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    "CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE WORLD CUP WALLCHART",
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    "World Cup sweepstake kit",
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    "60 years after their first",
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  "textContent": "All eyes will be on the World Cup this summer (Picture: Getty)\n\nThe World Cup gets underway on Thursday in what will be the biggest tournament in its illustrious history.\n\nEngland and Scotland are amongst the 48 teams who are taking part in the competition, which is being held across the US, Canada and Mexico, with all 104 games from across the five weeks available to watch for free on TV in the UK.\n\nAnd so with fixtures kicking-off left, right and centre, what better way to keep across all the dates and scores, as well as plotting England and Scotland’s route through the competition, than with **Metro’** s free printable wallchart.\n\nCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE WORLD CUP WALLCHART\n\n##  All the World Cup action\n\nGet everything you need to know about the World Cup – England updates, the games to watch and stories you missed – in five minutes, at 1pm, every day. Sign up here.\n\nSimply click the link above to download your free copy, complete with every fixture and the full tournament schedule.\n\nAnd whilst you’re at it, why not download our free World Cup sweepstake kit to make sure you’re extra ready for the big kick-off.\n\n## Why are 48 teams taking part this year?\n\nFIFA made the decision to expand the tournament from 32 sides to 48 in order to allow more countries to access the biggest stage in football.\n\nEngland are aiming to win their second world title (Picture: Getty)\n\nThe governing body was particularly interested in seeing more teams from Africa, Asia, North America and Oceania competing in the competition, with FIFA arguing that World Cup participation can help to grow the game in countries where the sport is less-developed.\n\nThe additional 16 teams means there are now 12 World Cup groups instead of the customary eight, with the 24 group winners and runner-ups joined by the eight best third-placed sides in the Round of 32.\n\n## Who is the favourite to win?\n\nSpain, who head into the tournament as European Champions having beaten England in the Euro 2024 final, are favourites to win the World Cup for the second time in their history.\n\nLa Roja head to North America on an incredible unbeaten run, having not lost a game – a penalty shootout defeat aside – since 2023.\n\nFrance have also been tipped for a deep run, with Les Blues winning the World Cup in 2018 and then finishing as runner-up in 2022.\n\nEngland are the third favourites, with the Three Lions looking to end their long wait for their second World Cup title – exactly 60 years after their first.\n\nSouth American heavyweights Brazil and Argentina round out the top five with the bookmakers, ahead of the likes of Portugal, Germany and Netherlands.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "World Cup 2026 wallchart: Download your free printable copy ahead of the big kick-off"
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