World Cup 2026 — 264 Key Players
Every key player at the tournament: ratings, playing styles, careers and fun facts.
GROUP A
🇲🇽Santiago Gimenez · Striker · Mexico82🇲🇽Edson Alvarez · Defensive Mid · Mexico82🇲🇽Gilberto Mora · Attacking Mid · Mexico75🇲🇽Raul Jimenez · Striker · Mexico79🇲🇽Johan Vasquez · Centre-Back · Mexico78🇲🇽Luis Malagon · Goalkeeper · Mexico78🇰🇷Son Heung-min · Winger / Forward · South Korea85🇰🇷Lee Kang-in · Attacking Mid · South Korea82🇰🇷Kim Min-jae · Centre-Back · South Korea84🇰🇷Hwang Hee-chan · Forward · South Korea79🇰🇷Jo Hyeon-woo · Goalkeeper · South Korea79🇰🇷Bae Jun-ho · Winger / Attacking Mid · South Korea75🇿🇦Teboho Mokoena · Midfielder · South Africa77🇿🇦Ronwen Williams · Goalkeeper · South Africa78🇿🇦Lyle Foster · Forward · South Africa75🇿🇦Percy Tau · Winger / Forward · South Africa76🇿🇦Themba Zwane · Attacking Mid · South Africa75🇨🇿Patrik Schick · Striker · Czechia82🇨🇿Antonin Barak · Attacking Mid · Czechia77🇨🇿Tomas Soucek · Defensive Mid · Czechia79🇨🇿Vladimir Coufal · Right-Back · Czechia76🇨🇿Adam Hlozek · Forward · Czechia77
GROUP B
🇨🇦Alphonso Davies · Left-Back / Left Winger · Canada86🇨🇦Jonathan David · Striker · Canada84🇨🇦Stephen Eustaquio · Defensive Mid · Canada79🇨🇦Tajon Buchanan · Winger / Wing-Back · Canada78🇨🇦Moise Bombito · Centre-Back · Canada76🇨🇦Cyle Larin · Forward · Canada76🇨🇭Granit Xhaka · Defensive Mid · Switzerland84🇨🇭Breel Embolo · Striker · Switzerland79🇨🇭Dan Ndoye · Winger · Switzerland79🇨🇭Manuel Akanji · Centre-Back · Switzerland84🇨🇭Yann Sommer · Goalkeeper · Switzerland83🇨🇭Remo Freuler · Midfielder · Switzerland78🇶🇦Akram Afif · Forward / Attacking Mid · Qatar78🇶🇦Almoez Ali · Striker · Qatar76🇶🇦Meshaal Barsham · Goalkeeper · Qatar74🇶🇦Tarek Salman · Centre-Back · Qatar73🇶🇦Edmilson Junior · Winger · Qatar74🇧🇦Edin Dzeko · Striker · Bosnia and Herzegovina79🇧🇦Ermedin Demirovic · Forward · Bosnia and Herzegovina78🇧🇦Nikola Vasilj · Goalkeeper · Bosnia and Herzegovina76🇧🇦Sead Kolasinac · Centre-Back / Left-Back · Bosnia and Herzegovina77🇧🇦Amar Dedic · Right-Back · Bosnia and Herzegovina76
GROUP C
🇧🇷Vinicius Junior · Left Winger · Brazil90🇧🇷Raphinha · Right Winger · Brazil89🇧🇷Alisson · Goalkeeper · Brazil88🇧🇷Rodrygo · Winger / Forward · Brazil85🇧🇷Marquinhos · Centre-Back · Brazil86🇧🇷Bruno Guimaraes · Midfielder · Brazil85🇲🇦Achraf Hakimi · Right-Back · Morocco88🇲🇦Brahim Diaz · Attacking Mid · Morocco83🇲🇦Yassine Bounou · Goalkeeper · Morocco84🇲🇦Sofyan Amrabat · Defensive Mid · Morocco80🇲🇦Nayef Aguerd · Centre-Back · Morocco79🇲🇦Eliesse Ben Seghir · Attacking Mid / Winger · Morocco80🏴Scott McTominay · Midfielder · Scotland83🏴Andy Robertson · Left-Back / Wing-Back · Scotland83🏴John McGinn · Midfielder · Scotland80🏴Billy Gilmour · Defensive Mid · Scotland78🏴Che Adams · Forward · Scotland76🇭🇹Duckens Nazon · Forward · Haiti71🇭🇹Danley Jean Jacques · Midfielder · Haiti74🇭🇹Johny Placide · Goalkeeper · Haiti72🇭🇹Frantzdy Pierrot · Striker · Haiti73🇭🇹Carlens Arcus · Right-Back · Haiti71
GROUP D
🇺🇸Christian Pulisic · Left Winger / Playmaker · United States85🇺🇸Weston McKennie · Midfielder · United States80🇺🇸Matt Turner · Goalkeeper · United States77🇺🇸Tyler Adams · Defensive Mid · United States80🇺🇸Antonee Robinson · Left-Back · United States81🇺🇸Folarin Balogun · Striker · United States78🇹🇷Arda Guler · Attacking Mid / Right Winger · Turkiye85🇹🇷Hakan Calhanoglu · Defensive Mid · Turkiye86🇹🇷Kenan Yildiz · Left Winger / Playmaker · Turkiye83🇹🇷Ferdi Kadioglu · Left-Back / Wing-Back · Turkiye79🇹🇷Baris Alper Yilmaz · Winger · Turkiye78🇹🇷Ugurcan Cakir · Goalkeeper · Turkiye79🇦🇺Jackson Irvine · Midfielder · Australia76🇦🇺Mathew Ryan · Goalkeeper · Australia77🇦🇺Nestory Irankunda · Winger · Australia74🇦🇺Harry Souttar · Centre-Back · Australia76🇦🇺Riley McGree · Midfielder · Australia75🇵🇾Miguel Almiron · Attacking Mid / Winger · Paraguay79🇵🇾Julio Enciso · Playmaker / Forward · Paraguay78🇵🇾Gustavo Gomez · Centre-Back · Paraguay79🇵🇾Omar Alderete · Centre-Back · Paraguay77🇵🇾Antonio Sanabria · Forward · Paraguay76
GROUP E
🇩🇪Florian Wirtz · Attacking Mid · Germany90🇩🇪Jamal Musiala · Attacking Mid / Winger · Germany89🇩🇪Joshua Kimmich · Defensive Mid / Right-Back · Germany87🇩🇪Nick Woltemade · Striker · Germany81🇩🇪Aleksandar Pavlovic · Defensive Mid · Germany81🇩🇪Jonathan Tah · Centre-Back · Germany84🇪🇨Moises Caicedo · Defensive Mid · Ecuador87🇪🇨Willian Pacho · Centre-Back · Ecuador85🇪🇨Kendry Paez · Attacking Mid · Ecuador78🇪🇨Piero Hincapie · Centre-Back · Ecuador83🇪🇨Pervis Estupinan · Left-Back · Ecuador80🇪🇨Enner Valencia · Forward · Ecuador75🇨🇮Franck Kessie · Midfielder · Ivory Coast80🇨🇮Simon Adingra · Winger · Ivory Coast78🇨🇮Seko Fofana · Midfielder · Ivory Coast78🇨🇮Amad Diallo · Winger · Ivory Coast80🇨🇮Evan Ndicka · Centre-Back · Ivory Coast80🇨🇮Yahia Fofana · Goalkeeper · Ivory Coast76🇨🇼Leandro Bacuna · Midfielder · Curacao72🇨🇼Tahith Chong · Winger / Attacking Mid · Curacao74🇨🇼Eloy Room · Goalkeeper · Curacao72🇨🇼Juninho Bacuna · Midfielder · Curacao73🇨🇼Jurgen Locadia · Forward · Curacao72
GROUP F
🇳🇱Virgil van Dijk · Centre-Back · Netherlands89🇳🇱Frenkie de Jong · Midfielder · Netherlands86🇳🇱Cody Gakpo · Left Winger · Netherlands84🇳🇱Memphis Depay · Forward · Netherlands81🇳🇱Denzel Dumfries · Right Wing-Back · Netherlands83🇳🇱Tijjani Reijnders · Midfielder · Netherlands84🇯🇵Kaoru Mitoma · Left Winger · Japan84🇯🇵Takefusa Kubo · Right Winger / Playmaker · Japan83🇯🇵Wataru Endo · Defensive Mid · Japan80🇯🇵Ritsu Doan · Right Winger · Japan81🇯🇵Daichi Kamada · Attacking Mid · Japan79🇯🇵Zion Suzuki · Goalkeeper · Japan78🇸🇪Alexander Isak · Striker · Sweden89🇸🇪Viktor Gyokeres · Striker · Sweden86🇸🇪Lucas Bergvall · Midfielder · Sweden78🇸🇪Dejan Kulusevski · Winger / Attacking Mid · Sweden82🇸🇪Anthony Elanga · Winger · Sweden79🇹🇳Aissa Laidouni · Midfielder · Tunisia76🇹🇳Hannibal Mejbri · Attacking Mid · Tunisia75🇹🇳Montassar Talbi · Centre-Back · Tunisia76🇹🇳Ellyes Skhiri · Defensive Mid · Tunisia77🇹🇳Aymen Dahmen · Goalkeeper · Tunisia74
GROUP G
🇧🇪Kevin De Bruyne · Attacking Mid · Belgium87🇧🇪Jeremy Doku · Winger · Belgium84🇧🇪Amadou Onana · Defensive Mid · Belgium81🇧🇪Romelu Lukaku · Striker · Belgium82🇧🇪Charles De Ketelaere · Attacking Mid / Forward · Belgium81🇧🇪Thibaut Courtois · Goalkeeper · Belgium89🇮🇷Mehdi Taremi · Striker · Iran80🇮🇷Sardar Azmoun · Forward · Iran78🇮🇷Saeid Ezatolahi · Defensive Mid · Iran74🇮🇷Alireza Beiranvand · Goalkeeper · Iran76🇮🇷Saman Ghoddos · Attacking Mid · Iran74🇪🇬Mohamed Salah · Right Winger · Egypt89🇪🇬Omar Marmoush · Forward · Egypt84🇪🇬Mohamed Elneny · Midfielder · Egypt73🇪🇬Mohamed El Shenawy · Goalkeeper · Egypt75🇪🇬Trezeguet · Winger · Egypt75🇳🇿Chris Wood · Striker · New Zealand80🇳🇿Liberato Cacace · Left-Back · New Zealand74🇳🇿Matthew Garbett · Midfielder · New Zealand71🇳🇿Joe Bell · Defensive Mid · New Zealand72🇳🇿Marko Stamenic · Midfielder · New Zealand72
GROUP H
🇪🇸Lamine Yamal · Right Winger · Spain91🇪🇸Pedri · Midfielder · Spain88🇪🇸Rodri · Defensive Mid · Spain90🇪🇸Nico Williams · Left Winger · Spain85🇪🇸Mikel Oyarzabal · Forward · Spain84🇪🇸Unai Simon · Goalkeeper · Spain83🇺🇾Federico Valverde · Midfielder · Uruguay88🇺🇾Darwin Nunez · Striker · Uruguay82🇺🇾Ronald Araujo · Centre-Back · Uruguay84🇺🇾Rodrigo Bentancur · Midfielder · Uruguay81🇺🇾Jose Maria Gimenez · Centre-Back · Uruguay82🇺🇾Sergio Rochet · Goalkeeper · Uruguay78🇸🇦Salem Al-Dawsari · Left Winger · Saudi Arabia78🇸🇦Mohamed Kanno · Midfielder · Saudi Arabia75🇸🇦Firas Al-Buraikan · Forward · Saudi Arabia74🇸🇦Musab Al-Juwayr · Attacking Mid · Saudi Arabia74🇸🇦Mohammed Al-Owais · Goalkeeper · Saudi Arabia76🇨🇻Ryan Mendes · Forward / Winger · Cape Verde73🇨🇻Jamiro Monteiro · Midfielder · Cape Verde72🇨🇻Vozinha · Goalkeeper · Cape Verde71🇨🇻Garry Rodrigues · Winger · Cape Verde73🇨🇻Logan Costa · Centre-Back · Cape Verde77
GROUP I
🇫🇷Kylian Mbappe · Forward · France92🇫🇷Ousmane Dembele · Right Winger / Forward · France90🇫🇷William Saliba · Centre-Back · France87🇫🇷Aurelien Tchouameni · Defensive Mid · France85🇫🇷Michael Olise · Right Winger / Attacking Mid · France87🇫🇷Desire Doue · Winger / Attacking Mid · France86🇸🇳Sadio Mane · Winger · Senegal83🇸🇳Nicolas Jackson · Striker · Senegal81🇸🇳Kalidou Koulibaly · Centre-Back · Senegal80🇸🇳Pape Matar Sarr · Midfielder · Senegal80🇸🇳Ismaila Sarr · Winger · Senegal79🇸🇳Edouard Mendy · Goalkeeper · Senegal80🇳🇴Erling Haaland · Striker · Norway92🇳🇴Martin Odegaard · Attacking Mid · Norway87🇳🇴Alexander Sorloth · Striker · Norway81🇳🇴Antonio Nusa · Left Winger · Norway80🇳🇴Sander Berge · Defensive Mid · Norway78🇳🇴Oscar Bobb · Winger / Attacking Mid · Norway79🇮🇶Aymen Hussein · Striker · Iraq74🇮🇶Zidane Iqbal · Midfielder · Iraq73🇮🇶Jalal Hassan · Goalkeeper · Iraq71🇮🇶Ali Al-Hamadi · Forward · Iraq73🇮🇶Ali Jasim · Winger · Iraq72
GROUP J
🇦🇷Lionel Messi · Forward / Playmaker · Argentina88🇦🇷Julian Alvarez · Forward · Argentina87🇦🇷Enzo Fernandez · Midfielder · Argentina85🇦🇷Lautaro Martinez · Striker · Argentina86🇦🇷Alexis Mac Allister · Midfielder · Argentina85🇦🇷Emiliano Martinez · Goalkeeper · Argentina85🇦🇹Marcel Sabitzer · Midfielder · Austria80🇦🇹Christoph Baumgartner · Attacking Mid · Austria79🇦🇹David Alaba · Centre-Back · Austria81🇦🇹Konrad Laimer · Midfielder / Right-Back · Austria79🇦🇹Marko Arnautovic · Striker · Austria76🇩🇿Riyad Mahrez · Right Winger · Algeria81🇩🇿Ismael Bennacer · Midfielder · Algeria79🇩🇿Amine Gouiri · Forward · Algeria79🇩🇿Mohamed Amoura · Forward · Algeria78🇩🇿Rayan Ait-Nouri · Left-Back · Algeria80🇯🇴Musa Al-Taamari · Winger · Jordan77🇯🇴Yazan Al-Naimat · Forward · Jordan73🇯🇴Yazan Al-Arab · Centre-Back · Jordan72🇯🇴Ali Olwan · Forward · Jordan73🇯🇴Yazeed Abulaila · Goalkeeper · Jordan72
GROUP K
🇵🇹Cristiano Ronaldo · Striker · Portugal84🇵🇹Bruno Fernandes · Attacking Mid · Portugal86🇵🇹Rafael Leao · Left Winger · Portugal85🇵🇹Vitinha · Midfielder · Portugal87🇵🇹Nuno Mendes · Left-Back · Portugal86🇵🇹Diogo Costa · Goalkeeper · Portugal84🇨🇴Luis Diaz · Left Winger · Colombia86🇨🇴James Rodriguez · Attacking Mid · Colombia79🇨🇴Jhon Duran · Striker · Colombia80🇨🇴Richard Rios · Midfielder · Colombia80🇨🇴Daniel Munoz · Right-Back · Colombia80🇨🇴Davinson Sanchez · Centre-Back · Colombia79🇺🇿Abdukodir Khusanov · Centre-Back · Uzbekistan80🇺🇿Eldor Shomurodov · Striker · Uzbekistan76🇺🇿Abbosbek Fayzullaev · Attacking Mid · Uzbekistan76🇺🇿Otabek Shukurov · Defensive Mid · Uzbekistan73🇺🇿Khojimat Erkinov · Winger · Uzbekistan73🇨🇩Yoane Wissa · Forward · DR Congo80🇨🇩Axel Tuanzebe · Centre-Back · DR Congo75🇨🇩Charles Pickel · Midfielder · DR Congo74🇨🇩Cedric Bakambu · Forward · DR Congo75🇨🇩Noah Sadiki · Midfielder · DR Congo76
GROUP L
🏴Harry Kane · Striker · England89🏴Jude Bellingham · Midfielder · England90🏴Bukayo Saka · Right Winger · England88🏴Declan Rice · Defensive Mid · England87🏴Marc Guehi · Centre-Back · England84🏴Jordan Pickford · Goalkeeper · England83🇭🇷Luka Modric · Midfielder · Croatia84🇭🇷Josko Gvardiol · Centre-Back / Left-Back · Croatia87🇭🇷Mateo Kovacic · Midfielder · Croatia82🇭🇷Petar Sucic · Midfielder · Croatia79🇭🇷Ivan Perisic · Winger / Wing-Back · Croatia78🇭🇷Dominik Livakovic · Goalkeeper · Croatia81🇬🇭Mohammed Kudus · Attacking Mid / Winger · Ghana83🇬🇭Antoine Semenyo · Winger / Forward · Ghana81🇬🇭Thomas Partey · Defensive Mid · Ghana78🇬🇭Inaki Williams · Forward · Ghana78🇬🇭Jordan Ayew · Forward / Winger · Ghana75🇵🇦Adalberto Carrasquilla · Midfielder · Panama76🇵🇦Jose Fajardo · Forward · Panama72🇵🇦Cesar Blackman · Right-Back · Panama73🇵🇦Michael Amir Murillo · Right-Back · Panama77🇵🇦Ismael Diaz · Forward · Panama73