Ranking the best teams at the 2026 World Cup

FIFA has their own complicated ranking system for each country that competes in its competitions. The Athletic have created its own and ranked the teams at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Joe Devine reads from Tim Spiers and Nick Miller’s article on The Athletic as Jon Mackenzie provides additional context, in Ring For Analysis.

The article on The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7162043/2026/04/01/world-cup-48-teams-rankings/
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