The FIFA World Cup 2026 is finally here, and football fans all over the world are gearing up for one of the most anticipated tournaments ever. The tournament begins on June 11 with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa in Mexico City.
There are numerous reasons why this year’s World Cup is special. It is the first tournament to feature 48 teams, more countries, more players, and the world’s largest football stage. Some young stars will make their World Cup debuts, but several legendary captains are preparing to lead their countries once more.
With the tournament set to kick off on June 12, team captains from across the globe will have to work their way through the group stages before they can make their mark in the knockout stages of the competition.
In this article, we are talking about all 48 teams of the FIFA World Cup 2026 captains’ list:
2026 FIFA World Cup All Team Captains
- Mexico: Edson Álvarez
- South Africa: Ronwen Williams
- South Korea: Son Heung-min
- Czech Republic: Ladislav Krejčí
- Canada: Alphonso Davies
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Edin Džeko
- Qatar: Hassan Al-Haydos
- Switzerland: Granit Xhaka
- Brazil: Marquinhos
- Morocco: Achraf Hakimi
- Haiti: Johny Placide
- Scotland: Andy Robertson
- USA: Tim Ream
- Paraguay: Gustavo Gómez
- Australia: Mathew Ryan
- Türkiye: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
- Germany: Joshua Kimmich
- Curaçao: Leandro Bacuna
- Ivory Coast: Franck Kessié
- Ecuador: Enner Valencia
- Netherlands: Virgil van Dijk
- Japan: Wataru Endo
- Sweden: Victor Lindelöf
- Tunisia: Ellyes Skhiri
- Belgium: Youri Tielemans
- Egypt: Mohamed Salah
- Iran: Mehdi Taremi
- New Zealand: Chris Wood
- Spain: Rodri
- Cape Verde: Ryan Mendes
- Saudi Arabia: Salem Al-Dawsari
- Uruguay: José María Giménez
- France: Kylian Mbappé
- Senegal: Kalidou Koulibaly
- Iraq: Jalal Hassan
- Norway: Martin Ødegaard
- Argentina: Lionel Messi
- Algeria: Riyad Mahrez
- Austria: David Alaba
- Jordan: Ihsan Haddad
- Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo
- DR Congo: Chancel Mbemba
- Uzbekistan: Eldor Shomurodov
- Colombia: James Rodríguez
- England: Harry Kane
- Croatia: Luka Modrić
- Ghana: Jordan Ayew
- Panama: Aníbal Godoy
