Donald Trump is expected at the World Cup draw, and a prediction market gives him an 86% chance of attending the 2026 World Cup final.

Preparations continue as teams continue to arrive in North America and settle into their base camps, while the 16 host stadiums and cities get set for the massive crowds coming in the next few weeks. The United States men's national team opens its World Cup on June 12 against Paraguay in Los Angeles.

While Nigeria may be absent, Nigerian football will be on display at the FIFA World Cup, and ESPN's starting XI could beat quite a few teams on offer. England, maybe? USA?

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Let's talk about some World Cup predictions that may not be expected. The bold, the unexpected and yes, the hot takes.

"Christian Pulisic is never going to be the personality people want him to be, the leader people want him to be. He's going to lead by example," FOX Sports analyst Alexi Lalas told Colin Cowherd on Monday's edition of "The Herd."

Derby County's Jacob Widell Zetterstrom and Sondre Langas have joined their international sides as they begin preparations for the World Cup this summer.

Massachusetts has the largest population of Cape Verdeans in the United States, with more than 65,000, so Cape Verde could be an underdog of interest locally.

Doing picks for the World Cup is hard. Not the picking itself — which is a different challenge — but the group stage format makes early predictions a little wonky. It’ll be way easier when it gets to the knockout round.