ESPN considers the French national team the strongest potential participant in the 2026 World Cup.
Idman.Biz reports that Didier Deschamps' team leads the ranking table among 87 teams remaining in the tournament or already securing a spot.
The list is compiled based on the team's average values and the team's results.
The top twenty of the strongest is as follows:
1. France
2. Spain
3. England
4. Portugal
5. Brazil
6. Netherlands
7. Argentina
8. Italy
9. Germany
10. Uruguay
11. Denmark
12. Norway
13. Belgium
14. Turkey
15. Sweden
16. Colombia
17. Morocco
18. Croatia
19. Switzerland
20. Ukraine.
The World Championship will be held in the summer of 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico.