{"id":2252,"date":"2026-06-08T15:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:05:05","slug":"who-should-you-root-for-in-the-world-cup-take-our-quiz-to-pick-a-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2252","title":{"rendered":"Who should you root for in the World Cup? 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Teams making their first World Cup appearance (hello, Cape Verde!) and teams that you\u2019ve come to expect on this stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2248\">Watch live: Memorial service underway for former congressman Barney Frank at Faneuil Hall<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>It can be hard to figure out where rooting interests may lie, especially if the nations of your ancestry \u2014 apologies to our readers of Irish, Italian, or Polish descent, among others \u2014 didn\u2019t make the cut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So with that in mind, we compiled a not-so-scientific approach to help you pick a team to support for the next month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2246\">Game 64: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Take our quiz and find your team for the 2026 World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>Which team did you get? Let us know in the comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Read more World Cup stories here<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Some of world\u2019s best are coming to Foxborough for the World Cup. Here are 10 players to keep an eye on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>As the World Cup comes to Foxborough, homeowners are renting out their lawns for parking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u2018Excruciating\u2019 delays and dashed hopes: Inside the World Cup volunteer disarray in Boston<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The nine best soccer bars in Greater Boston for World Cup watching<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ambitions were high after the last men\u2019s World Cup in the US. Here\u2019s what\u2019s happened to the home team since.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Why do NFL owners want to host World Cup games? 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