INdebe yoMhlaba yeFIFA ka-2026 isivele iyingqophamlando ngaphambi kokuqala, ngoba kuzobe kungene izizwe ezingama-48 okokuqala, zihlangene e-United States, eCanada naseMexico. Abalandeli abaningi abafuna ulwazi ngezintandokazi, njengamagama afana "World Cup 2026 favorites" kanye "nobani ozokuwina iNdebe yoMhlaba", asanda kakhulu emkhathini. Intshisekelo ingumhlaba wonke, njengoba izizwe eziningi zifika nezizukulwane ezinekhono, amaqembu ajulile, nethemba elikhulu. Lesi sihloko sihlaziya ukuthi yiziphi izizwe ezingathathwa njengezintandokazi futhi kungani.
Izici ezichaza iqembu eliyintandokazi emqhudelwaneni
Amaqembu anqobe iNdebe yoMhlaba esikhathini esedlule ahlanganisa izinto ezifanayo: ukulingana eqenjini, ulwazi lomhlaba wonke, nokujula ebhentshini. Ukuzinza kwamaqhinga nokuba khona kwabadlali abakwazi ukunquma imidlalo nakho kubalulekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izizwe eziqhamuka emikhankasweni emihle emiqhudelwaneni yezwekazi nasezintweni zokuhlungela zivame ukukhombisa ukuvumelana okukhulu ngesikhathi seNdebe. Amandla okumelana nengcindezi ngenye into ebalulekile: emqhudelwaneni omfushane, umzuzu owodwa ungashintsha umhlaba wonke wezwe.
IFrance: iqembu elinamandla kakhulu emqhudelwaneni
IFrance ivela kuzo zonke izinhlu zezintandokazi zika-2026. I-Bleus yenze isizukulwane esinamandla kakhulu emlandweni wakamuva webhola lomhlaba, ihlanganisa intsha, ulwazi, nekhono lobuchwepheshe kuzo zonke izindawo. UKylian Mbappé uhola iqembu elalinqobe ngo-2018 futhi lafinyelela kowamanqamu ngo-2022, okukhombisa ukuvumelana okungajwayelekile eNdebeni yoMhlaba. Isigaba sokuhlasela saseFrance sithathwa njengesesabekayo, ngokushesha, ubuqili, nokusebenza kahle ekugcineni okusongela noma yimuphi umphikisi. Ulwazi lwabadlali abaningi emiqhudelwaneni yamanqamu ye-Champions League lunikeza inzuzo engokomqondo ebalulekile.
IFrance iqhubekela phambili namandla ayo okuhlasela
Ukuhlasela kweFrance kuhlanganisa abadlali abadlala emakilabhini amakhulu aseYurophu futhi abakwazi ukunquma imidlalo yokuhlungela. Leli khono lokunquma imidlalo ngezikhathi ezibucayi likubeka iFrance njengenkomba eyinhloko phakathi kwezintandokazi. Ukujula kweqembu kuvumela umqeqeshi ukuthi enze ushintsho ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa yikhwalithi, okuwumnqwazo ongavamile emiqhudelwaneni ephezulu. Yingakho abahlaziyi abaningi bekhomba amaFrance njengabantu abakhulu abangathola isicoco.
IBrazil ne-Argentina: amandla aseNingizimu Melika
IBrazil, iqembu eliwine kakhulu emlandweni weNdebe yoMhlaba, ifuna ukukhulisa iqoqo layo lezicoco futhi ibuyele esiqongweni sebhola lomhlaba. Ukukhiqizwa kwamathalente ezweni kuyaqhubeka ngesivinini esimangalisayo, nabahlali abadlala emiligeni emikhulu yaseYurophu futhi banikeza izinketho eziningi zamaqhinga. Inhlanganisela yekhono lomuntu ngamunye, inkambiso yokuhlasela, nolwazi lomhlaba wonke igcina iBrazil iphakathi kwezintandokazi zemvelo zendebe. Isisindo semvunulo eluhlaza nokuphuzi sisenza ukuba okunye izizwe zihloniphe wona.
I-Argentina ifika inamandla ngesicoco sika-2022 futhi ingene ngokugcwele eqenjini lezintandokazi ezinkulu. IQembu likaLionel Scaloni lithuthukise ubunikazi bomdlalo obunzima kakhulu, ngokuhlela kokuzivikela, amandla omzimba, nekhono lobuchwepheshe. Noma ngemuva kwenkathi kaLionel Messi, ama-Argentina agcina isizukulwane esinamandla, esikwazi ukubhekana nanoma iyiphi izwe. Umoya wokuncintisana owawubonakala eminyakeni edlule uqinisa kakhulu amathuba azo eNdebeni yoMhlaba.
I-Espanya, iNgilandi nePortugal: isizukulwane esisha saseYurophu
I-Espanya iphila isikhathi sokuvuselelwa okuthembisayo, namathalente amancane aseze enza iqembu laba ngenye yezinamandla kakhulu emkhakheni wamazwe ngamazwe. Eyaziwa ngokulawula umngcwabo webhola nokulawula isivinini semidlalo, iqembu lihlanganisa inkambiso yamaqhinga nokushesha nobuqili. Ochwepheshe abaningi bayithatha njengomunye wabantu abangaba yingozi ngenxa yekhwalithi yentsha yayo nentuthuko yakamuva. INgilandi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ithwele ithemba elikhulu, neqembu elivame ukuthathwa njengelinamandla kakhulu embholeni. Umbuzo omkhulu kumaNgisi ukugcina ukuvumelana kuwo wonke umqhudelwano futhi bagweme ukushintshashintsha ngezikhathi ezinqumayo. IPortugal izinze njengomandla omkhulu emhlabeni, iveze abadlali bezinga eliphezulu noma ngemuva kokugqama kukaCristiano Ronaldo. Ngokuhlela okuhle kwamaqhinga nabadlali abanekhono, amaPortukali avela njengosongo kwezintandokazi zendabuko.
I-Jalimane nezinye izizwe ezingashaya umxhwele
Akulungile ukubuka iJalimane phansi eNdebeni yoMhlaba. IQembu laseJalimane linomlando wokuwina, ukwakheka okuyisibonelo, nomlando wokukhula phakathi nemiqhudelwano. Noma ngezikhathi zokuvuselelwa, amaJalimane athola izindlela zokuba namandla emiqhudelwaneni enqumayo. Uma ekwazi ukulungisa uhlelo lwayo lomdlalo futhi isebenzise ubukhosi obukhona, ingavela njengenye yezimanga ezinkulu. Ngaphandle kwezintandokazi zendabuko, izizwe ezinjengeMorokho, iCroatia, iNetherlands, iBelgium, i-Uruguay neDenmark zinekhwalithi yokubekela inselelo amandla amisiwe futhi zifinyelele ezigabeni eziphakeme. Uhlelo olusha lwezizwe ezingama-48 lukhuphula kakhulu amathuba ezimanga, okwenza iNdebe ka-2026 ibe ngenye yezingabazeki kakhulu emlandweni.
Imiqhudelwano emikhulu ivame ukunqunywa ngabadlali abakwazi ukushintsha umdlalo ngemizuzwana. Amagama afana noKylian Mbappé, uJude Bellingham, uVinícius Júnior, uLamine Yamal, uRodrygo, uJulián Álvarez noHarry Kane afika eNdebeni yoMhlaba enethemba elikhulu. Ikhono lalezi zinkanyezi zokunquma imidlalo yokuhlungela lingaba nomthelela ekutheni ubani ozophakamisa indebe. Ukuhlaziywa kwezibalo zanamuhla kubheka inani lemboni yeqembu, ukusebenza kwakamuva, ukusebenza kahle ekuhlaseleni, ukuvumelana ekuzivikeleni, nokujula kweqembu. IFrance, iBrazil, i-Argentina, i-Espanya neNgilandi zivela kaningi phakathi kwalezo ezihlolwe kahle yizindlela zokubikezela. Noma kunjalo, umlando ukhombisa ukuthi ukuthandwa akusiqinisekisi isicoco — imininingwane, imizuzu yomuntu ngamunye, nezici ezingokomzwelo zingashintsha ngokuphelele umdlalo womqhudelwano.
Uma bekudingeka ukukhomba iqembu eliyinhloko lezintandokazi, iFrance, iBrazil, i-Argentina ne-Espanya zivela phambili kancane. IFrance ineqembu eliphelele kakhulu mhlawumbe; iBrazil inenani elikhulu lenkambiso nekhethelo lomuntu ngamunye; i-Argentina ifika inamandla empumelelweni yakamuva; i-Espanya iveza esinye sezizukulwane ezithembisayo kakhulu. Ngemuva kwezinye zivela iNgilandi, iPortugal neJalimane, izizwe ezikwazi ukunqoba noma yimuphi umphikisi emidlalweni yokuhlungela. INdebe yoMhlaba yeFIFA ka-2026 ihlanganisa ezinye zezizwe ezinethalente elikhulu ezake zabonwa emqhudelwaneni owodwa, nezinkanyezi zomhlaba, izizukulwane ezintsha, nezigidi zabalandeli ezilandela umdlalo ngamunye. Noma ngubani ophakamisa indebe, umjaho wesicoco somhlaba uthembisa ukuba ngomunye wemihlaba ejabulisa kakhulu emlandweni webhola.