The World Cup of foreign exchange begins

The World Cup is in the USA, Canada and Mexico this year. The World Cup draw is underway now and the first three matchups drawn are:

1. Mexico-Korea
2. Canada-Switzerland
3. USA-Australia

Those are fairly good draws for the hosts in what's sure to be a fun summer. But while countries compete on the football pitch, they also compete in the world economy. The best way to measure that is often in the foreign exchange market.

So with that, here are the competing currencies.

We all know Canada will win the real World Cup trophy, but which is going to be the best-performing currency between now and the July 19, 2026 World Cup final?