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World Soccer’s definitive guide to the 48 finalists and their likely squad lists, plus opinions, tactics and profiles from our global network of correspondents.
World Cups are the very best of football. Most fans remember their first as the moment that curiosity turned into infatuation. Players play for their country rather than for contracts, for the flag on the front of the shirt rather than the name...
Bosnia & Herzegovina were one of Europe’s surprise packages in the World Cup qualifiers. After only managing one win in the previous campaign for Qatar, they turned it around for 2026, losing just once in their group before overcoming...
The Czech Republic were among the last teams to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, making it to North America by the skin of their teeth. A rancorous qualification campaign came to a joyous end with against-the-odds penalty-shootout wins over...
