The 2026 World Cup will kick off subsequent Thursday (11).
And now it’s time to focus on the small print of Teams C, which incorporates the , and D of the most important World Cup in historical past.
The highest two groups in every group will advance to the pre-Spherical of 16 together with the eight greatest third-placed groups.
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See beneath how the groups in these teams are shaping up and have your say: who ought to qualify?
🏆 Group C
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📅 Match Schedule:
June 13 – 7pm – Brazil vs Morocco
June 13 – 10pm – Haiti vs Scotland
June 19 – 7pm – Scotland vs Morocco
June 19 – 9:30pm – Brazil vs Haiti
June 24 – 7pm – Morocco vs Haiti and Brazil vs Scotland
The Brazilian nationwide staff is heading to its twenty third World Cup. It’s the solely staff to have appeared in each version.
The mission is to finish one other 24-year title drought — simply because it did in 1994.
Qualification got here amid a number of teaching adjustments and a few pressure in a bumpy cycle.
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It fell to Carlo Ancelotti to reach with the aim of “placing the home so as.”
, Militão and — three seemingly starters — had been overlooked of the World Cup. And , who was referred to as up, is aiming to get better in time to be accessible.
and . are two of the primary weapons. And lots of gamers who impressed earlier than the squad announcement have emerged as potential shock packages. Akin to , Danilo Santos, and .
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Morocco goes to its sixth World Cup — the third in a row. Additional proof of the rebuilding work achieved off the pitch that’s now delivering outcomes on it.
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It shocked in by eliminating Spain and Portugal to achieve the semifinals and now must “dwell as much as” that sturdy 2022 marketing campaign.
Qualification got here with the anticipated dominance and a 100% document.
The 26-man squad options a number of standout names: , , , , , , , and prolific scorer .
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Haiti ended an extended drought by securing its place at this 12 months’s World Cup.
It had solely performed within the 1974 version — the identical as then-Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The spot got here after ending second in Group C of the qualifiers after which topping its group within the Third Section. Extra conventional sides Honduras and had been left behind.
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, the veteran goalkeeper who performs for Bastia and is 38 years previous, is likely one of the leaders. Ricardo Adé (LDU), No. 10 (Wolves), (Esteghlal) and Pierrot (Rizespor) full the checklist of standout names.
After a 28-year absence, Scotland is again with hopes of “staying.”
The place was secured by topping the group that included .
Though was misplaced to harm after the squad announcement, the Scots nonetheless have a number of gamers having fun with glorious kind.
Akin to , McGinn and Christie. Robertson stays the staff’s fundamental reference level.
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🏆 Group D
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📅 Match Schedule:
June 12 – 10pm – USA vs Paraguay
June 14 – 1am – Australia vs Türkiye
June 19 – 4pm – USA vs Australia
June 20 – 1am – Türkiye vs Paraguay
June 25 – 11pm – Türkiye vs USA and Paraguay vs Australia
The US nationwide staff will play in its twelfth World Cup.
And, not like when it hosted in 1994, with better accountability.
Its final notable run got here in 2002, when it reached the quarterfinals.
Pochettino arrived with the mission of constructing the staff extra aggressive.
One of many bets is on the presence of a number of gamers with already well-established nationwide staff careers. For instance, , Sergiño Dest, , , , , , and .
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Paraguay ended a big World Cup drought.
It missed out in 2014, 2018 and 2022.
And its return got here after restoration work underneath Gustavo Alfaro — together with wins over , Brazil and .
The squad that may signify the has loads of expertise in protection and high quality in midfield.
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However the striker with probably the most objectives among the many call-ups is , who has scored seven instances in 47 appearances.
There are seven gamers who play in Brazil. Together with Mauricio, who was naturalized in time to be referred to as up and impress.
Australia has change into a “common fixture” at World Cups since 2006.
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And it’ll attempt to get previous the Spherical of 16 barrier for the primary time.
However qualification didn’t come as simply as anticipated.
It gained solely considered one of its first six matches earlier than recovering and advancing in second place within the group topped by .
, , and are among the many key figures.
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Two of the call-ups, and , have but to make their debuts for the Socceroos.
Türkiye certified by way of the playoffs.
However there’s loads of expectation surrounding Turkey’s upcoming efficiency.
It’s a return after lacking each version since ending third in 2002.
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Çalhanoğlu leads the squad, which additionally options the skills of Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız.
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Çelik, Demiral, Söyüncü and Özcan are the opposite key figures within the staff coached by Vincenzo Montella.
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.