Ranking World Cup Favourites for 2026
With the field now starting to look more complete for next summer's World Cup, we dissect a few of the teams with designs on winning the whole thing, and some Dark Horses who you should have your eye on to cause some upsets!
Ranks FC - A Football Podcast · Jack Collins, Dean Jones
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Show Notes
Hello Rank Squad!
With the majority of the field now locked in for next summer's World Cup, we thought it was a good time to take stock of where the favourites are in terms of potentially winning this tournament. We work through the bookmakers' favourites and give our own ranking on where they currently stand, and why.
We also take a quick look at some of the lesser known names that you need to be keeping an eye on as Dark Horses, including a defensively rock-solid CONMEBOL unit; one of North Africa's finest having a bit of a resurgence; and a Scandinavian power returning to the table for the first time in a number of years.
Before we get to that though, there's a little bit of time for Jack to wax lyrical about his current hero, Troy the Boy, Troy Parrott; who inspired Ireland to make the playoffs against all of the odds. It's not by any means a guarantee that the Boys in Green will be in the US next summer, but from a seemingly impossible position, the Republic of Ireland have themselves a chance thanks to his exploits.
It's Ranks!
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