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PLAYERS

World Cup legends & the stars of 2026 — career records, defining moments & pixel portraits

⚽ 2026 LEGENDS

BELLINGHAM
ENGLAND · ENG
BRUNO FERNANDES
PORTUGAL · POR
RONALDO
PORTUGAL · POR
DE BRUYNE
BELGIUM · BEL
DEMBÉLÉ
FRANCE · FRA
HAALAND
NORWAY · NOR
HAKIMI
MOROCCO · MAR
ÁLVAREZ
ARGENTINA · ARG
KANE
ENGLAND · ENG
YAMAL
SPAIN · ESP
MARTÍNEZ
ARGENTINA · ARG
MBAPPÉ
FRANCE · FRA
MESSI
ARGENTINA · ARG
MODRIĆ
CROATIA · CRO
MUSIALA
GERMANY · GER
NEYMAR
BRAZIL · BRA
PEDRI
SPAIN · ESP
PULISIC
UNITED STATES · USA
RODRI
SPAIN · ESP
SAKA
ENGLAND · ENG
SALAH
EGYPT · EGY
SON
SOUTH KOREA · KOR
VALVERDE
URUGUAY · URU
VAN DIJK
NETHERLANDS · NED
VINÍCIUS JR
BRAZIL · BRA
WIRTZ
GERMANY · GER

🏆 ALL-TIME LEGENDS

The retired greats — World Cup giants of eras past, in the almanac's own pixels.

BECKENBAUER
WEST GERMANY · GER
1965–1977
CHARLTON
ENGLAND · ENG
1958–1970
MOORE
ENGLAND · ENG
1962–1973
BUFFON
ITALY · ITA
1997–2018
CAFU
BRAZIL · BRA
1990–2006
CRUYFF
NETHERLANDS · NED
1966–1977
ZOFF
ITALY · ITA
1968–1983
EUSÉBIO
PORTUGAL · POR
1961–1973
GARRINCHA
BRAZIL · BRA
1955–1966
GERD MÜLLER
WEST GERMANY · GER
1966–1974
MALDINI
ITALY · ITA
1988–2002
MARADONA
ARGENTINA · ARG
1977–1994
MATTHÄUS
GERMANY · GER
1980–2000
PELÉ
BRAZIL · BRA
1957–1971
PLATINI
FRANCE · FRA
1976–1987
BAGGIO
ITALY · ITA
1988–2004
RONALDINHO
BRAZIL · BRA
1999–2013
RONALDO
BRAZIL · BRA
1994–2011
YASHIN
SOVIET UNION · URS
1954–1967
ZIDANE
FRANCE · FRA
1994–2006
Ready.
Zone: Historical