Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 45. (Read 65686 times)

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.

Brazil lost to Paraguay and the Portuguese news channels that I have been following are not talking much about this defeat because although they recognize that the Brazilian national team is not performing well, they have always managed to do better when they play against Paraguay. To give you an idea of ​​what I am talking about, Paraguay had not been able to beat Brazil since 2009, it had been more than 15 years without them being able to beat Brazil. So this defeat by Brazil goes down in history.


source: https://news.abplive.com/sports/football/brazil-attain-unwanted-record-after-defeat-to-paraguay-in-world-cup-2026-qualifiers-conmebol-paraguay-first-win-vs-brazil-16-years-1716580

What is very worrying about this qualification for Brazil is the following:

Games = 8
Wins = 3
Defeats = 4

a team that has the history of the greatest achievements in the World Cup, a team that was fearsome on a global level, looking at them now you realize that they are in decline. But even so, I have not seen at any time that they talk about firing the national coach and looking for another who is international. It seems that the Brazilian Football Federation does not see this poor performance as being a big problem. It's very strange how the highest football body in Brazil reacts to this situation. Normally any organization would be panicking and talking about dismissal, because we are talking about 8 games and 4 defeats, precisely in World Cup qualifying games. These are not friendly games, they are serious games. But there is no talk of dismissals.

Paraguay has the best defense in the qualifiers, Paraguay has scored one goal in 7 games. It's obvious that brazil has started to play badly again, brazil has not made it past the quarterfinals in the World Cup since 2006, with the only exception being when they reached the semifinals in the 2018 World Cup. This is not such a bad performance, but now they are having a lot of difficulty in obtaining a place to play in the next World Cup.

About Dibu Martinez's attitude when he slapped the camera in his last match:
The Colombian Association of Sports Journalists demands an EXEMPLARY SANCTION for Dibu Martinez, due to the hand he shook with a photographer's camera after the match against Colombia.
“We SPECIFICALLY demand that FIFA create an exemplary sanction against Mr. Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez, who is not an example for the new generations.”

Link of news: https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/articles-video/colombia-explodes-against-the-aggression-of-the-argentine-dibu-mart%C3%ADnez-2024-09-11

The Chinese team have really being disappointing so far and to some extent I don't really see them winning any team maybe except from Indonesia because Japan is definitely a no go area because Japan so far have always stand out from the rest teams in Asia as both their female and men team are both actively good in the game of soccer. As for Saudi Arabia, they have done impressive too as the money they pump in their league isn't for vain.

Paraguay went for the draw, and ended winning the match. Congratulations to Paraguay, very well played! Even though they didn't have the star players of Real Madrid, they did as teams are supposed to do in soccer: to play in group cooperatively, aware they didn't have the best skilled players individually speaking, so they had to use strategy in their favour.

Meanwhile, Brazil had the best players, the fastest ones and they even took advantage of it, especially during the first minutes of the game, when they totally had the control over the field and ball. However, it took only one gap for Paraguay to score the goal which guaranteed them the victory in the end.

Also, congratulations to Paraguay's goalkeeper Gatito Fernandéz who defended a spicy shoot from Vini Jr. and another Paraguay's defensive player who I don't know the name right now, but who also defended a ball which was heading to their goal.

China's coach will definitely get fired from this team and I'm sure about it because he recently had the worst performance in this team, China wants to be in the 2026 World Cup and they invested in it but so far in the two games they had, they lost both games.
Australia was one of the best teams in Asia and they were always in the World Cup but so far they had one loss and one draw and they are going to lose the 2026 World Cup like this.
I think both teams, Australia and China will have to make huge changes in the time they have otherwise I think they have to wait for the 2030 World Cup.
 

"A bit of a surprise" describes the issue for Brazil quite well because it wasn't actually a huge surprise at all. I think they have lost four out of the last five games and that is unacceptable for a former world class football nation. I have no idea where they will be heading in the next two years. They will qualify I guess as almost everybody from the group qualifies, but it is still a horrifying result for them to be at 10 points after 8 games. But again, I think 7 or 8 teams qualify for the World Cup and they are 99% not going to fail to achieve the qualification. But no matter how they qualify from now on, it's not looking very good for them.

Brazil loss to Paraguay has created a situation where Brazil is being criticized as the coach Dorival Junior may have forgotten his emotions when Brazil secured a 1-0 win over Ecuador after a three-match losing streak. He became so confident that no one could stand by his words. He said he wants to see Brazil in the World Cup final. But when they lost to Paraguay Dorival Junior has nothing to say. Truly, the Brazilian team will undergo a transformation that no one has ever seen.

Today Brazil and Argentina faced Colombia and Paraguay in two separate matches where Brazil and Argentina lost in two separate matches. Argentina lost 2-1 to Colombia while Brazil lost 1-0 to Paraguay. However, the fact that Brazil was defeated came as a bit of a surprise to the fans. Despite keeping 70% of the ball in their favor throughout the entire period, Brazil was unable to score a goal in the opponent's net.   

In addition, Paraguay managed to get a ball into Brazil's net with only 30% of the ball in their possession, which means that Brazil's finishing is weak and Brazil's defense is also weak. 
Argentina have lost but the important fact here is that Argentina have probably lost only three matches with this match in the last five years.

I still think that Messi was wildly more talented, it wasn't even remotely close to me and I think Messi was better, but I also understand people who say that Cristiano Ronaldo was better as well, it's totally understandable and I won't be getting involved in that part.

I think Messi didn't even care as much as Ronaldo did, so I would understand why people would prefer Ronaldo. If you told me which one is more of an "idol" or a role model, I would say Ronaldo is definitely better, dude is 40 years old and still taking care of his body, not eating badly, still working out like crazy and trying to be better than many of the 20 year old kids out there.

Look at Portugal, Ronaldo still striker and scoring goals there, the entire nation of Portugal, who loves football, couldn't produce a striker that can bench a 40 year old Ronaldo. Messi has this god given talent that is beyond anything Ronaldo can dream of, but Ronaldo worked incredibly hard to be who he is today, so I think Messi is more talented, but I do like Ronaldo a lot.

I dont really have more words to Brazil, is a disaster, yesterday i saw the game against Paraguay and believe me, Brasil do NOTHING in the game against a weak Paraguay and Paraguay in some parts of the game makes Brazil seems patetic, and this Paraguay is not full of stars like the one who was in the world cup of 2010.

I really think Vinicus doesnt deserve the ballon d Or because of his poor performance in the national team.

Japan and Saudi Arabia are heavy opponents that make Australia have difficulty dealing with them if they are judged by two matches that they have played each.
The surprise in Group C is found in the Indonesian National Team. From two matches, Indonesia managed to get 2 points or even 2 points obtained when dealing with Saudi Arabia and Australia.

Indonesian national team fans including I really want Indonesia to qualify for the World Cup because this is a long -awaited history.
Indonesia has the opportunity to get additional points when facing Bahrain and China even though when facing Japan after the match vs. Bahrain and China is not certain to end in a draw like against Saudi Arabia and Australia.

Paraguay vs Brazil amazing me till now.
How the mighty falling. Though Paraguay is a strong team in the international football game but when Brazil was strong in years back, Paraguay can't beat Brazil but those players are not in the team and the new ones are not skillful enough to defend the national team again. But if good coach comes in they can still do well. The game ended with 1-0 against Brazil and from the stat of things Brazil did well in the game yet Paraguay won the match. D. Gomez scored the goal and got yellow card in the game. Paraguay got 4 yellow cards and Brazil got 2. Paraguay keeper saved 3 goals and that shows that Brazil dominate the match but they were not lucky to score.

It seems that they feel the weight of wearing the Brazilian national team jersey. The difference in quality of these players in their clubs is impressive, and when they play for Brazil, it seems like an amateur team. It is very, very bad to watch a Brazilian national team game. It seems like a team without determination, without blood, without pride. Terrible! The current Brazilian national team is a total nightmare. Dorival Junior is completely incompetent, he can't even give this team a tactical scheme.