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Here are details on where each of the 48 teams competing at the 2026 World Cup will be based.
Predictions for 2026 World Cup group stage
Joe Prince-Wright, Andy Edwards, and Nick Mendola run through each group stage for the 2026 World Cup and reveal their predictions, as well as the keys to victory, for each.

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