Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 7. (Read 62516 times)

Don't be too diplomatic, there's nothing wrong if you want to say Indonesia is the worst team, because that's the truth. Japan is ready with their best eleven, there's nothing need to worry for Japan, even they want to underestimate Indonesia or play with B class lineup, they still gonna win the match.

China is better than Indonesia though, they might don't have players who played in Europa, but they have chemistry, winning spirit and never give up.

China has just open their chances to advances to the next round because today they dramatically can win from Bahrain with the final score 1-0 and during the match the tension is very high this because Bahrain as a host can pressed China and Bahrain too can able to dominate the match and this proven from their statistics that Bahrain has 71% ball possessions but these records is useless because they have to lost from this match and for China i think they are fantastic because after suffering 3 losing streak China can able to bounce back and now they can collect 6 points from 5 matches total

In order to qualify they need to win at least one or two matches to start some kind of winning streak, because the fact that they have points from their draws does not help them, because they are in last place. In general, after tomorrow's match, in which there are many chances to lose - they will have 5 more matches to change the situation.

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't need to be asked if he's going to join the Portugal squad for the 2026 World Cup or not because obviously we know his love for football won't let him turn down such offer especially when he could use that occasion as a last active international competition to retirement.

On the other hand, I agree with you that CR7 presence in the team could serve as motivation for the young talents in the Portugal team, but that notwithstanding, he doesn't have to be played for a full regular time due to age and how he can't really pose much threat to opponents defense as he use to while in his blossoming days. Hence, bringing him after a few minutes left of regual time would really be strategic than letting him play full time with such age. We saw how he wasn't really active enough in the last Euros for Portugal and it was part of many factors that led to them no reaching even the semi's...

In the end, the score does not change until the match is finished. And Australia was held to a 0-0 draw by Saudi Arabia at the AAMI Park stadium. And with this, other teams will actually be able to catch up and could shift Australia's position. As long as you record more goals. Fortunately, Australia's goal record is still superior.

Meanwhile, for the other match in Group C, we saw China surprisingly beat Bahrain with a narrow score of 0-1. And China managed to get 1 goal in the added minute of added time. Automatically, this made it difficult for Bahrain to equalize the score.

And the other match in Group C that has not yet been held is the Indonesia vs Japan match which will be held tomorrow at the GBK stadium. Indonesia will be the host but it seems many are optimistic that Japan will win the match. Because Japan is the strongest in Group C.

Currently, Indonesia is in the bottom position of Group C, they must try harder to be in 4th and 3rd position. Being able to finish in 3rd or 4th position is the plan of the Indonesian coach, and this is a realistic target, considering that Indonesia has a squad depth that is worth considering. Regarding Indonesia's defense line, there is no doubt that Indonesia has a fairly strong defense. By having one of the best goalkeepers in the MLS league, namely Marteen Paes, and several reliable defenders such as Sandy Wals, Jay Idzes, Verdonk, Mees Hilgers and the latest is Kevin Diks. And these defenders have careers in European leagues.

However, the problem in the Indonesian National Team is the midfield and attack line. The reason is, the Indonesian National Team's midfield is considered to be still lacking in creativity in providing forward passes, as well as the attack line which still needs to be improved. Rafael Struick and Ragnar are players who are often relied on by the coach as the spearhead of the Indonesian National Team. However, the two attackers are considered to be still lacking in being able to penetrate the opponent's defense. and Indonesia has lobbied several times for players with Indonesian blood, who play as strikers. Ole Romery and Tijjani are two players targeted by the Indonesian national team to join, but it is very unfortunate that the two players prefer to join the Dutch national team.

I think Indonesia national football team is not low class team and they can win the match against  Saudi Arabia national football team . And most probably they will draw that match. Indonesia national football team has no quality attackers but that team has good defenders which will stop goals. When Indonesia national football team will play against Japan football team they will face difficult because Japan team is best team in football but Indonesia national football team should try to draw that match.Japan team has first position in the ranking and 10 points and  Saudi Arabia national football team is below than Japan but Indonesia national football team should try to win against both teams.

Group C of the Asian Zone World Cup Qualifiers is indeed quite interesting to watch, and this group is called the group of hell because it contains three national teams that regularly compete in the World Cup, namely Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. The other three national teams are Indonesia, Bahrain, and China. Regarding the Indonesian National Team itself, they are new challengers in the second qualifying round of the Asian zone. However, even so, the Indonesian National Team performed quite well by holding the first three matches to a draw, and finally they lost to China in the fourth match, a match that they should have won.

Tomorrow the Indonesian National Team will face Japan, which is the strongest team in Group C. And even though they are up against Indonesia, the Japanese national team does not underestimate Indonesia at all, they will play at the Bung Karno Stadium with full strength. Because they know that currently the Indonesian national team is strengthened by many diaspora players, and most recently Indonesia has just naturalized Kevin Diks, who is a defender who plays in the European league with Copenhagen FC.

I agree with you, that this all depends on who the coach is, whether he needs Ronaldo's services or not to determine Ronaldo will play or not in the 2026 world cup, but even if the coach needs Ronaldo's services to play, Ronaldo does not necessarily agree to want to enter the squad to defend his country, so it takes two parties to agree whether Ronaldo can play or not.

But I feel that Ronaldo will not play, but maybe helping to train or something like that could be possible by Ronaldo to increase motivation and teaching for Portuguese players, after all Ronaldo is a world idol, it is very unlikely that he will not provide input to the depth of the squad if the coach asks him.

To think that I predicted that two or more goals will be scored in the Australia vs Saudi Arabia game that ended in a goalless draw is something that's left me mute on the final result of the game. It's been awhile I watched a game that's boring as that game that couldn't produce a single goal. Both teams have been able to gain just 6 points in 5 qualifying games which I think poses a big risk to their quest to qualify.

Although Ronaldo age is no longer young, but so far he has still shown great performance and sharpness in scoring goals and also have big contributing to his team, so I think there is no reason for Portugal coach (roberto martinez) not to brought Ronaldo in the world cup later, Ronaldo was one of the players who was brought and played during the match against Scotland in the previous UEFA national league, so I think most likely he will also remain the first choice from Portugal coach later, maybe he is no longer great like as when he still young but with his experience, leadership and also ability, of course it will be very useful for the portugal national team later, I think the 2026 World Cup will be the last World Cup for the two best goats that has ever existed today, namely Messi and also Ronaldo .

Japan is still undefeated so far. And it takes a lot of hard work for Indonesia to get full points in the next match. Indonesia will play at home and has extraordinary supporters. But Japan is not a team that will be easily defeated.
A draw might be good enough for Indonesia, but it does not rule out the possibility that the situation might be more interesting if Indonesia wins and the competition in the group will be even more exciting.
This Asian zone qualification is still led by teams that are indeed favored such as Japan, South Korea, and Iran. They are indeed teams that dominate and play well.

Whether Ronaldo will play in the next world cup or not is totally dependent on the whoever is going to be the coach at that time, everyday new players are emerging and it would take the decision of the coach to ascertain if Ronaldo will make it to the world cup because if he does makes the list then he would probably become the oldest player in the tournament and there might be concerns about his performance at that time due to his age, perhaps that could be the reason why a lot of people are raising eyebrows about Ronaldo 's participation in the upcoming world.

Already full time. Australia vs Saudi Arabia only drew.
Australia and Saudi Arabia will compete to qualify, but the current position is that China has the same points as them after defeating Bahrain with a score of 0-1.
Group C is very interesting. The competition is getting tougher especially since Indonesia is able to take full points when dealing with Japan.

I was expecting by this time the fate of either team would been almost decided but why it's taking Australia so much time to get a goal is a surprise because they have got a better squad and yet they couldn't utilize so well their strength, the Saudi side knowing what's at stake is try to make sure they get a safe landing and if they eventually don't get a victory they can say they hd a good battle but so far its looking like they are at the offensive the most and are likely to get chances soon if Australia continues to delay getting goals already.

We have no action from Australia or Saudi Arab as both are trying to end deadlock into this important game which is playing at the Melbourne while we have both teams on same level in league table for Third Stage qualifiers Saudi Arab have better control of ball, but their attack is not able to take advantage due to Australian tight defense.

Situation could be interested in second half because here we need must win for the Saudi Arab otherwise things can go out of the way for them to have qualification into next world cup due to challenging situation in coming matches with Australia is having better chance but still they also needed better result of this game can we have a goal in second half it's interesting for both teams fans.

How in the world someone can hope to see Japan lose this match to get a draw?
We know Japan is one of the strongest teams in Asia and they are enough good players for their team. Also, they have good teamwork which made this team look much better than a team like Indonesia. I'm not saying Indonesia is a bad team and they are surely can try to get the best result in this match but don't forget Indonesia even lost the game against China while China was not in the good form.

No doubt the quality or potential of Indonesia team goal keeper Maarten Paes after having impressive performance and make many crucial save at last three matches of qualifying, but have bad news with Mees Hilgers have out from squad after receiving injury with his team when facing Ajax Amsterdam last match. However new replacing Kevin Diks another aboard player need time for adapting well with STY tactician because its first time for him after his naturalization completing last several days ago.

I don't sure yet will STY put Kevin Diks as starting line when facing Jepang or he must start from the bench due tactician of Indonesia head coach, however keep optimistic Indonesia team will secure the first three points for the first time after three consecutives matched failure for securing three points.

To deal with Mitoma classmates, Minamino and Kubo, good defense can be difficult because of the speed they have.
For Shin Tae-yong, facing Japan is a tough job even though he might have a strategy to be able to defeat Japan.
Instead of winning, a draw is a very extraordinary result for Indonesia. But Shin Tae-yong needs to emphasize to his team to be able to take advantage of two home games in order to get a victory to maintain the opportunity to qualify for the next round.

The Indonesian national team has a pretty good defense because it has a very good goalkeeper. Maarten Paes has quite a number of saves. And he always has a quick response to the direction of the incoming ball. I am truly always amazed by the current goalkeepers of the Indonesian national team. He covered Indonesia's weaknesses. And actually the Japanese national team goalkeeper quite often makes blunders, it's just that Japan has really strong defenders who can always stop more opponents' attacks that try to get close to their goal.

Japan will probably dominate the game and Indonesia will probably take more advantage of counter attacks. But I will support Indonesia even though I know Indonesia only has a small chance if it wants to beat Japan.