Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 32. (Read 65625 times)

Brazil just got a boost to their ambition to qualify for the next World Cup by defeating Chile today. Chile took the lead earlier and Brazil equalized before the end of the first half. It took the Brazilian side more than forty minutes to get the winning goal through Luiz Henrique. With these three points, the Samba Boy are now in the fourth position with thirteen points. This will be a big relief to coach Dorival Jr after securing just ten points in eight games. The Brazilian national team are highly unpredictable; they shouldn't be underrated. The country has so many quality players, and if a coach can put together the right squad, they can win any competition.

Of course, Brazil try hard enough to fulfill their hexa mission, but they fail time and again. I think there is a lot of lack of Brazilian team's play and confidence, which is why they are not playing at their best. It is true that the Argentina team has performed very poorly in the last few years, and they have come to the last minute to win the World Cup and the Copa América with great success. In that case, I would like to say that since Brazil team has been performing poorly for many years, they must try to improve their game. Although the Brazil team is currently strong, if their strategy and confidence are good, they will certainly be able to fulfill their hexa mission. However, if the Brazil team is to fulfill its dream, they will have to improve from the whole place but will be able to fulfill their Hexa mission.

In the end, Maarten Paes was able to play from the start and it was very encouraging condition for all Indonesian supporters and also an advantage for the Indonesian national team itself because the presence of Maarten Paes gave confidence to all players that they had great goalkeeper and it was very possible to win.
He played very well today and I saw Maarten Paes make several saves even though he did not respond to anything in the first goal scored by Bahrain thanks to very hard free kick from Mohamed Marhoon that hit the top goalpost and bounced in.
It just that Indonesia game was very good so that they were able to restore the situation by equalizing and managed to dominate the game in the second half until they were able to score goal again for 1 - 2 advantage before something quite surprising happened where the extra time for the second half exceeded the limit and gave Bahrain the opportunity to score goal again and equalize the score to 2 - 2.

This match showed different condition, in the first half Bahrain was superior in terms of attack and defense because all players were really able to block every Indonesian attack attempt by always closing the space in every position of the Indonesian players.
It just that in the second half Indonesia game was very good, they could defend better and get various right positions in every attack attempt, but there was lot of drama in this match, I quite salute Indonesia game which is really getting crazier with significant increase in quality.
I also got betting win in this match, next against China I think Indonesia can get an absolute victory.

Hopefully, they learned from this and aim to secure victory with 2 goal difference or at the very least improve their concentration in the last minutes of a match so they don't concede late goals again. Complaining about unfairness can't guarantee anything IMO, even if governing bodies revise or stop using a controversial referee I don't think they'll change the results of a match that has ended. A football team can only depend on themselves to secure 3 points in this modern time.

It was very controversial the referee at Bahrain vs Indonesia match, Indonesia failed to secure three points after conceding in the final minute of added time. One of the most controversial things about referee Ahmed Al-Kaf was that there were many favorable violations for the Bahrain National Team during the 6 minutes of added time, but the goal occurred in the 99th minute or more than three minutes of added time.

During the 6 minutes of extra time, there was no stoppage at all but referee Ahmed Al-Kaf had another point of view with the match running until the 99th minute and making Indonesia fail to get their first three points in the qualifying round.
I think FIFA and AFC make serious investigate how bad and controversial of Ahmed Al-Kaf to suspend him from all FIFA and AFC matches for the future.

I was really disappointed with the performance of the referee from Oman in that match. Since the beginning of the match I saw indications of cheating by the referee. Of course I can't judge him because I'm from Indonesia and the referee understands the rules of football better. However, Bahrain's second goal really didn't make sense. The referee gave 6 minutes of additional time and in the 6th minute the referee didn't end the match but waited for Bahrain to attack from their defense line. I wouldn't have been disappointed if Bahrain scored in the 90+5 minute but they scored in the 90+9 minute. He reminded me of the referee who cheated Italy in the 2002 World Cup.

That injury time is always the such thing to be controverted. I don't know why the referee always not consistent to blow the whistle when the time was appropriate. From 6 minutes to 9 minutes is not acceptable. Yes i can accept when the time extended to 7 minutes, but over 3 minutes is an exaggeration. And when I look how Mohammed Marhoon stand, that look offside, he stands in front from Indonesia defender and the referee didn't look him as offside. So I think this match is not fair for Indonesia, not only lost my bet  , I lose also my excitement throughout the game. Now, we have to win against china on next 15 October to to secure 3dr or 4th the position stand.

Currently competing with Argentina team is Venezuela team, today's game is the most competitive game as the result of the game is already drawn. Argentina is the strongest team in this match and their squad is full of the best players in the world. But the Argentinian team is ready to survive in any situation till the last minute, this match will definitely be won by the Argentinian team because their attack is so much in the last minute that the opposite team is in a lot of panic. So of course we have to wait to see this game and finally the result, and the gamblers are waiting the most.

Historically, FIFA has determined that an athlete must have the permanent nationality of a country, whether born or naturalized, in order to represent the respective national team, in addition to prohibiting, as a general rule, a player from representing a second national team after playing for a first one in an official competition of any category or type of football.

But... there are exceptions:
There are some requirements that must be met to allow a player to change sporting nationality in order to represent another national team.
Since 2009, FIFA has removed the age restriction of 21 years and in 2020, some other criteria for multiple eligibility and change of association were changed:
1. Being born in the desired country;
2. Your parents or grandparents were born in the country, or;
3. Having lived continuously in the country for at least 2 years.

While FIFA did not make a ban on the naturalization of descendants, I thought it was legitimate either any country, maybe even if there were some other countries that had descendants of Indonesian blood it was worthy to get the right if you wanted to play in the Indonesian national team.
Yes, even though it is said that the Netherlands v2.0 or even v.10 even if it is allowed in my opinion it does not need to be a conversation that is too long.

Well, regarding Bolivia-Colombia, they beat Colombia at altitude, specifically in the "El ALTO" stadium at 4,150 meters above sea level, which is impressive Colombia could not concede a draw I admire the physical condition of the Colombians because it was truly clear that they demonstrated that they had very good conditions, but of course with a big advantage because they showed the Bolivians a red card, so that balanced out the altitude advantage a lot, but they couldn't. Bolivia, without a doubt, with its strategy at that stadium is doing well , and so far they are in 5th place in the standings. Looking forward to the match between Brazil and Chile.

It is truly unfortunate the behavior of the referee who led the Bahrain vs Indonesia match. Not because I am Indonesian that I say that referee Ahmed Al Kaf led the qualifying match badly, but towards the end of the match this FIFA licensed referee really harmed the position of the Indonesian team.
If indeed according to the rules the extra time given was appropriate, I would consider the final result to be acceptable, but what Ahmed Al Kaf did was not fair at all.

Let the world judge the referee's performance in this match, the challenge to qualify is indeed tough, but the Indonesian team has not been defeated during the qualifying round.

The match ended in a 2-2 draw after Bahrain was able to equalize the score through Marhoon in the last seconds of extra time (90+9) through a corner kick scheme, in my opinion the draw obtained by Indonesia today has shown their have  strong mentality and is starting to become one of the Asian Tigers that should can't be underestimated anymore , the number of experienced players which playing in Europe has made the development of the Indonesian national team increase drastically which may never have been We saw before, today match was really quite fierce and full of tension because the two teams kept trying to pressure each other, but honestly I think the referee decision today is quite controversial and may be questionable after the referee did not stop the match although the time had passed 90+6, so it is very natural for the Indonesian official and squad to protest against the referee decision, but apart from that, we should admit that Marteen Paes performance is really very good and has a lot of positive effects on the current Indonesian national team squad.

It is very unfortunate with the final score of 2-2 and the referee's decision that was so detrimental to Indonesia, where the additional time had shown that the match was actually over but unfortunately the referee Ahmed Al Kaf had not yet blown his whistle, but we Bharain had already scored a goal, the referee Ahmed Al Kaf had just blown the whistle that the match was over, of course a controversial decision even though they shared points but of course Indonesia was still disadvantaged by an incident like this.

The Indonesian national team looks like it will be able to maintain its current score. Thanks to the coach that Indonesia currently has, namely Shin Tae-yong, we can see Indonesia's game which is calmer and less hasty and yes, a little better. But Bahrain is actually not in good condition because they also lost in their previous match, namely when they faced Japan with a fairly large score. But it is truly extraordinary that we can see that Indonesia can make things difficult for Bahrain at this time. Because usually Indonesia always has difficulties when facing Bahrain. I think M.Paes is one of the best goalkeepers in that match. He continuously made saves for the Indonesian goal.

I actually don't have high hopes for Indonesia. So I was quite surprised to see that Indonesia had not lost in the current Asian zone World Cup qualifiers.

Yes, you're right, but what happens here is that they are 4,150 meters above sea level, and something very curious, Colombia will play today, and they have been Preparing with special masks , but Bolivia will not let them train in that stadium, that is, Bolivia wants to take advantage of its advantage no matter what , the qualifiers in South America are quite tough, for now dealing with the altitude is a big challenge for many, they already decided in Bolivia that that will be their stadio to play all their games at home.

The temporary score for the Bahrain vs Indonesia match is 1-2 and the match has now entered the 80th minute and in fact, I personally did not expect to see Indonesia play as well as it is now. I hope Indonesia remains focused and can maintain its lead well. And one thing that I am grateful for is that Marteen Paes can play for Indonesia. And it looks like the player's injury has recovered. There are still 10 minutes left in this match. And the score could change again. but I would prefer the score not to change until the end.

Based on the current FIFA ranking Spain is the third-best national team in the world. So, it will not be out of place for someone to believe they can win the World Cup. Belgium and Croatia based on the last Euro Competition might not be on my list of countries who will win the competition. It will not be easy for any country to win the World Cup because it is a tournament filled with the best teams in the world.

But why are we not also considering teams like Morrocco? The North African team surprisingly made it to the semi-finals in the last competition in Qatar making them the first African country to achieve that feat. They defeated Portugal, Spain and Belgium to get to the semis.  I desire to see a country that has not lifted the competition to win it this time.    

I think the level of confidence reposed on Spain is quite justifiable because if you go back to search amongst all the countries you have mentioned you Would notice that it is only Spain and Argentina that play like a unit in terms of team work, dedication and also you would notice that the Spanish side is without much big names unlike Germany, Belgium,France, Italy etc but they were still able to conquer Europe.

I agree with you. This match is really important for Indonesia. First, they want to take revenge for the 10-0 defeat from Bahrain a few years ago. Currently, the Indonesian national team has players with better quality. I think a win will make them forget that defeat. Second, this win will make Indonesia rank 2nd in the standings if Japan manages to beat Saudi Arabia. Of course, this will increase Indonesia's chances of qualifying for the world cup for the first time in their history. The next match is against Japan and China. It is almost impossible for Indonesia to beat Japan but at least they can secure 3 points from Bahrain and China to open up their chances of qualifying for the 2026 world cup.