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England World Cup 2026 team preview: Players to watch, group and squad list **Previous World
Player to watch:** Abdukodir Khusanov Uzbekistan FA Vice President Ravshan Irmatov is no stranger to the World Cup, having refereed at three finals, but believes the Central Asian country’s long-awaited qualification is merely
watch:** Takefusa Kubo **FIFA world ranking:** 18th **Fixtures:** Netherlands (June 14, Dallas, US), Tunisia (June 20, Monterrey, Mexico), Sweden (June 25, Dallas, US) Japan have been late bloomers in terms of World Cups, only reaching
England’s second tier and Union SG in Belgium’s second division. After having watched World Cups from the stands, Christiansen will step into the 2026 edition as a coach for the first time
watch Germany vs. Bolivia. Their cheers and boos, as loud as thunder. Today, it's easy to imagine a World Cup game drawing such American fanfare. But back then, it was a much different story
England, Salah’s identity as a North African player has equally flipped the script for football in Europe, North African sports journalist Maher Mezahi told Al Jazeera. Despite ranking in the upper echelons of European
2026 World Cup is a target. "I want to keep improving and keep pushing myself... pushing boundaries when I'm out there to improve on the training pitch, to keep going as long
World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Scotland and Denmark.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6cbf/live/93632120-28f2-11f1-934f-036468834728.jpg) [View more](/sport/ask-me-anything) ## [More European football](/sport/football/european) - [Struggling Real suffer title blow with Girona draw](/sport/football/live/cgrlqgzr0elt) Real Madrid suffer La Liga title blow
watch for: ## ⚽ Kenan Yildiz (Turkiye) The last time Turkiye played at a World Cup, Juventus’s Kenan Yildiz wasn’t even born. But now, as they return to football’s biggest stage after a long
watching Lookman, arguably their best player at AFCON 2025, and Osimhen, one of the most feared strikers in Africa. The dynamic duo of Lookman and Osimhen has often brought joy to Nigerian fans, whose team
2026 on the BBC. ## How to watch the games live  Image caption, Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott will be fronting BBC Sport's television
watch, and fellow stalwarts John Stones and Bernardo Silva will leave when their contracts expire in the summer. There is uncertainty too over the future of Nathan Ake - and the same could be said
cup competitions on May 25, 2026, in central Manchester, north-west England. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/afp_6a15550fc35a-1779782927.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Guardiola waves to fans as players pose next to all the trophies won over
England midfielder added: "I think it was more a celebration of realising that they are in this and it is in their own hands." ## 'Not stage-managed, just joy' - fan's view *Scarlet Katz Roberts
watch:** Alphonso Davies **FIFA world ranking:** 30 Football participation overtook ice hockey in Canada in the 1990s, but it has taken time to turn passion into national team respectability. The Canadians can measure their progress
watch:** Christian Pulisic **FIFA world ranking:** 16 Realistically, the United States national team should be satisfied with a round of 16 appearance in this summer’s [World Cup](/fifa-world-cup-2026/). But some believe the team could
2026 World Cup” will see the worst of this. “Tickets for the final are going for about $10,000. People who normally follow England to every tournament are thinking this might
2026 World Cup](/fifa-world-cup-2026/) but will face stiff competition from a small group of leading rivals when the tournament kicks off next month. Nadal, a commanding defender who played in the “Dream Team” for Barcelona
2026 edition of football’s showpiece international event against Scotland on June 14 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The state is home to 87,000 Haitians, according to government figures, making
watch their team from the first match to the final would be $6,900 for tickets alone, five times more than in Qatar. As for the final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, renamed