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FIFA World Cup 2026 · Final edition

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Best Bench·FIFA World Cup 2026

England have the tournament's best bench. As a starting XI it would rank #12.

1EnglandEngland6.722SpainSpain6.703FranceFrance6.574PortugalPortugal6.535BelgiumBelgium6.45Best XI among the other teams: Jordan 7.33
What this means

Only 11 other teams field a starting XI rated above England's bench.

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Squad Depth Gap·FIFA World Cup 2026

England's bench rates 0.17 above their starting XI.

Argentina 6.55, 6.41Spain 6.90, 6.70Belgium 6.66, 6.45Brazil 6.56, 6.33Uruguay 6.42, 6.15Norway 6.63, 6.32Czechia 6.37, 6.06Colombia 6.40, 6.09Switzerland 6.50, 6.17Ivory Coast 6.67, 6.29Senegal 6.81, 6.42Türkiye 6.59, 6.20Bosnia & Herzegovina 6.37, 5.94Ecuador 6.36, 5.92Cape Verde 6.23, 5.77Croatia 6.68, 6.22Saudi Arabia 6.61, 6.11South Korea 6.29, 5.78Austria 6.52, 6.01Morocco 6.77, 6.24Netherlands 6.90, 6.37Ghana 6.54, 5.95Algeria 6.73, 6.13Egypt 6.53, 5.92Mexico 6.63, 6.03Iraq 6.65, 6.04Sweden 6.66, 6.04USA 6.78, 6.14Japan 6.71, 6.06Paraguay 6.51, 5.84Qatar 6.52, 5.66Scotland 6.77, 6.06Canada 6.60, 5.88South Africa 6.48, 5.76Curaçao 6.40, 5.65Uzbekistan 6.53, 5.77Haiti 6.65, 5.85DR Congo 6.75, 5.94New Zealand 6.54, 5.66Tunisia 6.86, 5.97England 6.55, 6.72EnglandGermany 6.40, 6.34GermanyFrance 6.64, 6.57FrancePortugal 6.63, 6.53PortugalAustralia 6.69, 5.74AustraliaPanama 6.56, 5.61PanamaIran 6.87, 5.92IranJordan 7.33, 6.06JordanStarting XIBench
What this means

Jordan have the steepest drop in the tournament: their bench rates 1.27 below their starting XI.

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One-Man Army Index·FIFA World Cup 2026

Australia depend on one player more than any other team.

Tournament median 1.08×Australia 1.23×1.03×1.23×
What this means

Australia's best starter rates 1.23× the XI average. The tournament median is 1.08×.

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Goalkeeper Rankings·FIFA World Cup 2026

France have the tournament's top-rated goalkeeping, 0.18 ahead of Spain.

1FranceFrance7.062SpainSpain6.893EnglandEngland6.884ArgentinaArgentina6.815PortugalPortugal6.49
What this means

France rate 7.06 in goal.

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Position Rankings·FIFA World Cup 2026

Three teams share the four position leads.

GKFranceFRA7.06SpainESP6.89EnglandENG6.88DEFEnglandENG7.07SpainESP6.99FranceFRA6.89MIDSpainESP7.09FranceFRA7.02EnglandENG6.99FWDFranceFRA7.21SpainESP7.01EnglandENG7.00
What this means

France lead in goal and attack, England in defence and Spain in midfield.

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Attacking Unit·FIFA World Cup 2026

France have the tournament's best attacking unit, rated 7.21.

1FranceFrance7.212SpainSpain7.013EnglandEngland7.004ArgentinaArgentina6.955BrazilBrazil6.82
What this means

Their lead over second place is 0.20.

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Club Concentration·FIFA World Cup 2026

Egypt and Saudi Arabia each have 5 players from one club (Al Ahly FC and Al-Hilal), the most of any squad.

1EgyptEgypt52Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia53GermanyGermany44QatarQatar45South AfricaSouth Africa4
What this means

Each squad has a group of club teammates who already play together.

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