From U.S. to Spain, why every round-of-32 team will, won't win FIFA World Cup
Then there were 32. Or we're getting there, anyway. So, let's review why each team still alive at the 2026 World Cup could win the whole thing -- and why each probably won't.
FIFA has always had a cheat code. It knows the more soccer it gives us, the more we'll love it -- and the more it can then get away with. Soccer is an endless resource of entertainment, and sure enough, you could make the case that in the early going, the biggest, priciest World Cup has been the best one yet.
Whatever you like, this one has had in abundance.
You like it when the stars shine? Well, Lionel Messi just recorded his first World Cup hat trick, and Kylian Mbappé , Harry Kane and Erling Haaland (among many others) all looked spectacular out of the gate.
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