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How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

Four nations will make debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It will be the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and all will have ambitions of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages.

Biggest stars who failed to qualify for World Cup 2026

We are now just hours away from the start of the 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with all 48 teams having made their way to North America with dreams of glory driving them. All of the pre-qualifying favourites made it safely through, including Spain, Brazil, England, France and defending champions Argentina.

Chile v Uruguay - FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier

Where to watch Chile today? Live soccer streams and TV channels for upcoming games

Everything you need to know about how to watch Chile in all friendlies and all major competitions

Sorry, Cristiano, Bruno is Portugal's most important player!

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes showed why he's Portugal's most important player going into this summer's World Cup in North America by starring in a 2-1 friendly win over Chile in Lisbon on Saturday evening that featured a stupid red card for winger Rafael Leao and a worryingly ineffective display from Seleccao skipper Cristiano Ronaldo.

Assault under investigation: Portugal star Leão could face World Cup ban

Rafael Leão made an unnecessary and potentially costly mistake in Portugal's friendly against Chile on Saturday.

Portugal vs Chile Predictions: Ronaldo to lead the hosts’ attack again

Get three Portugal vs Chile predictions from our soccer expert, before Saturday’s 1:45pm ET for friendly clash (6/6).

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
6	AS Jeunesse Esch	30	10	10	10	35	34	1	40	W W L D W
7	Racing FC Union Luxembourg	30	11	7	12	48	50	-2	40	W W L L W
8	UN Kaerjeng 97	30	11	5	14	43	48	-5	38	L L W W L
9	US Hostert	30	10	6	14	35	56	-21	36	W L W W L
10	FC Victoria Rosport	30	10	5	15	33	50	-17	35	L L W W L

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