The 2026 FIFA World Cup is entering its decisive moments of the group stage with teams battling for a place in the knockout rounds. Under the tournament's expanded 48-team format, qualification for knockout rounds is no longer reserved just for the group winners and runners-up.

The 2026 World Cup has arrived. Mexico and South Africa will kick off the tournament on Thursday afternoon following Mexico's opening ceremony.

Algeria have waited more than four decades for a chance to avenge the 'Disgrace of Gijon' that saw West Germany and Austria conspire to knock them out of the 1982 World Cup. Ironically, their final group clash against Austria is one of many games where sides could settle for a mutually beneficial outcome.

The 2026 World Cup is going to feel very different from the tournaments fans have grown used to. Bigger, longer, and packed with more countries than ever before, it will officially become the largest World Cup in football history. For the first time, 48 ...

Tie-breakers have existed across the entirety of World Cup history, but what are the official rules for the 2026 tournament?

The Athletic reported last year that the idea has already been floated by a delegation of influential South American leaders, ahead of the 2030 World Cup. Although the proposal has been met with resistance, an even bigger tournament may prove financially irresistible for FIFA.

Latest 2026 FIFA World Cup power rankings list, odds, favorites, predictions and schedule. See the leading top contenders and who could win it all.

The 2026 World Cup group stage is the biggest ever and here you can keep track on the latest standings and how the tables look in all 12 groups.