World Cup 2026 — Group J

World Cup 2026 Group J belongs to Argentina. The defending world champions arrive with Lautaro Martínez leading the line, Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernández controlling the tempo — a team built around winning and winning together. Algeria are the group's most credible challenger, with Ramy Bensebaini at Borussia Dortmund anchoring defense and a squad that has grown significantly in quality. Austria are on the rise — one of Europe's most improved nations in recent years, with individual quality in the Bundesliga. Jordan make a historic World Cup debut here and will give everything for the experience. Argentina should top this group with ease. The real question is which of Algeria or Austria takes second — and whether anyone can keep Argentina's goal tally down long enough to matter.