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Argentina World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad **Previous World Cup appearances:** 18 **Best performance
World Cup 2026  Kylian Mbappé was, in his coach’s words
World Cup 2026 is the most eagerly awaited sports event of the year. Fans are gearing up to see who scores the most goals, who are the biggest performers on football’s grandest stage
performance earned him FIFA’s Young Player of the Year award, and he was also named France’s player of the year. Although Messi’s Argentina robbed France of a consecutive victory in 2022, Mbappe
performed at the 2025 Club World Cup, returns for the 2026 World Cup final’s half-time show [Amanda Perobelli/Reuters] ## The beautiful kits The hype around the World Cup this year first started when
2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260401__A6DR4WG__v1__HighRes__FblFriendlyArgZmb-1776059004.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Argentina’s Nico Paz is widely recognised as a modern “Number 10” [File: Juan Mabromata/AFP] ## ⚽ Rayan (Brazil) Rayan is the latest gem to come
performed by Trinidad Cardona, Davido, and Aisha. But for many people, that wasn't the defining soundtrack of the most recent World Cup. ### Not all defining World Cup songs are official The official song
2026 national team base camps and their locations? As the World Cup approaches its kickoff day, the participating teams are getting closer to finalising their squads and planning their final few weeks before the June
Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 5, 2025.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3403x3403+849+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2Fb2%2Fe79c34774d11a28b917050afb0ea%2Fgettyimages-2250186867-1.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5770564/fifa-world-cup-ticket-prices) ### [2026 World Cup: North America](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-98388/2026-world-cup-north-america) ### [FIFA hikes World Cup prices, again. A finals ticket can now cost as much
2026](/fifa-world-cup-2026) but is there a more settled and talented squad than [France](/sports/2026/6/2/france-world-cup-2026-preview-players-to-watch-group-matches-and-squad)? Didier Deschamps will seek to end his glorious 14-year tenure as France coach by leading Les Bleus to a third
2026) - Best finish: Round of 16 (1994) - Overall record: W4 D2 L13 - FIFA world ranking: 61 **Overview** Saudi Arabia arrive in their seventh World Cup believing they can again surprise the football world. The Saudis
2026 World Cup game against Algeria in Kansas City, Mo. Messi would add a third as Argentina began defense of its 2022 title. **Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images** Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
2026 World Cup by beating Bolivia in Mexico, the location of their first ever appearance on the global stage back in 1986.** Karim Allawi was a player 40 years ago as the Lions of Mesopotamia
Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2025.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2681x2681+517+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff7%2F48%2F383b16a74390a729a02132741e26%2Fgettyimages-2250179953.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5733993/fifa-world-cup-iran-war-us-canada-mexico) ### [2026 World Cup: North America](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-98388/2026-world-cup-north-america) ### [The 2026 World Cup faces big challenges with only 100 days to go](https://www.npr.org
Argentina's**](https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-02-04/argentina-kansas-city-world-cup-base) training home base will be at the MLS club Sporting KC's training facility in Kansas City; [**Algeria**](https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-02-19/algeria-world-cup-kansas-city-lawrence-base-camp) will be at the University of Kansas in Lawrence
2026 FIFA World Cup matches, in Houston, Dec. 28, 2025. The Astrodome is pictured on right. (AP Photo/Jon Shapley)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AP26035000226133-1772177362.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Houston Stadium hosted Super Bowls in 2004 and 2017 [File: Jon Shapley/AP Photo
Argentina’s Messi to Cape Verde’s Laros Duarte, our sports desk have made an [amazing guide](https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/world-cup-2026-complete-player-guide) to all 1,248 players at the 2026 **World Cup**. ***Patrick*** - I‘m a huge
perform for Switzerland, for our families. Tomorrow we will take the first big step. This is going to be the best World Cup,” captain Granit Xhaka said on Friday. “We are now impatient,” he added
performance in the first round of CAF qualifying. They topped a difficult group, alongside Cameroon and Angola, winning eight of their 10 games to punch their first historic ticket to a World Cup
Argentina. Whether the 41-year-old can add the last trophy missing from his glittering career may come down to Roberto Martinez pushing one of the greatest of all time for one last tilt