WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: URUGUAY

 

NICKNAME: The Sky Blue

MANAGER: Marcelo Bielsa

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Diego Godin- 161 cap from 2005 to 2022

TOP SCORER: Luis Suarez- 69 goals from 2007 to 2024

HOST NATION: Host nation of the first ever World Cup back in 1930

WORLD CUP RECORD: 15th WC for Uruguay

BEST RESULT: First ever WC winner in 1930 but also in 1950 (on the picture)

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: SAUDI ARABIA

 

NICKNAME: The Green One

MANAGER: Herve Renard

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Mohamed Al-Deayea- 178 caps from 1993 to 2006

TOP SCORER: Majed Abdullah- 72 goals from 1978 to 1994

HOST NATION: -

WORLD CUP RECORD: 7th World Cup for Arabia

BEST RESULT: Round of 16 in 1994

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: SPAIN

 

NICKNAME: La Furia Roja

MANAGER: Luis de la Fuente

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Sergio Ramos- 180 caps from 2005 to 2021

TOP SCORER: David Villa- 59 goals from 2005 to 2017

HOST NATION: Yes, in 1982.

    WORLD CUP RECORD: 17th WC for Spain

BEST RESULT: Title from 2010

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: JAPAN

 

NICKNAME: Samurai Blue

MANAGER: Hajime Moriyasu

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Yasuhito Endo- 152 caps from 2002 to 2015

TOP SCORER: Kunishige Kamamoto- 75 goals from 1964 to 1977

HOST NATION: In 2002 with South Korea

WORLD CUP RECORD:8th WC for Japan

BEST RESULT: Round of 16 in four editions: 2002, 2010, 2018 and 2022

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: IVORY COAST

 

NICKNAME: The Elephants

MANAGER: Emerse Fae

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Didier Zokora- 123 caps from 2000 to 2014

TOP SCORER: Didier Drogba- 65 goals from 2002 to 2014

HOST NATION: -

WORLD CUP RECORD: 4th WC for Ivory Coast. From 1930 to 1958 they were part of France.

BEST RESULT: They never managed to get past group stage

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: GERMANY

NICKNAME: DFB Team

MANAGER: Julian Nagelsmann

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Lothar Matthaus- 150 caps from 1980 to 2000

TOP SCORER: Miroslav Klose- 71 goal from 2001 to 2014

HOST NATION: Yes in 1974 (West Germany) and 2006

WORLD CUP RECORD: 21st WC for Germany. East Germany qualified only for the 1974 edition

BEST RESULT: West Germany won three titles: 1954, 1974 and 1990. Unite Germany won title in 2014

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: AUSTRALIA

 

NICKNAME: Socceroos

MANAGER: Tony Popovic

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Mark Schwarzer- 109 caps from 1993 to 2013

TOP SCORER: Tim Cahill- 50 goals from 2004 to 2018

HOST NATION: -

WORLD CUP RECORD: 7th WC for Australia.

BEST RESULT: Round of 16 in 2006 and 2022

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: PARAGUAY

 

NICKNAME: La Albirroja (The White and Red)

MANAGER: Gustavo Alfaro

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Paulo Da Silva- 148 caps from 2000 to 2017

TOP SCORER: Roque Santa Cruz- 32 goals from 1999 to 2016

HOST NATION: -

WORLD CUP RECORD: 9th WC for Paraguay

BEST RESULT: Quarter-final on their last WC appearance back in 2010

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: USA

 

NICKNAME: USMNT

MANAGER: Mauricio Pochettino

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Cobi Jones- 164 caps from 1992 to 2004

TOP SCORER: Clint Dempsey- from 2004 to 2017 / Landon Donovan- from 2000 to 2014 / 57 goals each

HOST NATION: Yes in 1994 and this year edition with Canada and Mexico

WORLD CUP RECORD: 12th WC for USMNT

BEST RESULT: Semi-final in the first ever WC back in 1930

WORLD CUP 2026 NATION PRESENTATION: SCOTLAND

 

NICKNAME: The Tartan Army

MANAGER: Steve Clarke

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Kenny Dalglish- 102 caps from 1971 to 1986

TOP SCORER: Kenny Dalglish- 30 goals from 1971 to 1986 / Denis Law- from 1958 to 1974 / 30 goals each

HOST NATION: -

WORLD CUP RECORD: 9th WC for Scotland, first one from 1998

BEST RESULT: They never managed to get past group stage. Their best result is 9th place in 1974 from 16 nations. They had the same points as first placed Yugoslavia and second placed Brazil but worst goal difference.