{"id":3491,"date":"2026-04-14T19:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:49:38","slug":"2026-fifa-world-cup-ultimate-fanbase-will-france-argentina-england-advance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3491","title":{"rendered":"2026 FIFA World Cup Ultimate Fanbase! Will France, Argentina, England Advance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The world&#8217;s best sporting event \u2013 the 2026 FIFA World Cup \u2014 is coming this summer, and it&#8217;s going to be bigger and better than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>But which fans of the 48 teams will be the loudest? The most fun and the most passionate? Vote in our 2026 FIFA World Cup Ultimate Fanbase, sponsored by Lay&#8217;s!<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Easy! All voting takes place across the @FOXSoccer social accounts. So if you don&#8217;t already follow FOX Soccer, do so now! You&#8217;ll be able to vote on:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; Instagram<br \/>&#8211; Facebook<br \/>&#8211; YouTube\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; X<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Or check out the polls below. \u00a0Vote on your platform of choice and it will count!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The teams were seeded by each of their <i>combined social media followings<\/i> \u2013 including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube. We&#8217;re now into the Sweet Sixteen of our bracket. Here&#8217;s how things stand: \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Voting will take place over the entire month of April with a winner announced on the last day of the month! The winners will get an official billboard touting your nation as the best fans in front of your team&#8217;s 2026 FIFA World Cup training facility!<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>This bracket has been whittled down, with 16 teams remaining of the 48 qualified sides for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Those teams are separated into four quadrants consisting of three of the current World Cup groups in each.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; In Region 1, <strong>Brazil<\/strong> fans def. <strong>South Korea<\/strong> fans;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; In Region 2, <strong>Mexico<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Morocco<\/strong> fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Both Brazil and Mexico now advance to the quarterfinals. Congrats!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>In <strong>Region<\/strong> <strong>4<\/strong> (which includes J\/K\/L):<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; <strong>England<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Croatia<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Colombia<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Algeria<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Argentina<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Ghana<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Portugal<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Austria<\/strong> fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>These four fanbases move into the quarterfinals. Congrats!<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>In <strong>Region 3<\/strong> (which includes G\/H\/I):<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; <strong>France<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Norway<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Belgium<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Egypt<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Uruguay<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Ghana<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Spain<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Saudi<\/strong> <strong>Arabia<\/strong> fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Those four fanbases move into the quarterfinals. Congrats!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>In <strong>Region 2 <\/strong>(which includes D\/E\/F):<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; <strong>Netherlands<\/strong> fans def. <strong>USA<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Germany<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Japan<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>T\u00fcrkiye<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Australia<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Ecuador<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Paraguay<\/strong> fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Those four fanbases move into the quarterfinals. Congrats!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>In <strong>Region 1 <\/strong>(which includes Groups A\/B\/C):<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; <strong>Mexico<\/strong> fans def. <strong>South Africa<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Brazil<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Switzerland<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Morocco<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Czechia<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>South Korea<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina<\/strong> fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Those four fanbases move into the quarterfinals. Congrats!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>In <strong>Region 1 <\/strong>(which includes Groups A\/B\/C):<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; <strong>Switzerland<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Canada<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Scotland<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Czechia<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Qatar<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>South Africa<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Haiti<\/strong> fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Those four fanbases move onto the second round. Congrats!<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>In <strong>Region<\/strong> <strong>2<\/strong> (which includes Groups D\/E\/F):<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; <strong>Japan<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Sweden<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Paraguay<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Tunisia<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Netherlands<\/strong> fans def.<strong> Ivory Coast<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Australia<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Cura\u00e7ao<\/strong> fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Those four fanbases move onto the second round. Congrats!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>In <strong>Region 3<\/strong> (which includes Groups G\/H\/I):<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; <strong>Belgium<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Cape Verde<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Uruguay<\/strong> fans def. <strong>New Zealand<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong> fans def.<strong> Iraq <\/strong>fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Norway<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Iran<\/strong> fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Those four fanbases move onto the second round. Congrats!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>In <strong>Region 4<\/strong> (which includes Groups J\/K\/L):<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8211; <strong>Croatia<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Congo DR<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Algeria<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Uzbekistan<\/strong> fans;\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Ghana<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Panama<\/strong> fans;<br \/>&#8211; <strong>Jordan<\/strong> fans def. <strong>Austria<\/strong> fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Those four fanbases move onto the second round. Congrats!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The World Cup will run from June 11\u2013July 19, 2026. Spread across three countries, the tournament will culminate with the final on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All 104 tournament matches will air live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within both the FOX One and the FOX Sports apps. A record 40 matches, more than one-third of the tournament, will air in primetime across FOX (21) and FS1 (19).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY The world&#8217;s best sporting event \u2013 the 2026 FIFA World Cup \u2014 is coming this summer, and it&#8217;s going to be bigger and better than ever.\u00a0 But which fans of the 48 teams will be the loudest? The most fun and the most passionate? 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