Which Liverpool players will we see at the 2026 World Cup?
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The centre-back and winger are set for their second such finals, having been in their country’s squad at Qatar 2022.Group fixtures: Japan (14 June), Sweden (20 June), Tunisia (25 June)Argentina: Alexis Mac AllisterThe Liverpool midfielder is a key player for the defending champions, playing in the epic 2022 final against France when he was with Brighton. If Argentina pull off back-to-back World Cup triumphs this summer, it’ll be his third trophy success with his country in less than four years.Group fixtures: Algeria (16 June), Austria (22 June), Jordan (27 June)France: Ibrahima KonateEkitike’s injury leaves the defender as Liverpool’s sole representative for Les Bleus at this year’s World Cup, and Konate will be hoping to go one better than in 2022, when he was in the France side which lost the final on penalties to Mac Allister’s Argentina.Group fixtures: Senegal (16 June), Iraq (22 June), Norway (26 June)Germany: Florian WirtzThe playmaker missed the 2022 finals through injury but starred on home soil at Euro 2024, and Jurgen Klopp has backed him to have a ‘fantastic World Cup’.
He most certainly will if he repeats his exploits from the 4-3 win over Switzerland in March (two goals, two assists).Group fixtures: Curacao (14 June), Ivory Coast (20 June), Ecuador (25 June)Brazil: Alisson BeckerThe goalkeeper has had quite a few injury problems this season, but he’s expected to be fit enough to partake in what’d be his third World Cup, having joined Liverpool shortly after his exploits at the 2018 finals in Russia. Liverpool’s club-record signing played at Euro 2020 and will surely feature in this tournament if fitness problems don’t perturb him again.Group fixtures: Tunisia (14 June), Netherlands (20 June), Japan (25 June)Scotland: Andy RobertsonThe left-back will have played his last game for Liverpool by the time he goes to the World Cup, Scotland’s first since 1998 (when he was just six years old).
He’ll also have the honour of captaining his country at the finals in North America.Group fixtures: Haiti (13 June), Morocco (19 June), Brazil (24 June)Egypt: Mo SalahSimilar to Robertson, the Egyptian King will go to the World Cup off the back of an emotional farewell at Anfield. The midfielder will duly go to his third World Cup, and his first as captain of his country.Group fixtures: Netherlands (14 June), Tunisia (20 June), Sweden (25 June)