World Cup 2026 Power Rankings after one game: U.S....
All 48 teams have played one group game, so let's revisit our Power Rankings. What do our writers and experts think the field of favorites looks like after one week?

It has been an incredible first week at the 2026 FIFA World Cup , with the superstars showing up -- Lionel Messi tying the men's World Cup goals record by scoring his first hat trick in this competition, Erling Haaland scoring twice in his tournament debut, Kylian Mbappé adding two of his own to become France 's all-time leading men's scorer -- and the smaller nations making an impact, too. Australia stunned Türkiye to rival the U.S.
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