2026 FIFA World Cup: Friendly matches

Discussion in 'World Cup 2026 - Mexico, Canada and the USA' started by Philip J. Fry, Jun 9, 2025.

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  1. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #1 Philip J. Fry, Jun 9, 2025
    Last edited: Jun 9, 2025
    Since we have several teams already qualified, it may be time to jumpstart this thread with a few results. I'm only posting matches featuring at least one qualified team, but you're free to also discuss friendlies featuring teams that can still qualify.

    Canadian Shield Cup:
    Canada 4–2 Ukraine
    Ivory Coast 0–1 New Zealand

    On June 10, Canada face Ivory Coast while New Zealand will face Ukraine.

    Other friendlies:
    Mexico 2–4 Switzerland
    United States 1–2 Turkey

    On June 10, Mexico will face Turkey while the United States will face Switzerland.
     
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  2. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    #2 vancity eagle, Jun 10, 2025
    Sweden 4 Algeria 3

    A crazy match that saw a weakened Sweden jump to a 4-0 lead only to hang on for the victory in the end with Algeria missing many chances. Algeria defence was really poor.

    England 1 Senegal 3

    England experimenting and were outplayed and lose their first match to African opposition.
     
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  3. Philip J. Fry

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    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #3 Philip J. Fry, Jun 10, 2025
    Man, the Swiss are utterly ragdolling the US.:eek:
     
  4. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    #4 BocaFan, Jun 10, 2025
    Break out the popcorn. Nom nom nom
     
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  5. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    #5 vancity eagle, Jun 10, 2025
    Canadian Shield

    Ukraine 2 New Zealand 1
    Canada 0 Ivory Coast 0
     
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  6. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    #6 BocaFan, Jun 10, 2025
    Yeah, Canada wins with 4 points.

    In the Yank shield, the US finished dead last. Switzerland finished top with 2 wins and plus 6 goal diff.
     
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  7. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    #7 vancity eagle, Jun 10, 2025
    B or C team to be fair, bit no excuse for the mauling.
     
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  8. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #8 Philip J. Fry, Jun 11, 2025
    A few unmentioned friendlies of interest from this window:

    May 27:
    Jamaica 3–2 Trinidad and Tobago

    May 28:
    Catalonia 2–0 Costa Rica
    Oman 1–0 Lebanon
    Ghana 1–2 Nigeria

    May 29:
    Malaysia 1–1 Cape Verde

    May 30:
    Saudi Arabia 2–0 Jordan

    May 31:
    Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 Ghana
    Jamaica 2–2 Nigeria
    El Salvador 1–1 Guatemala

    June 2:
    Tunisia 2–0 Burkina Faso

    June 3:
    Malaysia 0–3 Cape Verde

    June 5:
    Algeria 2–0 Rwanda
    Georgia 1–0 Faroe Islands
    Congo DR 1–0 Mali

    June 6:
    Burkina Faso 2–0 Zimbabwe
    Luxembourg 0–1 Slovenia
    Kosovo 5    –2 Armenia
    Hungary 0–2 Sweden
    South Africa 0–0 Tanzania
    Republic of Ireland 1–1 Senegal
    Scotland 1–3 Iceland
    Poland 2    –0 Moldova
    Gabon 3–4 Niger
    Morocco 2    –0 Tunisia
    Cameroon 3–0 Uganda

    June 7:
    Denmark 2–1 Northern Ireland
    Greece 4–1 Slovakia

    June 8:
    Congo DR 3–1 Madagascar
    Georgia 1–1 Cape Verde

    June 9:
    Liechtenstein 0–4 Scotland
    Kosovo 4    –2 Comoros
    Montenegro 2–2 Armenia
    Gabon 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
    Morocco 1–0 Benin
    Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Cameroon

    June 10:
    Azerbaijan 1–2 Hungary
    Slovenia 2    –1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Denmark 5–0 Lithuania
    Sweden 4–3 Algeria
    South Africa 2–0 Mozambique
    Israel 1–0 Slovakia
    England 1–3 Senegal
    Northern Ireland 1    –0 Iceland
    United States 0–4 Switzerland
    Mexico 1    –0 Turkey
     
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  9. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #9 Nico Limmat, Jun 11, 2025
    I definitely enjoyed that. :D

    After a frustrating UEFA Nations League campaign that saw us relegated, where scoring was a major issue, it was nice to see eight goals against the top two teams in Concacaf (or should Canada be in there?)

    I appreciate this was far from a first choice lineup for the US, but after about 10 minutes this game had training match characteristics. @HomietheClown - your thoughts?
     
  10. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    #10 vancity eagle, Jun 11, 2025
    Yeah Canada is the best Concacaf team.

    US is 3rd right now.
     
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  11. HomietheClown

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    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    #11 HomietheClown, Jun 11, 2025
    The team is obviously playing horribly right now.

    The make shift lineup and experimenting does not help but there really is no quick fix to the back line issues and the Keeper.

    Still have a year to fix the issues though. And we saw how Russia played like garbage in the 2018 cycle and raised their game with a little help from home cooking and FIFA in the WC.

    Let's see what happens in 12 months time.
     
  12. Philip J. Fry

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    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #12 Philip J. Fry, Jun 11, 2025
    A bit of a shock seeing Senegal beat England that soundly. Tuchel has a lot of work to do
     
  13. HomietheClown

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    Sep 4, 2010
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    #13 HomietheClown, Jun 11, 2025
    That England lineup was kind of mixed "B"/"A" team though right? Especially the back line and Keeper.
    But also Senegal is a good team.
     
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  14. Philip J. Fry

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    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #14 Philip J. Fry, Jun 11, 2025
    They didn't look so hot against, I believe Andorra either, though
     
  15. HomietheClown

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    #15 HomietheClown, Jun 11, 2025
    True.
    They did not look so hot in the last Euro either but sleepwalked their way to the Final though so it is tough to gauge them.
     
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  16. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    #16 vancity eagle, Jun 11, 2025
    Yeah England was mixing it up a bit, but they are one of the few teams that can put out 3 or 4 good first 11s.

    Senegal were without Mane, Pape Sarr, and Assane Diao.

    Although I'm not sure Mane should be a starter for Senegal anymore.
     
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  17. Every Four Years

    Every Four Years Member+

    May 16, 2015
    Miramar, Florida
    Nat'l Team:
    India
    #17 Every Four Years, Jun 11, 2025
    Switzerland - 6 pts, +6 GD
    Turkey - 3 pts, 0 GD
    Mexico - 3 pts, -1 GD
    USA - 0 pts, -5 GD

    That's four losses on the trot for the USMNT (Panama and Canada in the CNL, and Turkey and Switzerland this month).
     
  18. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    #18 BocaFan, Jun 11, 2025
    3 or 4? :unsure:
     
  19. vancity eagle

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    Apr 6, 2006
    #19 vancity eagle, Jun 11, 2025
    Maybe I'm pushing it.
     
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  20. Philip J. Fry

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    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #20 Philip J. Fry, Jul 10, 2025
    2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship:

    7 July 2025:
    South Korea 3–0 China

    8 July 2025:
    Japan 6–1 Hong Kong

    It has to be mentioned that neither Japan nor South Korea are playing with European players, relying in local talent. However, I wouldn't be surprised if a few of those guys end up in the WC final squads, specially if they secure a move abroad.
     
  21. Philip J. Fry

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    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #21 Philip J. Fry, Jul 12, 2025
    2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship:

    11 July 2025:
    Hong Kong 0–2 South Korea

    12 July 2025:
    Japan 2–0 China
     
  22. Philip J. Fry

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    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #22 Philip J. Fry, Jul 16, 2025
    2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship:

    15 July 2025:
    South Korea 0–1 Japan
     
  23. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #23 Philip J. Fry, Jul 22, 2025
    22 July 2025:
    Tanzania 1–0 Uganda
     
  24. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #24 Philip J. Fry, Jul 25, 2025
    24 July 2025:
    Uganda 2–1 Senegal
     
  25. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    #25 Philip J. Fry, Jul 27, 2025
    26 July 2025:
    Qatar 0–3 Udinese
     
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