OT: The 2026 World Cup Thread

[Triumph]

Bosnia did not give them a game. That was lopsided. The USA was playing 1 man down. LOL

USA had only 2 shots on goal. They finally scored at the 45 minute mark and did not seal the win until the 82 minute mark.

What a joke.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

USA had only 2 shots on goal. They finally scored at the 45 minute mark and did not seal the win until the 82 minute mark.

What a joke.

You do not understand the game.

 

[Triumph]

You do not understand the game.

That wasnt a dominating performance by USA.

 

[Triumph]

Bosnia did not give them a game. That was lopsided. The USA was playing 1 man down. LOL

France vs Norway was a lopsided axxkicking.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

France vs Norway was a lopsided axxkicking.

France is one of the best squads in the world. If the USA did not dominate to the same extent as France, then the USA did not dominate. Ridiculous logic.

The USA is a good squad. They are fun to watch, move the ball well, and all US patriots are supporting their heart and attempt to outperform expectations. You hated the US junior hockey team beating the russian national squad in the 1980 winter olympics as well?

 

[bormio]

US wants Portugal to win - better shot to beat Spain

 

[bormio]

Spain and Portugal almost never play friendlies. Blood match

 

[Gumby]

Spain and Portugal almost never play friendlies. Blood match

Let’s hope for four red cards then, 2 apiece. Whoever wins will be short on the bench. Lol

 

[Gumby]

I don't watch a lot of soccer. Can any of you futbol experts tell me if we have any chance of beating Belgium w/o Balogun?

Very good chance tbh
Belgium have been underwhelming and it's not their golden generation anymore that it was in "18 WC
they have Doku an aging De Bruyne and their best player is the goalkeeper

Yes, they have a good chance. Belgium are a dangerous team though, still fifa ranked 9th in the world. The bookies have it pretty much as a coin flip.

Belgium had a really bad nations league in 2024 and lost 5 out of 6, but are unbeaten in 14 games since. None of those 14 games included a top 10 team, except for a draw against mexico in a friendly, but they did beat the US 5-2 in March this year in a friendly.

A few years ago they had an incredible team and were actually fifa ranked no.1 in the world for 4 years 2018-22. They came 3rd in 2018, but that golden age never came close to its potential in terms of tournament success (which shows the rankings don't always reflect the best team). Lots of that team has retired or are pretty old now. They also haven't really turned it on at WC26, but they still have some real quality.

To me the US should win against Belgium given the home advantage. Spain and France would be a different matter though.

(All WC posts prefaced with: “I don’t know jack-**** about it, but I’ve got rudimentary learning and an opinion anyway.”)

I was unimpressed w Belgium, but it seems like they look / feel themselves more aggressive when Lukaku is on the field.

I think as long as USA can mark him & control his impact in the box, they can win against the other 10. Say 3-1 in 90+

I sense a little anti-us sentiment sometimes w refereeing. So ref draw could be a factor too. Would an Africa or Asian ref maybe be safer than S American? but I am ???