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Portugal 2–1 Croatia: Ronaldo penalty and Ramos header snatch comeback win amid VAR chaos in Toronto

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Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in the World Cup Round of 32. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first World Cup knockout goal from the penalty spot, Gonçalo Ramos headed a stoppage-time winner, and VAR denied Josko Gvardiol a late equaliser. Portugal face Spain next.

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Spain 3-0 Austria: Oyarzabal brace sends European champions into World Cup last 16 at SoFi Stadium

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Match report: Spain 3-0 Austria in the World Cup 2026 Round of 32 at SoFi Stadium. Mikel Oyarzabal scored a brace, Pedro Porro added the second. Unai Simon set a new all-time World Cup clean sheet record. Spain face Portugal or Croatia next in the round of 16.

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USA 2-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina: 10-Man USMNT Seal First Knockout Win Since 2002

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USA 2-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina: Match recap from the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32. Goals from Folarin Balogun (45') and Malik Tillman (82') saw the 10-man USMNT advance to the Round of 16 despite Balogun's red card.

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Finished Today

1 match
Colombia
Ghana
Round of 32

Playoffs

World Cup · 2026

Round of 32

Switzerland2
Algeria0
2–0
Colombia1
Ghana0
1–0
Argentina3
Cape Verde Islands2
3–2
USA2
Bosnia & Herzegovina0
2–0
Belgium3
Senegal2
3–2
Portugal2
Croatia1
2–1
Spain3
Austria0
3–0
Mexico2
Ecuador0
2–0
England2
Congo DR1
2–1
Brazil2
Japan1
2–1
Ivory Coast1
Norway2
1–2
France3
Sweden0
3–0
South Africa0
Canada1
0–1
Australia1
Egypt1
1–1
Netherlands1
Morocco1
1–1
Germany1
Paraguay1
1–1

Round of 16

Switzerland–
Colombia–
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Argentina–
Egypt–
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USA–
Belgium–
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Portugal–
Spain–
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Mexico–
England–
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Brazil–
Norway–
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Paraguay0
France1
0–1
Canada0
Morocco2
0–2

Standings

World Cup · 2026

Current World Cup 2026 standings with 48 teams. Mexico leads the table with 9 points after 3 matches, followed by South Africa on 4 points. The table shows wins, draws, losses, goals scored and conceded, goal difference, and recent form — essential for pre-match betting analysis.

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals For:Goals AgainstGoal DiffPointsForm
Group A
1Mexico33006:0+69
WWWW
2South Africa31112:3-14
LWDL
3South Korea31022:3-13
LLW
4Czechia30122:6-41
LDL
Group B
1Switzerland32107:3+47
WWWD
2Canada31118:3+54
WLWD
3Bosnia & Herzegovina31115:6-14
LWLD
4Qatar30122:10-81
LLD
Group C
1Brazil32107:1+67
WWWD
2Morocco32106:3+37
WWWD
3Scotland31021:4-33
LLW
4Haiti30032:8-60
LLL
Group D
1USA32018:4+46
WLWW
2Australia31112:204
LDLW
3Paraguay31112:4-24
WDWL
4Türkiye31023:5-23
WLL
Group E
1Germany320110:4+66
LLWW
2Ivory Coast32014:2+26
LWLW
3Ecuador31112:204
LWDL
4Curaçao30121:9-81
LDL
Group F
1Netherlands321010:4+67
LWWD
2Japan31207:3+45
LDWD
3Sweden31117:704
LDLW
4Tunisia30032:12-100
LLL
Group G
1Belgium31206:2+45
WWDD
2Egypt31205:3+25
WDWD
3Iran30303:303
DDD
4New Zealand30124:10-61
LLD
Group H
1Spain32105:0+57
WWWD
2Cape Verde Islands30302:203
LDDD
3Uruguay30213:4-12
LDD
4Saudi Arabia30211:5-42
DLD
Group I
1France330010:2+89
WWWW
2Norway32018:7+16
WLWW
3Senegal31028:6+23
LWLL
4Iraq30031:12-110
LLL
Group J
1Argentina33008:1+79
WWWW
2Austria31116:604
LDLW
3Algeria31115:7-24
LDWL
4Jordan30033:8-50
LLL
Group K
1Colombia32104:1+37
WDWW
2Portugal31206:1+55
WDWD
3DR Congo31114:3+14
LWLD
4Uzbekistan30032:11-90
LLL
Group L
1England32106:2+47
WWDW
2Croatia32015:506
LWWL
3Ghana31112:204
LLDW
4Panama30030:4-40
LLL

Results

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Round of 1604/07/2026
Canada0–1Morocco
Sat 04/07
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Round of 3228/06/2026–04/07/2026
Colombia1–0Ghana
Sat 04/07
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Argentina3–2OTCape Verde Islands
Fri 03/07
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Australia1–1SOEgypt
Fri 03/07
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Switzerland2–0Algeria
Fri 03/07
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Portugal2–1Croatia
Thu 02/07
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Spain3–0Austria
Thu 02/07
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USA2–0Bosnia & Herzegovina
Thu 02/07
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Belgium3–2OTSenegal
Wed 01/07
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England2–1DR Congo
Wed 01/07
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Mexico2–0Ecuador
Wed 01/07
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France3–0Sweden
Tue 30/06
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Ivory Coast1–2Norway
Tue 30/06
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Netherlands1–1SOMorocco
Tue 30/06
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Germany1–1SOParaguay
Mon 29/06
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Brazil2–1Japan
Mon 29/06
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South Africa0–1Canada
Sun 28/06
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Group stage – 327/06/2026–28/06/2026
Jordan1–3Argentina
Sun 28/06
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Algeria3–3Austria
Sun 28/06
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DR Congo3–1Uzbekistan
Sat 27/06
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Colombia0–0Portugal
Sat 27/06
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Panama0–2England
Sat 27/06
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Croatia2–1Ghana
Sat 27/06
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New Zealand1–5Belgium
Sat 27/06
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Egypt1–1Iran
Sat 27/06
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Norway
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England
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Portugal
Spain
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USA
Belgium
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Argentina
Egypt
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Switzerland
Colombia
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Team Stats

Side-by-side performance comparison of all 48 teams in the World Cup. Mexico leads with 3 wins this season. The colour-coded heatmap highlights wins, losses, draws, goals scored and conceded, goal difference, and win percentage — making it easy to spot the strongest and weakest teams at a glance for betting analysis.

Top Scorers

Player profile L. Messi — career, transfers, stats1L. Messi · Argentina7
Player profile Kylian Mbappé — career, transfers, stats2Kylian Mbappé · France6
Player profile E. Haaland — career, transfers, stats3E. Haaland · Norway5
Player profile H. Kane — career, transfers, stats4H. Kane · England5
Player profile O. Dembélé — career, transfers, stats5O. Dembélé · France4
Player profile Mikel Oyarzabal — career, transfers, stats6Mikel Oyarzabal · Spain4
Player profile Vinícius Júnior — career, transfers, stats7Vinícius Júnior · Brazil4
Player profile I. Sarr — career, transfers, stats8I. Sarr · Senegal4
Player profile D. Undav — career, transfers, stats9D. Undav · Germany3
Player profile J. Manzambi — career, transfers, stats10J. Manzambi · Switzerland3
Player profile J. Quiñones — career, transfers, stats11J. Quiñones · Mexico3
Player profile C. Gakpo — career, transfers, stats12C. Gakpo · Netherlands3
Player profile B. Brobbey — career, transfers, stats13B. Brobbey · Netherlands3
Player profile Matheus Cunha — career, transfers, stats14Matheus Cunha · Brazil3
Player profile J. David — career, transfers, stats15J. David · Canada3

Top Assists

Player profile M. Olise — career, transfers, stats1M. Olise · France5
Player profile Bruno Guimarães — career, transfers, stats2Bruno Guimarães · Brazil4
Player profile A. Isak — career, transfers, stats3A. Isak · Sweden3
Player profile R. Alvarado — career, transfers, stats4R. Alvarado · Mexico3
Player profile F. Wirtz — career, transfers, stats5F. Wirtz · Germany3
Player profile M. Ødegaard — career, transfers, stats6M. Ødegaard · Norway3
Player profile Kylian Mbappé — career, transfers, stats7Kylian Mbappé · France2
Player profile O. Dembélé — career, transfers, stats8O. Dembélé · France2
Player profile D. Undav — career, transfers, stats9D. Undav · Germany2
Player profile J. Manzambi — career, transfers, stats10J. Manzambi · Switzerland2
Player profile C. Summerville — career, transfers, stats11C. Summerville · Netherlands2
Player profile B. Embolo — career, transfers, stats12B. Embolo · Switzerland2
Player profile J. Enciso — career, transfers, stats13J. Enciso · Paraguay2
Player profile Mohamed Salah — career, transfers, stats14Mohamed Salah · Egypt2
Player profile V. Gyökeres — career, transfers, stats15V. Gyökeres · Sweden2

Referees

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RefereeOfficiatedY/MR/M
Referee profile C. Ramos — matches, cards, statsC. Ramos70.000.00
Referee profile R. Irmatov — matches, cards, statsR. Irmatov70.000.00
Referee profile A. Faghani — matches, cards, statsA. Faghani60.000.00
Referee profile C. Turpin — matches, cards, statsC. Turpin50.000.00
Referee profile Antonio Mateu — matches, cards, statsAntonio Mateu40.000.00
Referee profile H. Baldassi — matches, cards, statsH. Baldassi40.000.00
Referee profile H. Webb — matches, cards, statsH. Webb40.000.00
Referee profile J. Larrionda — matches, cards, statsJ. Larrionda40.000.00
Referee profile N. Pitana — matches, cards, statsN. Pitana40.000.00
Referee profile S. Marciniak — matches, cards, statsS. Marciniak40.000.00

Top Cards

Yellow Cards
Player profile A. Franco — career, transfers, stats1AFA. Franco · Ecuador2
Player profile N. Sadiki — career, transfers, stats2NSN. Sadiki · Congo DR2
Player profile Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi — career, transfers, stats3CYCaleb Marfo Yirenkyi · Ghana2
Player profile Casemiro — career, transfers, stats4CCasemiro · Brazil2
Player profile Danilo — career, transfers, stats5DDanilo · Brazil2
Player profile S. Posch — career, transfers, stats6SPS. Posch · Austria2
Player profile I. Perišić — career, transfers, stats7IPI. Perišić · Croatia2
Player profile Yasser Ibrahim — career, transfers, stats8YIYasser Ibrahim · Egypt2
Player profile G. Kastaneer — career, transfers, stats9GKG. Kastaneer · Curaçao2
Player profile Ahmed Fathi — career, transfers, stats10AFAhmed Fathi · Qatar2
Red Cards
Player profile P. Hincapié — career, transfers, stats1PHP. Hincapié · Ecuador1
Player profile M. Almirón — career, transfers, stats2MAM. Almirón · Paraguay1
Player profile F. Balogun — career, transfers, stats3FBF. Balogun · USA1
Player profile A. Canobbio — career, transfers, stats4ACA. Canobbio · Uruguay1
Player profile S. Sithole — career, transfers, stats5SSS. Sithole · South Africa1
Player profile T. Muharemović — career, transfers, stats6TMT. Muharemović · Bosnia & Herzegovina1
Player profile C. Montes — career, transfers, stats7CMC. Montes · Mexico1
Player profile Rebin Solaka — career, transfers, stats8RSRebin Solaka · Iraq1
Player profile Homam Ahmed — career, transfers, stats9HAHomam Ahmed · Qatar1
Player profile Assim Madibo — career, transfers, stats10AMAssim Madibo · Qatar1

Teams

World Cup

All 48 teams competing in the World Cup 2026 season. Click any club to view their full squad, match history, and detailed statistics.

BelgiumFranceCroatiaSwedenBrazilUruguayColombiaSpainEnglandPanamaJapanSenegalSwitzerlandMexicoSouth KoreaAustraliaIranSaudi ArabiaGermanyArgentinaPortugalTunisiaMoroccoEgyptCzechiaAustriaTürkiyeNorwayScotlandBosnia & HerzegovinaNetherlandsIvory CoastGhanaDR CongoSouth AfricaAlgeriaCape Verde IslandsJordanIraqUzbekistanQatarParaguayEcuadorUSAHaitiNew ZealandCanadaCuraçao

Past Seasons

World Cup

Browse 5 archived seasons of the World Cup, from 2010 to 2026. Each season page includes full standings, top scorers, and match results — useful for comparing historical performance and identifying long-term betting patterns.

Analysis

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 11 across the United States, Canada and Mexico — the first edition to be staged by three host nations and the first to feature 48 teams. With 104 matches spread across 16 venues over 39 days, the tournament represents the biggest World Cup ever staged. The expanded format means 32 teams advance from the group stage (the top two from each of 12 groups plus the eight best third-place finishers), opening up new pathways for dark horses while rewarding depth in the squads that go deepest.

The Groups at a Glance

Twelve groups of four were drawn in December 2024. Hosts Mexico opened with a 2-0 win over South Africa in Group A at the iconic Estadio Azteca. Canada (Group B) face Switzerland, Qatar, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in a balanced section. The United States (Group D) start against Paraguay before meeting Australia and Türkiye. Brazil headline Group C alongside Morocco, Haiti and Scotland. Defending champions Argentina (Group J) face Algeria, Austria and Jordan. England (Group L) begin against Croatia in a rematch of the 2018 semifinal, with Ghana and Panama also lying in wait.

Who Are the Favourites?

Bookmakers have Spain and France as joint favourites at +450 according to BetMGM odds as of June 12. Spain climbed to the top after a favourable draw and a squad blending young talents like Lamine Yamal with tournament-hardened veterans such as Rodri. France, runners-up in 2022 and winners in 2018, boast the competition's deepest talent pool. Kylian Mbappé remains the face of the tournament and the Golden Boot favourite after scoring eight in Qatar 2022.

England (+700) have been one of the most consistent tournament sides under Gareth Southgate, reaching at least the quarterfinals in three straight major tournaments. Portugal (+700) have the deepest squad in their history and the enduring presence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Brazil (+900) are always contenders but arrive with questions about defensive organisation. Argentina (+900) defend the crown Lionel Messi lifted in 2022 and remain a serious threat built on collective solidity rather than individual stardom.

Germany (+1400) are on an upward trajectory after a disappointing run between 2018 and 2022, while the Netherlands (+2000) bring a disciplined tactical structure under Ronald Koeman.

Dark Horses Worth Watching

Colombia (+4000) came within extra time of winning the 2024 Copa América and took four points off Argentina in CONMEBOL qualifying. Luis Díaz enters the tournament in the form of his life. Ecuador (+6600) conceded only five goals across the entire South American qualification campaign — the best defensive record of any confederation — with Moisés Caicedo and Willian Pacho anchoring a miserly spine. Senegal (+6600) are dangerous after being stripped of their 2025 AFCON title and arrive with a chip on their shoulder and genuine top-end talent in players like Sadio Mané and Nicolas Jackson.

The Iran Situation: Football at the Centre of Geopolitical Storm

No team arrives under more off-field scrutiny than Iran. The national team — drawn in Group G alongside Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand — has been embroiled in multiple controversies that stretch far beyond the pitch.

Protests and calls for a FIFA ban. In the week leading up to the tournament, protesters gathered outside the FIFA Congress in Vancouver and in Los Angeles calling for Iran to be expelled from the World Cup. Activists and former Iran players argue the national team is effectively controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and that its presence at the tournament serves to sportswash the regime's human rights record. At least 200 Iranian diaspora protesters demonstrated outside SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles before Iran's opening match against New Zealand on June 15.

Threats to halt matches. Iran's Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali warned FIFA that the team would stop matches if unauthorised flags are displayed or political slogans are chanted in stadiums. The threat specifically targets the pre-revolutionary "Lion and Sun" flag, which has become a symbol of opposition among Iranian dissidents at previous tournaments.

The Seattle Pride Match dispute. Iran and Egypt jointly protested to FIFA after Seattle organisers designated their June 26 group-stage fixture at Lumen Field as a "Pride Match," coinciding with Seattle's Pride weekend. Both federations urged FIFA to prevent any LGBTQ+ Pride-related activities during the match. The diplomatic standoff adds another layer of tension to a fixture that carries significance beyond the group standings.

Ticket allocation and visa issues. Iran's football federation said its ticket allocation was withdrawn days before the tournament, leaving supporters who had already booked travel unable to attend. Additionally, the US Department of Homeland Security restricted Iran's delegation to crossing the border from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico only on the day before each match — an arrangement rarely imposed on other national teams.

Political pressure and player scrutiny. Iran's players face impossible circumstances — representing their country on the world stage while the regime they nominally represent faces intensifying international criticism. Any gesture on the pitch, any goal celebration, any glance at the stands carries political weight. The team's World Cup history includes notable examples of players facing repercussions for expressing solidarity with protesters back home, and those dynamics remain active in 2026.

Historical Context

Brazil remain the most decorated nation with five World Cup titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002). Germany and Italy have four each. Argentina joined the three-title club with their 2022 win in Qatar. France have two (1998, 2018) and are seeking a third. England's solitary title remains 1966. Only European and South American nations have ever reached a World Cup final — a fact that underscores the challenge facing any potential first-time winner from Africa, Asia or CONCACAF.

Betting Perspective

This World Cup's expanded format changes the betting calculus. With 32 of 48 teams advancing past the group stage, backing teams to qualify from the group is a fundamentally different proposition than in previous tournaments where only two of four progressed. The eight best third-place spots mean even teams that drop points early can recover — something worth factoring into group stage betting.

  • Group stage performance is critical for futures bets. Teams that top their groups gain a pathway advantage under FIFA's new bracket structure, designed to keep the top four ranked nations (Spain, Argentina, France, England) on opposite sides of the draw until the semifinals.
  • Iran's volatility makes their group stage matches unpredictable from a betting standpoint. The off-field distractions, political threats to halt matches, and the unusual visa/border situation create a uniquely unstable environment. Their Group G matches may be worth approaching with caution — or looking at market movements before kickoff for signals.
  • Dark horse value exists deeper down the board. Ecuador's defensive record (+6600), Colombia's momentum (+4000) and Senegal's motivation (+6600) each offer alternative paths to the latter stages that aren't priced into the favourites' odds.
  • Team news and lineups will be more important than ever. The expanded squad sizes and the tournament's position at the end of a gruelling European season means rotation, fatigue and injuries will shape outcomes more than usual.

Predictions

Most Likely Winner: Spain (+450). The squad balance is exceptional — a world-class midfield anchored by Rodri, creative spark from Yamal, Pedri and Dani Olmo, and a favourable draw that keeps them away from the other top seeds until the semifinal stage.

Dark Horse: Colombia (+4000). The Copa América near-miss in 2024 forged genuine tournament resilience. Díaz is playing at his peak, and the Colombian midfield has the physicality and technical quality to trouble any opponent.

Best Player to Watch: Kylian Mbappé (France). The tournament's defining individual talent. He leads the Golden Boot race before a ball is kicked and operates at a level that shifts match scripts by force of will. Every game France plays will be framed around what Mbappé does next.

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