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debut at World Cup 2026? Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has framed the 2026 World Cup’s [expansion from 32 to 48](/sports/2026/5/14/fifa-world-cup-2026-what-to-expect-from-the-48-team-format) teams
World Cup debutant might and instead chose to hold both his hands up before falling onto the ground in sujoud (Muslim act of prostration). The reason? The deep Tunisian connection that runs in his blood
World Cup when the 2026 tournament kicks off on June 11. Curacao, a self-governing entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, scripted a fairytale story to secure qualification. Now, as one of four debutants
2026 Panini stickers bought at the Soccer Locker on June 2 in Miami.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1000+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F5e%2Fa23233814ba79ce6edfb8ce8095b%2Fgettyimages-2279482807.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5844319/world-cup-2026-panini-stickers-album) ### [Soccer Edition](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-98388/2026-world-cup-north-america) ### [A global World Cup tradition catches fire in the U.S.: Panini sticker collecting
2026) - Best finish: Group stage (2022) - Overall record: W0 D0 L3 - FIFA world ranking: 57 **Overview** [Qatar](/sports/2026/6/3/fifa-world-cup-2026-qatar-squad-team-players-group-knockouts) return for their second World Cup appearance, looking to make a stronger impression after a difficult debut
2026 qualification after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on November 18, 2025.](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/afp_691ed3287ee2-1763627816.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C512&quality=80) Curacao are one of the four teams making their World Cup debut
2026 World Cup](/fifa-world-cup-2026/) will see both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi line up for their sixth appearances at FIFA’s showpiece global event. Both made their debuts, for Portugal and Argentina respectively, at Germany
World Cup chase. Replying to the Netherlands’ 139-8, the South Asian team were taken to the last over even after a great platform set by opening batter Juairiya Ferdous, who hit her second
team New York Red Bulls.  [Al Jazeera] ## Canada: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada **Training:** National Soccer Development Centre **Accommodation:** The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver **Fixtures
2026 FIFA World Cup in North America kick off Thursday with Mexico vs. South Africa and South Korea vs. Czech Republic. The first game for the United States will be against Paraguay on Friday
team on the final day of the CAF qualifiers for the World Cup [File: Cristiano Barbosa/AP] ## How did Cape Verde qualify for the 2026 World Cup? Cape Verde – or Cabo Verde as they are known
2026? The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup — the biggest ever — will see 48 nations compete for the prize in a 39-day tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Sixteen venues across
debut, prediction, schedule Day four of the [FIFA World Cup 2026](/fifa-world-cup-2026) has a lot in store for fans. The headline event on Sunday is the Netherlands vs Japan group match: a clash
teams are group World Cup 2026-1776670778](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-Football-FIFA-How-teams-are-group-World-Cup-2026-1776670778.png?quality=80) (Al Jazeera) ## Spain start as favourites Spain, European champions and World Cup winners in 2010, go into the tournament as one of the strong favourites
team to beat in North America, with Opta’s supercomputer handing them a 15.94 percent probability to lift the title, and France a close second at 13.62 percent odds.  Players of Cape Verde celebrate. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock ***On the pitch*** **Spain 0-0 Cape Verde**| No, that’s not a typo – the 64th-ranked World Cup