to score goals). As was the case when playing against Paraguay, even though they dominated the game, but they ended up losing (though previously they were able to beat Paraguay with a score of 4-1 in the Copa America).

We remember Brazil failed to win trophy in the recent Copa America, and most recently the squad coached by Dorival Junior stumbled again by Paraguay in the Conmebol World Cup qualifiers. As a result, many Brazilian fans are currently disappointed, and overall this situation is very worrying. Personally, I agree that Brazil must revolutionize everything, from the federation level to its manager, so that it can return to being a dominant force in every competition. Although it sounds painful, I think Dorival Junior is not the right person to occupy the position, he has made Brazil sink more than we thought.

Brazil has experienced four defeats in the last five matches and currently they have collected 10 points, the chance to qualify is actually still open. However, they must rise and create a turning point in their performance in the future, with the depth of the squad they have they should be able to do it. It would be very surprising if Brazil failed to take part in the upcoming 2026 World Cup, because after all without the presence of Vinicius and his colleagues, the four-yearly event feels bland. There are still many matches to change the situation, but on the condition that they get rid of their manager first.

Yes , match was over but no team won the match and both teams got equal points in this match. Australian International football cricket team disappointed their fans because they expected that Australian team will win this match easily by high margin but we saw tough competition between two teams. No one expected that kind of performance from Indonesia team because they always play not good against Australia but in last match they defended well and Australia team could not do any goal in this match and match was ended with no result. If we will watch the stats of both teams,we will get more information about both teams. Australian shots were perfect and their shots were on target and their passes were more in number and they were ahead in everything but unluckily they could not win this match.

I’m not sure what’s been going on with Brazil lately. maybe the whole team needs a complete rebuild, including bringing in a top European coach. Brazil just isn’t what it used to be. Honestly, I hope this squad don’t make it to the next World Cup because this squad nothing left much to impress the fans.
Brazil struggled and are just one point away from missing out on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. let suppose if they do qualify, with their current midfield, it’s hard to see them making it past the second round.

What transformation is it? Do you mean Brazil is going from good to bad club? The thing that you must know it's very depressing to see how bad Brazil have become. This has to be one of the shittiest Brazilian national team ever. And you know that how they're so struggling just to qualify for the WC when there are numerous spots available.

They have so many world class players such as Vini, and Rodrygo. But they showed disaster class in the qualifiers. Brazil used to have average fullbacks, but now they have so average in all of positions.

I think a brazilllian coach doesn't really suit them. They need a foreign coach to handle the club.

Win 7-0 from China and the latest is 5-0 from Bahrain i think Japan too not very strong from their attacking lines because for defensive lines too they are very strong and from group table we can see it that among all of the teams in Group C only Japan who still not conceded goal and certainly they are the strongest team in Group C even there is possibility Japan will be able to win all of remaining matches in 3rd round and finish at first place at the end of this stages and advances to the World Cup 2026 but i have no wonder about that because you can see based on Japan squad because almost all of the players who playing in the last 2 matches is comes from European Clubs so they are very experience and Japan quality is above to other teams in Group C

I do agree that qualifiers will be the first thing to watch and it is going to be super fun. Lets see how Brazil will go, everyone wonders about them because they sucked so far and I think it is not going to be that easy and we are going to see some changes, we should not really be worried about it, we think it could definitely be something that can change so much, we shouldn't be worried about it.

I believe that the best thing to do right now would be just considering how to get better results and because of that I think it's clear that we are going to see some good big changes with time as well. I believe that we need to do something much bigger and better, which is why we should see Brazil getting a lead, and like win so many games. I am going to bet on it, them and of course Argentina obviously but it will not be a simple situation.

Because it's hard to get that win, and Brazil is looking bad for now, and I think it will not be simple for them to recover quickly but they have the talent to do that. Europe is easier, just put in Spain, Italy, France and Germany, and bet on them to win, except when they play each other if they ever do, which will make it easy to bet and make money from that part.

A coach plays a vital role in understanding the strength and weaknesses of the team and planning tactics accordingly. However, it sounds like there is confusion in the current management, which indeed needs to get a clear idea about their position and prospects.

Reforms might be necessary for the team to regain its past prowess. As of now, it appears there are quite a few challenges ahead for the Brazil national team.

currently the ranking says that brazil is above other teams and therefore can still have their say and I believe it, but I wouldn't put too much reliance on the ranking given that Belgium is still in that ranking, but I believe more in the matches played in important tournaments and there Brazil can really make a difference let's say that they are not below the older generations the talents are there and they can do very very well so now it is up to them to demonstrate who they are clearly with a valid coach

If Brazil team doesn't score against the smaller teams then how can they dream of winning the World Cup. With such a poor quality of play, if Brazil even manages a place in the World Cup, they will not be able to hold that place. After the start of the World Cup, they have to go back with losses. I think the condition of the Brazil team and the condition of the coach are almost the same. Because the coach did not understand the condition of this team very well. He has not yet got a good idea about the position of the team. Otherwise how can he speak confidently to the world media about such a weak team. I think both the team and the coach need reform.

In the end the game ended in 0 - 0 draw, this is still the same as what i predicted before and Australia got 1 point from this match, Indonesia itself has saved 2 point from two matches which all ended in draw, there are still several matches that will be passed in the third round so we will never know what Australia will be like in the future.
What is clear is that group C itself has provided several big surprises such as Australia which in the first match suffered defeat and also Indonesia strength which was able to make Saudi Arabia and Australia feel the difficulty of gaining an advantage.

Yes, Australia is much stronger than Indonesia but that only applies in several editions of their previous meetings, now we can see that Indonesia is not team that can be underestimated.
Australia really dominates the game and they have pretty good front line and defense that can attack Indonesia defense repeatedly, but all these efforts failed to produce results and Indonesia defense is also quite strong, especially the Indonesian goalkeeper who played very well.
Maarten Paes, the Indonesian goalkeeper, really made big surprise, he even became the highest rated Indonesian player, everyone is now very focused on his performance in defending Indonesia, he has managed to show many saves in the two matches that have been played.

In the 3rd round of the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers, out of 18 countries in 3 groups, Japan is a very scary team in my opinion. In 2 matches they managed to create 12 goals and without conceding a single goal, as predicted that they would be the favorite country to qualify, especially since they are also World Cup regulars.
Japan is indeed one of the strongest countries in Asia, their players can also compete in elite European teams, so it is not surprising when they are still superior when they are in Asia. I am sure they will be the first to ensure themselves to qualify from this group C.