Jude Bellingham is by far the biggest Brummie heading to the FIFA World Cup in 2026. And if all’s fair and good in the world, we’ll be supporting the Real Madrid superstar all the way to the final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium. But if, by some bad luck, England is knocked out of the competition early, who do we then support?
If you’re anything like me, your allegiances are quickly going to switch to supporting your favourite players from your local football teams, i.e. Aston Villa and Birmingham City (while players from Coventry City and Wolverhampton Wanderers are also heading to North America). So with 1,248 players from 48 teams, competing across 104 matches, who will you be supporting?
Argentina:
- Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Argentina v Algeria (June 17)
Argentina v Austria (June 22)
Jordan v Argentina (June 28)
Austria:
- Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Austria vs Jordan (June 17)
Argentina vs Austria (June 22)
Algeria vs Austria (June 28)
Belgium:
- Amadou Onana (Aston Villa)
- Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa)
Belgium v Egypt (June 15)
Belgium v Iran (June 21)
New Zealand v Belgium (June 27)
Czechia:
- Ladislav Krejci (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
South Korea v Czechia (June 12)
Czechia v South Africa (June 18)
Czechia v Mexico (June 25)
England:
- Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa)
- Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
- Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
England v Croatia (June 17)
England v Ghana (June 23)
Panama v England (June 27)
France:
- Lucas Digne (Aston Villa)
France v Senegal (June 16)
France v Iraq (June 22)
Norway v France (June 26)
Ghana:
- Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City)
Ghana v Panama (June 18)
England v Ghana (June 23)
Croatia v Ghana (June 27)
Haiti:
- Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Haiti vs Scotland (June 14)
Brazil vs Haiti (June 20)
Morocco vs Haiti (June 24)
Ivory Coast:
- Evann Guessand (Aston Villa)
Ivory Coast v Ecuador (June 15)
Germany v Ivory Coast (June 20)
Curaçao v Ivory Coast (June 25)
Mexico:
- Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Mexico v South Africa (June 11)
Mexico v South Korea (June 19)
Czechia v Mexico (June 25)
Norway:
- David Moller Wolfe (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Iraq vs Norway (June 16)
Norway vs Senegal (June 23)
Norway vs France (June 26)
Portugal:
- Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Portugal v DR Congo (June 17)
Portugal v Uzbekistan (June 23)
Colombia v Portugal (June 28)
Scotland:
- John McGinn (Aston Villa)
Haiti v Scotland (June 14)
Scotland v Morocco (June 19)
Scotland v Brazil (June 24)
South Korea:
- Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City)
- Hee Chan Hwang (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
South Korea vs Czech Republic (June 12)
Mexico vs South Korea (June 19)
South Africa vs South Korea (June 25)
Sweden:
- Victor Lindelof (Aston Villa)
Sweden v Tunisia (June 15)
Netherlands v Sweden (June 20)
Japan v Sweden (June 26)
USA:
- Haji Wright (Coventry City)
USA v Paraguay (June 13)
USA v Australia (June 19)
Türkiye v USA (June 26)
Uruguay:
- Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (June 15)
Uruguay v Cabo Verde (June 21)
Uruguay v Spain (June 27)
