Group A, which belongs to Korea, is evaluated as '1st, 2nd, and 1st place in the Korean group, and the probability of ranking first in the Korean group is 21% "equal to the Czech Republic" on Korea.

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It was predicted that Group A of the 2026 FIFA 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup finals, which includes the South Korean national soccer team, will actually be "first-tier, second-tier, and first-tier."

According to the probability of ranking first in each group of 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup released by soccer content media Madfootball on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time), South Korea was 21%, the same as the Czech Republic.

Mexico, the host of the World Cup, was the highest with 49%, South Korea and the Czech Republic tied for second, and South Africa had the lowest 5%.

Mexico ranks the highest in FIFA rankings, followed by Korea (25th), the Czech Republic (41st), and South Africa (60th). South Korea's FIFA ranking is closer to Mexico than the Czech Republic, but the media evaluated South Korea and the Czech Republic as "double" forces with Mexico as the "first round."

In fact, it is highly likely that Mexico will be ranked first in the group stage, and the media predicts that South Korea and the Czech Republic will compete fiercely for the second place, which is at the stake of qualifying for the round of 32 at the World Cup.

Japan, which belongs to Group F along with the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, had the second-highest probability of 26 percent after the Netherlands (59 percent). Sweden recorded 13 percent and Tunisia 4 percent, respectively.

In addition, in Group C, Brazil was the highest at 78%, Morocco at 19%, Scotland at 3%, and Haiti at 1%. In Group B, Switzerland was predicted to have 54%, Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina at 25%, 19%, and Qatar at 5%.

In Group D, Turkiye, the European playoff team, beat the World Cup host United States (38%) with 43%, followed by Paraguay (16%) and Australia (6%).

The World Cup, in which 48 countries participate, will be divided into 12 groups of four teams, and the first and second place in each group will advance to the round of 32. Then, the top eight teams with good performance among the third-place teams in the 12 groups will also join the round of 32 tournaments.

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