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Argentina returned to the top of the world rankings on ​Thursday right in time for their ‌World Cup title defence as France dropped two spots to third.

The Journal’s sports columnist leads a roundtable with acclaimed WSJ soccer correspondents Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on who’s going to win and who’s going to collapse.

Our writers continued the countdown to the World Cup ahead of the opening ceremony on Thursday

Kylian Mbappé, left, arrives with his teammates on the France national soccer team at Logan Airport, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Boston, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP

The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 teams in the field, meaning that 48 different nations will be bringing their traditions and culture to the tournament. A key piece of that culture is the teams' nicknames — the names that the fans know them by.