​For over three decades, many of the NFL's top regular-season matchups have taken place on FOX's "America's Game of the Week." That will certainly be the case for the 2026 season, too. Several of the NFL's best teams will be featured in "America's Game of the Week" in 2026, with FOX Sports announcing the nine games that will be featured in that window as part of Thursday's schedule release. Six of the matchups are between division rivals, including a rematch of one of last season's epic playoff games. And this slate doesn't even include what will happen on Thanksgiving Day, when the Dallas Cowboys host the Philadelphia Eagles on FOX, and Christmas Day, when the Seattle Seahawks host the Los Angeles Rams on FOX. So, as we now know where Tom Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will be spending several Sundays this fall, let's take a look at the early storylines we're watching for in each of the America's Game of the Week matchups announced on Thursday: The season launches with two NFC East showdowns. The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders met twice in the final three weeks of the regular season last year, and they're back at it in their 2026 opener. The Commanders actually opened last year 3-2 and then went 2-10 the rest of the way. Can a healthy Jayden Daniels get back to his phenomenal rookie form of 2024? Washington's pass defense ranked 31st in average yards per pass play, so it's a major test for them to open against an upgraded Eagles pass game, which will likely be without A.J. Brown but added first-round pick Makai Lemon and veterans Dontayvion Wicks and Hollywood Brown at wide receiver. Watch out for running back Saquon Barkley, who has averaged 143 rushing yards in his last three games against Washington, with a combined five touchdowns. The Dallas Cowboys haven't won more than one playoff game in any season for 30 years, but one thing they can hang their hat on is handling the Washington Commanders. They swept their divisional rival last year and have an 8-2 record since the start of 2021. Dak Prescott threw for 571 yards and five touchdowns and no interceptions against Washington last year, and if the Commanders are to get back to anything closer to their 2024 breakout, they'll need to hold their own in the division. Can rookie linebacker Sonny Styles lead a defensive bounce-back year for Washington? The Commanders ranked dead last in total defense and 31st in the red zone, and this is a chance to show what's changed against a dangerous offense. The Green Bay Packers have been a wild-card team three years in a row, and a home division game like this is a must-win if they are going to catch the Chicago Bears for an NFC North title. The two games at Soldier Field last year were epic for Chicago's Caleb Williams — rallying from 10 down with two minutes left to win in overtime in the regular season, then another comeback from 11 down with five minutes to play for a huge win in the playoffs. Jordan Love had three touchdown passes in last year's win over Chicago at Lambeau Field. After 32 touchdown passes in his first year as a starter, Love has had 25 and 23 in the last two seasons. Can he find a connection with second-year receiver Matthew Golden to get back to his 2023 form? A healthy part of the Lions' slide from 15-2 in 2024 to 9-8 in 2025 was going from sweeping the Lions to being swept. Detroit's defense dropped from seventh in points allowed in 2024 to 22nd, and the Packers averaged 29 points in the wins over the Lions. Can a retooled offensive line get Detroit back into playoff form? New Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon should have Micah Parsons back healthy by this game, though starting the season without him could get Green Bay out to a slow start. Detroit's health is a key, and you'll see how they're better with defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike back after missing all of last season. For the first time since he joined FOX Sports in 2024, Tom Brady is set to call a game featuring the New England Patriots. Brady is slated to be in the booth when the Patriots host the Packers in Week 9 in Foxborough. For Green Bay, it gets featured on America's Game of the Week three times in a span of five weeks, this time going on the road to face the defending AFC champs. New England flipped so much from 2024 to last year's breakout success, but that included going 1-4 against NFC teams in 2024 and then 5-0 in the regular season last year. Brady went just 4-3 against the Packers in his career — one of his least successful career records — playing long enough to lose to Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers alike. Drake Maye was especially good against NFC opponents last year, with 11 touchdown passes against just two interceptions. New San Francisco 49ers receiver Mike Evans is just 1-3 at AT&T Stadium with two touchdowns in his four games there. Can his playmaking ability take San Francisco's offense to another level? The 49ers ranked fifth in red-zone efficiency and first on third downs last season, and Evans could help them end a surprising drought — San Francisco hasn't had a receiver catch 10-plus touchdowns in a season since ... Terrell Owens in 2002. (Tight ends have done so, but no receivers). Dallas had the NFL's worst scoring defense last year, allowing 30 points per game, so rookie safety Caleb Downs will lead the efforts to improve there. The Cowboys had just 12 takeaways in all of 2025, the third-lowest total in the league. The NFC West has perhaps three of the top eight teams in the NFL. Last year, the Seattle Seahawks bookended their regular season with the 49ers, losing the opener and then winning in Week 18, followed by a 41-6 thrashing in the playoffs. Seattle's home-field advantage isn't what it once was. The Seahawks were 34-6 at home from 2012-16 in their "Legion of Doom" heyday, but they were 16-18 at home from 2021-24 before bouncing back with a 6-2 mark (plus two home playoff wins) last season. Will the NFC West powers beat each other up enough that the division doesn't get the NFC's top seed? If the division is to send a team to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in six years, they might have to be road warriors in January. Alas, the Cincinnati Bengals defense — over the last two seasons, Cincinnati has seven games in which it has scored at least 33 points and lost. No other team in the NFL has more than two such games in the same span. Will that be the case for Joe Burrow and friends in 2026?  The Bengals acquired defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and imported Boye Mafe and Jonathan Allen for their defensive front. If they can just get a top-20 defense, that might be enough to get them into the playoffs. Can Patrick Mahomes have a healthy bounce-back season after going 6-8 as a starter and throwing only 22 touchdowns? By this game, Kansas City Chiefs rookie corner Mansoor Delane should have played enough to have confidence trying to cover another LSU standout in Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase. The Ben Johnson Bowl is back. Chicago went 11-6 and won the division last year despite Johnson getting swept by his old team, including a 52-21 drubbing in Week 2 in Detroit. This is a game that could have major playoff implications, in the division and the conference. Watch for Chicago's two second-year pass-catchers to shine, with tight end Colston Loveland leading the team in receptions as a rookie last year and receiver Luther Bolden emerging in the final month of his first season. Which quarterback will throw more touchdown passes in 2026? It's a close call between Detroit's Jared Goff (who threw 34 last year) and Chicago's Caleb Williams, who threw for 27 himself. Read More

​Real Madrid fans made their discontentment known Thursday by jeering Kylian Mbappe at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium before a 2-0 win over already relegated Oviedo. Kylian Mbappe spoke to the media after entering as a substitute following an injury layoff and was booed by many in the crowd. "I think that’s life, we can’t change people’s opinion when they’re angry. It’s a way for them to talk, to express themselves, and I think you shouldn’t take it personally," Mbappe said. It’s the life of a Real Madrid player and the life of a famous player like me." New Place On The Depth Chart Perhaps the most jarring revelation of the evening wasn't the boos, but Mbappé’s current standing in the locker room. Despite providing the assist for Jude Bellingham’s 79th-minute goal to seal the win, the superstar finds himself in an unfamiliar position on the depth chart. "Today I didn’t play because the coach told me that, for him, I’m the fourth striker in the squad behind Mastantuono, Vini (Vinícius Júnior) and Gonzalo (Garcia). In the end, I accept it and I play the time I get. We played well, I gave Jude an assist and I’m positive." Addressing The "Holiday" And The Injury The frustration from the stands seemed to stem from Mbappé's absence during the Clásico, a match Madrid desperately needed. Addressing the crowd's reaction to his time away, Mbappé was blunt about the medical reality and the public's perception. "It was a pretty damn bad injury in my leg. It was a shame for me not to be able to play in the Clásico. It’s a match I love playing in, I always score against Barcelona, so it was a shame not to help the team. When pressed on why the fans remained vitriolic regarding his recent time off, he remained firm: "I had the club’s permission. I didn’t understand what people were saying. But you have to accept it, a footballer can’t always try to understand. I have to look ahead, move on and change the situation. I think I can change the situation." The Return to a Hostile Home A couple of banners against president Florentino Pérez were held up briefly before being removed by security officials. Pérez saluted some of the fans, but at one point he appeared to get into an verbal altercation with some of the team's supporters near the VIP tribunes, according to Spanish media reports. The match capped a chaotic week for Madrid, which started with an altercation between players in training that led the club to fine Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni 500,000 euros ($589,000) each. Then came the loss to Barcelona in the clásico on Sunday that allowed its rival to clinch the league title, and on Tuesday Pérez called for new elections after saying he was the victim of an "organized campaign" to unseat him. Speaking Out As Madrid faces a second straight season without a major trophy—having been ousted from the Champions League by Bayern Munich and the Copa del Rey by second division club Albacete—the internal politics of the club have become public theater. While Florentino Pérez spent his week accusing the media of an "organized campaign" against him, Mbappé chose to address his critics directly. "There are people who don’t speak, who only speak in the press, and I prefer to speak here, from my own mouth." 2026 FIFA World Cup: How To Watch The 2026 FIFA World Cup will run from June 11–July 19, 2026. Spread across three countries, the tournament will culminate with the final on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All 104 tournament matches will air live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within both the FOX One and the FOX Sports app. A record 40 matches, more than one-third of the tournament, will air in prime time across FOX (21) and FS1 (19). The opening match on June 11 between Mexico and South Africa (3 p.m. ET) will stream for free on Tubi, as well as the USA's opening match against Paraguay on June 12 (9 p.m. ET). The Associated Press contributed to this report. Read More

​It's time. Four years of preparation will culminate in 1,248 players across 48 countries getting the call every player dreams of to represent their nation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer: Here is the full list of rosters for all 48 countries participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Roster to be released by June 1st. Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Gerónimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille), Juan Musso (Atlético de Madrid), Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace FC), Facundo Cambeses (Racing Club), Santiago Beltrán (River Plate) Defenders: Agustín Giay (Palmeiras), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid), Nicolás Capaldo (Hamburger SV), Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint Gilloise), Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate), Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United), Nicolás Otamendi (SL Benfica), Germán Pezzella (River Plate), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors), Zaid Romero (Getafe CF), Facundo Medina (Olympique de Marseille), Marcos Acuña (River Plate), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais), Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club) Midfielders: Máximo Perrone (Como 1907), Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Guido Rodríguez (Valencia CF), Aníbal Moreno (River Plate), Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors), Alan Varela (FC Porto), (Ezequiel Fernández (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest), Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), Valentín Barco (RC Strasbourg) Forwards: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolás Paz (Como 1907), Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atlético de Madrid), Tomás Aranda (Boca Juniors), Nicolás González (Atlético de Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), Giuliano Simeone (Atlético de Madrid), Matías Soulé (AS Roma), Claudio Echeverri (Girona FC), Gianluca Prestianni (SL Benfica), Santiago Castro (Bologna FC), Lautaro Martínez (Internazionale), José Manuel López (Palmeiras), Julián Álvarez (Atlético de Madrid), Mateo Pellegrino (Parma Calcio) Final Roster to be released on May 30. Roster to be released on June 1. Roster to be released on May 18. Roster to be released on May 15. Goalkeepers: Nikola Vasilj (FC St. Pauli), Martin Zlomislić (HNK Rijeka), Osman Hadžikić (Slaven Belupo) Defenders: Sead Kolašinac (Atalanta), Amar Dedić (Benfica), Nihad Mujakić (Gaziantep), Nikola Katić (Schalke 04), Tarik Muharemović (Sassuolo), Stjepan Radeljić (HNK Rijeka), Dennis Hadžikadunić (Sampdoria), Nidal Čelik (Lens) Midfielders: Amir Hadžiahmetović (Hull City), Ivan Šunjić (Pafos), Ivan Bašić (Astana), Dženis Burnić (Karlsruher SC), Ermin Mahmić (Slovan Liberec), Benjamin Tahirović (Brøndby), Amar Memić (Viktoria Plzeň), Armin Gigović (Young Boys), Kerim Alajbegović (Red Bull Salzburg), Esmir Bajraktarević (PSV Eindhoven) Forwards: Ermedin Demirović (VfB Stuttgart), Jovo Lukić (Universitatea Cluj), Samed Baždar (Jagiellonia Białystok), Haris Tabaković (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Edin Džeko (Schalke 04) Roster to be released on May 18. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Goalkeepers: Camilo Vargas (Atlas), David Ospina (Atlético Nacional), Álvaro Montero (Vélez Sarsfield), Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul), Andres Mosquera Marmolejo (Independiente Santa Fe), Aldair Quintana (Independiente del Valle) Defenders: Johan Mojica (RCD Mallorca), Álvaro Angulo (Pumas), Deiver Machado (RC Lens), Cristian Borja (Club América), Junior Hernandez (Deportes Tolima), Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace), Santiago Arias (Independiente), Andrés Román (Atlético Nacional), Edier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps), Yerry Mina (Cagliari), Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray), Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul), Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Carlos Cuesta (Vasco da Gama), Juan Cabal (Juventus), Jhohan Romaña (San Lorenzo) Midfielders: Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace), Richard Ríos (Benfica), Juan Camilo Portilla (Talleres de Córdoba), Nelson Deossa (Pachuca), Gustavo Puerta (Hull City), Kevin Castaño (Krasnodar), Jhon Solís (Girona), Jorge Carrascal (Dynamo Moscow), James Rodríguez (Minnesota United), Jhon Arias (Palmeiras), Juan Fernando Quintero (Racing Club), Yaser Asprilla (Girona), Sebastian Gomez (Coritiba), Juan Manuel Rengifo (Independiente Santa Fe), Jordan Barrera (Barranquilla FC), Wilmar Barrios (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Juan Cuadrado (Atalanta), Johan Rojas (Vasco da Gama) Forwards: Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich), Carlos Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama), Johan Carbonero (Racing Club), Jaminton Campaz (Rosario Central), Luis Suárez (Sporting CP), Jhon Córdoba (Krasnodar), Rafael Santos Borré (Internacional), Neiser Villareal (Millonarios), Kevin Viveros (Atlético Nacional), Edwin Cetre (Estudiantes de La Plata), Juan Camilo Hernandez (Columbus Crew), John Steven Mendoza (León), Sebastian Villa (Independiente Rivadavia) Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released on May 15. Roster to be released on June 1. Roster to be released by June 1st. Goalkeepers: Lukas Hornicek (Braga), Martin Jedlicka (Banik Ostrava), Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham), Jan Koutny (Sigma Olomouc), Matej Kovar (PSV Eindhoven), Jakub Markovic (Slavia Prague), Jindrich Stanek (Slavia Prague) Defenders: Vladimír Coufal (TSG Hoffenheim), David Douděra (Slavia Prague), Matěj Hadaš (Sigma Olomouc), Tomáš Holeš (Slavia Prague), Robin Hranáč (TSG Hoffenheim), Štěpán Chaloupek (Slavia Prague), Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen), David Jurásek (Slavia Prague), Ladislav Krejčí (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Karel Spáčil (Viktoria Plzen), Adam Ševínský (Sparta Prague), Martin Vitík (Bologna), Tomáš Vlček (Slavia Prague), Jaroslav Zelený (Sparta Prague), David Zima (Slavia Prague) Midfielders: Lukas Ambros (Gornik Zabrze), Michal Beran (Sigma Olomouc), Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen), Krystof Danek (LASK Linz), Vladimir Darida (Hradec Kralove), Patrik Hellebrand (Gornik Zabrze), Adam Karabec (Lyon), Ondrej Kricfaluši (Banik Ostrava), Tomáš Ladra (Viktoria Plzen), David Planka (Banik Ostrava), Lukás Provod (Slavia Prague), Matěj Ryneš (Sparta Prague), Lukas Sadílek (Gornik Zabrze), Michal Sadílek (Slavia Prague), Hugo Sochůrek (Sparta Prague), Alexandr Sojka (Viktoria Plzen), Tomáš Souček (West Ham), Pavel Šulc (Lyon), Denis Višinský (Viktoria Plzen) Forwards: Adam Hložek (TSG Hoffenheim), Tomáš Chorý (Slavia Prague), Mojmír Chytil (Slavia Prague), Christophe Kabongo (Mlada Boleslav), Jan Kliment (Sigma Olomouc), Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague), Vasil Kušej (Slavia Prague), Ondřej Mihálik (Hradec Kralove), Vojtěch Patrák (Pardubice), Václav Sejk (Sigma Olomouc), Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), Matej Vydra (Viktoria Plzen) Final Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released on May 22. Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Robin Risser (Lens), Brice Samba (Rennes) Defenders: Malo Gusto (Chelsea), Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Lucas Hernandez (Paris Saint-Germain), Theo Hernandez (Al Hilal) Midfielders: Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), N’Golo Kante (Fenerbahce), Manu Kone (Roma), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain) Forwards: Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan), Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), Desire Doue (Paris Saint-Germain), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) Roster to be released on May 21. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released on May 15. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released on May 16. Goalkeepers: Alex Padilla (Athletic Club), Antonio Rodríguez (Tijuana), Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna), Carlos Moreno (Pachuca), Guillermo Ochoa (AEL Limassol), Raúl Rangel (Chivas) Defenders: Bryan González (Chivas), César Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Edson Álvarez (Fenerbahçe), Eduardo Águila (Atlético de San Luis), Everardo López (Toluca), Israel Reyes (América), Jesús Angulo (Tigres), Jesús Gallardo (Toluca), Jesús Gómez (Tijuana), Johan Vásquez (Genoa), Jorge Sánchez (PAOK), Julián Araujo (Celtic), Luis Rey (Puebla), Mateo Chávez (AZ Alkmaar), Ramón Juárez (América), Richard Ledezma (Chivas), Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey) Midfielders: Alexei Domínguez (Pachuca), Alexis Gutiérrez (America), Alvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis), Brian Gutiérrez (Chivas), Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Denzell Garcia (FC Juarez), Diego Lainez (Tigres), Efrain Álvarez (Chivas), Elias Montiel (Pachuca), Erick Sánchez (America), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), Isaías Violante (America), Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul), Jordan Carrillo (Pumas), Jorge Ruvalcaba (NY Red Bulls), Kevin Castañeda (Tijuana), Luis Chávez (Dinamo Moscu), Luis Romo (Chivas), Marcel Ruiz (Toluca), Obed Vargas (Atlético de Madrid), Orbelin Pineda (AEK), Jesús Angulo (Toluca) Forwards: Alexis Vega (Toluca), Armando González (Chivas), César Huerta (Anderlecht), Germán Berterame (Inter Miami), Guillermo Martínez (Pumas), Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiyah), Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), Roberto Alvarado (Chivas), Santiago Giménez (Milan) Final Roster to be released on June 1. Roster to be released on May 21. Roster to be released on May 25. Goalkeepers: Max Crocombe (Millwall), Alex Paulsen (Lechia Gdańsk), Michael Woud (Auckland FC) Defenders: Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix), Francis De Vries (Auckland FC), Tyler Bindon (Nottingham Forest), Michael Boxall (Minnesota United), Liberato Cacace (Wrexham), Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC), Finn Surman (Portland Timbers), Callan Elliot (Auckland FC), Tommy Smith (Braintree Town) Midfielders: Joe Bell (Viking FK), Matt Garbett (Peterborough United), Marko Stamenic (Swansea City), Sarpreet Singh (Wellington Phoenix), Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix), Ryan Thomas (PEC Zwolle) Forwards: Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest), Eli Just (Motherwell), Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers), Ben Waine (Port Vale), Ben Old (Saint-Étienne), Callum McCowatt (Silkeborg IF), Jesse Randall (Auckland FC), Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Roster to be released on May 21. Roster to be released on May 26. Goalkeepers: Roberto Fernández (Cerro Porteño), Orlando Gill (San Lorenzo), Gastón Olveira (Olimpia), Carlos Coronel (Sao Paulo), Santiago Rojas (Nacional), Juan Espínola (Barracas Central) Defenders: Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras), Júnior Alonso (Atletico Mineiro), Fabián Balbuena (Gremio), Omar Alderete (Sunderland), Juan Caceres (Dynamo Moscow), Blas Riveros (Cerro Porteno), Alan Benitez (Libertad), Agustin Sandez (Rosario Central), Mateo Gamarra (Cruzeiro), Saul Salcedo (Newell's Old Boys), Jose Canale (Lanus), Diego León (Manchester United), Alexandro Maidana (Talleres), Alcides Benitez (Belgrano), Ronaldo Dejesus (Lanus), Alan Nuñez (Nacional) Midfielders: Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United), Mathías Villasanti (Gremio), Kaku (Al Ain), Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps), Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras), Diego Gómez (Brighton & Hove Albion), Damián Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), Braian Ojeda (Orlando City), Matías Galarza (Atlanta United), Robert Piris Da Motta (Cerro Porteno), Alvaro Campuzano (Libertad), Diego Gonzalez (Atlas), Hugo Cuenca (Burgos), Mauricio Magalhaes (Palmeiras), Lucas Romero (Universidad de Chile), Enso González (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ruben Lezcano (Olimpia) Forwards: Oscar Romero (Huracan), Ángel Romero (Boca Juniors), Antonio Sanabria (Cremonese), Julio Enciso (Strasbourg), Gabriel Avalos (Independiente), Carlos Gonzalez (Independiente del Valle), Alex Arce (Independiente Rivadavia), Adam Bareiro (Boca Juniors), Lorenzo Melgarejo (Libertad), Isidro Pitta (Red Bull Bragantino), Ronaldo Martinez (Talleres), Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth), Robert Morales (UNAM), Adrian Alcaraz (Olimpia), Rodney Redes (LDU Quito) FInal Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released on May 19. Goalkeepers: Shehab Elleithy (Al Shahania), Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail), Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd), Mahmoud Abunada (Al Rayyan) Defenders: Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd), Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd), Sultan Al Brake (Al Duhail), Tarek Salman (Al Sadd), Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain (Al Arabi), Ayoub Al-Alawi (Al Gharafa), Bassam Al-Rawi (Al Duhail), Rayyan Al-Ali (Al Gharafa), Issa Laye (Al Arabi), Lucas Mendes (Al Wakrah), Mohammed Waad (Al Shamal), Niall Mason (Qatar) Midfielders: Ahmed Fathi (Al Arabi), Jassim Gaber (Al Rayyan), Assim Madibo (Al Wakrah), Abdulaziz Hatem (Al Rayyan), Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail), Mohammed Mannai (Al Shamal), Homam Al-Amin (Cultural Leonesa) Forwards: Almoez Ali (Al Duhail), Akram Afif (Al Sadd), Tahsin Mohammed (Al Duhail), Edmílson Junior (Al Duhail), Ahmed Al-Ganehi (Al Gharafa), Ahmed Alaa (Al Rayyan), Sebastián Soria (Qatar), Hassan Al-Haydos (Al Sadd), Mubarak Shannan (Al Duhail), Mohammed Muntari (Al Gharafa), Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Wakrah) Final Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released on May 25. Goalkeepers: Kristoffer Nordfeldt (AIK), Viktor Johansson (Stoke City), Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County) Defenders: Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund), Victor Lindelof (Aston Villa), Isak Hien (Atalanta), Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), ⁠Elliot Stroud (Mjallby ​AIF), Gustaf Lagerbielke (Braga), Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United), Emil Holm (Juventus), Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley), Erik ​Smith (St. Pauli) Midfielders: Taha Ali (Malmo), Yasin Ayari (Brighton), Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham), Jesper Karlstrom (Udinese), Ken Sema (Pafos), Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), Besfort Zeneli (Union St-Gilloise) Forwards: Alexander Bernhardsson (Holstein Kiel), Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United), Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal), Alexander Isak (Liverpool), Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge), Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Roster to be released on May 20. Roster to be released on May 15. Roster to be released by June 1st. Roster to be released on May 26. Roster to be released by June 1st. 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​Santos head coach Cuca has backed Neymar to secure a place in Brazil's 2026 World Cup squad following his influential display in a 2-0 Copa do Brasil victory over Coritiba. The manager believes the veteran forward's evolving playing style and tactical intelligence make him an essential asset for Carlo Ancelotti as the Seleção prepare for the summer tournament. Neymar Shines In Cup Triumph Neymar demonstrated his enduring quality on Wednesday night, orchestrating a 2-0 win for Santos against Coritiba to progress in the Copa do Brasil. The 34-year-old provided an assist for Gabriel Bontempo’s 20th-minute opener before helping his side see out a vital victory. Despite not having featured for the Brazil national team since October 2023, this influential performance comes at a critical time, with Ancelotti’s final World Cup squad selection looming just days away following the forward's long road to full fitness. Cuca Praises Tactical Evolution Following the final whistle, Cuca explained how Neymar has adapted his game to remain a threat at the highest level. "For the World Cup, I think that with each game that's passed, Neymar is showing his worth, his ability. He's not the Neymar of the past, who would take the ball and drive it inside, but he creates enormous difficulties for the opponent today," he said. "In the national team, he can help in many ways, coming from behind, setting someone up, his intelligence, holding onto the ball, organizing, finishing. He plays on the wing, as a number 10, as a false nine." The Road To North America The Santos manager remains optimistic about Neymar's international prospects as Brazil prepares to face Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland in World Cup Group G. "His spot on the national team is very well on track, I imagine. He can represent us in a really good way, I think it's necessary, in my understanding. It's up to the people at the CBF, they have their options to analyze how to proceed." Cuca said. "I don't know what will happen in the World Cup, and Brazil is doing well, God willing they will be champions. Let's wait and see, take it game by game, like we've been doing. Maybe on Sunday he'll have another good game, and who knows, he might secure his place in the World Cup." Judgment Day For Seleção Icon Neymar faces one final audition this Sunday in a Brazilian Serie A encounter against Coritiba at Vila Belmiro before the final 26-man Brazil squad is announced. Ancelotti, who has already included Neymar in his 55-man preliminary list, will reveal his definitive squad on Monday, May 18, during a high-profile event at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. Santos must also prepare for a busy schedule involving San Lorenzo in the Copa Sudamericana, but the focus remains on whether their talismanic number 10 can add to his 128 caps and 79 goals on the world’s grandest stage. 2026 FIFA World Cup: How To Watch The 2026 FIFA World Cup will run from June 11–July 19, 2026. Spread across three countries, the tournament will culminate with the final on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All 104 tournament matches will air live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within both the FOX One and the FOX Sports app. A record 40 matches, more than one-third of the tournament, will air in prime time across FOX (21) and FS1 (19). The opening match on June 11 between Mexico and South Africa (3 p.m. ET) will stream for free on Tubi, as well as the USA's opening match against Paraguay on June 12 (9 p.m. ET). Read More