# Sportsxon · FIFA World Cup 2026 — Full index

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## Site sections

- [Homepage](https://sportsxon.com/en)
- [Schedule](https://sportsxon.com/en/schedule)
- [Matches](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches)
- [Groups](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups)
- [Teams](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams)
- [Venues](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues)
- [Players](https://sportsxon.com/en/players)
- [Bracket](https://sportsxon.com/en/bracket)
- [Standings](https://sportsxon.com/en/standings)
- [Broadcast](https://sportsxon.com/en/broadcast)
- [Tickets](https://sportsxon.com/en/tickets)
- [Travel](https://sportsxon.com/en/travel)
- [Predictions](https://sportsxon.com/en/predictions)
- [Stats](https://sportsxon.com/en/stats)
- [News](https://sportsxon.com/en/news)
- [About](https://sportsxon.com/en/about)
- [Contact](https://sportsxon.com/en/contact)

## Groups

- [Group A](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/a): Mexico, South Korea, Czechia, South Africa
- [Group B](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/b): Switzerland, Canada, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- [Group C](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/c): Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
- [Group D](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/d): United States, Australia, Türkiye, Paraguay
- [Group E](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/e): Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
- [Group F](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/f): Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
- [Group G](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/g): Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
- [Group H](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/h): Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
- [Group I](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/i): France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq
- [Group J](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/j): Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
- [Group K](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/k): Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, DR Congo
- [Group L](https://sportsxon.com/en/groups/l): England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

## Teams

- [Argentina](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/arg): CONMEBOL, FIFA #1, Group J
- [Spain](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/esp): UEFA, FIFA #2, Group H
- [France](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/fra): UEFA, FIFA #3, Group I
- [England](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/eng): UEFA, FIFA #4, Group L
- [Brazil](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/bra): CONMEBOL, FIFA #5, Group C
- [Portugal](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/por): UEFA, FIFA #6, Group K
- [Netherlands](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/ned): UEFA, FIFA #7, Group F
- [Belgium](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/bel): UEFA, FIFA #8, Group G
- [Croatia](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/cro): UEFA, FIFA #9, Group L
- [Germany](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/ger): UEFA, FIFA #11, Group E
- [Morocco](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/mar): CAF, FIFA #12, Group C
- [Colombia](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/col): CONMEBOL, FIFA #13, Group K
- [Uruguay](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/uru): CONMEBOL, FIFA #14, Group H
- [Switzerland](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/sui): UEFA, FIFA #15, Group B
- [Japan](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/jpn): AFC, FIFA #16, Group F
- [Senegal](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/sen): CAF, FIFA #18, Group I
- [Mexico](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/mex): CONCACAF, FIFA #19, Group A
- [Iran](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/irn): AFC, FIFA #19, Group G
- [United States](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/usa): CONCACAF, FIFA #22, Group D
- [South Korea](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/kor): AFC, FIFA #23, Group A
- [Ecuador](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/ecu): CONMEBOL, FIFA #24, Group E
- [Australia](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/aus): AFC, FIFA #26, Group D
- [Egypt](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/egy): CAF, FIFA #27, Group G
- [Sweden](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/swe): UEFA, FIFA #28, Group F
- [Türkiye](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/tur): UEFA, FIFA #29, Group D
- [Austria](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/aut): UEFA, FIFA #30, Group J
- [Canada](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/can): CONCACAF, FIFA #31, Group B
- [Ivory Coast](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/civ): CAF, FIFA #32, Group E
- [Tunisia](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/tun): CAF, FIFA #33, Group F
- [Algeria](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/alg): CAF, FIFA #34, Group J
- [Norway](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/nor): UEFA, FIFA #35, Group I
- [Paraguay](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/par): CONMEBOL, FIFA #36, Group D
- [Czechia](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/cze): UEFA, FIFA #38, Group A
- [Ghana](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/gha): CAF, FIFA #39, Group L
- [Scotland](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/sco): UEFA, FIFA #41, Group C
- [Panama](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/pan): CONCACAF, FIFA #43, Group L
- [Qatar](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/qat): AFC, FIFA #50, Group B
- [South Africa](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/rsa): CAF, FIFA #56, Group A
- [Uzbekistan](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/uzb): AFC, FIFA #57, Group K
- [Saudi Arabia](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/ksa): AFC, FIFA #58, Group H
- [Iraq](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/irq): AFC, FIFA #60, Group I
- [DR Congo](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/cod): CAF, FIFA #60, Group K
- [Jordan](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/jor): AFC, FIFA #64, Group J
- [Cape Verde](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/cpv): CAF, FIFA #70, Group H
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/bih): UEFA, FIFA #76, Group B
- [Haiti](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/hai): CONCACAF, FIFA #82, Group C
- [New Zealand](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/nzl): OFC, FIFA #86, Group G
- [Curaçao](https://sportsxon.com/en/teams/cuw): CONCACAF, FIFA #88, Group E

## Venues

- [Mercedes-Benz Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/atl): Atlanta, USA, capacity 75,000
- [Gillette Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/bos): Foxborough, USA, capacity 65,000
- [AT&T Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/dal): Arlington, USA, capacity 94,000
- [Estadio Akron](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/gdl): Guadalajara, MEX, capacity 48,000
- [NRG Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/hou): Houston, USA, capacity 72,000
- [Arrowhead Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/kan): Kansas City, USA, capacity 73,000
- [SoFi Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/lax): Inglewood, USA, capacity 70,000
- [Estadio Azteca](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/mex): Mexico City, MEX, capacity 83,000
- [Hard Rock Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/mia): Miami Gardens, USA, capacity 65,000
- [Estadio BBVA](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/mty): Monterrey, MEX, capacity 53,500
- [MetLife Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/nyc): East Rutherford, USA, capacity 82,500
- [Lincoln Financial Field](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/phi): Philadelphia, USA, capacity 69,000
- [Lumen Field](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/sea): Seattle, USA, capacity 69,000
- [Levi's Stadium](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/sfo): Santa Clara, USA, capacity 71,000
- [BMO Field](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/tor): Toronto, CAN, capacity 45,000
- [BC Place](https://sportsxon.com/en/venues/van): Vancouver, CAN, capacity 54,500

## Matches

- [Mexico vs South Africa](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/A2-MEX-RSA): 2026-06-11T19:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Azteca
- [South Korea vs Czechia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/A2-CZE-KOR): 2026-06-12T02:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Akron
- [Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/B3-CAN-BIH): 2026-06-12T19:00:00.000Z @ BMO Field
- [United States vs Paraguay](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/D1-USA-PAR): 2026-06-13T01:00:00.000Z @ SoFi Stadium
- [Qatar vs Switzerland](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/B3-SUI-QAT): 2026-06-13T19:00:00.000Z @ Levi's Stadium
- [Brazil vs Morocco](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/C1-BRA-MAR): 2026-06-13T22:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [Haiti vs Scotland](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/C1-SCO-HAI): 2026-06-14T01:00:00.000Z @ Gillette Stadium
- [Australia vs Türkiye](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/D1-AUS-TUR): 2026-06-14T04:00:00.000Z @ BC Place
- [Germany vs Curaçao](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/E3-GER-CUW): 2026-06-14T17:00:00.000Z @ NRG Stadium
- [Netherlands vs Japan](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/F1-NED-JPN): 2026-06-14T20:00:00.000Z @ AT&T Stadium
- [Ivory Coast vs Ecuador](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/E3-ECU-CIV): 2026-06-14T23:00:00.000Z @ Lincoln Financial Field
- [Sweden vs Tunisia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/F1-TUN-SWE): 2026-06-15T02:00:00.000Z @ Estadio BBVA
- [Spain vs Cape Verde](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/H3-ESP-CPV): 2026-06-15T16:00:00.000Z @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- [Belgium vs Egypt](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/G2-BEL-EGY): 2026-06-15T19:00:00.000Z @ Lumen Field
- [Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/H3-URU-KSA): 2026-06-15T22:00:00.000Z @ Hard Rock Stadium
- [Iran vs New Zealand](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/G2-NZL-IRN): 2026-06-16T01:00:00.000Z @ SoFi Stadium
- [France vs Senegal](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/I1-FRA-SEN): 2026-06-16T19:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [Iraq vs Norway](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/I1-NOR-IRQ): 2026-06-16T22:00:00.000Z @ Gillette Stadium
- [Argentina vs Algeria](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/J2-ARG-ALG): 2026-06-17T01:00:00.000Z @ Arrowhead Stadium
- [Austria vs Jordan](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/J2-JOR-AUT): 2026-06-17T04:00:00.000Z @ Levi's Stadium
- [Portugal vs DR Congo](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/K3-POR-COD): 2026-06-17T17:00:00.000Z @ NRG Stadium
- [England vs Croatia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/L1-ENG-CRO): 2026-06-17T20:00:00.000Z @ AT&T Stadium
- [Ghana vs Panama](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/L1-PAN-GHA): 2026-06-17T23:00:00.000Z @ BMO Field
- [Uzbekistan vs Colombia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/K3-COL-UZB): 2026-06-18T02:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Azteca
- [Czechia vs South Africa](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/A1-RSA-CZE): 2026-06-18T16:00:00.000Z @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- [Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/B2-BIH-SUI): 2026-06-18T19:00:00.000Z @ SoFi Stadium
- [Canada vs Qatar](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/B2-CAN-QAT): 2026-06-18T22:00:00.000Z @ BC Place
- [Mexico vs South Korea](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/A1-MEX-KOR): 2026-06-19T01:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Akron
- [United States vs Australia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/D2-USA-AUS): 2026-06-19T19:00:00.000Z @ Lumen Field
- [Scotland vs Morocco](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/C3-MAR-SCO): 2026-06-19T22:00:00.000Z @ Gillette Stadium
- [Brazil vs Haiti](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/C3-BRA-HAI): 2026-06-20T00:30:00.000Z @ Lincoln Financial Field
- [Türkiye vs Paraguay](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/D2-TUR-PAR): 2026-06-20T03:00:00.000Z @ Levi's Stadium
- [Netherlands vs Sweden](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/F3-NED-SWE): 2026-06-20T17:00:00.000Z @ NRG Stadium
- [Germany vs Ivory Coast](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/E2-GER-CIV): 2026-06-20T20:00:00.000Z @ BMO Field
- [Ecuador vs Curaçao](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/E2-CUW-ECU): 2026-06-21T00:00:00.000Z @ Arrowhead Stadium
- [Tunisia vs Japan](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/F3-JPN-TUN): 2026-06-21T04:00:00.000Z @ Estadio BBVA
- [Spain vs Saudi Arabia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/H2-ESP-KSA): 2026-06-21T16:00:00.000Z @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- [Belgium vs Iran](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/G1-BEL-IRN): 2026-06-21T19:00:00.000Z @ SoFi Stadium
- [Uruguay vs Cape Verde](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/H2-CPV-URU): 2026-06-21T22:00:00.000Z @ Hard Rock Stadium
- [New Zealand vs Egypt](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/G1-EGY-NZL): 2026-06-22T01:00:00.000Z @ BC Place
- [Argentina vs Austria](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/J1-ARG-AUT): 2026-06-22T17:00:00.000Z @ AT&T Stadium
- [France vs Iraq](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/I3-FRA-IRQ): 2026-06-22T21:00:00.000Z @ Lincoln Financial Field
- [Norway vs Senegal](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/I3-SEN-NOR): 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [Jordan vs Algeria](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/J1-ALG-JOR): 2026-06-23T03:00:00.000Z @ Levi's Stadium
- [Portugal vs Uzbekistan](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/K2-POR-UZB): 2026-06-23T17:00:00.000Z @ NRG Stadium
- [England vs Ghana](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/L3-ENG-GHA): 2026-06-23T20:00:00.000Z @ Gillette Stadium
- [Panama vs Croatia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/L3-CRO-PAN): 2026-06-23T23:00:00.000Z @ BMO Field
- [Colombia vs DR Congo](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/K2-COD-COL): 2026-06-24T02:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Akron
- [Switzerland vs Canada](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/B1-CAN-SUI): 2026-06-24T19:00:00.000Z @ BC Place
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/B1-QAT-BIH): 2026-06-24T19:00:00.000Z @ Lumen Field
- [Scotland vs Brazil](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/C2-BRA-SCO): 2026-06-24T22:00:00.000Z @ Hard Rock Stadium
- [Morocco vs Haiti](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/C2-HAI-MAR): 2026-06-24T22:00:00.000Z @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- [Czechia vs Mexico](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/A3-MEX-CZE): 2026-06-25T01:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Azteca
- [South Africa vs South Korea](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/A3-KOR-RSA): 2026-06-25T01:00:00.000Z @ Estadio BBVA
- [Ecuador vs Germany](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/E1-GER-ECU): 2026-06-25T20:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [Curaçao vs Ivory Coast](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/E1-CIV-CUW): 2026-06-25T20:00:00.000Z @ Lincoln Financial Field
- [Tunisia vs Netherlands](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/F2-NED-TUN): 2026-06-25T23:00:00.000Z @ Arrowhead Stadium
- [Japan vs Sweden](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/F2-SWE-JPN): 2026-06-25T23:00:00.000Z @ AT&T Stadium
- [Türkiye vs United States](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/D3-USA-TUR): 2026-06-26T02:00:00.000Z @ SoFi Stadium
- [Paraguay vs Australia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/D3-PAR-AUS): 2026-06-26T02:00:00.000Z @ Levi's Stadium
- [Norway vs France](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/I2-FRA-NOR): 2026-06-26T19:00:00.000Z @ Gillette Stadium
- [Senegal vs Iraq](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/I2-IRQ-SEN): 2026-06-26T19:00:00.000Z @ BMO Field
- [Uruguay vs Spain](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/H1-ESP-URU): 2026-06-27T00:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Akron
- [Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/H1-KSA-CPV): 2026-06-27T00:00:00.000Z @ NRG Stadium
- [New Zealand vs Belgium](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/G3-BEL-NZL): 2026-06-27T03:00:00.000Z @ BC Place
- [Egypt vs Iran](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/G3-IRN-EGY): 2026-06-27T03:00:00.000Z @ Lumen Field
- [Panama vs England](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/L2-ENG-PAN): 2026-06-27T21:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [Croatia vs Ghana](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/L2-GHA-CRO): 2026-06-27T21:00:00.000Z @ Lincoln Financial Field
- [Colombia vs Portugal](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/K1-POR-COL): 2026-06-27T23:30:00.000Z @ Hard Rock Stadium
- [DR Congo vs Uzbekistan](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/K1-UZB-COD): 2026-06-27T23:30:00.000Z @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- [Jordan vs Argentina](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/J3-ARG-JOR): 2026-06-28T02:00:00.000Z @ AT&T Stadium
- [Algeria vs Austria](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/J3-AUT-ALG): 2026-06-28T02:00:00.000Z @ Arrowhead Stadium
- [R32 1A vs R32 1B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-1): 2026-06-28T17:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [R32 13A vs R32 13B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-13): 2026-06-28T17:00:00.000Z @ BMO Field
- [R32 7A vs R32 7B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-7): 2026-06-28T21:00:00.000Z @ Estadio BBVA
- [R32 2A vs R32 2B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-2): 2026-06-29T19:00:00.000Z @ Estadio BBVA
- [R32 14A vs R32 14B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-14): 2026-06-29T19:00:00.000Z @ Levi's Stadium
- [R32 8A vs R32 8B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-8): 2026-06-29T23:00:00.000Z @ BMO Field
- [R32 9A vs R32 9B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-9): 2026-06-30T17:00:00.000Z @ Levi's Stadium
- [R32 3A vs R32 3B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-3): 2026-06-30T21:00:00.000Z @ BMO Field
- [R32 15A vs R32 15B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-15): 2026-06-30T21:00:00.000Z @ Gillette Stadium
- [R32 10A vs R32 10B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-10): 2026-07-01T19:00:00.000Z @ Gillette Stadium
- [R32 4A vs R32 4B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-4): 2026-07-01T23:00:00.000Z @ Levi's Stadium
- [R32 16A vs R32 16B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-16): 2026-07-01T23:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [R32 5A vs R32 5B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-5): 2026-07-02T17:00:00.000Z @ Gillette Stadium
- [R32 11A vs R32 11B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-11): 2026-07-02T21:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [R32 6A vs R32 6B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-6): 2026-07-03T19:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium
- [R32 12A vs R32 12B](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R32-12): 2026-07-03T23:00:00.000Z @ Estadio BBVA
- [Winner R32-1 vs Winner R32-2](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R16-1): 2026-07-04T17:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Azteca
- [Winner R32-9 vs Winner R32-10](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R16-5): 2026-07-04T17:00:00.000Z @ NRG Stadium
- [Winner R32-3 vs Winner R32-4](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R16-2): 2026-07-05T19:00:00.000Z @ BC Place
- [Winner R32-11 vs Winner R32-12](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R16-6): 2026-07-05T19:00:00.000Z @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- [Winner R32-5 vs Winner R32-6](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R16-3): 2026-07-06T21:00:00.000Z @ Lumen Field
- [Winner R32-13 vs Winner R32-14](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R16-7): 2026-07-06T21:00:00.000Z @ Lincoln Financial Field
- [Winner R32-7 vs Winner R32-8](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R16-4): 2026-07-07T23:00:00.000Z @ SoFi Stadium
- [Winner R32-15 vs Winner R32-16](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/R16-8): 2026-07-07T23:00:00.000Z @ Estadio Azteca
- [Winner R16-1 vs Winner R16-2](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/QF-1): 2026-07-09T17:00:00.000Z @ SoFi Stadium
- [Winner R16-3 vs Winner R16-4](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/QF-2): 2026-07-10T19:00:00.000Z @ Arrowhead Stadium
- [Winner R16-5 vs Winner R16-6](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/QF-3): 2026-07-11T21:00:00.000Z @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- [Winner R16-7 vs Winner R16-8](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/QF-4): 2026-07-11T23:00:00.000Z @ Hard Rock Stadium
- [Winner QF-1 vs Winner QF-2](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/SF-1): 2026-07-14T19:00:00.000Z @ AT&T Stadium
- [Winner QF-3 vs Winner QF-4](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/SF-2): 2026-07-15T19:00:00.000Z @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- [Loser SF-1 vs Loser SF-2](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/THIRD): 2026-07-18T19:00:00.000Z @ Hard Rock Stadium
- [Winner SF-1 vs Winner SF-2](https://sportsxon.com/en/matches/FINAL): 2026-07-19T19:00:00.000Z @ MetLife Stadium

## News

- [Kalshi Polymarket Arbitrage: Cross-Venue Edge at WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/arbitrage-kalshi-polymarket-sportsbooks): How Kalshi Polymarket arbitrage actually works on World Cup contracts — why price gaps open, the fees and gas that eat them, resolution risk, and how to size both legs.
- [Asian Handicap Explained: Cleaner Two-Way Pricing at WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/asian-handicap-world-cup-explained): Asian handicap explained for traders: how AH removes the draw, prices quarter and split lines, converts to probability, and beats lopsided WC26 group games.
- [Bankroll Management & Risk of Ruin: A 39-Day WC26 Plan](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/bankroll-management-risk-of-ruin-wc26): A bankroll management and risk of ruin playbook for WC26: unit sizing, max exposure, correlation, drawdown limits, and the math to survive 104 matches.
- [Best African Asian Team World Cup Odds: The Best-of-Rest Bets](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/best-african-asian-concacaf-team-markets): Best African and Asian team World Cup odds for traders: why 'top team from confederation X' markets are softer than outrights, and how to find value vs the field.
- [Build a World Cup Model: Monte Carlo Fair Value for the Outright](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/building-a-world-cup-model-monte-carlo): Build a world cup Monte Carlo model: turn team strength ratings into fair outright probabilities, simulate the bracket thousands of times, and price Kalshi vs Polymarket.
- [World Cup Clean Sheet & Golden Glove Betting: The Quiet Edge](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/clean-sheet-defensive-markets-wc26): World cup clean sheet golden glove betting is WC26's quiet edge. Trade goalkeeper props, team clean-sheet markets and knockout unders for real value.
- [Closing Line Value: The Metric That Proves You Beat the Market](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/closing-line-value-clv-world-cup): Closing line value is the only metric that proves you're beating the market. Learn to measure CLV on Kalshi and Polymarket and log it across all 104 World Cup matches.
- [UEFA vs CONMEBOL World Cup Odds: Which Continent Wins?](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/confederation-specials-uefa-conmebol): UEFA vs CONMEBOL World Cup odds for traders: how to price a winning-confederation special, why Europe dominates, and the diversification logic of a regional bet.
- [Same Game Parlay Correlation: Why the Market Misprices It](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/correlation-same-game-parlays-world-cup): Same game parlay correlation betting at the World Cup: why naive parlays assume independence, how favorite-plus-over and star-scores legs are mispriced, and how books defend.
- [World Cup 2026 Dark Horse Longshot Odds: The Convexity Edge](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/dark-horse-longshot-convexity-wc26): World Cup 2026 dark horse longshot odds, decoded: why most longshots are -EV, where Morocco, Croatia and Uruguay offer real convexity, and how to size tiny-prob bets.
- [Power Ratings 101: Using Elo and SPI to Price World Cup Matches](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/elo-spi-power-ratings-world-cup): Soccer power ratings explained: turn an Elo or SPI gap into a match win probability with the logistic formula, adjust for home and neutral, and beat the market.
- [Expected Value Betting World Cup 2026: Find +EV Contracts](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/expected-value-betting-world-cup-2026): Expected value betting for the World Cup: estimate fair probability, beat the vig, and spot +EV Kalshi and Polymarket contracts with worked WC26 examples.
- [Favorite-Longshot Bias at the World Cup: A Trader's Edge](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/favorite-longshot-bias-world-cup): The favorite longshot bias in betting: why markets overprice World Cup longshots and underprice favorites, the evidence, and how to exploit it at WC26.
- [France, Spain, England World Cup Odds: Trading the Favorites](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/favorites-tier-france-spain-england): France, Spain and England World Cup odds compared for traders: squad strength, draw path, manager and injury risk, and which favorite is priced rich versus fair.
- [Anytime Goalscorer Odds World Cup 2026: Pricing the Striker Lottery](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/first-anytime-goalscorer-markets): How anytime goalscorer odds World Cup 2026 are priced — minutes, penalty duty and xG90 — and why 'first goalscorer' is far harder than 'anytime' to beat.
- [Germany, Portugal, Netherlands World Cup Odds: The Second-Tier Trade](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/germany-portugal-netherlands-trade): Germany, Portugal and Netherlands World Cup odds for traders: squad depth, draw path, manager and age-curve risk, and which is priced rich versus fair.
- [World Cup Golden Ball Odds: Trading the Best-Player Award](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/golden-ball-best-player-market): How world cup golden ball odds are priced — why narrative, deep runs and star bias drive the best-player market, and where value hides versus the outright winner.
- [World Cup Golden Boot Odds 2026: Pricing the Top-Scorer Race](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/golden-boot-2026-betting-market): How world cup golden boot odds 2026 are priced — why the market over-favors superstars, where penalty-takers and deep-run longshots carry real convexity edge.
- [World Cup Group of Death 2026: Trading the Advance Edge](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/group-of-death-trading-wc26): World cup group of death 2026: model how three strong sides fight for advance slots, why the market overreacts to the narrative, and where to-advance value hides.
- [World Cup Group Winner Betting: Seeding and the Bracket Path](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/group-winner-vs-runner-up-seeding): World cup group winner betting and seeding: why finishing 1st vs 2nd reshapes the knockout path, how win-group markets are priced, and the edge outright markets miss.
- [How to Hedge a Futures Bet: Lock World Cup Profit](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/hedging-world-cup-futures): How to hedge a futures bet at the World Cup: lock guaranteed profit as the bracket narrows, with dutching, middling, partial hedges, second-venue exits and worked numbers.
- [USA Mexico Canada World Cup 2026 Odds: Pricing the Host Edge](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/host-nations-usa-mexico-canada-odds): USA, Mexico and Canada World Cup 2026 odds for traders: how big the home-host edge really is, the patriotic-money premium on USA and Mexico, and whether to fade it.
- [How Prediction Markets Work in Sports: Pricing a World Cup](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/how-prediction-markets-price-world-cup): How prediction markets work in sports: order books vs AMMs, where WC26 prices come from, how lineups and injuries move the line, resolution rules, and where edge lives.
- [How to Remove Vig from Betting Odds: WC26 True Probability](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/how-to-devig-world-cup-markets): Learn how to remove vig from betting odds and find a market's true World Cup probability — multiplicative, additive and power devig methods, plus the longshot-bias trap.
- [Live In-Play Betting: Trading World Cup Knockouts Live](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/in-play-trading-world-cup-knockouts): Live in-play betting the World Cup knockouts: how win-probability moves on goals, red cards and xG, trading the dip after an early goal, and beating momentum bias.
- [Is Sports Betting Market Efficient? World Cup Edges and Reality](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/is-the-world-cup-market-efficient): Is the sports betting market efficient? Where the World Cup 2026 market is sharp, where it leaks edge, realistic edge sizes, and the honest case for and against beating it.
- [Kalshi for US Traders: Taxes, KYC, Limits and Withdrawals](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/kalshi-taxes-kyc-withdrawals-us-traders): Kalshi taxes withdrawals US traders need to know: CFTC status, KYC, how event-contract winnings are taxed, deposit and payout rails, limits — vs Polymarket's crypto reality.
- [Kalshi vs Polymarket for the World Cup 2026: Trader's Guide](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/kalshi-vs-polymarket-world-cup-2026): Kalshi vs Polymarket for the World Cup 2026: fees, liquidity, USD vs USDC, CFTC vs offshore legality, resolution rules and which venue to route each WC26 trade through.
- [Kelly Criterion Sports Betting: World Cup 2026 Bet Sizing](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/kelly-criterion-world-cup-trading): The Kelly criterion for World Cup traders: optimal bet sizing for binary contracts, why full Kelly ruins you, half-Kelly, correlated positions, and avoiding ruin.
- [Betting Market Liquidity & Slippage: Thin WC26 Markets](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/liquidity-slippage-thin-world-cup-markets): Trade thin WC26 contracts without slippage eating your edge: read the order book, use limit vs market orders, scale in, and price the real cost of size.
- [World Cup Match Odds: Home, Draw, Away Value at WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/match-3way-moneyline-trading-world-cup): Trade World Cup match odds: home, draw, away. Devig the 3-way 1X2 market, see why draws are mispriced, build a match probability, and find the value side at WC26.
- [World Cup Over Under BTTS Betting: Finding Value in Goals](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/over-under-totals-btts-world-cup): World cup over under btts betting, decoded: Poisson-model match totals from attack and defense rates, exploit public over-bias, and find value in knockout unders.
- [World Cup Player Props: Shots, Cards & Assists at WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/player-props-shots-cards-world-cup): World cup player props betting decoded: why shots, cards and assists are softer than match lines, how to model role and usage, and bankroll traps to avoid.
- [Sharp Money Line Movement: Reading Steam at the World Cup](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/reading-sharp-money-line-movement-wc26): Read sharp money line movement on Kalshi and Polymarket at WC26: tell steam from public money, spot reverse line movement, and trade the team-news drops.
- [Resolution Risk: How Event Contracts Settle When Football Gets Weird](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/resolution-risk-edge-cases-world-cup): Prediction market resolution rules sports traders ignore: abandoned matches, extra-time vs 90-minute settlement, VAR reversals, walkovers and UMA disputes. Read the rules first.
- [Brazil Argentina World Cup 2026 Odds: Trading the CONMEBOL Bloc](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/south-american-bloc-brazil-argentina): Brazil and Argentina World Cup 2026 odds for traders: squad quality, CONMEBOL pedigree, the heat and altitude factor, and whether the giants are real value versus Europe.
- [World Cup Reach the Final Stage of Elimination Betting Guide](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/stage-of-elimination-markets-wc26): World cup reach the final stage of elimination betting, modeled round by round: price R32/R16/QF/SF/Final survival and find mispriced reach-final vs win-it-all contracts.
- [World Cup 2026 Prop Bets: Goals, Upsets & Shootout Markets](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/tournament-props-upset-goals-shootouts): World cup 2026 prop bets and tournament markets: how total-goals over/unders, will-there-be-a-shootout, biggest-upset and red-card props are priced — and which are soft.
- [World Cup Group Stage Betting: To-Advance Market Edge](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/trading-group-stage-to-advance-markets): World cup group stage betting on to-advance markets: how the 48-team format misprices third-place qualifiers, dead rubbers, and convexity vs the outright.
- [Betting on the Draw in Soccer: The Group-Stage Edge](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/trading-the-draw-group-stage): Betting on the draw soccer markets: why favorite-longshot bias misprices the draw, when biscotto group-stage incentives make it likely, and how to price it fair.
- [USMNT World Cup 2026 Odds: Trading the Hosts' Run](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/usmnt-trading-host-run-world-cup): USMNT World Cup 2026 odds for traders: home advantage, the host path, the patriotic-money premium, and whether to be long the structure or fade the outright.
- [World Cup 2026 Winner Odds: Price vs Fair Value, Every Tier](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/world-cup-2026-winner-market-fair-value): World Cup 2026 winner odds, devigged to fair value across Kalshi, Polymarket and Pinnacle. Where the outright market is rich, where it's cheap, and how to size it.
- [World Cup Odds & Implied Probability: Vig and Fair Value](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/world-cup-odds-implied-probability-guide): World cup odds and implied probability, explained for traders: convert American, decimal and prediction-market cents into a true probability, then strip the vig to find fair value.
- [Trading on xG: Turning Expected Goals into Match Probabilities](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/xg-models-betting-world-cup): Expected goals xG betting model explained: turn team xG and xGA into a Poisson goal model, derive match and totals probabilities, and beat results-based prices.
- [Set-Piece Specialists: The Free-Kick Takers, Corner Magicians, and Penalty Aces of WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/set-piece-specialists-tier-list): 25% of goals at Qatar 2022 came from set pieces. We rank the 20 specialists — free-kick artists, corner deliverers, penalty takers — most likely to decide WC26 knockouts.
- [Sweeper-Keepers and Long Bombs: How GK Distribution Will Decide WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/gk-distribution-evolution): From 38-yard punts in 2010 to 28-yard build-up passes in 2026, goalkeeper distribution has been quietly rewritten. We profile the eight WC26 keepers who matter most.
- [Press Resistance: The 48-Team Tier List That Predicts WC26 Knockouts](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/press-resistance-rankings-2026): PPDA, progressive passes, take-on success under pressure — we've ranked every WC26 nation on the metric that has called eight of the last twelve quarter-finalists.
- [Fan Mobility at WC26: Border Crossings, Visa Hacks, and the Cross-Border Group-Stage Reality](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/border-crossings-cross-country-fans): Three countries, sixteen cities, one tournament. A working guide to ESTAs vs eTAs vs Mexico's FMM, the drive times that actually matter, and what the CBP, CBSA and INM updates mean for travelling supporters at WC26.
- [Mexico vs USA vs Canada: Which Host Hits Hardest at WC26?](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/host-country-comparison-mex-usa-can): Atmosphere, weather, transit, ticket prices, fan-fest culture — a direct comparison of the three WC26 hosts and what each one actually delivers when the tournament arrives.
- [The Eight Managers Whose Jobs Are On The Line at WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/manager-pressure-cooker): Tuchel, Pochettino, Dorival, Nagelsmann, Aguirre, Martínez, Koeman, Marsch — eight head coaches walking into WC26 with the federation's patience already spent. A pressure-index ranking, contract lengths, and the politics behind each.
- [Brain Game: The Psychology of Performing at a World Cup](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/mental-performance-wc-pressure): From Geir Jordet's penalty research to Emiliano Martínez's pre-shootout cues, England's reset protocols and Pippa Grange's 'thinking aloud' work — inside the mental side of the most pressurised tournament in sport.
- [Who Cracks From 12 Yards? A Nation-by-Nation Penalty Database for WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/penalty-conversion-by-nation): Every senior international penalty since 2018, sorted by conversion rate, shootout record, and high-pressure performance. The teams you want in a shootout, the teams you don't, and the psychology research that explains why.
- [Body Cams, AI Assistants, and the New Referee Toolkit at WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/refereeing-tech-2026): Inside the gear, software, and biometric monitoring that 117 WC26 officials will work with — and the privacy and broadcast debates already shaping 2030.
- [Semi-Automated Offside at WC26: The Tech, the Limits, the Controversies Already Brewing](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/semi-automated-offside-2026): How FIFA's connected-ball, 29-data-point semi-automated offside system actually works in 2026 — and the centimetre calls that will define the tournament.
- [The Loudest Pitches: How Stadium Acoustics Will Shape WC26 Home Advantage](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/stadium-acoustics-home-advantage): Arrowhead, Lumen, and Azteca measure as the three loudest WC26 venues. AT&T and MetLife are cavernous. We mapped peak dB readings, bowl geometry, and home-advantage history to the 16 host stadiums.
- [Why WC26 Matches Could Average 105 Minutes (and Counting)](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/stoppage-time-reform-2026): Ten-plus minutes of added time is the new normal. We trace the Pierluigi Collina directive, the ball-in-play data, and the FIFPRO pushback ahead of WC26.
- [The Streaming Wars at WC26: Where Every Match Lives (and Who's Paying What)](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/streaming-wars-wc26): Fox vs Telemundo vs Peacock in the US. BBC vs ITV in the UK. Globo vs CazéTV in Brazil. A working map of the WC26 broadcast landscape, the new streaming-first players, and what fans are actually paying.
- [WC26 Sustainability: The Carbon Math of a 48-Team Mega-Tournament](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/sustainability-report-wc26): Three host countries, 16 venues, 104 matches and an estimated nine million fan-miles per matchday. The carbon arithmetic of the biggest World Cup ever — and what FIFA's sustainability strategy actually commits to.
- [Three at the Back: Why a Forgotten Shape Is Defining WC26 Tactics](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/three-at-the-back-revival): Nagelsmann, Spalletti, Popovic and Regragui are all building from a back three. We break down why a shape that died in 2010 is shaping the WC26 tactical map.
- [How the Summer Transfer Window Will Bend Around WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/transfer-window-meets-wc26): The 2026 summer window has been re-engineered for the World Cup. Post-tournament valuation bumps have inflated decade-on-decade. Twenty players whose WC26 performance most resets their market value — and the clubs already lining up the chequebooks.
- [The U23 Class of WC26: Twenty Players Who Could Become Global Stars This Summer](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/u23-breakouts-2026): Yamal, Endrick, Wirtz, Mainoo, Doué — twenty under-23s who will use WC26 as their global launchpad. Tier list, profiles and the structural reason this class is the deepest in a generation.
- [The Underdog Index: A Model for Picking the Cinderella of WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/underdog-index-2026): We built a composite model — betting markets, Elo, friendlies form, and seeding — that retro-predicted Costa Rica 2014, Croatia 2018, and Morocco 2022. Here is what it says about the 2026 dark horses.
- [Every VAR Rule Change Between 2022 and 2026, Explained](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/var-changes-wc26): Handball clarifications, pitchside announcements, captain-only protocol, body-cam trials — a definitive walkthrough of what's new in the VAR rulebook for WC26.
- [A Decade of Expected Goals at the World Cup: What the Data Says About 2026 Favourites](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/xg-decade-at-world-cup): Three World Cups, three xG models, one consistent lesson: finishing variance is everything in a 64-match tournament. Here is what the last decade of expected-goals data tells us about who is really good in 2026.
- [World Cup 2026 Schedule: Every Match, Every Venue, Every Kickoff](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/full-schedule-fixtures): The full World Cup 2026 schedule by stage and venue — group stage, Round of 32, knockouts, Final — with host time-zone notes and kickoff caveats.
- [The New 48-Team Format Explained (with Live Simulator)](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/48-team-format-explained): How twelve groups of four feed into a brand-new Round of 32, why FIFA added a knockout round instead of byes, and what it means for fans, teams and broadcasters.
- [Group of Death 2026: Which Group Is Toughest?](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/group-of-death-2026): We score every World Cup 2026 group on FIFA-ranking strength, depth, recency and tactical pedigree. The top of the table is closer than you think.
- [Build Your World Cup 2026 Bracket: Predict Every Match](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/bracket-predictor-2026): An interactive guide to the new Round of 32, the favourites, the easy half vs hard half, and the rookie mistakes that ruin every bracket.
- [All 16 World Cup 2026 Stadiums, Ranked and Compared](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/16-stadiums-ranked-compared): From Estadio Azteca to MetLife, here is every World Cup 2026 stadium ranked by capacity, roof, climate, and matchday atmosphere — with the venues that will host the biggest games.
- [The 1986 Echo: How Mexico '86 Still Shapes WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/1986-echo): Maradona's tournament. The 24-team format. Altitude and afternoon heat. The third time Mexico hosts — and the lessons 1986 wrote about what comes next.
- [Build Your All-Time World Cup Best XI](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/all-time-best-xi): Pelé or Maradona at the 10? Yashin or Buffon in goal? Cafu, Maldini, Beckenbauer and Moore behind them? Build the best XI in World Cup history — and argue with us about it.
- [The Armbands: Every Team's Captain (Confirmed, Expected, TBD)](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/captains-2026): Confirmed captains, expected armbands, and the dressing-room politics behind every one of the 48 teams' on-pitch leaders at WC26.
- [Climate & Kickoff: Will It Be Too Hot to Play?](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/climate-kickoff-summer): Late-June and July temperatures across all 16 World Cup 2026 host cities, how FIFA's cooling and water-break protocols work, which venues have closing roofs, and what ticket-holders should expect.
- [The Bosses: 48 Managers, Compared](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/coaches-compared): Every WC26 head coach by formation, pressing intensity and tactical fingerprint — filterable by style. Plus the six storylines that decide who survives the group stage.
- [Dark Horses 2026: Six Teams Who Could Wreck the Bracket](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/dark-horses-2026): Morocco, Croatia, Japan, Uruguay, Netherlands and Senegal — the six second-tier sides with realistic paths to the semi-finals, ranked by ceiling, floor and bookmaker price.
- [Every World Cup Final, Ranked: Score All 22 Yourself](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/every-final-ranked): From the 1930 Centenario to Messi's Lusail coronation — 22 World Cup finals you can rate five stars apiece. Plus our critic's pick of the eight that defined the trophy.
- [Will the Final Go to Penalties? A Data-Driven Forecast](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/extra-time-penalties-predictor): How often do World Cup finals reach penalties? A historical baseline plus an in-browser Monte Carlo model that projects extra-time risk for the 2026 final.
- [FanFest 2026: Where to Watch in Public in Every Host City](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/fanfest-map-2026): All 16 World Cup 2026 host cities mapped — official FIFA Fan Festivals, municipal viewing parks and the unofficial spots where the city will be watching.
- [The Final Cut: Snubs, Surprises, and One Last Goodbye](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/final-cut-storylines): Twelve squad-selection stories shaping WC26 — the snubs, the surprise picks, the forced retirements, and the bolt-from-the-blue debutants.
- [The Final Tune-Up: Every Team's Last Warm-Up Schedule](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/final-tune-ups): The Jun 1–9 friendlies window, mapped: what every World Cup 2026 manager will test in their last match before the opener at Estadio Azteca.
- [Friendlies Form Guide: Who's Hot, Who's Falling Apart](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/friendlies-form-guide): Every World Cup 2026 team's March–May friendlies form, sortable by xG diff. The hot teams to ride, the slumps to fade, and the warm-up windows that mean nothing.
- [The Geography of Goals: Where Strikers Actually Score From](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/geography-of-goals): Six-yard box, penalty spot, edge of the area, or that one famous half-volley from outside the D? A data-led tour of where World Cup goals actually leave the boot.
- [Goalkeeper Power Rankings: Every #1 at WC26](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/goalkeeper-power-rankings): All 48 starting World Cup goalkeepers, tier-ranked by save percentage, post-shot expected goals and sweeper-keeper score. The S-tier is six deep this year.
- [Predict the Golden Boot 2026: Top Scorer Odds](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/golden-boot-2026-predictions): Mbappé. Kane. Messi. Haaland. The odds, the data and the historical pattern behind who lifts the Golden Boot 2026 at the World Cup.
- [The 10 Greatest World Cup Upsets Ever](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/greatest-upsets-history): From USA over England in 1950 to Saudi Arabia over Argentina in 2022, the ten results that broke the bracket — with the stakes, the goal-scorers and the why-it-mattered for each.
- [The 32 Greatest World Cup Goals Ever, Mapped](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/greatest-world-cup-goals): From Pelé's volley in 1958 to Di María in Doha, the 32 greatest World Cup goals plotted on the pitch — with the where, the when, and the why each one matters.
- [Every Host City Guide: USA, Canada, Mexico](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/host-city-travel-guide): A complete travel guide to all 16 World Cup 2026 host cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico — what to know about each city, how to move between them, and what makes each one matter.
- [Injury Watch: Stars in Doubt for Kickoff (as of May 19)](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/injury-watch): Live injury tracker for World Cup 2026 — the stars who are out, the doubts racing the clock, and the country-by-country impact rating.
- [Every Kit at WC26: Home, Away, and the Ugliest Third](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/kit-reveals-2026): All 48 World Cup 2026 kits — home, away, and where unveiled, third. Manufacturer breakdown, the retro 80s pulls, and the kit storylines worth following.
- [The Last Dance: Stars Playing Their Final World Cup](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/last-dance-2026): Messi, Ronaldo, Modrić, Neymar, Thiago Silva, Pepe — the eight legends taking their final World Cup walk in 2026, with career stats and signature moments.
- [Meet the 2026 Referees: Style, Stats, Surprises](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/meet-the-referees-2026): FIFA's 52-referee panel for the World Cup 2026: a record six women on the centre-ref list, profiles of the headline names, and what each style means for the matches.
- [Penalty Shootout Simulator: Can You Beat the Keeper?](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/penalty-shootout-simulator): Step up to the spot in our penalty shootout game, then learn the data, the psychology and the rules that decide every World Cup shootout.
- [Power Rankings: All 48 Teams Before A Ball Is Kicked](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/power-rankings-pre-tournament): Pre-tournament power rankings for all 48 World Cup 2026 nations, tiered S to D, with composite FIFA + Elo + form scoring and the surprise placements.
- [Records That Could Fall in 2026](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/records-to-fall): Twelve all-time World Cup records ranked by how likely they are to be broken in Mexico, USA and Canada — from the Klose career total to the youngest scorer.
- [Final 26-Man Squads: Every Team, Every Pick (Live Tracker)](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/squads-tracker-2026): Live squad tracker for all 48 World Cup 2026 nations — who's locked in, who's still provisional, and who is racing the June 2 FIFA deadline.
- [Tickets: What's Left and What They Really Cost (as of May 19)](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/ticket-reality-check): Three weeks from kickoff: a verified snapshot of WC26 ticket availability, FIFA Official Resale prices, On Location hospitality, and the secondary-market reality.
- [The Math of Tiebreakers: When Goal Difference Decides Everything](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/tiebreaker-math): How FIFA's tiebreaker hierarchy works at the 2026 World Cup, why goal difference matters more than ever with eight third-place teams advancing, and the most famous group-stage tiebreakers in tournament history.
- [The Top 100 at WC26: Build Your Own Tier List](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/top-100-tier-list): Our editorial top 100 players heading into WC26, organised into S/A/B/C/D tiers — argue with us, then drag your own list into the ranker.
- [VAR Explained: How Referees Make the Call](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/var-explained): What is VAR in football? A clear, no-jargon walkthrough of the four review categories, the on-field review, and semi-automated offside at the 2026 World Cup.
- [The Ultimate World Cup Watch Party Playbook](https://sportsxon.com/en/news/watch-party-playbook): Hosting friends for the World Cup 2026? Everything you need — from kickoff timing and projector setups to regional food menus, drinks, and a printable checklist.