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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
kickoff scheduled for 8pm local time (02:00 GMT on June 12). ## What do the predictions say for Mexico vs South Africa match? Mexico are the clear favourites to beat South Africa in the World
time. None of the dismissals came via a second yellow card. Only Portugal’s infamous 2006 clash with the Netherlands, which produced four sendings-off, has seen more expulsions in a World Cup game
2026 national team base camps and their locations? As the World Cup approaches its kickoff day, the participating teams are getting closer to finalising their squads and planning their final few weeks before the June
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kickoff. ## Iran’s tickets ‘withdrawn’ by the US The Iranian football federation, FFIRI, says the US has [revoked its allocation of tickets](/sports/2026/6/9/iran-says-us-have-revoked-world-cup-ticket-allocation-for-their-supporters) for its team’s World Cup group games, accusing the cohost