FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 · PLAYER DIRECTORY
ALL PLAYERS
2202 players across 48 national squads. Each player has a profile page with career goals, assists, appearances, and a trophy cabinet — sourced from Sportmonks and updated weekly.
Czech Republic
Group A · 21 players
Korea Republic
Group A · 24 playersBest WC finish: 4th place at 2002 (co-host).
Mexico
Group A · 24 playersHosts FIFA World Cup 2026 (third time after 1970 and 1986).
South Africa
Group A · 21 playersTwo previous WC appearances (1998, 2002).
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group B · 22 playersSecond WC appearance (after 2014).
Canada
Group B · 25 playersCanada's only previous World Cup appearance was 1986 (group-stage exit).
Qatar
Group B · 25 playersWC2022 hosts (first WC appearance — group exit on home soil).
Switzerland
Group B · 25 playersPerpetual quarter-final knockout (2014, 2018, 2022 all R16).
Brazil
Group C · 19 playersFive-time world champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) — more than any other nation — Brazil arrives at FIFA World Cup 2026 with the most consistent World Cup attendance record in history (22 of 22 tournaments).
Haiti
Group C · 22 playersSecond-ever WC appearance (after 1974).
Morocco
Group C · 16 playersMorocco's WC2022 semi-final was the best-ever finish by an African nation.
Scotland
Group C · 22 playersLast WC appearance: 1998.
Australia
Group D · 20 playersSix WC appearances.
Paraguay
Group D · 21 playersBest WC: quarter-final 2010.
Türkiye
Group D · 25 playersLast WC appearance 2002 (third place — best-ever).
United States
Group D · 24 playersUSA's best WC finish is third place at 1930 — the inaugural World Cup.
Côte d'Ivoire
Group E · 24 playersAFCON 2024 winners on home soil.
Curacao
Group E · 26 playersFirst-ever World Cup appearance.
Ecuador
Group E · 23 playersBest WC: R16 (2006).
Germany
Group E · 23 playersFour-time world champion (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) — tied with Italy on titles, behind only Brazil.
Japan
Group F · 20 playersBest WC finish: R16 (1986, 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022).
Netherlands
Group F · 23 playersThree-time World Cup runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) — the Netherlands hold the unenviable record of most WC final appearances without a title.
Sweden
Group F · 22 playersTwelve previous WC appearances.
Tunisia
Group F · 21 playersSix previous WC appearances, no R16.
Belgium
Group G · 24 playersBest WC finish: 3rd place at 2018 (the Golden Generation peak).
Egypt
Group G · 18 playersEight previous WC appearances (most CAF).
Iran
Group G · 22 playersSix previous WC appearances, no R16.
New Zealand
Group G · 24 playersTwo previous WC appearances (1982, 2010 — undefeated group stage in 2010).
Cape Verde Islands
Group H · 25 playersFirst-ever World Cup appearance.
Saudi Arabia
Group H · 23 playersSix previous WC appearances.
Spain
Group H · 22 playersWorld Cup champion 2010 (South Africa) — Spain's only WC title, won under Vicente del Bosque with the Xavi-Iniesta-Busquets midfield axis.
Uruguay
Group H · 24 playersTwo-time world champion (1930 inaugural + 1950).
France
Group I · 24 playersTwo-time world champions (1998, 2018) and runners-up in 2022 — France lost the WC2022 final to Argentina on penalties despite a Mbappé hat-trick.
Iraq
Group I · 21 playersSecond-ever WC appearance (after 1986).
Norway
Group I · 24 playersThree previous WC appearances.
Senegal
Group I · 22 playersSenegal's WC quarter-final in 2002 (lost to Turkey) remains the AFCON-winners' best WC finish.
Algeria
Group J · 20 playersBest WC: R16 (2014).
Argentina
Group J · 24 playersReigning World Cup champions (Qatar 2022) — Argentina's third world title alongside 1978 and 1986.
Austria
Group J · 19 playersSeven previous WC appearances.
Jordan
Group J · 25 playersFirst-ever World Cup appearance.
Colombia
Group K · 26 playersBest WC: quarter-final 2014 (James Rodríguez's Golden Boot tournament).
Congo DR
Group K · 24 playersSecond-ever WC appearance (after 1974 as Zaire).
Portugal
Group K · 23 playersPortugal's best World Cup finish remains third place at 1966 — they have never reached a final.
Uzbekistan
Group K · 23 playersFirst-ever World Cup appearance — Uzbekistan's debut at FIFA World Cup 2026.
Croatia
Group L · 26 playersRunners-up at WC2018 (lost 4-2 to France in the final) and third place at WC2022.
England
Group L · 25 playersWorld Cup champion 1966 (the Sir Alf Ramsey 'wingless wonders' team) — the only WC title in England's history.
Ghana
Group L · 21 playersBest WC: quarter-final 2010 (lost on penalties to Uruguay in the Suárez handball game).
Panama
Group L · 25 playersPrevious WC: 2018 (group exit).
