will there be a first time winner at WC 2026?

9th nation to win a World Cup in 2026 if you think that might happen

If it is, I think it's between Portugal or Netherlands.Same thoughts here, I could see Portugal (They are actually my overall bet) or Netherlands winning it from Europe, maybe Colombia from South America or Senegal/Morocco from Africa? But I cannot see any other nation being anywhere close to winning it for the first time in 2026

There won’t be a first time winner this year.

Do You Believe? Everything Can Happen on Home Soil | FIFA World Cup 2026™

Portugal

If it is, I think it's between Portugal or Netherlands.

Do You Believe? Everything Can Happen on Home Soil | FIFA World Cup 2026™That was actually very well done. I just don’t see it happening with this USA squad. But they probably have a better chance than the 1980 Olympic hockey team had to win the gold medal.

If there's a first time winner I hope it will be the home team in Mexico or USA. (Like 1930 Uruguay 1934 Italy 1966 England 1978 Argentina 1998 France) Of course Netherlands or Portugal could win. But I feel the latter two seem likely but in the end are unlikely.

I hope so.

Same thoughts here, I could see Portugal (They are actually my overall bet) or Netherlands winning it from Europe, maybe Colombia from South America or Senegal/Morocco from Africa? But I cannot see any other nation being anywhere close to winning it for the first time in 2026I could see others getting "close". We just had 2 reach the semis in the last WC, at least one of which nobody predicted, and they didn't even benefit from a soft quadrant of the bracket. But I put "close" in quotes because there's a huge difference b/w reaching semis and actually being winner #9, imo. For winning, yeh, only Holland or Portugal (as usual), but even those feel like a stretch.

Do You Believe? Everything Can Happen on Home Soil | FIFA World Cup 2026™Interesting, the same song, "The impossible Dream", was used last year for PSG ahead of the Champions League final against Inter: That version was interpreted by Jacques Brel in French, but it's the same song with almost the same lyrics: Rêver, un impossible rêve Brûler, d'une possible fièvre Atteindre, l'inaccessible étoile Tel est ma quête Suivre l'étoile Peu m'importe mes chances Peu m'importe le temps Pour atteindre l'inaccessible étoile English translation: To dream, the impossible dream To burn, with a possible fever To reach the unreachable star This is my quest To follow the star No matter how hopeless No matter how far To reach the unreachable star

Belgium is always an option :-D