Egypt is undoubtedly headlined by Mohamed Salah, the nation's record goalscorer, the fourth-place finisher in 2025's Ballon d ...

France 1998 remains their only appearance at a World Cup, with the recent draw against Curacao costing them a 2026 spot and ...

Co-host nation Mexico is the highest-ranked team in its group, but only by seven spots, as South Korea is ranked 22nd in the ...

Here's ESPN's far-too-early ranking of Africa's nine guaranteed tournament qualifiers, although that number would become 10 ...

As for the USMNT, Mauricio Pochettino will be pretty content with his nation’s opponents on home soil. With an average ...

World Cup Group of Death: Ranking the toughest FIFA groups 1-12 after 2026 draw originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add ...

Many considered Group E with Spain, Germany, Japan and Costa Rica the Group of Death in 2022. Japan won the group with two ...

Here's a breakdown of each team that will play at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, which will be known as Kansas City Stadium for the event. Qualified: The defending World Cup champion cruised through ...

There are 72 group stage games in next summer’s FIFA World Cup. Here are 10 of the best. The countries, players, dates, and ...

In terms of team pedigree in group stage matches, there is a clear, heavy bias toward the nine venues in the eastern two time ...