2026 World Cup rankings: Ranking each team as the knockout rounds arrive

With the 2026 World Cup here, it's time to rank all 48 teams from 48 to 1 based on how likely they are to win it all. MORE — Daily schedule for 2026 World CupWe will update this ranking throughout the tournament, as things will change pretty drastically during the largest World Cup in history.You can watch every single 2026 World Cup game live across Universo, Telemundo and Peacock en Espanol, here.Below we rank all 48 teams at the 2026 men's World Cup and group them into categories o