From Beach and Brown, to Mbappe and Messi, FIFA profiles a key list of players to target ahead of the second round deadline in the World Cup Fantasy game.

Tracking the World Cup standings

World Cup 2026 is rolling now with the first round of Group Stage games over, so it is time to look at our top-10 power rankings.

We are one-third of the way through the 2026 World Cup group stage, with 48 teams in the expanded field having played one match. There are still two more games for each team in each group, but after some shocks,

Argentina and England face stern tests in their Round 2 fixtures. The South Americans face Austria, and England take on Ghana.

South Africa fell 2-0 to Mexico in the first game of the World Cup while Czechia lost 2-1 to South Korea. South Africa will be without both midfielders Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane for the rest of the group stage after they both received straight red cards against Mexico.

World Cup Matchday 2 tips and predictions with the Opta stats and best bets for the first group stage matches including England v Ghana

As the World Cup group stages enters its second round of matches, some nations will be booking their places in the knockout stages, while others will be heading home.

The first round of group-stage matches comes to a close Wednesday as Groups K and L finally take the field, bringing some of the tournament's biggest names with them.