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'Mazadona', 'Einstein', 'The Ant' - 20 new players to watch at World Cup

new players to watch at World Cup **You already know about the superstars who could light up the 2026 Fifa

England World Cup 2026 team preview: Players to watch, group and squad list

2026 team preview: Players to watch, group and squad list **Previous World Cup appearances:** 16 **Best performance:** Winners (1966) **First appearance:** 1950 (Brazil) **Top goal scorer:** Gary Lineker (10) **Most appearances:** Peter Shilton (18) **Player

Pochettino raises expectations as he reveals USMNT 2026 World Cup roster

2026 World Cup roster **Previous World Cup appearances:** 10 **Best performance:** Third (1930) **First appearance:** 1930 (Uruguay) **Top goal scorer:** Landon Donovan (5) **Most appearances:** Landon Donovan (12) **Player to watch:** Christian Pulisic **FIFA world

Which teams will make their debut at World Cup 2026?

FIFA world ranking:** 69 - **World Cup fixtures (Group H):**Spain (June 15, Atlanta), Uruguay (June 21, Miami, US), Saudi Arabia (June 26, Houston, US) - **Player to watch:** Garry Rodrigues With a population of about

FIFA World Cup 2026: Can Asian champions Qatar reach the knockouts?

watch**: Almoez Ali **FIFA world ranking**: 55 Four years on from their [FIFA World Cup](/fifa-world-cup-2026) debut on home soil, Qatar are gearing up for a new “dream”. The reigning – and back-to-back – Asian

Ranking the Middle East and North African teams at World Cup 2026

FIFA world ranking: 7 **Overview** [Morocco](/sports/2026/6/3/morocco-world-cup-2026-preview-players-to-watch-group-and-squad-list) enter the 2026 World Cup with a very different status from previous tournaments. The Atlas Lions are no longer viewed as outsiders capable of causing an upset. They

How the 1994 World Cup kicked off America's love affair with soccer

2026 World Cup faces big challenges with only 100 days to go](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5733993/fifa-world-cup-iran-war-us-canada-mexico) There were brief bursts of excitement for the sport in the late 20th century — such as when legendary Brazilian player

World Cup 2026: Will violence and protests test Mexico’s cohost status?

Watch emphasised ahead of the World Cup that Mexico remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for the media. It also highlighted that FIFA had not addressed direct risks to journalists working

FIFA World Cup 2026 talking points: NFL-style half-time show, kits and more

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

What to know about Panama at the FIFA World Cup 2026

players celebrate after winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup Concacaf qualifier football match between Panama and El Salvador at the Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama City on November 18, 2025. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI

World Cup 2026: How to follow on the BBC

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

Who are the best young players to watch at FIFA World Cup 2026?

Watch out for Goto, the 20-year-old striker who’s the youngest member of Japan’s supremely talented World Cup squad. Having made his international debut in November, and amassing only three caps

How could extreme weather affect World Cup 2026?

World Cup matches. While match times could be adjusted, thunderstorms are inherently difficult to predict precisely, making them one of the more unpredictable risks facing organisers. ## Wildfires and poor air quality ![Smoke from the recent

World Cup opening ceremony: Who’s performing, when it starts, how to watch

New York. Here is what we know: ## What are the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremonies? The three interconnected ceremonies staged across Mexico, Canada and the US are built around a shared theme designed

France World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad

watching his team can “change the channel”. He will be desperate to list a second title as manager as a riposte to his critics and to cement his legacy as a serial winner. The biggest

US visa rejections, war on Iran keep fans away from World Cup

FIFA World Cup last March, the men’s national team didn’t expect their participation to hinge on visas being granted by hosts, the United States, only at the last moment

Wars, sanctions and punishments: Iraq's 40-year World Cup wait

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

What to know about Curacao at the FIFA World Cup 2026

new name before the Brazil 2014 tournament. With many of their players based in the Netherlands but boasting heritage from the southern Caribbean island, Curacao quickly became a footballing nation on the rise

FIFA warned ‘gruelling heat’ could impact a quarter of World Cup games

2026 World Cup compared to the 1994 tournament on the same continent,” said World Weather Attribution (WWA), a network of climate scientists. WWA’s scientific analysis estimates that 26 of the 104 matches could

Brentford and Fulham share the points after goalless draw

FIFA 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