World Cup offers fans guide for picking a second team
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 1, 2026, 7:49 AM
Last updated Jun 1, 2026
With the World Cup set to begin this summer, fans are considering potential backup teams. BBC Sport provides guidance through a quiz to help fans select a second team, particularly in light of their primary team potentially exiting early. The tournament will feature 48 teams, with some debutants like Curacao and Cape Verde hoping to capture attention as underdogs. Fans can choose based on factors like favorite kits or rooting for lesser-known teams facing tough competition in their groups.
- •World Cup kicks off this summer with 48 teams.
- •Curacao is the smallest nation competing in history.
- •Cape Verde aims to make an impact against established teams.
- •A quiz is available for fans to select a second team.
- •Debutants face tough matchups in their respective groups.
- 7:49 AMYahoo Sports — Who should be your World Cup second team?
- 7:49 AMBBC Sport — Who should be your World Cup second team?
"The World Cup is almost here and you will no doubt have mapped out your team's potential route to the final, but if they exit early who should be your second team to follow at the tournament?
"The World Cup is almost here and you will no doubt have mapped out your team's potential route to the final, but if they exit early who should be your second team to follow at the tournament?
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 1, 2026, 7:49 AMWho should be your World Cup second team?
The World Cup is almost here and you will no doubt have mapped out your team's potential route to the final, but if they exit early who should be your second team to follow at the tournament?
- BBC SportJun 1, 2026, 7:49 AMWho should be your World Cup second team?
The World Cup is almost here and you will no doubt have mapped out your team's potential route to the final, but if they exit early who should be your second team to follow at the tournament?
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