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Inspiration for Messi, CR7? Milla, Klose among top aging WC stars

From Roger Milla to Peter Shilton, GOAL looks at some of the legendary performances from aging stars at World Cups

Jimenez milestone, Gutierrez rise: Five keys for Mexico’s WC opener

Mexico enter the World Cup opener unbeaten in 2026, with Raul Jimenez chasing a full-circle moment, Brian Gutierrez rising and Rafa Marquez’s role growing.

10 potential breakout stars of the 2026 World Cup

It's so close you can almost touch it. After years of build-up, the 2026 World Cup will kick-off in just over 24 hours' time when co-hosts Mexico face off against South Africa in a repeat of the opening game from 2010. Over the next five-and-a-half weeks, records will be broken and legacies rewritten as a number of modern greats do battle to win the most recognisable trophy in all of sport.

Pos	Équipe	P	V	N	D	BP	A	+/-	Pts	Forme
3	Lille	34	18	7	9	52	37	15	61	D V N V N
4	Lyon	34	18	6	10	53	40	13	60	D D V V V
5	Marseille	34	18	5	11	63	45	18	59	V V D N D
6	Rennes	34	17	8	9	59	50	9	59	D V D V V
7	Monaco	34	16	6	12	60	54	6	54	D D V N N

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