One World Cup player to watch from each of the five favourite teams
Excitement among football supporters is peaking with the 2026 World Cup only weeks away.With more teams and more games, the summer tournament will have all the best players fighting for the sports’ ...
One World Cup player to watch from each of the five favourite teams Excitement among football supporters is peaking with the 2026 World Cup only weeks away. With more teams and more games, the summer tournament will have all the best players fighting for the sports’ biggest prize. Here are some of the top players to watch from each of the five favourite teams.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) Messi is yet to confirm his participation in the World Cup, but he will surely play for his country in the upcoming tournament. The experienced forward led Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022 to etch his name indelibly into the history books of world football. Messi will turn 39 during the competition in the United States, but age seems to have no effect on the Argentine.
He is currently leading the scoring charts for Inter Miami this season with 13 goals in 15 matches. Kylian Mbappe (France) Mbappe is one of the best players in world football right now. The 27-year-old has averaged almost a goal every game for Real Madrid this season.
Mbappe played a pivotal role in helping France win the 2018 World Cup, and he was the leading goalscorer at the previous edition of the tournament. The centre-forward netted eight times for Les Bleus in 2022, including a brilliant hat-trick in the final against Argentina. Harry Kane (England) Kane is England’ all-time record holder with 78 goals in 112 appearances.