Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 40. (Read 68958 times)

Brazil has done well that from 2 latest matches they can able to collect 6 points and this makes them can improved their position on league standing from 6th place to 4th place and now Brazil can collect 16 points and they have same points with Uruguay and previously we were discuss about the performance of Brazil who decline and from these results i assume they had successfully to bounce back and Brazil chances to qualified to the world cup 2026 is very wide open

Besides Brazil i have been notice about the performance of Chile because they are the former of Copa America and Chile used to recognized as strong team on Conmebol zone but currently they are very weak even on the latest Copa America Chile have to eliminated early since group stage and for world cup qualification stages their chances to qualified to the next round is completeley closed this because Chile position currently at the bottom of league standing and the latest is Chile lost from Colombia with huge scores

Victories are sometimes deceiving and football is full of surprises, but brazil winning 4x0 really caught our attention. Even though Peru is not a great team, brazil now needs to beat strong teams to consolidate its good phase. At least for me, it is still too early to say whether the team is back on track.

Dorival seems to be finding the most suitable lineup for the starting team, he was right to call up Igor Jesus and Luiz Henrique, while leaving out Vini Jr and Paquetá, but even without these players, it seems that the brazilian team has performed great in this last match, and by all indications, we will soon have Neymar back from recovery!

The three teams you mentioned have won their respective matches and the margin of victory was huge so we cannot call the competition between these three teams a tough competition at all. If these three teams had fought hard against their opponents in separate matches and won by one goal or two goals, we would have considered this competition as a tough competition. Brazil have won their matches by a big margin whereas Argentina have been playing with their opponents so we'd say the last few matches have been more than enough for these teams. Brazil have recently returned to winning streak so they look more confident now and have a good chance of doing well in the upcoming matches.

To be honest, at this time I am starting to be pessimistic about Indonesia'ln chances to qualify after the defeat in the match against China, because after all, China is the weakest team in Group C but Indonesia failed to take advantage of the match to win points, then how can we hope they can win against a team that start to play consistently and qualify for the World Cup in the last few years?
Indeed, football often surprises us with the term nothing is impossible in football, but I think we also have to be realistic with the quality and also the current performance of Japan, if we look at how they has played in the last few matches they are precisly not affected when playing away,maybe the home match will provide motivation for the Indonesian players but I think it is difficult for them to destroy the mentality that Japan has even though they are playing at the Gelora Karno stadium later.

The win over Chile and Peru has brought back the confidence the Brazilian team once had. They struggled in the game with Chile but it was a total demolition of Peru. It is beginning to look like Neymar's absence is not been felt. However, coach Dorival Júnior has not hidden his desire to bring Neymar back to the squad. With their current position (4th), Brazil will likely qualify if they keep winning games.   


After three goals and two assists in the match against Bolivia, I don't see the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner retiring anytime soon. I suspect that he might hand his boot after the World Cup in 2026. Players like Lionel Messi will be missed in football.

Both brazil and Argentina played impressive matches. Brazil didn't do very well in the first half, but in the second half they controlled the game well, with excellent touches and a stunning volley goal!

Has Dorival finally set a definitive strategy that will make Brazil competitive against big teams in 2026? Time will tell if he is able to maintain his performance in the upcoming matches. With this victory, Brazil made an impressive leap to 4th place.

Neymar could return to play at the end of October, (enable translation)  and if he recovers his fast pace in time for 2026, he could be a great reinforcement for the brazilian national team.

And Messi has already declared that he is close to retiring, with no set date.

I'm still wondering how Indonesia lost this game. If they had drawn, I could say that everything is fine because Indonesia doesn't seem to have a good consistent attack, but a loss left me very surprised, because China had a worse attack and worse defense. Indonesia wasted a great opportunity to have achieved a victory that could have greatly improved Indonesia's position. If they had won, they would probably be in second place.


China wins, something unbelievable, but China won and managed to score 2 goals and conceded only 1 goal. See that China came into this game with a bad performance in attack and defense but they managed to get out of this game with only 1 goal conceded. I don't know how they managed to improve so much in this game or Indonesia is not doing well and needs to improve a lot.

Firstly, congratulations to Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia. Those clubs deserved it all. They played intensely to secure World Cup qualification. Their teamwork was good.

Secondly, Argentina has buried Bolivia with 6 - 0 as the final result. They fully controlled the game, played high press, and they're being carried by the GOAT, Messi. He played like what he used to be, and he's very amazing when he's fit. Glad to see him once again set a new record.

Lastly, the Brazilian team played better than at the Copa América. Excluding Vini is the best choice; then play Raphinha. But I'm not convinced by this result. They beat a weak nation. We need a stronger one to test their performance.

At least Indonesia still has a chance to qualify, but for the 3rd and 4th positions are still wide open and Indonesia needs 3 or 2 home wins, hopefully there is a country that slips to open up Indonesia's chances, regarding STY who in my opinion is too egotistical in trying to experiment with several players but that is actually a fatal mistake for an important match, I also hope STY can make this mistake an important lesson for the future and hopefully the match against Japan and Saudi Arabia will not be like the match against China.

Although it is difficult to play against Japan, we will not know whether luck will be on Indonesia's side or not, but stealing 1 goal from Japan at home could happen to Indonesian players because anything can happen in football, although in terms of Japan's game on paper they can easily defeat Indonesia, but is there a possibility that Japan will play hard or Japan will just be normal with the points they have that are already fairly safe.

I don't think the Indonesia team is that strong. Indonesia team has failed to win in the last 4 matches. Indonesia lost against China in the last match.However, Indonesia lost despite performing well against China. Indonesia players had 76% ball possession. Overall performance of Indonesian players was very good compared to Chinese players. However, Indonesia could not make a comeback in this match due to conceding two goals in the first half.

Indonesia will face Japan in the next match. The chances of Indonesia winning against Japan are very low. The Japanese team is very strong. But the match is Indonesia's home match. Indonesia players at home will be confident. So Japan has to play very carefully if they want to beat Indonesia.

Honestly I doubt Indonesia can secure 6 points from the next 2 matches. Although I support Indonesia, but in the next match Indonesia faces a very tough opponent, the number 1 team in Asia. Japan has never been defeated and has only conceded 1 goal. The interesting fact is that it was an own goal by a Japanese player so actually there is still no team that can break through Japan's goal. On the other hand, in the match against China we can see that Indonesia has shortcomings in the attacking sector. Indonesia controls possession of the ball but they have difficulty scoring goals. I think a draw against Japan is the best result that Indonesia can get. And I see Indonesia has a chance to win the match against Saudi Arabia.

The match against China, in my opinion, can be our reference to think positively when facing Japan, who knows and nothing is impossible if later Indonesia can give the first defeat to Japan when playing in GBK, especially we know that so far the enthusiasm of the Indonesian people in supporting their team is very extraordinary and it can be a motivation for the players as well as a psychological attack to bring down the mentality of the opposing players,  Japan is a very strong and consistent team in Group C and their have quality players and more experience at the international level, but Indonesia needs to learn from previous defeats to be able to play disciplined, maintain concentration throughout the match, and take advantage of every opportunity that exists so that with the right strategy and high fighting spirit, of course, it is not impossible for them to beat Japan in the  match.

Although I am a little skeptical about the Indonesia vs Japan match. But being the host should provide more benefits for the Indonesian national team. And playing at the Glora Bung Karno Stadium usually always triggers higher enthusiasm for the Indonesian national team players. I hope Indonesia can at least play with a draw in this match. And of course, if Indonesia is able to win, it will be the most beautiful gift for all supporters of the Indonesian National Team.

The Japanese national team is the only team that has not lost in Group C. So Indonesia really has a tough task when facing the strongest team in Group C.

yes, in that match China was really able to take advantage of this opportunity well, yes I also saw that STY seemed too optimistic that China would be easily defeated, yes it is true that after Ridho, Arhan, Thom Haye and Marselino played there were indeed better change that were shown Indonesian national team player and honestly, in my opinion, it would be better if Shin Tae-yong played Arhan from the start of the match to the end of the match, namely playing for the full 90 minutes, because I think Arhan has good skills and of course he has the privilege of throwing the ball with his hands and throws. It's always far, of course, I watched Arhan's throw several times in other matches, it always scared the opposing team and this was proven in the match between Indonesia and China because of Arhan's throwing services, finally Indonesia was able to score 1 goal through Haye and fortunately Haye was able to take advantage of the opportunity well.

But yes, hopefully this will all be a lesson for Shin Tae-yong so that in the future he can be more careful and can learn from the experience of Indonesia's match against China. but honestly, I am also impressed with Shin Tae-yong because all this time he has trained the Indonesian national team well and of course up to now he is very good and of course there is still hope and opportunity for Shin Tae-yong to bring the Indonesian national team to get tickets to the 2026 world cup. .

Yes, of course Japan is the next opponent and of course it will not be easy for Indonesia to beat Japan, because Japan is a country that always takes part in the World Cup and has good abilities. However, I am sure that with Indonesia's current abilities, of course there is potential for Indonesia to beat Japan and the Indonesian national team players will definitely appear confident in the next match against Japan.and I hope Indonesia can play in the world cup.

I think China is far bad Indonesia although Indonesia is not as strong.  Had they played well and maintained their record, they would have been able to garner praise like Indonesia.My opinion is that the coach and management are not that much needed although the players should see that they play well and score more goals during the match. Then they will become stronger and play at a higher level. In all these you can see that Indonesia is playing well or the coach is playing well. They play the game by taking it upon themselves.

Nah no problem. Win some lose some, and even if Japan passed my last selection also only drew, missed the big wins of Argentina and Brazil but the odds weren't so great anyway.

Two own goals was definitely the highlight of that game. Australia must have thought they could hold on for the win, but Japan's attack continues to prove they have to be a strong favorite from Asia. Getting better and better each game really.

South Korea comfortable win? It was 3-2 after injury massacre lol

Argentina, Brazil and Colombia won FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The matches between these three teams were really impressive to watch as all the three teams managed to win by huge margin of goals.Argentina football team faced Bolivia football team. In this match we saw the Argentinian players dominating the game and we were really impressed with the outstanding performance of Lionel Messi in particular. After a long time, we saw Lionel Messi score a hat-trick in an international match. Argentina are still number one among the South American teams in the World Cup qualifiers with a great win in this match.

On the other hand, looking at the performance of the Brazilian team, it seems that they have improved themselves quite well, but their performance was not up to expectations even a few days ago. Brazil beat Peru 4-0 Goals to win two matches in a row.

I think fatal mistake made by Indonesia head coach Shin Tae-yong when putting the central midfielder Tom Haye on the bench and make Indonesia's game not effective on the first half. I think difference if Tom Haye played on the first minutes how his creativities create assists and possibilities for scoring goals.
Its first time for Indonesian team got defeated on qualifying match after success being draw three matches with the top national team from Saudi Arabia, Australia and Bahrain as away match.

The next qualifying match on November, Indonesia have very difficult match although with playing home because have to face Japan and Saudi Arabia but advantage with two consecutives home matches should be effective for securing six points to make Indonesia standing reach the higher place. Remaining two points from the second place not close opportunity for Indonesia get directly qualify to World Cup 2026 or finish on 3rd and 4th place get playoff round again.

But for this match China was very lucky because Indonesia game was very dominant in possession of the ball but made many mistakes, in some conditions Indonesian players often ignored certain positions which created empty spaces and Indonesian players also made mistakes with inappropriate decision making.
Only Indonesian player who I think always performed less than optimally was Witan but he played from the start in the match against China, usually Witan always sat on the bench and if he played it was in the final minutes, I was quite disappointed with Shin Tae-yong decision in using the line-up, it should have been like before which prioritized naturalized players to enter at the beginning.
But everything has happened and Indonesia game is very unsatisfactory, they can't really penetrate China defense which is always full at the back when Indonesia makes an attack attempt, I lost my bet from the defeat with score of 2 - 1.

China took advantage of the opportunity and managed to steal a goal, but STY, who is the head coach of the Indonesian National Team, was too optimistic to play Shayne Pattynama, Witan Sulaeman, Asnawi Mangkualam, Mees Hilgers, and in the end in the first half the game was not so good, when the second half the four players were pulled it was clear that the game was getting more lively when Rizky Ridho, Pratama Arhan, Thom Haye and Marselino Ferdinan, played all changed drastically even though STY did not play the 4 players as starters at least this could be a lesson for STY and at least Indonesia's performance was good enough, although to reach position 2 in the standings it was only a few percent, but that is if Indonesia is able to defeat Japan in November even though it is difficult at least the opportunity for position 2 can be achieved by Indonesia to qualify directly for the World Cup, without having to enter the 4th round of the World Cup qualification.