Best Games — Friday, October 2, 2026
Ranked by SportsRec excitement score (0-100)
Must-Watch(2)
85
Pittsburgh Panthers @ Virginia Tech Hokies
College Football · ESPN
85
#1 France vs #12 Italy
Men's World Cup Qualifying
Italy (3 pts) trails France (6 pts) by 3. A win would level on points.
Interesting(1)
60
#65 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs #38 Sweden
Men's World Cup Qualifying
Bosnia-Herzegovina (4 pts) trails Sweden (6 pts) by 2. A win would overtake.
Meh(5)
50
#32 Ukraine vs #70 Northern Ireland
Men's World Cup Qualifying
Ukraine and Northern Ireland tied on 4 pts in the group with identical goal differentials (+1).
49
#42 Hungary vs #72 Georgia
Men's World Cup Qualifying
Group B2. Hungary (1 pts) vs Georgia (1 pts). Still anyone's group to win.
39
#9 Belgium vs #22 Türkiye
Men's World Cup Qualifying
Group A1. Belgium (3 pts) vs Türkiye (0 pts). Still anyone's group to win.
36
#110 Kazakhstan vs #159 Moldova
Men's World Cup Qualifying · FS2
Group C3. Kazakhstan (1 pts) vs Moldova (1 pts). Tight race — 3 teams within 3 pts.
36
#13 Colombia vs #40 Paraguay
Men's World Cup Qualifying
Diehard Only(10)
34
Penn State Nittany Lions @ Northwestern Wildcats
College Football · FOX
32
#123 Faroe Islands vs #48 Slovakia
Men's World Cup Qualifying
Faroe Islands in 2nd place with 2 pts. Slovakia (6 pts, 1st) battling for position.
27
#137 Latvia vs #81 Montenegro
Men's World Cup Qualifying
Montenegro in 1st place with 6 pts. Latvia (1 pts, 4th) with ground to make up.
24
#25 South Korea vs #49 Venezuela
Men's World Cup Qualifying
24
#94 China vs #95 Palestine
Men's World Cup Qualifying
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