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France World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad **Previous World Cup
2026 team preview: Players to watch, group, squad **Previous World Cup appearances:** 7 **Best performance:** Last 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) **First appearance:** 1998 (France
2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches, squad list **Previous World Cup appearances:** 3 **Best performance:** Last 16 (1938, 1998) **First appearance:** 1938 (France
Player to watch:** Brahim Diaz **FIFA world ranking:** 8 *The FIFA World Cup begins on June 11. You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated [World Cup 2026](/fifa-world-cup-2026/) page with
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
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 World Cup final’s half-time show [Amanda Perobelli/Reuters] ## The beautiful kits The hype around the World Cup this year first started when the teams’ kits dropped in late March. Jerseys by sportswear giant
2026 Fifa World Cup, but what about the next wave of talent?** A record 1,248 players can feature in the USA, Canada and Mexico and, while there are few total unknowns, 891 of them
watching my final moments in football’s elite.” However, he has neither committed nor cut ties with La Albiceleste in the run-up to the monthlong tournament, which begins on June 11. Messi was part
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
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
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
watching their fiercest rivals crowned champions on the day. Although knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarterfinals, as Los Blancos were too, Barca are well on course to defend their La Liga
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, and who wins
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