World Cup 2026: What have we learned from the first round of group stage fixtures in the USA, Canada and Mexico?

Now that we've seen all 48 teams in action at the World Cup, the picture is beginning to take shape.

Some look like genuine contenders, others look capable of being the dark horses and a select few appear to have about as much chance of going deep in this tournament as a cabbage winning a beauty prize.

This has been a World Cup so far for moments of genius - where the superstars are coming out to play. No superstar in your ranks, you're going to struggle.

Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Luis Diaz are all revelling in the spotlight. Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal have been the cautionary tale that, if your star man is not fit and firing, you will struggle.