Here you’ll find detailed estimates for how likely all teams are to reach each round or to win the tournament. You can sort the table by any of these measures. Advertisement We estimate each team’s ...

What started with 48 nations has been whittled down to a 32-team bracket as the 2026 FIFA World Cup moves to the knockout rounds. Three weeks and 32 games will produce a champion, runner-up and third- ...

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. This World Cup will be the first one that is played in ...

The FIFA World Cup is nearly here. The stage is set, the host stadiums are ready, and fans around the world are priming their television sets anticipating another epic tournament. This year's ...

The 2026 World Cup is almost here in all its glory and that means non-stop action for fans to watch during a newly expanded tournament. A record 48 teams will be playing a total of 104 matches across ...

The toughest challenge of the biggest World Cup in soccer history wasn’t figuring out which 48 teams should play at the tournament. It was working out where to put them. But now, as the entire soccer ...

The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest edition of the tournament yet, as 48 countries will compete to win the quadrennial global soccer competition. Fans have had plenty of time to sort through the ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday, with the globe's best soccer teams battling for the most prestigious prize in the sport. Argentina, Brazil, France, and Spain are among the heavy hitters ...

It's nearly time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to kick off across America. Action gets underway in Mexico on Thursday, while games arrive in Canada and the United States on Friday in the newly expanded ...

Vitinha and Lamine Yamal feature prominently on The Athletic's rankings list Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images; Nikolay Doychinov/AFP via Getty Images Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup ...

Over the next few weeks, 11 U.S. cities will host hundreds of thousands of World Cup fans, putting mass transit to the test across the country. While mass transit won't be cheap in some cities, others ...