The players
Bios, ages and career history for the stars of the 2026 World Cup.
Amine Gouiri
Forward · Algeria
Nadhir Benbouali
Forward · Algeria
Rafik Belghali
Defender · Algeria
Riyad Mahrez
Forward · Algeria
Cristian Romero
Defender · Argentina
Facundo Medina
Defender · Argentina
Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder · Argentina
Julián Álvarez
Forward · Argentina
Lautaro Martínez
Forward · Argentina
Leandro Paredes
Midfielder · Argentina
Lionel Messi
Forward · Argentina
Lisandro Martínez
Defender · Argentina
Marcos Senesi
Defender · Argentina
Nicolás Otamendi
Defender · Argentina
Aiden O'Neill
Midfielder · Australia
Cameron Burgess
Defender · Australia
Connor Metcalfe
Midfielder · Australia
Harry Souttar
Defender · Australia
Lucas Herrington
Defender · Australia
Mathew Ryan
Goalkeeper · Australia
Nestory Irankunda
Forward · Australia
Patrick Beach
Goalkeeper · Australia
David Alaba
Defender · Austria
Marcel Sabitzer
Midfielder · Austria
Marko Arnautović
Forward · Austria
Romano Schmid
Midfielder · Austria
Saša Kalajdžić
Forward · Austria
Alexis Saelemaekers
Midfielder · Belgium
Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder · Belgium
Leandro Trossard
Forward · Belgium
Nathan Ngoy
Defender · Belgium
Romelu Lukaku
Forward · Belgium
Senne Lammens
Goalkeeper · Belgium
Thibaut Courtois
Goalkeeper · Belgium
Thomas Meunier
Defender · Belgium
Youri Tielemans
Midfielder · Belgium
Edin Džeko
Forward · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ermin Mahmić
Forward · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jovo Lukić
Forward · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kerim Alajbegović
Midfielder · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nikola Vasilj
Goalkeeper · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tarik Muharemović
Defender · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alisson
Goalkeeper · Brazil
Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder · Brazil
Casemiro
Midfielder · Brazil
Gabriel Magalhães
Defender · Brazil
Gabriel Martinelli
Forward · Brazil
Matheus Cunha
Forward · Brazil