World Cup
There are just 365 days until the start of the 2026 World Cup.
The 23rd contest for football’s biggest prize already felt unique, with 104 games and a record 48 teams spread across three host nations, the United States, Canada and Mexico, but it also feels like a tournament with a dizzying number of subplots.
Will North America embrace the sport’s greatest event? Can giants of the game, such as Brazil and Italy, reverse their declining fortunes? Can new superstars emerge, or will the legacies of old ones be underlined? And, most significantly, who will win it?
We assembled an expert panel to debate the big questions.
