Preview: Who will make their mark at World Cup 2026

In the second part of John Roycroft's preview of the World Cup groups, he looks at groups G to L and who will likely qualify and which players will leave their mark.  

Colombia fans outside the New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, commonly known as the MetLife Stadium. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Last week, we previewed the first six groups (A to F) of the World Cup that finally kicked-off last night with a repeat of the 2010 World Cup opener as current co-host Mexico faced the 2010 hosts South Africa.

Again, we will look at the sides in each group to guess the teams that we think will advance, what will be the key match and who might star for each country. Groups G to L may be considered the tougher half of the groups as they contain tournament favourites France, reigning world champions Argentina and regular top finishers Spain. As well as many people’s dark horses, Portugal and England.