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World Cup 2026: Guardian writers’ predictions for the tournament

The Guardian Sport Wednesday 10 June 2026, 13:17 UTC By Guardian sport 1 min read
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From marvelling at teenage wonderkids to tracking the world’s largest coffee pot, our team of writers outline their expectations for the jamboree in North AmericaSpain and Portugal in the final, with Spain winning. I’ve played our Bracketology game 20 times and gotten 20 different paths but Spain always end up winning. Alexander Abnos Continue reading...

From marvelling at teenage wonderkids to tracking the world’s largest coffee pot, our team of writers outline their expectations for the jamboree in North America

Spain and Portugal in the final, with Spain winning. I’ve played our Bracketology game 20 times and gotten 20 different paths but Spain always end up winning. Alexander Abnos

Continue reading...
World Cup 2026 (EVENT) Guardian (ORG) North AmericaSpain (LOCATION) Portugal (LOCATION) Spain (LOCATION) Bracketology (ORG) Alexander Abnos Continue (PERSON)
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