2026 World Cup Power Rankings: USMNT outside of top 20 and behind Mexico; Spain, Argentina the favorites
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Here's how we rank both potential and qualified World Cup participants ahead of the expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup
With the Gold Cup done and dusted, the 2024-25 international cycle is done and dusted. A year from now we will be in the teeth of the 2026 World Cup knockout stages, so what better time to assess who figures to be in the mix in 365 days time?
Ten teams have already rubber stamped their place in the competition alongside hosts USA, Canada and Mexico. Six of them come from Asia: familiar faces Japan, South Korea, Iran and Australia joined by debutants Jordan and Uzbekistan. Further south, New Zealand have made their way through Oceania qualifying and will feature in their first World Cup in 16 years. Meanwhile, three of our
We'll start with our top 32. I think the herculean task of the whole 48 can wait till we actually have a full field to work with, right?
