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The World Cup group stage can get complicated quickly.  With 48 teams participating for the first time ever, FIFA instituted new tiebreaker rules to determine the top two in each group along with the eight highest third-place finishers. Below, FOX Sports Research has broken down what each team needs to advance, what results would send…

Lionel Messi might not get a chance to extend his FIFA World Cup goals record when Argentina takes on Jordan in its final match of Group J play. The superstar forward won’t star in Argentina’s match against Jordan on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on FOX, the FOX Sports app and FOX One), coach Lionel Scaloni…

New Zealand and Belgium meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup final group stage match on Friday, June 26, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. ET from BC Place Vancouver. New Zealand drew 2-2 with Iran in their opener and lost to Egypt 1-3 in their second match, with midfielder Elijah Just scoring twice across the two…

Japan came to Dallas needing a point and left with a place in the Round of 32 — and the quiet satisfaction of a prediction starting to materialize.  I wrote about Japan being dark horses before a ball was kicked. Three games in, nobody’s laughing. Sweden got the draw they needed too, courtesy of a…

Group F heads into its final matchday with three teams still very much in contention and hoping to move on to the Round of 32. The Netherlands and Japan are level at the top of the table, with Sweden just one point behind heading into tonight’s simultaneous 7 p.m. ET kickoffs. Japan vs. Sweden is…

The U.S. men’s national team became the second nation to secure a spot in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — and it has captured first place in Group D. Following its 2-0 victory over Australia, the USA improved to 2-0-0 in Group D play. And while it clinched a spot…

Morocco and Haiti meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup final group stage match on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ET from Atlanta Stadium. Morocco drew 1-1 with Brazil in their opener and beat Scotland 1-0 in their second match, with Ismael Saibari scoring twice across the two matches. Haiti lost to Scotland…

U.S. World Cup Training Base (Irvine, Calif.) — One of the biggest story lines entering — and now during — the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been the added wrinkle of mandatory hydration breaks. Rather than playing two uninterrupted 45-minute halves, FIFA has introduced a brief three-minute cooling period midway through each half, effectively dividing…

“Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. In two games apiece, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland have scored a combined 13 goals — five for Messi, four for Mbappé and four for Haaland. Today, it’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane’s turn. Here is what I’m eyeing ahead…

The GOAT continues to amaze the world as Lionel Messi now reigns supreme at the top of the list of all-time goalscorers at a men’s World Cup.  With his goal against Austria in Argentina’s group-stage game on June 22, Messi surpassed the long-standing record held by Germany’s Miroslav Klose. It came a week after Messi…