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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
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
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
2026: Can Asian champions Qatar reach the knockouts? **Previous World Cup appearances**: One **Best performance**: Group stage (2022) **First appearance**: 2022 (Qatar) **Top goal scorer**: Mohammed Muntari (1) **Most appearances**: Abdelkarim Hassan, Boualem Khoukhi, Akram
World Cup squad? Brazil coach Ancelotti said he chose Neymar among the nine attackers after seeing an improvement in his fitness levels. Neymar da Silva Santos Jr is Brazil’s all-time leading scorer
2026-1776670778](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-Football-FIFA-How-teams-are-group-World-Cup-2026-1776670778.png?quality=80) The only recent disappointments come in the World Cup, yet there are mitigating circumstances. In 2018, the West Africans were the first side in competition history to be eliminated
World Cup's top scorer. ## Be an all-rounder Muller beat more experienced players to the prize in 2010 - by a whisker. The 20-year-old and Diego Forlan of Uruguay scored a goal apiece
top spot in Group B and sealed the most remarkable chapter in their World Cup journey. ![Curacao's players burst into celebrations after holding Jamaica to a goalless draw, a result which confirmed their World