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2026: Which star players will miss the tournament? The world’s best football players will travel to North America this summer for the most anticipated sporting event of the year: the FIFA World Cup
miss the World Cup 2026 due to injury? [Mohamed Salah](/sports/2026/4/26/injured-salah-has-played-his-last-game-for-liverpool-egypt-team-official) has become the latest player
player that could see him miss his team’s first two group games. The Inter Miami and Argentina captain has [repeatedly hinted](/sports/2025/6/30/whats-next-for-messi-miami-contract-2026-fifa-world-cup-retirement) that his time on the global stage may be coming
World Cup squad.** It's the one everyone wants to be involved in, it's the one so many missed out on during the nation's 28-year absence from the biggest stage
2026 is not the same player who starred for Brazil at past World Cups, due to age and constant injuries [Nelson Almeida/AFP] ## How have fans and experts reacted to Neymar’s selection? Despite being away
World Cup 2026. The 34-year-old has not represented his country since October 2023 and is in a race against time to prove his fitness before the tournament squad submission deadline. Neymar, who plays
2026 whereby single yellow cards in the final competition will be cancelled after the group stage and then again after the quarterfinals,” it said. At the last World Cup, players had to serve
World Cup. If ever there was a player that deserves a big send-off, it is definitely Mo.”  After near-misses, Uzbekistan will finally make their World Cup debut in North America [File: Rula Rouhana/Reuters] While the men’s World Cup underwent expansion
2026 Women's Six Nations, England etched another piece of history into their legacy. No side – men's or women's – has won a World Cup and a Six Nations back-to-back. England have
2026 World Cup squad due to hamstring injury Injured Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma has been left out of Japan’s [World Cup](/fifa-world-cup-2026/) squad in a major blow to their chances of progressing beyond
player for a star-studded Senegal lineup that looks to be the most potent of the 10 African qualifiers in the United States, Mexico and Canada, with a blend of experience and youthful athleticism
miss this: Olivia Colman on the regrets triggered by her new film, Jimpa**  Jimpa stars John Lithgow and Olivia Colman. Photograph: BFA/Alamy
World Cup, Japan claimed [famous wins](/sports/2022/12/2/miracle-in-doha-japan-revels-in-stunning-world-cup-progress) over Spain and Germany in the group stage to top the standings, and were only stopped in the last 16 by Croatia on penalties. Japan
2026. The president of the Iranian Football Federation said late May 9 that if Iran dropped out of the World Cup, it would deprive the country of a "major diplomatic asset". World football's governing
missed out on selection for last year's Women's Six Nations Grand Slam decider against France, Marlie Packer's remarkable international career may have seemed to some to be winding down.** The 36-year
missed every shot at him. How are the players going to be safe?” a fan wrote in a social media post. Others questioned how fans and other members of the public will be safe during
players, journalists, workers and local communities as the tournament is being staged at a time of “acute human rights crisis”. Mexico saw a wave of violence in February, after security forces killed cartel leader [Nemesio
2026 shows Real Madrid's Federico Valverde following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 football match between Real Madrid CF and Al Hilal at Hard Rock Stadium on June 18, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida
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