Group Division - World Cup Football 2026

 World Cup Football 2026 is about to kick off and today we are presenting list of group and probable winner, runner up and third place winner of group stage who could progress to next stage. 

World Cup Football 2026

Football fans, get ready!

Knock knock!!!!! The 2026 World Cup Football is the biggest tournament ever due to participation of more teams, matches and excitement. This time FIFA increases the number of participants from 32 to 48.
Host Nation:

America

Canada

Mexico

Total team: 48 teams will play in the World Cup

First Match: 11 June 2026

Final Match: 19 July 2026

Format:

For the first time:

• 48 teams will play in the World Cup
• Teams will be divided into 12 groups
• Each group will have 4 teams
• Every team plays 3 matches

This means more countries, more surprises, and more football fun.

Portugal and Ronaldo won Nations League 2024-25

 Portugal claimed their second UEFA Nations League title with a dramatic 5–3 penalty shootout victory over Spain,. The regular and extra time ended in a 2–2 draw and it was l held at the Allianz Arena in Munich on 8 June 2025. 

The final match between Portugal and Spain was competitive and in the beginning it was  Martin Zubimendi who scored a opening goal for Spain on 21 minute. After conceding a goal, Portugal played very well and leveled score on 26 minute through Nuno Mendes. 

Nuno Mendes was a player who changed the whole match and it was him who handled Yamal in the whole match.  Spain again took a lead on 45 minute through Mikel Overzabal before half time. 

In the second half, Portugal started a match in a good  note and pressed hard against Spain. After their hard work they leveled for the second time on 61 minute and it was Cristiano Ronaldo who helped Portugal to level the goal.  The regular time ended in 2-2 draw and extra minute also ended in draw.

Portugal converted all five penalties:

1. Gonçalo Ramos

2. Vitinha

3. Bruno Fernandes

4. Nuno Mendes

5. Rúben Neves—his goal secured the 5–3 win after Álvaro Morata missed/spared by Diogo Costa

PSG won Champions League beating Inter Milan

 Paris Saint‑Germain defeated Inter Milan 5–0 in the Champions League final on May 31, 2025, at the Allianz Arena in Munich. It was PSG’s first-ever Champions League title, and the 5-0 margin—the largest ever in a final—gave them a memorable double record-breaking accomplishment.

Achraf Hakimi  scored a first goal for PSG on 12 minute, on 20 and 63 minute Desire Doue added scored goals. To secure their win Kvarakshelia and Sennu Mayulu scored a piece goal on 73 and 86 minute respectively. 

This is the first time PSG won the Champions League. 

Details: 

Champions: Paris Saint Germain

Runner Up: Inter Milan

Top Scorers: Serhou Guirassy( Borussia Dortmund), Raphinha ( Barcelona)- 13 Goals each

Best Player: Ousmane Dembele(PSG)

Best Young Player: Desire Doue( PSG). 

List of all time goal scorer of UEFA Champions League

League Legends: Top scoring all the time

The UEFA Champions League, Europe's foremost club competition, is a platform for a long time when football's biggest strikers make their mark. Over the years, some of the biggest names of the game have dazzled fans with their goal scoring Provu. The list is the top Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored incredible 140 goals in mantras with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. His frequent talent, especially with Madrid, has strengthened his legacy as the top scorer on the top scorer.

List of top goal scorer of UEFA Champions League all time: 

UEFA Champions League 2025: Shocking Twists Lead to Unexpected Final

Like other tournaments, the 2025 installment of the UEFA Champions League coming off the heels of a new format is filled with surprises. Initially, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, and Manchester City were considered to be the heavily favored . But shockingly, all four of them—Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City—failed to qualify for the semi-finals.

List of Nepali football tournaments

 Nepali football is struggling and is facing challenges in terms of professionalism, local tournaments, league systems, prize distribution, individual awards. A decades ago , there used to be a lot of local tournament including regular A Division  league.  Following are the local tournaments: 

SN	Name of local tournament
1	Buddha Subha Gold Cup
2	Tilotama Gold Cup
3	Aaha Rara Gold Cup
4	Simara Gold Cup
5	Tribhuwan Challenge Cup
6	Kings Cup
7	Ncell Cup
8	Khukhuri  Gold Cup
9	Shahid Bhim Narayan Gold Cup
10	Mai Valley Gold Cup
11	Jhapa Gold Cup
12	Birat Gold Cup
13	Itahari Gold Cup
14	Udayapur Gold Cup
15	Hetauda Gold Cup
16	Bhadrapur Gold Cup
17	ANFA Cup
18	KP Oli Cup
19	Khaptad Gold Cup
20	Mahendra Gold Cup
21	Dipendra Gold Cup

We request all our visitors to add the name of tournaments that we missed to mentioned in above list. 

Highest Nepali goal scorer in the international tournament.

 The Nepal national football team represents Nepal in international tournaments, and its governing body is the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The Nepal I football team is not very popular or successful in international tournaments. It is due to poor infrastructure, poor facilities for players, and not much investment in football. Nepali football does not have the vision and passion to be a successful team in South Asia, Asia, and around the world. Thus, they lack much international experience, practice, and participation. Therefore, the national football team has less experience and goals in football. 

Some of the highest Nepali goal scorers are as follows: 

S.N	Name of Players	Goals
1	Anjan Bista	13
2	Nirajan Rayamajhi	13
3	Hari Khadka	13
4	Jumanu Rai	11
5	Anil Gurung	10
6	Bharat Khawas	10
7	Ganesh  Thapa	9
8	Nawayug Shrestha	8
9	Basanta Thapa	7

 

Nepali football fans are still waiting for a record breaker player who would pass 13 goals record. 

Messi won 8th Ballon D'or

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time, indicating his status as one of the greatest football players in the world.

Argentina, under Messi's leadership, won the World Cup in the previous season. Messi played a crucial role in helping Argentina secure the World Cup title.

In the Ballon d'Or voting, Messi faced tough competition from Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. Haaland was second, Mbappé third, and Kevin De Bruyne was fourth in the final vote.

Hari Khadka vs Nirajan Rayamajhi vs Anjan Bista

It's fascinating to see how the goal-scoring records of Hari Khadka, Nirajan Rayamajhi, and Anjan Bista have evolved over time, and each of their journeys and achievements adds to the excitement of Nepali football history. Let's summarize their records and careers:

1) Hari Khadka:

Hari Khadka was the first to set the record of 13 goals for the Nepali national team.

He won a total of 49 caps for Nepal and played his last game against Bhutan in 2006.

Hari had the previous record of nine goals held by Ganesh Thapa, but he surpassed it by reaching 13 goals.

2) Nirajan Rayamajhi:

Nirajan left Nepal for Germany during the peak of his career but later made a comeback to the national team.

In the match where Hari scored his 13th goal, Nirajan also scored, taking his tally to 12 goals.

He played a total of 21 games for Nepal before his career ended.

Nirajan returned to the national team in 2007 and scored his 13th goal against Pakistan in the SAFF Championship in 2008.

Interesting fact 2022 world cup

 Interesting facts about world cup 2022

 The Qatar 2022 World Cup ran from 20th November to 18th December 2022.

 A total of 32 teams competed in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The teams were divided into eight groups, with four teams each

 Costliest World Cup to Date

 Fewest stadiums

 With their 2-0 loss to Ecuador, Qatar became the first host nation to lose their opening game of the World Cup

World Cup 2022

The 2022 World Cup has concluded, and the results of the quarterfinals, semifinals, third place and final are listed below.

Quarterfinal Matches

Date	Fixtures	Winner
Dec 9 2022	Croatia Vs Brazil	Croatia
Dec 10 2022	Netherlands Vs Argentina	Argentina
Dec 10 2022	Morocco Vs Portugal	Morocco
Dec 11 2022	France Vs England	France

Round 16 matches and probable winner of World Cup 2022

Group matches have just concluded, and  some unexpected results have been observed. From December 3rd, 2022, second-round matches are going to start. Unexpected outcomes in the second round (16) are possible. 

SN	Date	Match	Probable Winner
1	December 3	Netherlands vs United States	Netherlands
2	December 4	Argentina vs Australia	Australia
3	December 4	France vs Poland	France
4	December 5	England vs Senegal	England
5	December 5	Japan vs Croatia	Croatia
6	December 6	Brazil vs South Korea	Brazil
7	December 6	Morocco vs Spain	Morocco
8	December 7	Portugal vs Switzerland	Portugal

FIFA World Cup 2022 table

Group matches have just concluded, and  some unexpected results have been observed. From December 3rd, 2022, second-round matches are going to start.

Group A                                                                                                                      

SN	Team	GP	W	D	L	Point
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	7
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	6
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	4
4	Qatar	3	0	0	3	0

 Group B

SN	Team	GP	W	D	L	Point
1	England	3	2	1	0	7
2	United States	3	1	2	0	5
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	1

Group C

SN	Team	GP	W	D	L	Point
1	Argentina	3	2	0	1	6
2	Poland	3	1	1	1	4
3	Mexico	3	1	1	1	4
4	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	3

 Group D

SN	Team	GP	W	D	L	Point
1	France	3	2	0	1	7
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	6
3	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	4
4	Denmark	3	0	1	2	1