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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.
From returning veterans on their last World Cup to first-timers ready to break out, the players whose tournament shape will define 2026.
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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.
Every World Cup is remembered for its stars. 2026 has a deeper field than ever — 48 nations means 26-man squads × 48 = 1,248 players on the marquee. These ten will define how it's remembered.
The 35-plus generation that's defined the past decade lines up for what's almost certainly a final World Cup. Their teams know the window won't reopen.
Players born after the 2006 final — now 20 — are starting their first senior tournament. The ones to watch tend to have:
A star on a side that exits in the group stage rarely cracks the tournament's memory. The Cesc Fàbregas of 2006, the Hakim Ziyech of 2018 — talented players whose teams went home early. Watch for who plays past the round of 16 as much as for who scored the most.
KOC lets you follow individual players so their club fixtures plus international duty land in one calendar — useful when you want to see if your striker is rested heading into the quarter-finals.
Detailed career profiles of the players who will define 2026: