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The Next Generation — Under-21 Players Who Will Define the Late 2020s
Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, and Erling Haaland are already established. Who comes next? Twelve under-21 players who will define football from 2027 onward.
World Cup winner at 19, World Cup top scorer at 23, Real Madrid superstar at 25. The Mbappé career so far, the numbers, and what 2026 means for him.
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Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, and Erling Haaland are already established. Who comes next? Twelve under-21 players who will define football from 2027 onward.
Cole Palmer left Manchester City for Chelsea and immediately became their best player. Penalty record, late-game cool, England''s emerging star.
Bukayo Saka has been Arsenal''s most consistent attacker for three seasons. England''s 2026 World Cup hopes depend on him being fit.
Complete World Cup 2026 schedule with kickoff times auto-adjusted to your timezone. All 48 nations, 12 groups, knockout bracket, plus how to subscribe via Google / Apple / Outlook calendar.
Japan's road to World Cup 2026: full Group F schedule (Netherlands, Tunisia, Sweden), key players to watch, and the Samurai Blue's pursuit of a first quarterfinal.
Region-by-region World Cup 2026 broadcast guide: Fox + Telemundo (US), BBC + ITV (UK), TSN (Canada), Optus + SBS (Australia), and more. VPN options for fans abroad.
学生限定の年一括プラン。年 16,000 円、月割換算で実質 1,333 円。
2026/7/20 までの加入で最初の 3 ヶ月が月 980 円。初年度総額 26,340 円。サッカー特化プランで W杯 2026 全 104 試合 + Jリーグ + 欧州主要リーグを網羅。
2026/4/21〜8/30 期間限定加入のサッカー特化プラン。月 2,600 円、年総額 31,200 円。
DAZN 通常プラン。月 4,200 円。サッカー以外のスポーツも視聴したい人向け。
年一括 32,000 円。月割換算で実質 2,667 円。
ABEMA とまとめて契約できる DAZN プラン。月 3,800 円 (2026/1/30 料金改定)。
年一括 30,000 円。月割換算で実質 2,500 円。
DMM プレミアム同梱で月 3,480 円。DMM のアニメ・映画も見放題に。
ドコモ料金プラン契約者は月 6 円で DAZN 見放題。
au 料金プラン契約者は 0 円で DAZN 見放題。
現地観戦で USA / メキシコ / カナダに行った日本人向け。日本サーバー経由で DAZN・NHK 配信を視聴可能。
Subscribe to a live World Cup 2026 calendar feed that auto-updates when fixtures shift. Step-by-step setup for Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook.
See also: KOC Kylian Mbappé player profile.
Kylian Mbappé won the World Cup at 19. He scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final at 23. He arrived at Real Madrid at 25. The career so far is a sequence of "earliest player to ever" entries in football's record books.
In 2024, after years of speculation, Mbappé joined Real Madrid on a free transfer. The 2024-25 season was his first away from France, and the adjustment was — by his standards — slow. By the season's end he'd settled into a 0.7 goals-per-90 rhythm.
Three structural strengths:
France enter 2026 as one of the favourites. Mbappé will be 27 at the tournament — peak athletic age. The supporting cast is unusually deep: Jude Bellingham types not available to most national teams; full-backs Pavard/Théo; a midfield reshaped post-Kanté.
If France lifts the trophy, Mbappé becomes a two-time World Cup winner before 28 — a category populated by Pelé and almost no one else.
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Kylian Mbappé was born in Paris, France, and began his footballing journey in the youth academy of AS Bondy before moving to the prestigious Clairefontaine academy. He made his breakthrough at AS Monaco, where he debuted at just 16 years old and helped the team win the Ligue 1 title in the 2016-2017 season. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup he became the youngest French player to score in a World Cup match and finished the tournament with four goals, contributing to France's victory.
After becoming Paris Saint-Germain's all-time top goalscorer, he joined Real Madrid in 2024. With his current club he has continued to showcase his skills, winning the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe in his debut season.
→ See the full KOC player profile for stats and fixtures.