Welcome to our comprehensive 48-nation global scouting report for the 2026 World Cup - players to watch, style and tactics, storylines to follow and predictions.Plus - watch and listen to all 48 Make Football Great Again podcast episodes with expert guest contributors giving you the full insight into every team.Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!Group AMexico: The only host nation with true home advantage‌South Africa: Captain can realise dream after record feat and personal tragedySouth Korea: Facing World Cup 'disaster' with on-field struggles and off-pitch media stormCzechia: 'A leader without an armband' - Czechia return with Tomas Soucek keyGroup BCanada: Can Jesse Marsch galvanise co-hosts to win first World Cup match in history on home soil?‌Switzerland: How Granit Xhaka will make or break Switzerland's tournament hopesBosnia: Esmir Bajraktarevic and the team Italy presumed they would beatQatar: The Asian champions with Spanish pragmatism and a point to proveGroup CBrazil: Carlo Ancelotti gamble and why 'cursed' Selecao must win ugly‌Scotland: The clinical underdogs out to finally shatter knockout curseHaiti: The nation that can't celebrate making history with their own fansMorocco: 'The mindset has changed' - Could Afcon champions go further than 2022 World Cup semi-final?Group DUSA: Mauricio Pochettino under pressure to please Donald Trump‌Paraguay: Moment of joy for a nation restored by Gustavo AlfaroAustralia: 'He tells you how to sleep' - The ex-Crystal Palace defender raising World Cup standardsTurkey: New 'golden generation' ready to repeat 2002 summer and shock hostsGroup EGermany: Pressure on for Julian Nagelsmann as 'shadow of Jurgen Klopp' looms‌Curacao: Former Man Utd starlet realises impossible dream with iconic coachIvory Coast: The chaotic, youthful wildcard with everything to proveEcuador: Clean sheet monsters, wonderkid factory, unshackling Moises CaicedoGroup FNetherlands: Man Utd flops and Ronald Koeman - Why the Dutch aren't banking on World Cup glory‌Japan: Looking for more big scalps but without several key menSweden: Gyokeres, Isak & Elanga but it's favourite managerial son Graham Potter to the rescueTunisia: The masters of 'Haram Ball' fuelled by viral rebel HannibalGroup GBelgium: Why 'golden generation' are set for last chance saloon at 2026 World Cup‌Iran: 'A football mad country' - If Iran do play they shouldn't be written offEgypt: 'It's not going to be pretty - but Egypt expects': Can Salah & Marmoush finally click?New Zealand: 'I've got Graham Taylor running through me': Managing the World Cup's lowest ranked teamGroup HSpain: The 'beautifully structured' machine with a Lamine Yamal fear‌Cape Verde: The history-making debutants with a hidden superpowerSaudi Arabia: Will global influx help homegrown Saudi stars make World Cup impact?Uruguay: The cult of Bielsa has eventually taken root in la Celeste's 'outrun and overwhelm' approachGroup IFrance: The 'alpha male' favourites aiming to crown Kylian Mbappe GOAT‌Senegal: Africa's strongest team but will AFCON final turmoil linger?Iraq: Facing unenviable task of trying to stop Haaland, Jackson and MbappeNorway: Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard spearhead a nation full of optimismGroup JArgentina: The 'nasty' holders who have a 'new role' for Lionel Messi‌Algeria: The 'transition' underdogs with a Zidane problem and a 'Foden' solutionAustria: The 'Gegenpressing' giant-killers led by ex-Manchester United bossJordan: 'Jordanian Messi' vs the real Messi: Debutants want to 'enjoy' World Cup experienceGroup KPortugal: Their Cristiano Ronaldo problem and Bruno Fernandes solution‌DR Congo: Plotting first World Cup assault in more than 50 years amid Ebola concernUzbekistan: The World Cup-winning Italy captain leading 'nation of fighters' to long-term successColombia: Luis Diaz, James Rodriguez and their 'maverick' DNAGroup LEngland: You only need these 4 charts to understand Thomas Tuchel's masterplan‌Panama: 'Stormtroopers' edge England in two key areas as 'mini maverick' ready to surpriseCroatia: Why Croatia remain 'huge threat' to England with Modric and a new generationGhana: Carlos Queiroz must unite squad as Man City star carries nation's hopesIf you've got this far then you should be ready to make your tournament predictions here:‌Further reading:England tactics series: A Machine Football special