The 48 Nations
Every team has a story. Tap in for histories, heroes and the reasons to fall in love with them this summer.
Group A
Co-hosts and the heartbeat of Group A — a nation that lives and breathes the tournament it helped invent the modern atmosphere for.
Forever romantics after 2002, Korea travel with Son's farewell-tour energy and a fearless press.
An underdog with golden-generation flashes, dreaming of a first knockout appearance.
Heirs to a proud Central European footballing tradition, hunting their first deep run as Czechia.
Group B
Co-hosts with a rocket in Alphonso Davies and a point to prove after a winless 2022.
A team racing against time, blending fading legends with electric new pace.
The continent's standard-bearers, carrying a billion dreams and a defence that strangles giants.
Giant-killers who proved that on the right day, no superpower is safe.
Group C
Hosts with a golden generation that finally has to deliver in front of a home crowd.
A small nation with a giant red wall of support and a flair for the dramatic.
Asia's perennial heavyweight, still chasing a first-ever knockout berth.
African champions with power, pace and the swagger of a team that fears no one.
Group D
World champions chasing back-to-back glory — the team everyone wants to beat.
Relentless, organised and impossible to dislike — the ultimate tournament grinders.
One of the game's great strikers dragging a nation toward one last deep run.
Explosive, fearless and blessed with Osimhen — Africa's most thrilling attacking side.
Group E
Tiki-taka reborn with a fearless teenage generation lighting up the wings.
Technical, brave and forever knocking on the quarter-final door.
The eternal underdog with a knack for the impossible.
A goal machine and a captain-artist finally on the biggest stage together.
Group F
A pharaoh's last quest: Salah dragging Egypt toward a first knockout stage in the modern era.
A sleeping giant awakened, desperate to remind the world of its pedigree.
A thrilling new generation led by two of Europe's brightest teenagers.
Stubborn, streetwise South Americans who make every match a battle.
Group G
The most feared attack on earth, captained by a generational superstar in his prime.
History's original champions, still snarling, still punching far above their weight.
Asian kings out to silence the doubters away from home.
A historic name reborn, hungry to honour a pioneering legacy.
Group H
The most successful nation in history, chasing a sixth star to end a 24-year wait.
Quietly excellent and forever underestimated, the side that loves a giant-killing.
The original African trailblazers, still roaring with that 1990 spirit.
Altitude-bred and youthful, with a midfield that giants envy.
Group I
A legend's last World Cup, surrounded by a frighteningly talented supporting cast.
All the raw talent in the world, chasing the consistency to finally match it.
African champions riding a wave of one of football's great comeback stories.
The ultimate Cinderella, dreaming of a first-ever World Cup win.
Group J
A fallen giant rebuilt around two of the most exciting playmakers on the planet.
Technical, proud and capable of toppling anyone on their day.
A nation for whom simply being here is a victory, and they want much more.
Pace, power and pure vibes — the most fun underdog in the tournament.
Group K
Carnival football with a maestro orchestrating one last great campaign.
Total Football's heirs, forever chasing the trophy that history owes them.
A tight-knit side carrying Eriksen's miracle and a fearless collective spirit.
Debutants writing the opening page of a brand-new footballing story.
Group L
A golden generation desperate to finally bring it home, starting with a 2018 score to settle.
The ultimate big-game team — small nation, enormous heart, and a maestro's last waltz.
Tiny nation, massive belief — the romantics of Group F.
A proud giant chasing the redemption that 2010 cruelly denied them.