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Group C Brazil → Qualified as a top CONMEBOL finisher, ranked 6th in FIFA rankings Morocco → Qualified as CAF group winner, ranked 8th in FIFA rankings Haiti → Qualified as CONCACAF group winner, ranked 83rd in FIFA rankings Scotland → Qualified as UEFA group winner, ranked 43rd in FIFA rankings Brazil Team Preview The Brazilians are coming into the World Cup after a bit of a rocky qualifying and friendly schedule. They finished level on points with Colombia, Uruguay, and Paraguay (who all qualified) but had the most losses (6) and second most goals allowed (17) of any CONMEBOL team that automatically qualified. They have had some quality wins in friendly matches against Croatia, Senegal, and South Korea, but have also faltered against Japan and France. I still see them doing very well in this tournament, but not sure how deep of a knockout run they will make.  Morocco Team Preview The Moroccans in my opinion are going to be the team to beat in Group C. They have only lost four gam...

In today’s post I will be covering 2026 World Cup Group B. Group B Canada → Auto qualified as hosts, ranked 30th in the FIFA rankings Bosnia and Herzegovina → Qualified through UEFA Playoff, ranked 65th in the FIFA rankings Qatar → Qualified as AFC group winner, ranked 55th in the FIFA Rankings Switzerland → Qualified as UEFA group winner, ranked 19th in the FIFA Rankings Canada Team Preview Canada is entering their third World Cup in history as one of the three hosts. The Canadians have had an up and down 2025 into 2026, winning many games but underperforming in the Gold Cup, losing to Guatemala in the Quarterfinals. Their discipline is something to keep an eye on, with red cards being shown in three of their last five games. Canada has a lot to look forward to as hosts, but their path to a knockout won’t be easy. Bosnia and Herzegovina Team Preview Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the 2026 World Cup for just the second time since they broke from Yugoslavia. They struggled in thei...

The blog is back! After a brief time away to grieve my Badgers losing early in the NCAA tournament, I am coming back with a FIFA World Cup preview. I am planning on doing a post for each group and then doing a larger preview. Today I am going to go over how this edition of the World Cup will work along with a preview of Group A. Expanded Tournament The 2026 edition of the World Cup is expanding from 32 teams to 48, which brings along four more groups. Outside of the Oceania group, each Continental Confederation had more teams qualify, with the Confederation of African Football having the largest increase with four teams.  New Knockout Tournament The top two teams of each group advance to the knockout stage of the tournament, same as the editions. The change this year comes with the third place finishers, as the top eight teams will also advance to the knockout stage. The World Cup will now have a 32-team knockout stage. Group A Mexico → Auto Qualified as host, ranked 15th in the FI...