It’s official, celebrities are skipping mascaras. The no-mascara look with a full face of makeup is currently trending for 2026. Yet for some of us, we can’t let go of this crucial step in our routines. The next best thing? A mascara that delivers that coveted no-makeup makeup look.
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We predict the no-mascara mascaras will continue to skyrocket. So, we recommend having one in your makeup bag when you’re looking for something light. Keep scrolling to shop our picks for the best natural-looking mascaras on the market right now, from drugstore staples to luxury innovations.
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The first isn’t the one you’re probably thinking about. In one of the most surreal baseball moments in recent years, a 5-foot-9 electrician from Czechia named Ondřej Satoria, with a fastball that topped out at 79 mph, fanned the mighty Ohtani on three pitches, inducing the strikeout with a wild swing on a 72 mph changeup.
The second is the one you remember: Ohtani striking out his then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of Japan’s 3-2 victory over the United States in the championship game, two future Hall of Famers in the ultimate showdown.
That’s where we turn with this article: future Hall of Famers. How many of them will be competing in the 2026 WBC? Unfortunately, some Hall of Fame candidates who played in previous tournaments will not be participating in this WBC. Freddie Freeman, who has played for Canada in the past, is sitting this one out. Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa were unable to obtain injury insurance, with Lindor later injuring a hamate bone anyway, leaving Puerto Rico without two key players.
The United States team, meanwhile, has signed up some exciting first-time performers, including Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper.
We’ll go through the 2026 candidates, breaking them down into four tiers as to likely induction to Cooperstown, then look back and compare this year’s tournament with previous editions of the WBC.
Tier 1: The locks
Clayton Kershaw (USA): Yes, Kershaw is retired from the Los Angeles Dodgers but will now cap his career with his first WBC appearance. He might be there to soak up the atmosphere as much as anything and is unlikely to pitch any critical innings later in the tournament, but let’s hope he gets some action in pool play.
Shohei Ohtani (Japan): Technically, Ohtani isn’t eligible for Cooperstown since he’s entering his ninth season in the majors and a player needs 10 seasons — but we’ll ignore that detail. Ohtani is an easy lock, with four MVP Awards and counting. He won’t pitch for Japan in this WBC, instead focusing on a full slate of pitching with the Dodgers.
Aaron Judge (USA): The question at this point isn’t whether Judge is a Hall of Famer but if he can climb into the inner circle of Hall of Famers. Because he started late — he was 25 as a rookie — and then had some injuries early in his career, it will be difficult for Judge’s career counting stats to measure up to some of those legends. He’s accumulating value at a high rate, however, and is one of just 23 position players with at least four 8-WAR seasons. If he can compile two more such seasons — and he has produced seasons of 10.8, 10.8 and 9.7 since 2022 — then he would be one of just 15 position players with six 8-WAR seasons and just the sixth to do it whose career started after World War II. That sounds like inner circle.
Manny Machado (Dominican Republic): In general, 60 career WAR makes you a strong Hall of Fame candidate. Machado is already at 61.7, entering his age-33 campaign while still playing well, if no longer an MVP candidate. He’s also going to end up with some impressive career counting numbers as he’s over 2,000 hits with 369 home runs and 1,144 RBIs, which gives him a good chance to join Mike Schmidt as the only third basemen with 500 home runs and 1,500 RBIs.
Bryce Harper (USA): Harper’s career hasn’t exactly been a straight line of excellence. He has two MVP Awards but just one other top-10 finish. His 2015 season — .330/.460/.649, 42 home runs, 9.7 WAR — was one of the best this century, but he has just two other seasons above 5 WAR. He has played 150 games just three times, the last coming in 2019. But he was so young when he came up that he’ll get to some big milestones, and he’s at 54.0 WAR entering his age-33 season. He has been one of the faces of the game since he was 19. He’s in.
Juan Soto (Dominican Republic): It’s easy to forget that Soto is still just 27 years old, with six top-10 MVP finishes already under his belt. His 42.6 WAR through age 26 ranks 21st all time among position players through that age. Every player ahead of him is in the Hall of Fame except the not-yet-eligible Trout and Albert Pujols, plus Alex Rodriguez. We should mention that Cesar Cedeno (40.2) and Vada Pinson (40.1) aren’t far behind Soto through age 26, however, and didn’t sniff Cooperstown. Nonetheless, I’m calling Soto a lock.
Paul Goldschmidt (USA): With 63.8 career WAR, I feel like he’s 99% of a lock, but Hall voters can be tough on first basemen — see Keith Hernandez, Will Clark and Fred McGriff (who got in only via the era committee) — plus Goldschmidt has 372 home runs and might not get to 400, which some voters might believe is a must for a first baseman. Still, Todd Helton was elected a couple of years ago with 369 home runs and 61.8 WAR, so Goldschmidt — with one MVP Award and two second-place finishes — will eventually get in.
Tier 2: Likely to get in
Nolan Arenado (Puerto Rico): A couple of years ago, Arenado looked like a stone-cold sure thing, but his offense has dropped precipitously since his big 2022 season and he hit just .239/.289/.377 in 2025, so there might not be much left in the tank. Still, he’s at 57.8 career WAR, won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves and three home run titles, will pass 2,000 hits in 2026, had an incredibly high peak when he was one of the game’s best all-around players, and has 353 home runs and nearly 1,200 RBIs. He might not add much value over the rest of his career, but getting to 400 home runs would help make him a slam dunk.
Kenley Jansen (Netherlands): Jansen hasn’t really been an elite closer since 2017 — he has posted just two seasons since then with an ERA under 3.00 — but he has remained good enough to close for somebody and now ranks fourth on the career saves list, just three away from passing Lee Smith. His career ERA of 2.57 is the fifth lowest since World War II among pitchers with at least 900 innings. Factor in that voters have been more generous electing relievers than any other position, and Jansen is pretty close to a lock.
Salvador Perez (Venezuela): Perez’s case is much different from those of Arenado and Jansen, as his Hall of Fame discussion promises to be much more heated. His 35.5 career WAR via Baseball-Reference — and, coming off a 0.4-WAR season, he’s unlikely to add much more career value — would be the lowest for any modern position player (Bill Mazeroski, George Kell and Harold Baines are the only sub-40 WAR position players elected who played the most of their careers after World War II). FanGraphs, which factors catcher framing into its WAR calculation, is even harsher, crediting Perez with just 19.0 career WAR due to his poor framing metrics.
On the other hand, with 303 home runs and 1,016 RBIs, Perez is one of just eight catchers to reach 300 and 1,000 — and six of the other seven are Hall of Famers (Lance Parrish is the exception). Perez also won a World Series — although so did Parrish, who finished with 39.5 WAR — and he’s going to spend his entire career with the Royals, which should help him. In the end, Perez is a popular player and a nine-time All-Star. I think he gets in, and if the BBWAA doesn’t vote for him, the era committee almost certainly will.
Alex Bregman (USA): With 43 career WAR, he has had two-thirds of a Hall of Fame career. That final third is the toughest part, however, and at 32 Bregman could be entering the decline phase of his career. The Cubs just made a big bet that won’t be the case. He needs at least three more seasons at his current level to get those stats close to Hall of Fame territory, and assuming he does that — and that the 2017 cheating scandal for the Astros isn’t held against him (Carlos Beltran just got elected despite being the ringleader of the affair) — he can get in.
Tier 3: On the right path
Bobby Witt Jr. (USA): The players in this group are all younger players who have flashed Hall of Fame seasons — like Witt, who finished second in the MVP voting in 2024 and fourth in 2025. With 21.7 career WAR though age 25, I thought Witt might classify as one of the best young shortstops ever, but he ranks only 15th — behind Hanley Ramirez, among others, an example of why we don’t want to leap to early conclusions and call any of these players locks just yet. Still, if I’m betting on any young player to become a Hall of Famer, Witt is my pick.
Julio Rodriguez (Dominican Republic): J-Rod just finished his age-24 season and has 22.9 WAR, with three top-10 MVP finishes already to his credit. I don’t know if Rodriguez will ever put up the offensive numbers needed to win an MVP, but his all-around game is superlative and he’s compiling some impressive totals at a young age. Comparing him to center fielders, like we did with Witt and shortstops, he’s 10th in WAR through age 24. Warning: Cedeno and Pinson, mentioned above, were center fielders who peaked in their early 20s.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Dominican Republic): He has been a little inconsistent on a year-to-year basis, but he does have two 6-WAR seasons and was so young when he reached the majors — just 20 — that he’s still just turning 27 this year. One thing helping him is his durability, as he has played at least 156 games each of the past five years. Now let’s see what kind of season he can put up if he remains locked in for six months like he was in October.
Gunnar Henderson (USA): He has nearly matched Witt in career WAR at 21.4 — and he’s a year younger. The gap between them is much smaller than the perception, and Henderson is clearly on a similar Hall of Fame path.
Ronald Acuna Jr. (Venezuela): At 28, Acuna is the oldest player in this group, and at his best — like in his 2023 MVP season — he’s a clear Hall of Famer. But he’s at just 28.6 career WAR and has played only 62% of the possible games over the past five years. If he stays healthy, he has the ability, but that’s a big if.
Fernando Tatis Jr. (Dominican Republic): He hasn’t been the same dominant offensive player after missing the 2022 season with a PED suspension, but he is still producing valuable seasons with above-average offense and great defense. That formula can work for the Hall of Fame — see the recently elected Andruw Jones or Scott Rolen — but it feels like Tatis will need to pump out a couple of bigger seasons at the plate.
Tarik Skubal (USA): I have no idea how future voters will evaluate starting pitchers from this era, but we’re starting to see some indication with Felix Hernandez, who reached 46% of the vote in his second year on the ballot despite just 169 career wins. Of course, Skubal — with 54 wins — is still a long way from King Felix, but Skubal also has two Cy Young trophies, one more than Hernandez won. Will the wins matter if he ends up with three or four Cy Young Awards?
Xander Bogaerts (Netherlands): He’s at 42 career WAR but slipping, with a sub-100 OPS+ each of the past two seasons. Remarkably, he has eight years left on his contract, but he’ll need some bounce-back seasons, and at his current rate of regression won’t be in the majors at age 36, let alone 40.
Ketel Marte (Dominican Republic): I wouldn’t bet on it, especially since he has had issues staying healthy, but he has averaged 5.3 WAR over the past three seasons. If he can keep that going over the next four seasons — which takes him through age 35 — then he’d be at 55 career WAR. That would put him within shouting distance.
Junior Caminero (Dominican Republic): He just hit 45 home runs in his age-21 season, so it’s hardly a stretch to picture a 500-home run slugger here. He’s also a player with “old player skills”: He doesn’t run well and probably moves to first base in a few years, so his value will be all offense and no defense. But if he pumps out a few 50-homer seasons and a bunch more 40-homer seasons, the defense won’t matter.
Jackson Chourio (Dominican Republic): He hasn’t played at a Hall of Fame level yet, but he has youth on his side, just entering his age-22 season. With more than 1,100 plate appearances now in the majors, this is the year we’ll see if he can improve and turn into an All-Star player — and potential Hall of Famer.
Kyle Schwarber (USA): Based on WAR, he has no chance, as he’s sitting on 19.9 career WAR with no 5-win seasons — and he turns 33 on Thursday. He’s also a .231 lifetime hitter, and you can probably guess that no hitter with an average that low has ever been elected to the Hall of Fame. The lowest? The just-elected Andruw Jones at .254. But Schwarber has 340 home runs, and considering he just had his best season with 56 bombs, he might hit a whole bunch more. He hit 187 home runs the past four seasons. If he matches that over the next four, he’s up to 527 and … well, you never know.
Cal Raleigh (USA): His career average is even lower than Schwarber’s at .226, but his 60-home run season at least raises the Hall of Fame possibility. He’ll need to produce four or five more great seasons — not necessarily at his 2025 level, but something between that and what he did prior to 2025 — for there to be a serious discussion.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Japan): He was young enough when he came over — he was 25 as a rookie — that he might have a shot. His legendary 2025 postseason will help, but we’re years away from knowing what kind of career he might have.
Mason Miller (USA): He’s older than you might think — entering his age-27 season — but with his blazing fastball, it’s not that hard to envision a 10-year run where he dominates as the best closer in the game, and that makes him a potential Hall of Famer.
Previous World Baseball Classics
2006 (Japan over Cuba; MVP: Daisuke Matsuzaka)
Hall of Famers: Ichiro Suzuki (Japan), Derek Jeter (USA), Chipper Jones (USA), Ken Griffey Jr. (USA), Andruw Jones (Netherlands), Ivan Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), Carlos Beltran (Puerto Rico), Vladimir Guerrero (Dominican Republic), Adrian Beltre (Dominican Republic), David Ortiz (Dominican Republic), Mike Piazza (Italy)
Will get in: Albert Pujols (Dominican Republic), Yadier Molina (Puerto Rico), Miguel Cabrera (Venezuela)
Might get in: Chase Utley (USA), Bobby Abreu (Venezuela), Carlos Delgado (Puerto Rico), Bernie Williams (Puerto Rico)
Long shots: Omar Vizquel (Venezuela), Francisco Rodriguez (Venezuela), Johan Santana (Venezuela)
Special cases: Roger Clemens (USA), Alex Rodriguez (USA)
Final tally: 14 Hall of Famers, plus Clemens and A-Rod.
I believe Utley, who just polled at 59% in the latest vote, will get in within three years, but we won’t call him a lock just yet. Abreu just received 30% on the same ballot after seven years, so his more likely route to election will be through the era committee. Delgado was just on the contemporary era ballot and received nine of 16 votes, falling three short, which bodes well for his future selection. Vizquel polled at 52% in 2020, but his support has dwindled to 18% after domestic abuse allegations and a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment against a bat boy that was resolved with a confidential settlement. Once he gets bumped over to the era committee, maybe he has a chance.
2009 (Japan over South Korea; MVP: Daisuke Matsuzaka)
Hall of Famers: Ichiro Suzuki (Japan), Derek Jeter (USA), Chipper Jones (USA), Pedro Martinez (Dominican Republic), David Ortiz (Dominican Republic), Ivan Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), Carlos Beltran (Puerto Rico)
Will get in: Miguel Cabrera (Venezuela), Joey Votto (Canada), Yadier Molina (Puerto Rico)
Might get in: Kenley Jansen (Netherlands), Felix Hernandez (Venezuela), Bobby Abreu (Venezuela), Aroldis Chapman (Cuba), Robinson Cano (Dominican Republic), Carlos Delgado (Puerto Rico), Bernie Williams (Puerto Rico)
Long shots: Evan Longoria (USA), Dustin Pedroia (USA), Jimmy Rollins (USA), David Wright (USA), Francisco Rodriguez (Venezuela)
Final tally: It looks like a bit of a drop from 2006, with 10 Hall of Famers, or 11 if we include Jansen as a lock.
Cano would be going in, but two PED suspensions likely assign him to the Clemens/A-Rod persona not grata class. Hernandez is trending in the right direction on the ballot, and Chapman is climbing the career saves list (up to 12th and just coming off one of the most dominant relief seasons ever). Longoria finished with 58.9 career WAR but fell just short of 2,000 hits. Pedroia and Wright would be Hall of Famers if not for injuries. The BBWAA is unlikely to elect them, but the era committee might like their high peak value.
2013 (Dominican Republic over Puerto Rico; MVP: Robinson Cano)
Hall of Famers: Andruw Jones (Netherlands), Carlos Beltran (Puerto Rico), Joe Mauer (USA)
Will get in: Yadier Molina (Puerto Rico), Miguel Cabrera (Venezuela), Joey Votto (Canada)
Might get in: Salvador Perez (Venezuela), Kenley Jansen (Netherlands), Robinson Cano (Dominican Republic), Giancarlo Stanton (USA)
Long shots: Xander Bogaerts (Netherlands), Francisco Rodriguez (Venezuela), Craig Kimbrel (USA), Jimmy Rollins (USA), David Wright (USA), Nelson Cruz (Dominican Republic)
Final tally: Six Hall of Famers, plus Perez and Jansen.
This looks like the weakest year of the WBC as far as Hall of Fame talent goes. The Dominican team that won didn’t feature any slam dunk Hall of Famers but did feature a powerhouse lineup with Cano, Cruz, Edwin Encarnacion, Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Miguel Tejada and Carlos Santana. The U.S. team, which went 3-3 and didn’t even reach the semifinals, featured Ryan Braun, Ben Zobrist and Adam Jones as the best of the rest.
2017 (United States over Puerto Rico; MVP: Marcus Stroman)
Hall of Famers: Adrian Beltre (Dominican Republic), Carlos Beltran (Puerto Rico)
Will get in: Paul Goldschmidt (USA), Buster Posey (USA), Freddie Freeman (Canada), Manny Machado (Dominican Republic), Francisco Lindor (Puerto Rico), Jose Altuve (Venezuela), Miguel Cabrera (Venezuela)
Might get in: Nolan Arenado (USA), Alex Bregman (USA), Giancarlo Stanton (USA), Kenley Jansen (Netherlands), Xander Bogaerts (Netherlands), Robinson Cano (Dominican Republic), Carlos Correa (Puerto Rico), Felix Hernandez (Venezuela), Salvador Perez (Venezuela)
Final tally: I’m counting Buster Posey as a lock, although he would have the shortest career for any modern Hall of Fame position player. That gives us nine Hall of Famers, up to 11 if we include near locks Arenado and Jansen, with several other strong candidates as well.
The star pool seemed to increase this year, although the U.S. team still struggled to pull in top pitchers to the roster. The U.S. team that won actually finished only 6-2, while Puerto Rico (which upset Japan in the semifinals) and Japan each lost just once.
2023 (Japan over United States; MVP: Shohei Ohtani)
Will get in: Shohei Ohtani (Japan), Mookie Betts (USA), Mike Trout (USA), Paul Goldschmidt (USA), Freddie Freeman (Canada), Francisco Lindor (Puerto Rico), Jose Altuve (Venezuela), Miguel Cabrera (Venezuela), Manny Machado (Dominican Republic), Juan Soto (Dominican Republic)
Might get in: Nolan Arenado (USA), Bobby Witt Jr. (USA), Trea Turner (USA), Kenley Jansen (Netherlands), Xander Bogaerts (Netherlands), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Japan), Salvador Perez (Venezuela), Ronald Acuna Jr. (Venezuela), Robinson Cano (Dominican Republic), Julio Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)
Final tally: After a six-year layoff, the WBC returned with a bang and star-studded rosters, with 10 guaranteed Hall of Famers, plus Arenado, Jansen and Perez running the near-lock total to 13.
All those young stars who reached the majors in the late 2010s and early 2020s were playing in their first WBC, so after that initial 13, we get to Witt, J-Rod, Acuna and Yamamoto. This was an absolutely stacked U.S. lineup, but the strong Japanese pitching staff shut it down with that victory in the championship game.
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State is ending its women’s gymnastics program.
The decision, announced by athletic director Jamie Pollard on Tuesday, comes not long after the school canceled the remainder of its 2026 season because of what Pollard described as “unresolvable” issues between players, coaches and parents.
Pollard said the school will replace gymnastics with another women’s sport that “provides equal or additional participation opportunities” for female athletes.
The school will honor the scholarships of current or incoming gymnasts who opt to remain at the university, including making sure they will continue to have access to all departmental services available to Iowa State student-athletes. Pollard added that the athletic department will also help any gymnast who chooses to go into the transfer portal.
Members of the coaching staff, including head coach Ashley Miles Greig, will not have their contracts renewed.
Pollard called the move “the right decision for our athletics program and our student athletes,” citing a pattern of issues within the program over the past decade.
Women’s gymnastics underwent a “complete review” in 2018 because of various issues. In 2023, the university hired a Minnesota-based law firm to do an independent evaluation of the program, leading to sweeping changes that included implementing a new coaching staff.
When similar issues cropped up three years later, Iowa State initially opted to cancel the remainder of the season because Pollard said “the student-athletes felt the conflicts were so problematic” they could not continue.
A leadership council within the university spent weeks talking to various stakeholders around the program before recommending women’s gymnastics be discontinued.
“The student-athlete experience is at the core of what our department takes great pride in,” Pollard said. “Our continued inability by our department to provide our women’s gymnastics team members [a positive] experience … is disappointing and very concerning.”
Pollard said finances did not play a role in the decision, adding that whatever sport the Cyclones eventually add could be just as expensive, if not more expensive, to field.
Iowa State won four conference titles in women’s gymnastics, the last in 2006.
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The winter to spring transition is about so much more than just your incorporating florals and pastels in your wardrobe. Your makeup and skincare routine also deserve a little refresh.
The good news? Rhode is making that task so much easier. Hailey Bieber’s beauty brand is launching all-new blush shades and two Peptide Lip Tints that feel so seasonal. And while we still have a week left until the official launch—mark your calendar for Monday, March 9—we already got a sneak peek at the shades.
The collection is all about spring vibes with Rhode’s first-ever red blush, as well as a raspberry pink shade, and the lip tints: Sweat Pea, a pearly warm pink with fresh berry and jasmine scent; and Pretzel, a shimmery warm mauve with caramel-glazed pretzel scent.
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It’s official: Tuesday, March 3 marks 100 days until the 2026 World Cup kicks off in earnest, when Mexico host South Africa in Mexico City on June 11. But before we get there, we have a few big hurdles to clear.
The last week in March will see the final six tournament spots claimed, with four teams from Europe and two more via an intercontinental playoff. We also have the dramatic, high-pressure final weeks of the European club season, in which any injuries to top players will undoubtedly impact World Cup chances for a wide range of nations depending on the severity. And then, weeks before the action begins, all 48 national team coaches will make their final roster cuts.
So, we’re launching our semiregular power rankings of how the field is shaping up. We polled all our ESPN FC reporters credentialed for this summer’s festivities, along with reporters from around the globe, on who they think are the top 15 strongest nations in the field right now. Yes, we know there are several big teams still hoping to qualify — Italy, in particular, received several conditional votes should they survive a playoff bracket with Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Northern Ireland — but there’s enough information out there to start sorting the contenders from the pretenders.
We’ll have another set of rankings to commemorate the 50-day mark (April 22) when the full field is locked in, and again in the run-up to the opening ceremony once rosters are finalized and we know whether injured players are fit enough or have to stay home this summer.
Well, well, well. As near-unanimous No. 1 picks in our inaugural Power Rankings, scooping up 15 of 21 first-place votes, it appears as though this is already La Roja‘s world and we’re all just living in it. Will the World Cup run in much the same way, though?
They weren’t dynamic in qualifying despite topping their group over Bulgaria, Türkiye and Georgia with five wins from six matches, but they do have Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Ferran Torres to count on in attack. Cruising to victory at Euro 2024 without Rodri, their Ballon d’Or winning midfielder, showed that they can function with significant absentees, though a wobbly defense is a concern. Questions need to be answered around which two of Dean Huijsen, Robin Le Normand, Aymeric Laporte and Pau Cubarsí start at center back, while the goalkeeper should end up being Unai Simón despite David Raya‘s exceptional form at Arsenal.
Did we mention Lamine Yamal, though? The human cheat code for any packed defense, Yamal (22 goals+assists in 22 LaLiga games for Barcelona this season) will again be expected to do the impossible when needed, but there is concern about the sheer volume of minutes he’s racking up despite turning only 18 this past July. Also, the bigger issue around this team is their youth; veteran experience is often key at major tournaments, but where will that come from? A group containing Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay shouldn’t cause too much trouble for Luis de la Fuente & Co. upon arrival in the U.S., but tougher challenges will require them to really meet the moment in a way we’ve not seen since they won the Euros.
Les Bleus are a powerhouse from top to bottom, no matter how you assess their squad or talent pool. Every position is filled multiple times over with proven quality and bankable star power, and after cruising through qualifying with five wins from six and Kylian Mbappé scoring plenty, the future looks bright again.
But how easily can they shrug off the heartbreak of losing the 2022 final to Argentina on penalties after a 3-3 extra-time thriller in which Mbappé scored a hat trick and really should have had a winner late on? And is there any anxiety over the confirmed end of the Didier Deschamps era as manager — he announced in January that he would step down as manager after France’s World Cup run? Pressure to send their boss off on a high note could wear heavily, and a group containing Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal plus Norway (hello, Erling Haaland) could make for a tricky farewell party.
About Mbappé: Questions about his fitness have been whispered around Real Madrid for some time, and news Monday that he’s getting some treatment for a sprained knee mean he’ll need to work back up to his best. If the likes of Michael Olise, Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé are at their best, Mbappé can relax a little, but questions around the fullback positions (where most of the options have had lackluster seasons) do at least invite a little concern.
We’re expecting this summer to be Cristiano Ronaldo‘s proverbial last dance (more on him later), but it might be the final curtain for Lionel Messi at the international level as well, and it’s hard to know how to process all this happening at a single World Cup. That said, there’s a vibe that he’s playing with house money to some degree having finally clinched one in 2022, when the Albicelestes beat France in one of the most enthralling World Cup finals ever. Winning the past two Copa América competitions and being one of the first teams worldwide to clinch their 2026 World Cup spot — in March 2025, to be exact! — shows that they’re the ultimate tournament team.
Argentina are in transition between the Messi generation and that next wave, but they’re still a credible contender to do what no team has done since Brazil (1958, 1962) and win back-to-back editions. Even without Ángel Di María, there’s quality all around Messi, from Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández and Alexis Mac Allister in midfield to Lautaro Martínez up front. Plus, Emi Martínez remains one of the best (and most entertaining) goalkeepers around. The wild card will be Julián Álvarez, who has struggled for form and goals this season with Atlético Madrid, but a group stage containing Algeria, Austria and Jordan should be smooth sailing for Lionel Scaloni and his experienced team.
Ahh, England. The Three Lions. Is it coming home? And will it ever come home again? The trick here — spoiler alert — is as it always is with England: trying to fit the right combo of superstars together and plug the gaps (left back, holding midfield) with the right personnel to make it all sing. Harry Kane will be tasked with the goals, Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon the quality from wide positions and Declan Rice the dynamism from midfield, but chemistry and coherence will be key here if the individuals are to shine.
The right midfield combo around Rice and the right center back pairing from a host of options with clear pros/cons will also be weighing heavily on Thomas Tuchel’s mind, and he might well lament the lack of an “easy” opponent in the group stage to make adjustments on the fly. Croatia, Ghana and Panama will test them to the fullest, meaning that March’s tune-ups against Uruguay and Japan carry a little more importance than fans might be hoping for with just 100 days until the tournament’s first game.
Are the Seleção back and ready to challenge? Fresh off back-to-back quarterfinal exits, Brazil have tons of talent at their disposal as you’d expect, but this time, they are rolling into battle with the charismatic superstar-whisperer Carlo Ancelotti as manager. If anyone can create a winning formula from the chaotic energy of Rodrygo, Raphinha and Vinícius Jr., it would be the man who took home 11 trophies in his second stint as Real Madrid boss.
However, as is always the case at the World Cup, their defending will need to be up to par. Here is where things still seem a work in progress as Ancelotti tries to build around Arsenal star Gabriel and Liverpool keeper Alisson in the pursuit of clean sheets and calmness. Defeats to Bolivia and Japan in recent months — the latter saw Brazil hold a 2-0 lead into the second half before conceding three times in 19 minutes — have shown that balance remains elusive, with a lot riding on Bruno Guimarães and Casemiro to knit things together in midfield.
Yes, this is the only major trophy Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to lift in the air surrounded by jubilant teammates … but will 2026’s World Cup end any differently to the other five he has played in? Fourth place in 2006 is his best effort yet, followed by exits in the round of 16 (twice), group stage and quarterfinals, with plenty of Ronaldo tears that followed.
These days, Ronaldo reliance is waning somewhat, but that’s more down to the volume of exciting talent around him than any diminishment in his own powers. Yet will coach Roberto Martinez take that decisive step to make CR7 a support player rather than automatic starter? Regardless of how it shakes out, Bruno Fernandes will be Portugal’s chief playmaker and antagonist in the attacking third, Rafael Leão offers plenty of tricks from the wing, and a midfield with Bernardo Silva, Vitinha and Rúben Neves will overwhelm most opponents simply by showing up. That’s before you factor in the intangibles Nuno Mendes brings from the fullback position, as well as Rúben Dias keeping the defense organized.
A group containing Colombia, Uzbekistan and an intercontinental qualifier (New Caledonia, Jamaica or DR Congo) should yield little real challenge, but we’ll know more about their chances after they play co-hosts Mexico and the U.S. at the end of March.
Always spoken of as one of the heavyweights in international soccer, recent years have made Germany a bit of a history lesson in that regard. Despite boasting three European Championship crowns (1972, 1980, 1996) and four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), Die Mannschaft were bounced out at the group stage in each of the past two World Cups. Winning five of six in qualifying should ease immediate concerns, but there are question marks up and down the starting XI and little time left to figure things out.
Talent has never been an issue and still isn’t in 2026 — though Joshua Kimmich, Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala need help around them — and a group stage with Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador should enable them to reach the round of 32. It’s anyone’s guess as to how they proceed from there.
The Oranje left it late to finally secure their spot at this summer’s festivities, drawing 1-1 with Poland and then hammering Lithuania 4-0 in Amsterdam during the final round of qualifiers to make it certain. Their inconsistency makes them a tough team to predict when it comes to the World Cup, where they’ve been drawn against Japan, Tunisia and a UEFA qualifier (one of Ukraine, Sweden, Poland or Albania), but individual quality and defensive toughness can take you far.
When it comes to these two elements, Ronald Koeman‘s side have plenty of both: Memphis Depay (8 goals) will be the primary goal threat, Cody Gakpo and Donyell Malen offer different flavors of flair on the flanks, and the trio of Frenkie de Jong, Tijjani Reijnders and Ryan Gravenberch offer culture and class in midfield. (Don’t overlook Xavi Simons too, much as he’s struggling to assert himself at Tottenham Hotspur right now). At the back, the peerless Virgil van Dijk is surrounded by plenty of dynamism, and teams will find it hard to carve through the Dutch defense. Upcoming fixtures with Norway and Ecuador should give us a clearer sense of where this team stands.
Fresh off defeat to Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final, the surprise 2022 World Cup semifinalists will be all too keen to show that they are no fluke at this level. Buoyed by a perfect 8-0-0 record in qualifying — making them one of the first countries to officially punch their ticket to this summer’s competition — and with 12 players scoring in the process, they bring a tenacity that makes them a tough opponent every time. Forwards Youssef En-Nesyri and Ayoub El Kaabi are competent around goal, there’s a ton of big five European league experience throughout the midfield, and Achraf Hakimi is well-established as one of the best attacking fullbacks in the game right now.
A group with Brazil, Haiti and Scotland will offer three distinct challenges for manager Walid Regragui, but they have enough quality and confidence to make another deep run.
After missing out on the 2022 edition, Los Cafeteros are back and perhaps better than ever in 2026, fresh off a strong qualification performance (third overall in CONMEBOL, with seven wins and seven draws in 18 games) and robust defensive effort. Stars such as Luis Díaz and Luis Suárez (not that one) are contributing goals, with 11 between them in qualifying, while playmaker James Rodríguez is using a spell at Major League Soccer’s Minnesota United FC to get in tip-top shape. It’s not just the results they’re getting, but the run of form: Undefeated since a 2-1 loss in Brazil a year ago, they’ve looked good against several World Cup teams (Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Paraguay) and thumped co-hosts Mexico 4-0 to give a sense of their readiness.
Drawn against Portugal, debutants Uzbekistan and an intercontinental qualifier (New Caledonia, Jamaica or DR Congo), they should progress comfortably and cause trouble for whomever draws them in the knockout stages.
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Are Belgium past their prime for the World Cup?
Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens break down ESPN FC’s World Cup Power Rankings and debate which teams they feel don’t belong in the top 15.
Belgium have been World Cup mainstays for the past decade-plus, with their steady presence — including a run to the quarterfinals in 2014 and a third-place finish in 2018 — led by the country’s “Golden Generation” of talent. But that talent isn’t aging gracefully, with Axel Witsel (37 years old), Kevin De Bruyne (34) and Romelu Lukaku (32) all in decline, to the extent that this team feels like a work in progress.
The green shoots of rebirth are there through the spine of this team: Charles De Ketelaere is their next playmaker-elect in the final third along with Jérémy Doku, while Youri Tielemans adds dynamism in midfield, Arthur Theate is a defensive force in his own right and Thibaut Courtois remains elite at the goalkeeping position. A group draw with Egypt, Iran (for now) and New Zealand, however, should assure they book another knockout round appearance where their individual talent could help overcome any structural flaws.
It’s so hard to know what to make of the Landslaget right now. They have a core of incredible players — led by Martin Ødegaard and Erling Haaland — and cruised through World Cup qualifying, going 8-0-0 with 37 goals scored (just five conceded) against Italy, Israel, Estonia and Moldova. And yet, this is the first World Cup for which they’ve qualified since 1998, so it’s hard to predict how qualification form will translate to the big stage. Upcoming games against fellow World Cup participants Netherlands and Switzerland should offer some clarity, but it’s clear that they’ll need the goals of Haaland — who netted a stunning SIXTEEN times in qualifying — if they’re to escape a difficult group.
Senegal will hit the World Cup as one of the in-form national teams thanks to their impressive run in the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations at the beginning of the year. They rode an impressive collective resolve — and overcame the chaos of the final vs. Morocco — to win the tournament. Upcoming friendlies against Peru and Gambia will reveal little as to their World Cup readiness, but a seasoned team led by Sadio Mané, Nicolas Jackson, Kalidou Koulibaly and Ismaïla Sarr is as dangerous as any. That said, being drawn against France and Norway means they cannot afford to be anything less than perfection.
No matter how often we think Croatia can’t turn on the style at this level, led by seemingly ageless 40-year-old midfielder Luka Modric and a strong veteran presence up and down the squad, they remain formidable at this level no matter what. Finishing second in 2018 and third in 2022 feels like a tall order to replicate this summer, but a favorable group draw — they will face El Tri, South Africa and a UEFA qualifier (one of Czechia, Republic of Ireland, Denmark or North Macedonia — at least gives them a strong edge to the round of 32. Beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess.
Sneaking into the rankings are the Samurai Blue, as they’re colloquially known. While their regional strength in Asia is largely undisputed, we will get a true measure of their World Cup readiness with friendlies against fellow qualifiers Scotland and England at the end of March. That said, we expect them to compete hard as they always do at this level, having made it to the round of 16 at the past two editions thanks to their collective work rate and individual skill. (Finishing first in their group last time out, with wins over Germany and Spain, speaks to their ability.)
That said, this World Cup could prove trickier if captain Wataru Endo is unable to suit up. The Liverpool midfielder underwent ankle surgery and will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, putting his summer plans in jeopardy.
Anthropic is making it easier to switch to its Claude AI from other chatbots with an update that brings Claude’s memory feature to users on the free plan, along with a new prompt and dedicated tool for importing data from other chatbots. These upgrades could allow users who have been using rivals like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini to quickly copy the data their preferred AI has collected on them and bring it over to Anthropic’s chatbot. That way, they don’t have to “start over” teaching Claude the context and history their previous chatbot already knows.
The option to import and export memories from Claude has been available since October, when Anthropic also rolled out the option for users to turn on Claude’s memory. Up until now, the memory feature was only available to users on paid Claude subscriptions, but now all Claude users can turn it on by going into “settings” then “capabilities.” This menu is also where users can find the new memory importing tool, which has users copy a pre-written prompt into their previous AI then copy the output from that prompt back into Claude’s importing tool.
Anthropic is introducing the upgraded memory importing tool as Claude is seeing a rise in popularity, driven by tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork. Last month, Anthropic launched its new Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 models, which the company says are better at coding and completing complex tasks like working through a spreadsheet or filling out forms.
Anthropic has also been experiencing a spike in attention recently after pushing back against demands from the Pentagon to loosen the guardrails on its AI models, with the company stating publicly that they drew “red lines” around mass surveillance and fully autonomous lethal weapons.
Gavin Casalegno wants to bring his dramatic acting chops to Cousins Beach.
The Summer I Turned Pretty star joked that he made one request for his character Jeremiah’s storyline in the upcoming movie, which does not yet have an official release date.
“I did request a death scene,” Gavin told Us Weekly in an interview published March 2. “I don’t know if we’re gonna get it.”
And while writer Jenny Han—who also wrote the book trilogy of the same name—may not let Gavin flex that particular acting skill in this project, he insisted he was still in support of any story that “makes the fans and Jenny happy.”
That being said, the 26-year-old noted he still has “no information” about the film, which will mainly follow Belly Conklin (Lola Tung) and her relationship with Jeremiah’s older brother Conrad (Christopher Briney).
“I’m like Tom Holland,” Gavin quipped, referring to the Spider-Man star accidentally spoiling plotlines for Marvel movies in the past. “If I know anything, I’ll give it away.”
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