Two years ago, when we were preparing for the Copa America Centenario, I wrote this to preview that tournament. We’re doing something similar for the World Cup, accompanying my team-by-team preview published on FanSided. More detail on pretty much everything is there.
Here, in brief, is what will go down in Russia, plus a full breakdown of who from MLS is going:
The Basics
Group A
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
The favorites: Uruguay, even without Sounders No. 10 Nicolas Lodeiro.