2026 World Cup Many big stars may not be able to participate in the World Cup due to age restrictions. There are many other big stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo who will not be able to play in the World Cup in 2026. In this case, although they want to, their age is the biggest obstacle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are now young, will not be able to maintain this youth in 2026, their speed will slow down. And getting the ball into the opposing team's net will not be possible later as it is now. The two legends of the football world have very little chance of participating in the 2026 World Cup.
If I am not mistaken Messi said that if he won the world cup at Qatar, a thing he did, he will do his best effort to play the world cup which is to be disputed at 2026, Ronaldo is the one that is going to have more problems to achieve this as it seems the decrease on his skills is faster and there may be a desire by the federation of his country to let younger players to play, a situation which will probably not happen to Messi as the Argentinian federation is very happy with the results Messi got at the most recent world cup.
Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 324. (Read 69304 times)
January 09, 2023, 01:07:11 PM
January 09, 2023, 11:48:46 AM
I agree, old stars like Messi and Ronaldo are still great, no doubt, but their time is already approaching and eventually, they will be replaced by a much younger stars like the ones you've mentioned that will be playing after their retirement. There's no need to fret about the situation because that's the reality in this world and they won't be playing in the upcoming years as they will become more and more older.
Regarding the next FIFA World Cup, Messi is the one who will likely play compared to Ronaldo because aside from the difference of their age, Messi won't let the situation slide because they are the defending champs and he have every right to play in that historical event. He will be 39 or 40 years old by that time, but I know he's still to play and give the team some help when they needed it.
Maybe both of them can still play the next World Cup as the last one of their careers. They can't play the whole 90 minutes of a match with all the energy and stamina they were used to, as we have already seen in Qatar, but the coach can use them smartly during some strategical moments of the games. It seems a much better idea to have Messi and Ronaldo on the bench, than some random players who are there just to fill the gaps. About Messi, specifically, I'm sure he will be able to at least raise the morale of the national team if he is there side by side with them. Regarding the next FIFA World Cup, Messi is the one who will likely play compared to Ronaldo because aside from the difference of their age, Messi won't let the situation slide because they are the defending champs and he have every right to play in that historical event. He will be 39 or 40 years old by that time, but I know he's still to play and give the team some help when they needed it.
January 09, 2023, 10:59:45 AM
I think it's a good idea to have 2 countries or even more hosting the World Cup because one country maybe don't have all the infrastructure to make the whole World Cup, and it helps football spreading in even more countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
It is a good method for the development of infrastructures and increasing interest in football, but the same may not be true for footballers whose travel times will increase. If the distance between stadiums increases, group matches and final matches can have a tiring tempo. I think FIFA should pay attention to this.
On the other hand, it is a very good idea to organize the World Cup every two years. In this way, we will be able to watch some football players more. For example, the probability of Messi playing in the next World Cup is very low. However, if the World Cup organization was held every two years, we could definitely watch Messi once again.
2026 World Cup Many big stars may not be able to participate in the World Cup due to age restrictions. There are many other big stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo who will not be able to play in the World Cup in 2026. In this case, although they want to, their age is the biggest obstacle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are now young, will not be able to maintain this youth in 2026, their speed will slow down. And getting the ball into the opposing team's net will not be possible later as it is now. The two legends of the football world have very little chance of participating in the 2026 World Cup.
January 09, 2023, 09:18:27 AM
I think it's a good idea to have 2 countries or even more hosting the World Cup because one country maybe don't have all the infrastructure to make the whole World Cup, and it helps football spreading in even more countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
It is a good method for the development of infrastructures and increasing interest in football, but the same may not be true for footballers whose travel times will increase. If the distance between stadiums increases, group matches and final matches can have a tiring tempo. I think FIFA should pay attention to this.
On the other hand, it is a very good idea to organize the World Cup every two years. In this way, we will be able to watch some football players more. For example, the probability of Messi playing in the next World Cup is very low. However, if the World Cup organization was held every two years, we could definitely watch Messi once again.
2026 World Cup Many big stars may not be able to participate in the World Cup due to age restrictions. There are many other big stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo who will not be able to play in the World Cup in 2026. In this case, although they want to, their age is the biggest obstacle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are now young, will not be able to maintain this youth in 2026, their speed will slow down. And getting the ball into the opposing team's net will not be possible later as it is now. The two legends of the football world have very little chance of participating in the 2026 World Cup.
It is a natural process and nothing to worry about. The old stars will be replaced by some new stars, as always.
I personally expect that the main stars at the next world championship will be young players like Fati, Rodrygo, Haaland, Martinelli and others, and who says that they won't worthy replace Messi and Ronaldo?
Of course, Mbappe is also there, and there are rumors that Messi could also play at the next World Cup.
Regardless of who ends up playing, we're in for another great World Cup in soccer.
I agree, old stars like Messi and Ronaldo are still great, no doubt, but their time is already approaching and eventually, they will be replaced by a much younger stars like the ones you've mentioned that will be playing after their retirement. There's no need to fret about the situation because that's the reality in this world and they won't be playing in the upcoming years as they will become more and more older.
Regarding the next FIFA World Cup, Messi is the one who will likely play compared to Ronaldo because aside from the difference of their age, Messi won't let the situation slide because they are the defending champs and he have every right to play in that historical event. He will be 39 or 40 years old by that time, but I know he's still to play and give the team some help when they needed it.
January 09, 2023, 08:25:45 AM
If I am not mistaken Messi said that if he won the world cup at Qatar, a thing he did, he will do his best effort to play the world cup which is to be disputed at 2026, Ronaldo is the one that is going to have more problems to achieve this as it seems the decrease on his skills is faster and there may be a desire by the federation of his country to let younger players to play, a situation which will probably not happen to Messi as the Argentinian federation is very happy with the results Messi got at the most recent world cup.
By 2026 Ronaldo won't be very active in performance due to age. Age has always been an obstacle and their is nothing he can do about it. 2026 won't be the right time to become world cup champion. Winning world cup requires much energy, am not sure if Ronaldo will have much energy.
January 09, 2023, 08:21:13 AM
I think it's a good idea to have 2 countries or even more hosting the World Cup because one country maybe don't have all the infrastructure to make the whole World Cup, and it helps football spreading in even more countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
It is a good method for the development of infrastructures and increasing interest in football, but the same may not be true for footballers whose travel times will increase. If the distance between stadiums increases, group matches and final matches can have a tiring tempo. I think FIFA should pay attention to this.
On the other hand, it is a very good idea to organize the World Cup every two years. In this way, we will be able to watch some football players more. For example, the probability of Messi playing in the next World Cup is very low. However, if the World Cup organization was held every two years, we could definitely watch Messi once again.
2026 World Cup Many big stars may not be able to participate in the World Cup due to age restrictions. There are many other big stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo who will not be able to play in the World Cup in 2026. In this case, although they want to, their age is the biggest obstacle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are now young, will not be able to maintain this youth in 2026, their speed will slow down. And getting the ball into the opposing team's net will not be possible later as it is now. The two legends of the football world have very little chance of participating in the 2026 World Cup.
It is a natural process and nothing to worry about. The old stars will be replaced by some new stars, as always.
I personally expect that the main stars at the next world championship will be young players like Fati, Rodrygo, Haaland, Martinelli and others, and who says that they won't worthy replace Messi and Ronaldo?
Of course, Mbappe is also there, and there are rumors that Messi could also play at the next World Cup.
Regardless of who ends up playing, we're in for another great World Cup in soccer.
January 09, 2023, 06:57:12 AM
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There is no need to worry about the aging stars who will no longer be competing in the next World Cup, as their stardom will be replaced by new stars with all their strengths and weaknesses. Granted, both stars have records that will remain possible for a long time to come but football will not stop being the most exciting sport in the world just because they are retiring.
Mbappe will be one of the stars that will shine at the World Cup and given that there will be changes to the number of national team that will participate in the 2026 World Cup, we as football lovers will get more matches and hopefully more interesting matches than ever before, but it seems that the increase in the number of participants will not be able to make my country's national team participate there, there will still be too much to fix in order to qualify for the World Cup.
There is no need to worry about the aging stars who will no longer be competing in the next World Cup, as their stardom will be replaced by new stars with all their strengths and weaknesses. Granted, both stars have records that will remain possible for a long time to come but football will not stop being the most exciting sport in the world just because they are retiring.
Mbappe will be one of the stars that will shine at the World Cup and given that there will be changes to the number of national team that will participate in the 2026 World Cup, we as football lovers will get more matches and hopefully more interesting matches than ever before, but it seems that the increase in the number of participants will not be able to make my country's national team participate there, there will still be too much to fix in order to qualify for the World Cup.
I'm happy with the new players starting to appear, Qatar world cup was a nice farewell for lots of aging players, and you could see how younger players were thriving in there.
Can't wait to see them in the 2026 world cup. Also I think many records will be broken in there because now there will probably be a longer world cup, therefore more chances to score.
Not sure how that will affect the ratings, or the records because scoring X amounts of goals in previous world cups was harder given that there were fewer games...
We'll have to wait and see how it goes.
January 09, 2023, 02:21:31 AM
Some probably will, but in the end that is not responsibility of the FIFA, but rather of the United States government.
Since traveling to another country counts as tourism, USA immigration would be more careful when comes to granting Visas to those seeking to watch the matches, making sure they have no reason to move illegally and return to their home after the event.
They won't give visas to those who can't provide proof of job, income and family in their native motherland.
Since traveling to another country counts as tourism, USA immigration would be more careful when comes to granting Visas to those seeking to watch the matches, making sure they have no reason to move illegally and return to their home after the event.
They won't give visas to those who can't provide proof of job, income and family in their native motherland.
This is what really deserves special attention because, from the news I heard, the US is very close to immigrants who cross into the US because they only pollute the territory of the US. I'm still waiting for good news about this and hopefully the US government will make concessions during the 2026 world cup event later.
2026 World Cup Many big stars may not be able to participate in the World Cup due to age restrictions. There are many other big stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo who will not be able to play in the World Cup in 2026. In this case, although they want to, their age is the biggest obstacle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are now young, will not be able to maintain this youth in 2026, their speed will slow down. And getting the ball into the opposing team's net will not be possible later as it is now. The two legends of the football world have very little chance of participating in the 2026 World Cup.
these two mega stars definitely won't be playing to defend their country but both of them will definitely watch the world cup taking place, it's the same as many football legends do when they retire, they are just VIP spectators for their country that is playing.
January 09, 2023, 12:34:52 AM
I think so. The tendency is that each new World Cup results become more and more unpredictable, as national teams improve and seek for foreigner help from the top strategists and coaches of the world. Even Brazil which is a traditional favorite team is looking for an european coach to replace Tite, so they can have access to the best techniques the soccer industry has to offer right now.
The whole soccer industry is being guided and ruled by european soccer playstyle and techniques. That is the price countries of every corners of the world have to pay to stay competitive. But it has been working anyway.
Most of my friends also think like youThe whole soccer industry is being guided and ruled by european soccer playstyle and techniques. That is the price countries of every corners of the world have to pay to stay competitive. But it has been working anyway.
With each passing year, more countries tend to take football seriously, consequently in the next world cups, several unknown countries will stand out and surprise the whole world with their performance.
Let's see what the future will show us
January 09, 2023, 12:05:16 AM
2026 World Cup Many big stars may not be able to participate in the World Cup due to age restrictions. There are many other big stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo who will not be able to play in the World Cup in 2026. In this case, although they want to, their age is the biggest obstacle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are now young, will not be able to maintain this youth in 2026, their speed will slow down. And getting the ball into the opposing team's net will not be possible later as it is now. The two legends of the football world have very little chance of participating in the 2026 World Cup.
There is no need to worry about the aging stars who will no longer be competing in the next World Cup, as their stardom will be replaced by new stars with all their strengths and weaknesses. Granted, both stars have records that will remain possible for a long time to come but football will not stop being the most exciting sport in the world just because they are retiring.Mbappe will be one of the stars that will shine at the World Cup and given that there will be changes to the number of national team that will participate in the 2026 World Cup, we as football lovers will get more matches and hopefully more interesting matches than ever before, but it seems that the increase in the number of participants will not be able to make my country's national team participate there, there will still be too much to fix in order to qualify for the World Cup.
January 08, 2023, 11:41:03 PM
2026 World Cup Many big stars may not be able to participate in the World Cup due to age restrictions. There are many other big stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo who will not be able to play in the World Cup in 2026. In this case, although they want to, their age is the biggest obstacle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are now young, will not be able to maintain this youth in 2026, their speed will slow down. And getting the ball into the opposing team's net will not be possible later as it is now. The two legends of the football world have very little chance of participating in the 2026 World Cup.
If I am not mistaken Messi said that if he won the world cup at Qatar, a thing he did, he will do his best effort to play the world cup which is to be disputed at 2026, Ronaldo is the one that is going to have more problems to achieve this as it seems the decrease on his skills is faster and there may be a desire by the federation of his country to let younger players to play, a situation which will probably not happen to Messi as the Argentinian federation is very happy with the results Messi got at the most recent world cup. January 08, 2023, 09:02:28 PM
I think it's a good idea to have 2 countries or even more hosting the World Cup because one country maybe don't have all the infrastructure to make the whole World Cup, and it helps football spreading in even more countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
It is a good method for the development of infrastructures and increasing interest in football, but the same may not be true for footballers whose travel times will increase. If the distance between stadiums increases, group matches and final matches can have a tiring tempo. I think FIFA should pay attention to this.
On the other hand, it is a very good idea to organize the World Cup every two years. In this way, we will be able to watch some football players more. For example, the probability of Messi playing in the next World Cup is very low. However, if the World Cup organization was held every two years, we could definitely watch Messi once again.
2026 World Cup Many big stars may not be able to participate in the World Cup due to age restrictions. There are many other big stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo who will not be able to play in the World Cup in 2026. In this case, although they want to, their age is the biggest obstacle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are now young, will not be able to maintain this youth in 2026, their speed will slow down. And getting the ball into the opposing team's net will not be possible later as it is now. The two legends of the football world have very little chance of participating in the 2026 World Cup.
January 08, 2023, 08:36:32 PM
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I am sure people have started planning - and that is for sure many people will escape during this event. Because they have to give visas no matter what. But they can't trace people down where they have gone after entering States and Canada.
Some probably will, but in the end that is not responsibility of the FIFA, but rather of the United States government.
Since traveling to another country counts as tourism, USA immigration would be more careful when comes to granting Visas to those seeking to watch the matches, making sure they have no reason to move illegally and return to their home after the event.
They won't give visas to those who can't provide proof of job, income and family in their native motherland.
January 08, 2023, 08:27:41 PM
People who move to the United States illegally as refugees do it because they are seeking for a better life, keeping that in mind, I agree with you.
Most of the Mexican and South Americans that will go the USA because the World Cup will be people with money without need to move out desperation, most of them will go back to their respective countries after the football party.
The border is crossed irregularly everyday and most people won't wait for World Cup to do so.
Because they have to give visas no matter what. But they can't trace people down where they have gone after entering States and Canada.
January 08, 2023, 06:56:56 PM
Any reason why they decided to host the 2026 FIFA world cup in three different countries?
With this move, i personally think the experience wouldn't be as fun as the currently ended Qatar 2022 world cup, most especially for those that would want to travel to watch the match being played live, travelling back and forth between this countries for the sole purpose of watching a football match wouldn't just be stressful and would also consume a lot of money.
Anyways, we are looking forward to the game once again, ,may God keep each and every one of us alive till then so we could all share in the fun.
With this move, i personally think the experience wouldn't be as fun as the currently ended Qatar 2022 world cup, most especially for those that would want to travel to watch the match being played live, travelling back and forth between this countries for the sole purpose of watching a football match wouldn't just be stressful and would also consume a lot of money.
Anyways, we are looking forward to the game once again, ,may God keep each and every one of us alive till then so we could all share in the fun.
Though I don't know their actual criterias used in selecting a hosting country but i believe the kind of sweet experience with Qatar is ehat they could seek better more with any country they finally concluded on but it won't make much of fun using 3 countries for the world cup because at the end, it should be attributed to a particular country for hosting the finals, with this i think after the middle east should come the western region.
People do plan for asylum and refugee when there is no real way to do it. But now there is a big reason behind it and there is no stopping.
January 08, 2023, 06:45:51 PM
This is a good thing, however I really like the mix of these countries, what comes to mind is that the USA should approve many visas at least for people who are from South America, because European citizens have no problem, Now if we want to see the majority of fans accompanying their teams wherever, I also like that it can be in Mexico to avoid these problems, and I think that may be the reason why it is in Mexico, since they do not require a Visa I imagine that most of the matches in South America will be there, the problem is that if Argentina arrives, Brazil will be that problem in the final, although it occurs to me that they may approve provincial visas only for the World Cup.
Qatar has shown their ability in a great way. Their hosting of this year's World Cup will be remembered in football history. All football fans have become familiar with their culture through this World Cup. Hopefully we will see more innovation in the next World Cup.You have mentioned a valid point of how fans will travel and how they will be able to support their counties if they will not be able to travel freely
January 08, 2023, 05:49:56 PM
I think it's a good idea to have 2 countries or even more hosting the World Cup because one country maybe don't have all the infrastructure to make the whole World Cup, and it helps football spreading in even more countries.
But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
Infrastructure cannot be a problem because prior to announcement of the next host for the 2026 world cup many things has been put in place to make the world cup upto standard. The whole idea of having more than one country host the world cup is to try something new and also create more slot so more countries can participate. This very world cup will be the test net. The main net will be after subsequent World Cups after the 2026's has seen its success.But my ideal of World Cup would be every 2 years instead of 4 and with 32 countries.
January 08, 2023, 05:35:48 PM
This is a good thing, however I really like the mix of these countries, what comes to mind is that the USA should approve many visas at least for people who are from South America, because European citizens have no problem, Now if we want to see the majority of fans accompanying their teams wherever, I also like that it can be in Mexico to avoid these problems, and I think that may be the reason why it is in Mexico, since they do not require a Visa I imagine that most of the matches in South America will be there, the problem is that if Argentina arrives, Brazil will be that problem in the final, although it occurs to me that they may approve provincial visas only for the World Cup.
Qatar has shown their ability in a great way. Their hosting of this year's World Cup will be remembered in football history. All football fans have become familiar with their culture through this World Cup. Hopefully we will see more innovation in the next World Cup. January 08, 2023, 04:56:13 PM
I didn't know much about this topic, but I thought it was very relevant to discuss this great event that will occur in 2026!
Guys, i have a question... do you believe that in the next World Cup we will have several other unforeseen events!!?
I think so. The tendency is that each new World Cup results become more and more unpredictable, as national teams improve and seek for foreigner help from the top strategists and coaches of the world. Even Brazil which is a traditional favorite team is looking for an european coach to replace Tite, so they can have access to the best techniques the soccer industry has to offer right now.Guys, i have a question... do you believe that in the next World Cup we will have several other unforeseen events!!?
The whole soccer industry is being guided and ruled by european soccer playstyle and techniques. That is the price countries of every corners of the world have to pay to stay competitive. But it has been working anyway.
January 08, 2023, 04:39:48 PM
I didn't know much about this topic, but I thought it was very relevant to discuss this great event that will occur in 2026!
Guys, i have a question... do you believe that in the next World Cup we will have several other unforeseen events!!?
Guys, i have a question... do you believe that in the next World Cup we will have several other unforeseen events!!?
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