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Predicting every game of the entire World Cup: All the teams and all the winners

Who will win the FIFA World Cup? Instead of predicting a final winner, we've picked every single result to show HOW our predicted winner will do it.

4dRyan O'Hanlon
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The World Cup is almost here! Time for the football to do the talking

All of the pretournament noise will be drowned out by events on the pitch when the 2026 World Cup finally -- finally! -- kicks off on Thursday.

12hMark Ogden

Get ready for the biggest World Cup ever! What you need to know about all 48 teams

The wait is almost over ... the 2026 FIFA World Cup is about to begin! ESPN's experts are here with what you need to know at a glance about all 48 teams.

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22 World Cup items, 22 stories

It has been a long journey, but here we can tell the story of the previous 22 World Cups through 22 items of memorabilia.

2dConnor O'Halloran
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World Cup's missing stars, from Cole Palmer to Trent Alexander-Arnold

The World Cup is a celebration of the best in soccer, but at this summer's tournament, the party will be just a little duller without these stars.

2dMark Ogden

ASIAN CONTENDERS

Son has had quite the World Cup journey -- but will 2026 be his final hurrah?

Son Heung-Min's previous three World Cups perfectly mirrored where he was in his career. So what does 2026 hold for him?

2dGabriel Tan
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Japan plan to win the World Cup by 2050. How close will they get in 2026?

Japan's "100 Year Vision" is well ahead of schedule, but are the Samurai Blue ready win the World Cup now?

5dGabriel Tan

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Ranked: The final 48 World Cup rosters are in! Which teams can win it?

We have the final 26-player squads that can win the FIFA World Cup, so let's go through all 48 teams and rank where they stand.

7dRyan O'Hanlon
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2026 World Cup: Squad lists for all 48 teams

Here are the finalized lists of players for every country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Messi leads an experienced Argentina World Cup squad, as Scaloni opts for continuity

The defending champions have changed little in their squad since that dramatic triumph over France at Qatar 2022, and continuity is a virtue.

11dTim Vickery

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16 players who could use World Cup to get a big transfer in Europe

The World Cup is the biggest stage in sports, so which players are hoping to use it to get their next big transfer?

3dSam Tighe
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Transfer rumors, news: Man United, Chelsea eye move for Barça's Casadó

Both Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to sign Barcelona's Marc Casadó. Transfer Talk has the latest.

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