World Cup socials
During the 2026 World Cup, players from all 48 participating countries will again share many fun photos and videos on social media. We collect the best images during the tournament here.
The Orange Internationals Guus Til, Jan Paul van Hecke, Teun Koopmeiners, Mats Wieffer, Bart Verbruggen and Micky van de Ven were at the baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros last night. The away team won 8-10 in the Kauffman Stadium, which is next to the stadium where the Dutch will play against Tunisia.
Cristiano Ronaldo is now 41 years old, but still very fit. The Portuguese superstar shared a series of photos of himself shirtless and wearing sunglasses on the beach in Miami as he prepares for the World Cup with his teammates. Portugal will play the first group match against DR Congo on Wednesday.
Zinedine Zidane became world champion in 1998 and said goodbye in 2006 with a headbutt in the World Cup final. Twenty years later he is present at the World Cup as ‘the father of’. His son Luca is the goalkeeper for Algeria, which plays against Argentina in Kansas City on Wednesday. ‘Zizou’ is still in New York.
David Beckham has lived in the United States since 2007. First as a player for LA Galaxy and then as owner of Inter Miami. Of course, the former England captain was present at the match between ‘Team USA’ and Paraguay (4-1) in Los Angeles, including with his good friend Tom Cruise and LA Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Denzel Dumfries shows a series of photos on Instagram from Kansas City, where he and a number of teammates could quietly explore the city.
Joey Veerman shared not only the photo from the G-Star advertising campaign on Saturday, but also a number of photos from his holiday with his fiancée Chantal and their son Frenkie. Just relax at the campsite in Italy.
World star or not, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to make time for his fans. Here he signs autographs.
Should Erling Haaland If you ever stop playing football, a switch to ice hockey seems like something for the Norwegian top striker. Once again, he’s sharing footage of his presence at the Stanley Cup, and he even scored his own jersey.
In a post by Marcus Thuram we suddenly see the head of Denzel Dumfriesvideo calling with Kylian Mbappe. The French star attacker and Dutch defender become teammates at Real Madrid and became acquainted. Thuram and Dumfries know each other from Inter.
The selection of Curacao prepares for the world championships in Boca Raton, Florida. Florida Atlantic University had one community training on the program. The players stood on the field together with young fans and trained under the watchful eye of an audience.
Erling Haaland makes his debut at a final tournament on Wednesday, with Norway against Iraq. The 25-year-old Manchester City striker is relaxed about the World Cup. He went to Thursday night’s ice hockey game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights, who are competing for the Stanley Cup in the NHL.
The Italian presenter Diletta Leotta was at the opening match of the World Cup at the Estadio Azteca. The girlfriend of Schalke goalkeeper Loris Karius had her picture taken there Ronaldinho and Ronaldo. ‘Some dreams don’t come true right away. They grow with you, step by step, until one day you realize that you are living them.’
Former Portuguese international Luis Figo (53) attempted to become FIFA president in 2015, but did not make it. In recent years he has been involved in the world football association as a FIFA Legend.
The Colombian singer Shakira (49) was at a World Cup for the fourth time with her performance at the opening ceremony. She previously did this in 2006, 2010 and 2014. This means she has now made more World Cup appearances than her former partner Gerard Piqué, whom she met in 2010 while filming the Waka Waka video. That relationship ended in June 2022.
Bayern Munich icon Thomas Müller and former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp were together at the opening match at the Estadio Azteca.
Robert Lewandowski will not participate in the World Cup after Poland lost to Sweden in the play-offs in March. The 37-year-old striker continues to train fanatically with his wife Anna. Which club will pick up the free striker?
A lot has been written in recent days about the strict controls at the Uzbekistan national team, but according to national coach Fabio Cannavaro there is nothing strange going on. “I saw photos on the front pages of the newspapers of the checks to which we as members of the Uzbek national team were subjected at the airport. I also saw misleading headlines, so I would like to set the record straight,” the Italian wrote to his 2.2 million followers on Instagram.
“These were routine checks, standard procedures. So there is no scandal. No undignified or disrespectful treatment. Before the friendly match against the Netherlands, we were checked in the stadium, and that was also to be expected: before every match, teams are checked, either in the hotel just before departure (as with the Netherlands) or directly in the stadium, as with us. The truth is that we found the organization to be impeccable.”
During a relaxed team building moment at the England national team the players have fun in the pool. Several international players, including former Ajax player Jordan Henderson and top striker Harry Kane, enthusiastically participate in a head game in the water. Marcus Rashford thinks about his haircut and appears with a swimming cap.
Flying from here to home during the World Cup? Erling Haaland is not bored: he does not read a book or watch a movie, but plays Pokémon. His level 54 Charizard proves that he takes the game quite seriously.
The Curaçao players arrived in Florida on Tuesday, where they will stay at the Boca Raton Marriott Hotel and train on the fields of Florida Atlantic University. On the first day in the United States, some players immediately had their picture taken in the hotel Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson. The now 48-year-old American played as a wide receiver in the NFL from 2001 to 2011.
Virgil van Dijk arrived in Kansas City on Tuesday with the Dutch selection. Shortly afterwards, the Netherlands captain shared a number of photos from the four days in New York, where the Dutch team trained, took a group photo in Times Square and won 2-1 against Uzbekistan on Monday.
Joshua Brenet has arrived in Florida with the selection of Curaçao. On the plane from Willemstad to Miami, the former PSV and FC Twente back photographed his sleeping teammates Jürgen Locadia, Kenji Gorré, Trevor Doornbusch and Jearl Margaritha.
Last week Jan Paul van Hecke and Cody Gakpo announced that a baby was on the way, but now it has also Tijjani Reijnders happy news. Together with his wife Marina, the Dutch and Manchester City midfielder announced that their son Xavién Lio Ti (2 years old) will have a brother or sister.
A week and a half ago, the New Zealand right back had Tim Payne only 4000 followers on Instagram. He is now followed by 5.5 million people, a large part of whom are from Argentina. Even more than New Zealand’s 5.3 million inhabitants.
Italy is not at the World Cup, but former internationals Marco Materazzi, Christian Vieri and Roberto Baggio are in the United States. Together with their former Inter teammate Youri Djorkaeffwho became world champions with France in 1998, they were at Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Orange captain Virgil van Dijk had his picture taken with. on Monday evening after the friendly match in New York Fabio Cannavarothe Italian national coach of Uzbekistan. Cannavaro, together with Franz Beckenbauer (1972 and 1976) and Matthias Sammer (1996), is the only other defender to ever win the Golden Ball, after he became world champion with Italy in 2006.
Nathan Aké and Tijjani Reijnders exchanged their shirts with their teammate after the match Abdukodir Khusanovthe 22-year-old defender from Uzbekistan who has been impressing at Manchester City for a year and a half.
The Dutch players will wear Patta clothing for their matches this summer, with warm-up shirts and ‘anthem jackets’ during the national anthem. The Amsterdam streetwear brand rented Edgar Davids and Luciano Valente for this photo shoot.
The Norwegian top striker Erling Haaland (25) lived in Leeds, Bryne, Molde, Leipzig, Dortmund and Manchester during his life. He has seen a lot of rain in his life, so it now takes some time to get used to the heat in the United States.
Virgil van Dijk is the cover model of the new Vogue Man. The captain of the Dutch team and Liverpool is on the cover in a beautiful gray suit.
Donyell Malen is again bare-chested on the cover of the new Men’s Health.
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp In recent years it has mainly been featured in Trivago advertisements. ‘Guess where I’m going’ the German wrote with this Adidas cap of a ‘world’ in a ‘cup’.
When selecting Curacao The atmosphere is excellent, as was also evident from these images in the run-up to the World Cup. The players danced as they boarded the plane to Florida. Dick Advocaat’s team makes its debut at the World Cup on Sunday with the match against Germany.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is too quite active on Instagram. The 56-year-old Swiss was filmed marking the lines at the MetLife Stadium in New York, where the World Cup final will be played on Sunday, July 19.