The Athletic runs a series of World Cup prediction pieces that look ahead to several matchdays, offering projected outcomes for a range of international fixtures. Across different matchday rounds, the articles cover matchups such as USMNT vs Australia, Brazil vs Haiti, and USMNT vs Paraguay, as well as Canada matches against Bosnia and Qatar. They also include European and international pairings including England vs Croatia, Portugal vs DR Congo, Belgium vs Egypt, Spain vs Cape Verde, and France vs Senegal. Other featured fixtures listed across the series include Germany vs Ivory Coast, Germany vs Curacao, Argentina vs Algeria, Mexico vs South Korea, Brazil vs Morocco, Netherlands vs Sweden, Netherlands vs Japan, and Brazil vs Morocco, along with additional pairings like Haiti vs Scotland and England vs Croatia. Each article follows the same general format, presenting game-by-game forecasts for the specified matchday slate and inviting readers to compare views from the publication, other sources, and an algorithmic approach. The provided excerpts do not include the actual predicted scores or probabilities, but they consistently frame the content as matchup previews and forecasts for the World Cup schedule.