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team (as was the case with [this German polka song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnpB3hqgIX4) in 1974). In the 1990s, he says, FIFA started moving away from national songs to "more global-sounding" numbers, and "exploring what
match is against Algeria. ## ⚽️ BELGIUM **World Cup Appearances:** 15 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026) **Best finish:** Third place **Overall World Cup record
opening match in Mexico City. “Now we are very happy that we can go to Mexico,” South Africa coach Hugo Broos said. “The past days have been a little bit stressful with all the problems
2026 Fifa World Cup which gets under way next month, featuring coverage of all 104 matches in the United States, Canada and Mexico.** There will be [54 games broadcast live](/sport/football/articles/cgjnd28w56po) on BBC television, while
World Cup last July, [beating them 2-0](/sports/2025/7/5/nine-man-psg-into-club-world-cup-semis-with-wild-2-0-win-over-bayern-munich) in the quarterfinals. Whatever happens, plenty of goals seem likely – both sides have scored 38 in the Champions League so far this season, more than
opening goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between RB Leipzig and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on April 11, 2026. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT
2026 Nantes forward Mostafa Mohamed has been left out of Egypt’s preliminary squad for next month’s FIFA World Cup, but uncapped teenager Hamza Abdelkarim, who plays for the Barcelona under-19 team
opener? Barcelona have announced that Lamine Yamal’s domestic season in Spain is over, but that the international forward should be fit to represent his country at this summer’s World Cup. The 18-year
2026 groups: Which teams are favourites to progress? A record 48 teams will contest this summer’s World Cup, with 12 groups making up the first stage of the tournament. Twelve seeded teams are spread
2026 World Cup less than two weeks away, [Brazil were without Neymar](/sports/2026/5/28/neymar-injury-forces-him-out-of-brazils-first-world-cup-training-session), who is expected to miss their June 13 opener against Morocco with a calf injury, while Gabriel Magalhaes, Marquinhos and Gabriel Martinelli
2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. **Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images** Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images *The following was* [*originally published in the Up First newsletter*](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/g-s1-126975/up-first-newsletter-iran-israel-lebanon-primaries-election-fraud-los-angeles-global-conflicts) *as part of the NPR Network's coverage of the World
team, ambitious and improving. This is our next step. “We are getting stronger, but we are trying to be demanding. Next year we will play in the Champions League, and the Premier League
2026.** He starts with the scores for the first matches in each group, including the tournament opener between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa, holders Argentina against Algeria and England versus Croatia. AI, which finished
teaming up for a full 39-day tournament is likely to be a different ball game. US President Donald Trump has been unashamedly open about the fact that the US is the dominant power
team. Diogo Jota’s spirit, strength and example are the +1 and will always be the +1.”  ## What are the key dates for squad
2026. The president of the Iranian Football Federation said late May 9 that if Iran dropped out of the World Cup, it would deprive the country of a "major diplomatic asset". World football's governing
2026 World Cup faces big challenges with only 100 days to go](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5733993/fifa-world-cup-iran-war-us-canada-mexico) There were brief bursts of excitement for the sport in the late 20th century — such as when legendary Brazilian player
team training session before the trip to Barcelona [Oscar Del Pozo/ AFP] Brazilian star Vinicius Jr will lead the forward line for Los Blancos and will be supported by Brahim Diaz and Gonzalo Torres. Meanwhile
team winning the World Cup, and parents, eager to please them, take over to help them meet the challenge. A viral social media video recently showed Brazil star Marquinho’s children squealing with delight