World Cup 2026 Preview (Groups A,B,C) (Opinion)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins tomorrow in Mexico. This World Cup will be even better than usual because the tournament has been expanded from 32 teams to 48 teams so that FIFA and the TV stations can make even more money on TV ads. Nevertheless, expansion was necessary due to more and more countries around the world having more talent.

With 12 groups of four, anything can happen. New upstarts can upset the apple cart. There is also no excuse for not making it to the Round of 32 because the top 2 teams in each group along with the top 8 third-place teams will qualify for the humongous knockout round. Without further ado, let's take a look at Groups A, B, and C.

Group A

1. Mexico. Mexico's squad has a nice balance of defense and offense. However, Mexico is a little bit better than usual on offense with the infusion of youth with Santiago Gimenez and Gilberto Mora. Mora will more than likely become a household name in this World Cup. He already looks to be the best player for Mexico at only 17 years old. If Mexico does not win this group, then the cartels will go mental so the pressure is on.

2. South Africa. South Africa will look to surprise some teams with their defense. They prefer to grind out 1-0 victories due to their goalkeeper Ronwen Williams of Mamelodi Sundowns. Williams led his team to win the CAF Champions League less than a month ago. The momentum from winning that trophy will carry over to this tournament.

3. Czechia. Czechia pretty much brings back the same team that ended up in last place in the Euro 2024 Group Stage. The hot weather in Mexico will definitely play a huge factor with Czechia.

4. South Korea. It's Heung-min Son and that's it. Teams are so developed now that a one-man team cannot carry a team past the Group Stage any more.

Group B

1. Switzerland. Switzerland returns basically all of their key players from the Euro 2024 squad that made it all the way to the quarterfinals. The team is solid on offense and defense, but their play collectively is very strong.

2. Canada. The scoring attack will be led by two brothers: Johnathan and Promise David. However, all-world defender Alphonso Davies could possibly miss one or two games due to an injury. Normally, a host country will receive a more favorable draw, but two European teams were placed in this group.

3. Bosnia-Herzegovina. The team has good strikers in Edin Dzeko and Ermedin Demirovic. However, their defense is suspect. If you want to see a bunch of goals scored from both teams, then you will want to watch this team in the Group Stage.

4. Qatar. All offense is how Qatar wins with forwards Almoez Ali and Akram Afif. However, the defense has a whole bunch of holes. It's not good to have a Swiss cheese defense with Switzerland in this group.

Group C

1. Brazil. This team is absolutely loaded. All nine forwards on Brazil have the potential to score whenever they are in the game. Plus, Brazil has Carlo Ancelotti as coach, one of the best soccer coaches in the world.

2. Morocco. Most of the roster returns from the 2022 World Cup team that became the first African country to make it to the semifinals. Plus, they have added young attackers Ismael Saibari, Abde Ezzalzouli, and Chemsdine Talbi to the mix.

3. Scotland. The strength for this team is right in the middle with midfielders Scott McTominay and John McGinn. The team could move higher if they are able to pull off any upsets.

4. Haiti. For Haiti to even make the World Cup was a miracle. The team was not able to play any qualifying games in Haiti due to all of the crime and violence on the peninsula.