Read this news on OneFootball.

Fresh from winning the European Championship with Paris Saint-Germain, Willian Pacho has joined his national team to prepare for the 2026 World Cup. Speaking to the press, the 24-year-old Ecuadorian defender addressed several points,

Didier Deschamps is trying to guide France to a historic feat. They could become just the third nation to make three consecutive World Cup finals. Brazil did that most recently (1994, 1998 and 2002) and before them West Germany made the 1982, 1986 and 1990 finals.

Almost all of the world’s leading talents will be involved at the tournament.

Lamine Yamal became the first 16-year-old to play (and score) at the Euros and could join an illustrious list this summer - only seven men have netted a World Cup goal before turning 19. He was in scintillating form for Barcelona before being injured in April,

Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the 2025 Club World Cup final. Cole Palmer scored twice in the first 30 minutes of game play. PSG's João Neves was removed from the game on a red card.

Other already established players are older than 19 but are set to make their first World Cup appearances, including 20-year-old Warren Zaïre-Emery and 21-year-old Désiré Doué, the France internationals who have been regulars with two-time defending Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain.

Their squad play all over Europe, and perhaps most eye-catching this season has been Feyenoord’s Ayase Ueda, who won the Eredivisie Golden Boot scoring 25 goals in 31 games. The great disappointment for Japan is that Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma is injured and will miss the tournament.