6 resultsfor “Argentina World Cup 2026 title defense goals”
goal scorer:** Alphonso Davies (1) **Player to 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
goals in an impressive maiden season after arriving in Lisbon from Almeria in the Spanish second tier. Now he looks to take this World Cup by storm. ## 17. Brian Gutierrez (Mexico) **Age:** 22 **Position:** Midfielder
Argentina, and their final Group J match is against Algeria. ## ⚽️ BELGIUM **World Cup Appearances:** 15 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026) **Best finish:** Third place **Overall
title they won in Qatar four years ago. Argentina’s all-time leading scorer and appearance holder, Messi, has struggled with [injury](/sports/2026/5/25/messi-at-the-world-cup-inter-miami-injury-update-substitution) in the build-up to the tournament, raising doubts about whether
2026, are the 10 we think have been the best: ## 10. Zinedine Zidane One of the greatest and most controversial players of the game, Zidane won the 1998 World Cup for France at home, scoring
goal never likely to be achieved**,** whether Iran held on to its enriched uranium stores would be the true measure of whether the war was a success or failure. “Now the war is in stalemate