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HSNB Heu MAG : 2026 World Cup - Analysis:
Predictions, rankings, team-by-team schedules, rosters and everything else you need to know before kickoff.
The 2026 World Cup is the first men's World Cup in the United States since the 1994 tournament, and it'll be unlike any World Cup ever played.
The field has been supersized from 32 to 48 teams and the competition will begin in earnest on June 11 with Mexico hosting South Africa at Mexico City's famed Estadio Azteca. The first U.S. game is the following day, as the Americans will host Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
This World Cup will be the first one that is played in three countries. Canada (two cities) and Mexico (three) will each host 13 games. The remaining 78 matches will be played in 11 cities across the U.S., including all eight games from the quarterfinals onward.
Here's everything you need to know to get ready for the tournament.
World Cup groups, teams and rosters
The World Cup draw took place on Dec. 5 and the 48 teams were slotted into 12 groups of four. The teams were given a final roster deadline of June 1, so we already know who will be representing each country (click on the teams below to see each roster).
Group A: Czechia, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea Group B: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, Qatar, Switzerland Group C: Brazil, Haiti, Morocco, Scotland Group D: Australia, Paraguay, Türkiye, United States Group E: Curaçao, Ecuador, Germany, Ivory Coast Group F: Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Tunisia Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand Group H: Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Uruguay Group I: France, Iraq, Norway, Senegal Group J: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Jordan Group K: Colombia, Congo DR, Portugal, Uzbekistan Group L: Croatia, England, Ghana, Panama
World Cup power rankings
Realistically, no more than a dozen teams are expected to vie for the title, but with 8 of 12 third-place teams reaching the Round of 32, every nation will dream of advancing and maybe pulling an upset or two in the knockout stage.
Who are the top contenders to win it all? Where does the U.S. fit in?
Here are Paul Carr's power rankings of all 48 teams in the 2026 World Cup, separated into five distinct tiers.
World Cup predictions
Before the biggest FIFA tournament ever kicks off, some predictions are in order.
Will Lionel Messi and Argentina pull off a repeat and send out the legend with one last prize? Will Norway's Erling Haaland show out in his first World Cup appearance and make a run at the Golden Ball? Will England finally deliver on the promise of "it's coming home"?