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players, there's an endless number of facts and figures about the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But don't worry. We've gathered some of the top
2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad **Previous World Cup appearances:** 16 **Best performance:** Winners (1998, 2018) **First appearance:** 1930 (Uruguay) **Top
2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad **Previous World Cup appearances:** 18 **Best performance:** Winners (1978, 1986, 2022) **First appearance:** 1930 (Uruguay) **Top
2026 preview: Players to watch, group and squad list **Previous World Cup appearances:** 6 **Best performance:** Fourth place (2022) **First appearance:** 1970 (Mexico) **Top
top European leagues will begin their 2026-27 season just a month after the World Cup final, leaving players
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) **Top
2026 team preview: Players to watch, group and squad list **Previous World Cup appearances:** 16 **Best performance:** Winners (1966) **First appearance:** 1950 (Brazil) **Top
players to watch at FIFA World Cup 2026? The [2026 World Cup](/fifa-world-cup-2026/) will see both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi line up for their sixth appearances at FIFA’s showpiece global event. Both made
2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad **Previous World Cup appearances:** 8 **Best performance:** Third place (1966) **First appearance:** 1966 (England) **Top
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
2026? **Previous World Cup appearances:** 2 **Best performance:** Group stage (1986, 2022) **First appearance:** 1986 (Mexico) **Top goal scorer:** Alphonso Davies (1) **Player
2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches, squad list **Previous World Cup appearances:** 3 **Best performance:** Last 16 (1938, 1998) **First appearance:** 1938 (France) **Top
player to record 50 appearances in France’s top tier of club football – Ligue 1.  group games of the 2026 World Cup. Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010, the Netherlands kick off Group F with an exciting meeting with Japan, who are capable
2026 FIFA World Cup. The workers are standing in a metal basket at the end of the crane's long arm and are doing work to the top rim of the stadium.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5335x5335+1334+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2Fcd%2F38700d20438098cd0395c18cf23f%2Fgettyimages-2279843852.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-5851660/world-cup-2026-soccer-where-to-watch-preview-facts)
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
2026 against Senegal. And he's headed into the World Cup in top form: At Monaco this season, he bagged 19 goals in 43 total appearances. **Name**: Ricardo Pepi ⭐⭐ **Age**: 23 **Hometown**: El Paso, Texas
topped their group in 2026 World Cup qualifying – this time finishing ahead of the once-mighty Cameroon. “We have taken part in four African Cup of Nations tournaments, and we were also very close
player is selling out the World Cup 2026 matches? **⚽ Advantage: Messi** Tickets to Messi’s Argentina group stage matches were the first to be completely sold out. FIFA said in November that Argentina fans topped
World Cup Group E soccer match between Ecuador and Curacao in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP26172059073065-1782009267.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Ecuador’s Enner Valencia heads towards the goal as Curacao goalkeeper