We are getting closer.There are just a few days to go until the 2026 World Cup kicks off in Mexico City. We’ve been through team guides, stadium guides, player guides and now it’s time for our writers to give us their predictions for the six-week extravaganza of soccer.The players to watch, the games not to miss, the surprises, the shocks, and how the three host nations — the United States, Mexico and Canada — will get on. Eleven of our writers have their say.But first, meet the writers…
Elias Burke, football writer who has reported on the Premier League, Champions League, Championship, MLS and international football
Henry Bushnell, senior writer covering his third World Cup (and second men’s tournament)
Carl Anka, Manchester United reporter since 2020 and writer on international football. Member of Talk of the Devils
Felipe Cardenas, senior writer based in the U.S. with a focus on football across the Americas and beyond, covering his second World Cup
