Playing June 11th thru July 19th
June 11th thru July 19th
On this page you select the teams you think will win
On this page you select the teams you think will win
[ Go Here to see your points ]
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Over 200 nations were eligible to qualify and 48 teams from 48 countries did qualify.
The 48 teams will be in 12 groups of 4 teams.
Advancement out of the 48 team group stage to the 32 team knockout stage is as follows:
The two best teams in each group.
This will comprise 24 teams that advance to the 32 team knockout stage.
In addition there will be the 8 best 3rd place teams from the group stage advancing to the knockout stage.
First game: Mexico vs South Africa; Thursday, June 11th at 3:00pm EST at Estadio Azteca in Mexico.
These odds and rankings are as of May 8, 2026
- "odds" of winning tournament are based on the site Bet365 [10 to 1 odds or better highlighted in bold red].
- "fifa" are the FIFA World Soccer rankings [top ten highlighted in bold red].
- "elo" are the ELO World Soccer rankings [top ten highlighted in bold red].
Interesting Facts How your selections get points USA Group D schedule
If you have problems with your picks you can hit the "Refresh & Start Over" button at the end of the form.
Or, contact me Here.
| Group A | odds | fifa | elo | Group B | odds | fifa | elo | Group C | odds | fifa | elo | Group D | odds | fifa | elo | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico |
80/1 | 15 | 20 |  Canada |
150/1 | 30 | 25 |  Brazil |
8/1 | 6 | 5 |  USA! |
66/1 | 16 | 41 | |||||
 South Africa |
1000/1 | 60 | 79 |  Bosnia & Herzigovina |
250/1 | 65 | 66 |  Morocco |
50/1 | 8 | 24 |  Paraguay |
150/1 | 40 | 22 | |||||
 South Korea |
500/1 | 25 | 32 |  Qatar |
1000/1 | 55 | 95 |  Haiti |
3000/1 | 83 | 77 |  Australia |
500/1 | 27 | 26 | |||||
 Czechia |
300/1 | 41 | 40 |  Switzerland |
80/1 | 19 | 16 |  Scotland |
250/1 | 43 | 29 |  Turkiye |
80/1 | 22 | 14 | |||||
| Group E | odds | fifa | elo | Group F | odds | fifa | elo | Group G | odds | fifa | elo | Group H | odds | fifa | elo | |||||
 Germany |
12/1 | 10 | 11 |  Netherlands |
20/1 | 7 | 8 |  Belgium |
33/1 | 9 | 19 |  Spain |
4.5/1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
 Curacao |
2000/1 | 82 | 90 |  Japan |
50/1 | 18 | 13 |  Egypt |
300/1 | 29 | 51 |  Cape Verde |
2000/1 | 69 | 72 | |||||
 Ivory Coast |
300/1 | 34 | 52 |  Sweden |
125/1 | 38 | 43 |  Iran |
500/1 | 21 | 31 |  Saudi Arabia |
1000/1 | 61 | 71 | |||||
 Ecuador |
100/1 | 23 | 9 |  Tunisia |
500/1 | 44 | 58 |  New Zealand |
1500/1 | 85 | 68 |  Uruguay |
66/1 | 17 | 15 | |||||
| Group I | odds | fifa | elo | Group J | odds | fifa | elo | Group K | odds | fifa | elo | Group L | odds | fifa | elo | |||||
 France |
5/1 | 1 | 3 |  Argentina |
8/1 | 3 | 2 |  Portugal |
11/1 | 5 | 5 |  England |
6/1 | 4 | 4 | |||||
 Senegal |
100/1 | 14 | 17 |  Algeria |
400/1 | 28 | 35 |  DR Congo |
750/1 | 46 | 54 |  Croatia |
80/1 | 11 | 10 | |||||
 Iraq |
1500/1 | 57 | 63 |  Austria |
150/1 | 24 | 23 |  Uzbekistan |
1500/1 | 50 | 38 |  Ghana |
400/1 | 74 | 82 | |||||
 Norway |
25/1 | 31 | 12 |  Jordan |
2500/1 | 63 | 50 |  Colombia |
33/1 | 13 | 7 | Panama |
1500/1 | 33 | 36 |
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Interesting Facts
- The tournament will be held in 16 cities across three countries and four time zones. The USA will host in 11 cities, Mexico in three cities and Canada in two cities.
- This is the 23nd World Cup Championship.
- The first World Cup hosted by three nations.
- The three countries won the bid to hold this World Cup over Morocco.
- Morocco will cohost the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
- This is the first World Cup to have a 48 team format.
- Argentina is the defending champion.
- Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan are the only first time participants.
- Italy failed to make the World Cup for the third straight year.
- Italy has won the tournament 4 times, tied for second most.
- Italy is the highest ranked team (FIFA 12th) not playing and Qatar is the lowest ranked team (ELO 95th) to be playing.
- There are six confederations in FIFA with the (following numbers of teams represented):
- AFC - Asian Football Confederation (8)
- CONCACAF - Confederation of North American, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (8)
- UEFA - Union of European Football Associations (16)
- CAF - Confederation of African Football (9)
- CONMEBOL - South American Football Association (6)
- OFC - Oceanic Football Association (1)
- Only UEFA are allowed more than one (but no more than two) teams from the same confederation in a Group.
- The official ball is named Trionda Pro.
- More interesting information HERE.
The ( FIFA site).
The ELO wiki page.
How your selections get points (pts)
- 2 pts for picking BOTH teams (either order) from Group (Max = 24)
- 1 pt for picking each Round of 32 winner (Max = 16)
- 2 pts for picking each Round of 16 winner (Max = 16)
- 3 pts for picking each Quarter Final winner (Max = 12)
- 4 pts for picking each Semi-Final winner (Max = 8)
- 5 pts for picking The Winner (max = 5)
- 3rd place teams could get points if they win in later rounds
- For a maximum total of 81 points
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- Previous winners:
- Nicole and Mark in 2010; Tomas in 2014, Joe in 2022
- I can't find 2018 results.
USA Group D schedule
| Date | Time | Where | Opponent | Match |
| June 12 (Friday) | 6:00pm (EST) | SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA - USA) | Paraguay | 4 |
| June 19 (Friday) | 12:00pm (EST) | Lumen Field (Seattle WA - USA) | Australia | 32 |
| June 25 (Thursday) | 7:00pm (EST) | SoFi Stadium (Inglewood CA - USA) | Turkiye | 59 |