World Cup Countdown
All 48 teams profiled and ranked, counting down to the tournament favorite.
#1 — Spain
Group: H — Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
#2 — France
Group: I — France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
#3 — England
Group: L — England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
#4 — Argentina
Group: J — Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
#5 — Brazil
Group: C — Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
#6 — Portugal
Group: K — Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
#7 — Netherlands
Group: F — Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
#8 — Germany
Group: E — Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
#9 — Colombia
Group: K — Portugal, Colombia, DR Congo, Uzbekistan
#10 — Morocco
Group: C — Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
#11 — Belgium
Group: G — Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
#12 — Japan
Group: F — Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
#13 — Norway
Group: I — France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
#14 — Croatia
Group: L — England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
#15 — Uruguay
Group: H — Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
#16 — Ecuador
Group: E — Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
#17 — Switzerland
Group: B — Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
#18 — United States
Group: D — United States, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye
#19 — Türkiye
Group: D — United States, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye
#20 — Mexico
Group: A — Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, Czechia
#21 — Senegal
Group: I — France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq
#22 — Austria
Group: J — Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
#23 — Canada
Group: B — Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
#24 — Sweden
Group: F — Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
#25 — Paraguay
Group: D — United States, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye
#26 — Iran
Group: G — Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
#27 — Czechia
Group: A — Mexico, South Korea, Czechia, South Africa
#28 — Scotland
Group: C — Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
#29 — South Korea
Group: A — Mexico, South Korea, Czech Republic, South Africa
#30 — Algeria
Group: J — Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
#31 — Australia
Group: D — United States, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye
#32 — Egypt
Group: G — Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
#33 — Ivory Coast
Group: E — Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
#34 — Ghana
Group: L — England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
#35 — Panama
Group: L — England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
#36 — Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group: B — Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar
#37 — Tunisia
Group: F — Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
#38 — DR Congo
Group: K — Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
#39 — Uzbekistan
Group: K — Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
#40 — Saudi Arabia
Group: H — Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
#41 — South Africa
Group: A — Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic
#42 — Iraq
Group: I — France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
#43 — Jordan
Group: J — Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
#44 — Qatar
Group: B — Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
#45 — New Zealand
Group: G — Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
#46 — Cape Verde
Group: H — Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
#47 — Haiti
Group: C — Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
#48 — Curaçao
Group: E