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World Cup Power Rankings: Who will win the 2026 tournament?
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It's almost here, football's biggest tournament, the World Cup, gets underway on Thursday in Mexico City.
48 teams will enter, but only one can lift the trophy at MetLife Stadium on July 19.
Here, a DAZN panel of 40 experts picked their winner of this year's World Cup.
Who is going to win 2026 World Cup?
According to DAZN's very own Power Rankings, France will be the winner of this year's World Cup.
If France do indeed lift the trophy, it will be their third World Cup after being runners-up in 2022.
When it comes to who they will face in the final, our experts expect it to be Spain, who won the European Championship against England two years ago.
Which teams are reaching the World Cup semi-finals?
For the semi-finals, DAZN's experts have predicted Brazil and Argentina to reach the last four alongside Spain and France.
Argentina will be the defending champions at this year's tournament, while Brazil playing in a World Cup semi-final for the first time since 2014.
It would not be a surprise to see a South American presence at the business end of the World Cup with teams from the continent better adapted to playing in the intense heat compared to the European sides.
Where are England ranked?
When it comes to England, the DAZN experts have the Three Lions ranked sixth.
Thomas Tuchel's team are one of the favourites to win their first World Cup since 1966, and with this ranking, they are expected to at least reach the quarter-finals.
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