World Cup: The Guide

Welcome to the guide to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, and a record of what went on at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Launched in 2013, World Cup: The Guide, was aimed to help fans to quickly and easily discover where they needed to travel to in Brazil and how to best enjoy the FIFA World Cup in 2014. It was linked to its sister sites Brazil: The Guide and Rio: The Guide.

With the end of the tournament – won by Germany on 13 July 2014 – this site became a record and the story of the 2014 World Cup, a tournament that is considered by many to be the greatest World Cup ever. The pages linked to the 2014 World Cup have been archived to read at your leisure. Just click on “2014 World Cup“. The site also looks back over the results from the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

After Argentina’s win in Qatar in 2022, the site now looks forward to the FIFA World Cup in 2026 that is scheduled to take place in the USA, Canada and Mexico played out over five weeks from mid-June 2026, when for the first time 48 countries will compete.

The host venues for 2026 are:

United States

New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium)
Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium)
Dallas (AT&T Stadium)
San Francisco Bay Area (Levi’s Stadium)
Miami (Hard Rock Stadium)
Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
Seattle (Lumen Field)
Houston (NRG Stadium)
Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)
Kansas City, Missouri (Arrowhead Stadium)
Boston/Foxborough (Gillette Stadium)

Canada

Toronto (BMO Field)
Vancouver (BC Place Stadium)

Mexico

Guadalajara (Estadio Akron)
Mexico City (Azteca Stadium)
Monterrey (BBVA Bancomer Stadium)

32 teams played at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The teams and how they performed in Qatar (and in 2018 in Russia and 2014 in Brazil) were:

Argentina – Finalist – 2022 World Champions. (Knocked out in the round of 16 in Russia. Finalist – Runner-up in Brazil)
Australia – Knocked out in the round of 16. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
Belgium – Knocked out at the group stage. (Semi finalist – 3rd place in Russia. Quarter finalist in Brazil)
Brazil – Quarter Finalist. (Quarter finalist in Russia. Semi finalist- 4th place in Brazil)
Cameroon – Knocked out at the group stage. (Failed to qualify for Russia and Brazil)
Canada – Knocked out at the group stage. (Failed to qualify for Russia and Brazil)
Costa Rica – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. (Quarter finalist in Brazil)
Croatia – Semi Finalist – 3rd place, (Finalist – Runner up in Russia. Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
Denmark – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out in the round of 16 in Russia, previously played in the World Cup Finals in 2010)
Ecuador – Knocked out at the group stage. (Failed to qualify for Russia. Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
England – Quartet Finalist. (Semi Finalist – 4th place in Russia. Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
France – Finalist – Runner Up (Finalist – 2018 World Champions in Russia. Quarter finalist in Brazil)
Germany – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. Finalist – 2014 World Champions in Brazil)
Ghana – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. Last played in the World Cup Finals in 2010)
Iran – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
Japan – Knocked out in the round of 16. (Knocked out in the round of 16 in Russia. (Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
Korea Republic – Knocked out in the round of 16. (Failed to qualify for Russia. Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
Mexico – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out in the round of 16 in Russia. Knocked out in the round of 16 in Brazil)
Morocco – Semi Finalist – 4th place. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. Failed to qualify for Brazil)
Netherlands – Quarter Finalist. (Failed to qualify for Russia. Semi-finalist – 3rd place in Brazil)
Poland – Knocked out in the round of 16. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. Failed to qualify for Brazil).
Portugal -Quarter Finalist. (Knocked out in the round of 16 in Russia. Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
Qatar- Knocked out at the group stage. (Never previously qualified for the World Cup Finals
Saudia Arabia – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia, previously played in the World Cup Finals in 2006)
Serbia – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia, previously played in the World Cup Finals in 2010)
Senegal – Knocked out in the round of 16. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. Failed to qualify for Brazil)
Spain – Knocked out in the round of 16. (Knocked out in the round of 16 in Russia. Knocked out at the group stage in Brazil)
Switzerland – Knocked out in the round of 16. (Knocked out in the round of 16 in Russia. Knocked out in the round of 16 in Brazil)
Tunisia – Knocked out at the group stage. (Knocked out at the group stage in Russia. Failed to qualify for Brazil)
United States of America – Knocked out in the round of 16. (Failed to qualify for Russia. Knocked out in the round of 16 in Brazil)
Uruguay – Knocked out at the group stage. (Quarter finalist in Russia. Knocked out in the round of 16 in Brazil)
Wales – Knocked out at the group stage. (Failed to qualify for Russia and Brazil)

Make sure you check “Latest News” to see how the 2022 and 2026 FIFA World Cups are developing and how the tournaments in Russia and Brazil developed.

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