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The 2026 World Cup is just two weeks away, with the eyes of the world set to be cast on the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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.
Tomas Soucek is the Czech Republic’s midfield enforcer. He wins duels, mops up loose balls while also posing a major aerial threat for their set-piece-heavy approach. Since making his West Ham United debut in February 2020, no Premier League midfielder has scored more headers than his tally of 11.
12 years ago, Belgium was anointed the future of the World Cup. Now, in 2026, their golden generation has one final chance.
Fans can watch all 72 FIFA World Cup 2026™ Group Stage matches live in Spanish across Telemundo, Universo, Peacock and Telemundo App starting June 11
Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo in his sixth World Cup, are the favorites to top the group and will be backed by plenty to win overall due to the star quality at their disposal. They made the quarter-finals in 2022 before falling to Morocco, while their 2014 and 2018 campaigns ended in the group stage and Round of 16 respectively.
Germany travel to North America for the FIFA World Cup this summer aiming to add a record-equalling fifth star to their crest and put the demons of consecutive group-stage exits firmly behind
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is upon us and with 48 teams set to compete in 104 total matches over the next six weeks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, it's also the biggest World Cup ever.
Netherlands have the most stars. Sweden might've the best player. But Japan might have the team to do the impossible this summer.
Panama got the better of the United States in the semi-final of the latter tournament, with a stoppage-time Cecilio Waterman goal clinching the 1-0 victory. It was the same story in the Copa America months earlier, as Panama advanced out of Group C with Uruguay at the expense of the USMNT after beating them 2-1 in Atlanta.