94 /100
BRA Brazil v MAR Morocco
2022 semi-finalists against Ancelotti's Brazil — the hardest opener anyone was handed. Game of the round.
104 fixtures, scored out of 100 for watchability — the quality of the contest, the stakes and the storylines. The index tells you exactly where to spend your nights.
2022 semi-finalists against Ancelotti's Brazil — the hardest opener anyone was handed. Game of the round.
Japan beat Germany and Spain in 2022. Genuine upset potential against a slow-starting Dutch side.
The Azteca opens its third World Cup — no stadium on earth has done that. The occasion is the spectacle.
The Azteca opens its third World Cup — no stadium on earth has done that. The occasion is the spectacle.
Solid but unspectacular on paper. Highlights territory.
Alphonso Davies at a home World Cup, against a side built to frustrate.
Co-hosts under genuine pressure in front of their own crowd.
The undercard. Watchable, forgettable.
2022 semi-finalists against Ancelotti's Brazil — the hardest opener anyone was handed. Game of the round.
Scotland's first World Cup match since 1998.
Arda Güler's tournament debut against a battle-hardened Australia.
Smallest nation ever at a World Cup. A great story that probably ends 4–0.
Japan beat Germany and Spain in 2022. Genuine upset potential against a slow-starting Dutch side.
The most evenly matched fixture of the round — two quick, physical, dangerous sides.
Gyökeres is the draw; the fixture isn't.
European champions vs debutants. Expect target practice.
Likely Salah's final World Cup, against a Belgium side mid-rebuild. Prime-time and worth it.
Saudi beat Argentina in 2022. Uruguay have been warned.
The completist's fixture.
2022 semi-finalists against Ancelotti's Brazil — the hardest opener anyone was handed. Game of the round.
Japan beat Germany and Spain in 2022. Genuine upset potential against a slow-starting Dutch side.
The Azteca opens its third World Cup — no stadium on earth has done that. The occasion is the spectacle.
Likely Salah's final World Cup, against a Belgium side mid-rebuild. Prime-time and worth it.
The most evenly matched fixture of the round — two quick, physical, dangerous sides.
Alphonso Davies at a home World Cup, against a side built to frustrate.
Co-hosts under genuine pressure in front of their own crowd.
Scotland's first World Cup match since 1998.
Saudi beat Argentina in 2022. Uruguay have been warned.
Arda Güler's tournament debut against a battle-hardened Australia.
Solid but unspectacular on paper. Highlights territory.
The undercard. Watchable, forgettable.
Smallest nation ever at a World Cup. A great story that probably ends 4–0.
Gyökeres is the draw; the fixture isn't.
European champions vs debutants. Expect target practice.
The completist's fixture.