TRENDING

Leicester City Interested In Super Eagles Goalkeeper • Media Scholar Abiodun Adeniyi to deliver inaugural lecture at Baze University • “Politically motivated” • ‘Proof of imprudent governance’ – Peter Obi blasts Tinubu Govt’s over excessive borrowing • Involve traditionalists in formulation of policies, national issues – ICIR appeals to Tinubu • Democracy Day: FG admits inflation, insecurity as major challenges • Mobile phone battery explosion triggers fire in Oyo building • Reps urge Tinubu to flush out bandits, kidnappers from hideouts • FG, EU chart new path for peace, stability in Northern Nigeria • The AI skills boom is real. The market for those skills is not • Aiyedatiwa unveils N1bn intervention fund for hospitals across Ondo • PNC Forum 2026 to shape next phase of oil, gas growth • IHS Nigeria partners UNICEF to drive digital literacy in Lagos schools • Protesters shut 13 oil facilities, threaten Nigeria’s 400,000-barrel daily output • JUST IN: SSB tax threatens 33% manufacturing output, 1.5m jobs — MAN • Misinformation now security threat – COAS • Full list: Countries who won the World Cup unbeaten • Obi slams Tinubu over rising debt, says N200tn borrowed without accountability • I’ve not been refunded my nomination fee, says Olawepo-Hashim • Jegun of Ile-Oluji Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Unveils N1.3bn Community Funded Projects • Leicester City Interested In Super Eagles Goalkeeper • Media Scholar Abiodun Adeniyi to deliver inaugural lecture at Baze University • “Politically motivated” • ‘Proof of imprudent governance’ – Peter Obi blasts Tinubu Govt’s over excessive borrowing • Involve traditionalists in formulation of policies, national issues – ICIR appeals to Tinubu • Democracy Day: FG admits inflation, insecurity as major challenges • Mobile phone battery explosion triggers fire in Oyo building • Reps urge Tinubu to flush out bandits, kidnappers from hideouts • FG, EU chart new path for peace, stability in Northern Nigeria • The AI skills boom is real. The market for those skills is not • Aiyedatiwa unveils N1bn intervention fund for hospitals across Ondo • PNC Forum 2026 to shape next phase of oil, gas growth • IHS Nigeria partners UNICEF to drive digital literacy in Lagos schools • Protesters shut 13 oil facilities, threaten Nigeria’s 400,000-barrel daily output • JUST IN: SSB tax threatens 33% manufacturing output, 1.5m jobs — MAN • Misinformation now security threat – COAS • Full list: Countries who won the World Cup unbeaten • Obi slams Tinubu over rising debt, says N200tn borrowed without accountability • I’ve not been refunded my nomination fee, says Olawepo-Hashim • Jegun of Ile-Oluji Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Unveils N1.3bn Community Funded Projects

Back to Home

2026 World Cup

A (very) beginner’s guide to the World Cup: how does it work and the players to look out for

The Guardian Football about 2 hours 1 mins read

The tournament kicks off on Thursday in Mexico City. Here’s what newcomers can expect from one of the world’s largest and most watched events

It is! Every four years the best men’s teams on the planet gather to see who will be crowned world champions. This year’s tournament will be co-hosted by frenemies Canada, Mexico and the United States in 16 cities as different as Vancouver, Kansas City and Guadalajara. The 48 teams are initially divided into [does arithmetic] 12 four-team groups with each team playing the others in the group once. The top two from each group, along with the eight best third-placed teams – 32 in total – will advance to the knockout stages. Matches from that point on are single-elimination - lose and you’re out. If scores are level at the end of extra-time, the match is decided by a penalty shootout.

This article was sourced from an external publication.

Share this article