98 published World Cup previews, newest first. Each one commits to a scoreline and a tip, and is graded once the match has been played.
Spain and Argentina meet at MetLife Stadium on Sunday for the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. La Roja have conceded just once in seven games. Argentina have Messi, who has eight goals. Our preview, predicted line-ups and betting tips.
Didier Deschamps takes charge of France for the last time when Les Bleus face England in the FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place playoff in Miami on Saturday. Both sides are licking their wounds after semi-final exits, but France's firepower and tournament momentum make them hard to oppose.
England face Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final on Wednesday 15 July. Both sides are unbeaten in the tournament. Here are our tips, predicted lineups and where to watch.
France and Spain meet in Dallas on Tuesday in what Luis de la Fuente has called 'a final before the final'. Both sides have won all of their knockout games, with Kylian Mbappé carrying a minor ankle concern into the fixture.
Argentina defend their world title against a Switzerland side that have reached their first World Cup quarter-final since 1954. Messi leads the Golden Boot race with eight goals, but Murat Yakin insists the holders are vulnerable.
England face Norway in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday 11 July, with Erling Haaland determined to end the Three Lions' tournament hopes.
Spain have conceded zero goals in five World Cup games and face Belgium at SoFi Stadium on 10 July. We preview the quarter-final, with predicted lineups, team news and our best betting tips.
France and Morocco renew their World Cup rivalry at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, with Les Bleus aiming to reach a third consecutive final against the Atlas Lions' increasingly formidable challenge.
Switzerland and Colombia meet in the World Cup 2026 round of 16 at BC Place, Vancouver on Tuesday. Two unbeaten sides, one goal conceded between them across four knockout-stage games, here is our full preview, predicted lineups and betting tips.
Lionel Messi's Argentina face Mohamed Salah's Egypt in the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 in Atlanta on Tuesday. The reigning champions are heavy favourites but arrive with fatigue concerns after extra time against Cape Verde.
Mauricio Pochettino's hosts meet Rudi Garcia's Belgium at Lumen Field on Tuesday with the Balogun ban controversy dominating the build-up. Here are our tips, predicted lineups and match preview.
Portugal and Spain go head-to-head in the World Cup 2026 round of 16 on Monday 6 July. We preview the fixture, call the line-ups and give our best bets.
England travel to the Estadio Azteca for a World Cup round of 16 showdown against a perfect Mexico side. Thomas Tuchel's men face altitude, a hostile crowd and a four-game winning streak from the hosts. Our prediction, team news and tips.
Brazil enter the round of 16 unbeaten in four, averaging 2.25 goals per game. Norway, powered by Erling Haaland's five tournament goals, are the most dangerous underdog left in the draw. Our full preview, predicted lineups and betting tips.
France head into Saturday's World Cup 2026 round of 16 at Lincoln Financial Field as overwhelming favourites, but Paraguay arrive on the back of one of the tournament's great upsets. Here is everything you need to know.
Match previews for the 2026 World Cup are collected on this page, newest first, each one a full breakdown of a single fixture rather than a quick note. A prediction here means a scoreline, a headline tip, five further picks across other markets, a three-leg bet builder, team news, a predicted line-up for both sides and where to watch the game. Previews are published for selected matches, not the full schedule.
The tournament brings together 48 national teams. The table and fixture list live separately from this page, so head to the World Cup table for standings and the World Cup fixtures page for the full schedule.
Each preview is written around 22 hours before kick-off and updated if the team news changes before the match. It stays on one page throughout: the same preview that carries the prediction before kick-off is the page that later shows how the tips did once the final whistle goes. Every preview carries a named writer, and the full list of contributors is on the authors page.
Grading is plain. A tip is marked hit or miss, misses are never deleted from the record, and results are worked out from a flat £10 stake using the odds printed when the preview was published, not whatever price is available since. A bet builder counts as one bet at the combined odds of its three legs. For the numbers behind all of that, and how they're worked out in full, see the tip record and how we predict pages.
