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A record 48 teams will compete in this year's FIFA men's World Cup, meaning the 2026 edition will feature more players than ever before. It's going to be a total of 12 groups. Who do you think will win this time around? Will Argentina recapture the crown or is it time for a CONCACAF team to pull a surprise? We will be featuring the teams before the whistle blows on June 11th, and tonight, we look at hosts USA, Switzerland and Haiti.
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00:00The United States will be co-hosting the World Cup alongside Mexico and Canada.
00:05They will play Senegal on May 31st and Germany on June 6th in warm-up matches
00:10before opening their Group D campaign against Paraguay in Inglewood, California on June 12th.
00:17They will also face Australia and Turkey at the finals.
00:20U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino is expected to name his 26-man World Cup squad later this month
00:28with the co-hosts already facing injury concerns.
00:31Their journey to the World Cup has seen its fair share of ups and downs.
00:35In the 2022 World Cup, they advanced out of the group stage before falling to the Netherlands in the round
00:41of 16.
00:41They are currently ranked 16th in the FIFA rankings.
00:45Over in Group B, Switzerland's tournament campaign will officially kick off on June 13th.
00:50Their opening group stage matches include a June 13th fixture against Qatar
00:55followed by Bosnia-Herzegovina five days later and Canada on June 24th.
01:01Their final confirmed warm-up match before the tournament is against Australia on June 6th.
01:07You're going to want to look out for names like Granit Xhaka and Manuel Akanji.
01:12Switzerland has done well at World Cups in recent times.
01:15They have qualified for a sixth straight time and have reached the round of 16 in the last five editions.
01:22They are positioned at 19th in the FIFA rankings.
01:25Meantime, the 83rd FIFA-ranked Haitians will be hoping to make a mark in the competition.
01:30It's been a 52-year wait for this team after participating in 1974.
01:36To gear up for the tournament, the team held pre-World Cup training camps and friendly matches in South Florida.
01:42As for a player to watch, you're going to want to look out for Wilson Isidore.
01:47The Sunderland striker is expected to significantly boost their attacking prowess.
01:51Haiti was drawn in Group C for the tournament.
01:54They are scheduled to open their World Cup journey against Scotland.
01:58They are also grouped with Brazil and Morocco.
02:02Sergio Dufort, TV6 Sport.
02:05The Sunderland striker is expected to be a part of the tournament.
02:06You
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