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The FIFA World Cup soccer trophy is displayed during the opening ceremony of the International Broadcast Center, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo\/Tony Gutierrez)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

The biggest FIFA World Cup<\/a> ever, with a record 48 teams<\/a> set to play a record 104 matches spread out across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is fast approaching.<\/p>

Read more US grants visa to Haitian soccer player to join team for World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n

The three host nations automatically qualified for the field. Defending champion Argentina<\/a> is back, and four nations \u2014 Cape Verde, Curacao<\/a> , Jordan and Uzbekistan \u2014 will make their World Cup debuts.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know about the World Cup:<\/p>\n

\u2014 All teams are guaranteed three matches in the group stage of the tournament. Teams have been assigned to 12 different four-team groups. The top two teams from each group are guaranteed to advance, as will the eight best third-place teams. Teams finishing fourth in groups are eliminated.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The 32 surviving teams after the group stage will enter a single-elimination tournament, with one exception: The teams that lose in the semifinals will advance to a third place match the day before the World Cup final.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group stage: Atlanta; Foxborough, Massachusetts; Arlington, Texas; Guadalajara, Mexico; Houston; Kansas City; Inglewood, California; Mexico City; Miami Gardens, Florida; Monterrey, Mexico; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Philadelphia; Santa Clara, California; Seattle; Toronto; and Vancouver.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Round of 32: Foxborough, East Rutherford, Inglewood, Toronto, Santa Clara, Seattle, Houston, Arlington, Mexico City, Atlanta, Miami Gardens, Vancouver, Kansas City.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Round of 16: Vancouver, Atlanta, Mexico City, East Rutherford, Seattle, Arlington, Houston, Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Quarterfinals: Foxborough, Inglewood, Miami Gardens, Kansas City.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Semifinals: Atlanta, Arlington.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Third place match: Miami Gardens.<\/p>\n

\u2014 World Cup final: East Rutherford.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group stage: June 11-June 27<\/p>\n

\u2014 Round of 32: June 28-July 3<\/p>\n

\u2014 Round of 16: July 4-7<\/p>\n

\u2014 Quarterfinals: July 9-11<\/p>\n

\u2014 Semifinals: July 14 and 15<\/p>\n

\u2014 Third-place match: July 18<\/p>\n

\u2014 World Cup final: July 19<\/p>\n

Which teams are in which group, with current FIFA ranking in parentheses:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group A: Mexico (15), South Korea (25), Czechia (41), South Africa (60).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group B: Switzerland (19), Canada (30), Qatar (55), Bosnia and Herzegovina (65).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group C: Brazil (6), Morocco (8), Scotland (43), Haiti (83).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group D: United States (16), Turkey (22), Australia (27), Paraguay (40).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group E: Germany (10), Ecuador (23), Ivory Coast (34), Curacao (82).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group F: Netherlands (7), Japan (18), Sweden (38), Tunisia (44).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group G: Belgium (9), Iran (21), Egypt (29), New Zealand (85).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group H: Spain (2), Uruguay (17), Saudi Arabia (61), Cape Verde (69).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group I: France (1), Senegal (14), Norway (31), Iraq (57).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group J: Argentina (3), Algeria (28), Austria (24), Jordan (63).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group K: Portugal (5), Colombia (13), Congo (46), Uzbekistan (50).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Group L: England (4), Croatia (11), Panama (33), Ghana (74).<\/p>\n

The U.S. schedule for the group stage of the World Cup:<\/p>\n

\u2014 vs. Paraguay at Inglewood, California on June 12.<\/p>\n

\u2014 vs. Australia at Seattle on June 19.<\/p>\n

\u2014 vs. Turkey at Inglewood, California on June 25.<\/p>\n

If the Americans win their group, they would play a Round of 32 game at Santa Clara, California on July 1. If the Americans finish second in the group, they would play July 3 in Arlington, Texas. They could also advance with a third-place finish in the group.<\/p>

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The last six World Cups have seen six different champions \u2014 Argentina in 2022, France in 2018, Germany in 2014, Spain in 2010, Italy in 2006 and Brazil in 2002.<\/p>\n

Such a run had never previously happened in World Cup history.<\/p>\n

Argentina is trying to do something that hasn\u2019t been done in generations: win back-to-back World Cups. The only nations to achieve that feat were Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962).<\/p>\n

\u2014 Fox Sports is the English-language home in the U.S. for the World Cup, with 70 matches set to be aired on Fox and 34 more on FS1. All matches will stream live on Fox One and the Fox Sports app.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Spanish-speaking viewers in the U.S. will be able to catch on NBCUniversal\u2019s Telemundo and Universo.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Peacock, FuboTV, Hulu, YouTubeTV and DirecTV Stream will also offer some matches.<\/p>\n

Spain (+450) is the World Cup favorite, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, followed closely by France (+550), England (+650), Brazil (+800), Argentina (+800) and Portugal (+1000).<\/p>\n

The U.S. has odds of +4000.<\/p>\n

The longest shots in the field? That would be Haiti and Curacao, both currently at +250000, meaning a $100 bet on either of those nations would return $250,000 if they were to win the World Cup.<\/p>

Read more World Cup delay for Switzerland\u2019s Embolo while US reviews his travel document<\/a><\/p>\n

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AP World Cup coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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