Washington, June 6 -- The 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G witnesses Belgium from Europe, Iran from Asia, Egypt from Africa and New Zealand from Oceania.
All the four teams are led by experienced veterans: Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku, Iran's Mehdi Taremi, Egypt's Mohamed Salah and New Zealand's Chris Wood.
According to the latest FIFA rankings, Belgium stands ninth, Iran 20th, Egypt 29th and New Zealand 85th.
Belgium's best finish was third place in Russia in 2018, while the other three sides have never progressed beyond the group stage.
With the tournament expanded to 48 teams, the top two in each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to the knockout stage, a format that improves the chances of Iran andEgypt m...