Full list of penalty takers for all 48 nations at FIFA World Cup 2026

The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on June 11.

With 48 nations taking part in 104 games across three host nations, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the biggest iteration of the quadrennial football tournament. With 1,248 players representing their nations, goals are expected to flow in North America as international giants take on World Cup debutants.

Each country has called up 26 players for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, and all the players will have to play their part in what promises to be a gruelling tournament. In football, defences win titles, but goals win matches. And a large proportion of goals, especially in tight, cagey matches, come from the penalty spot.

Let’s take a look at the predicted penalty takers for all 48 nations at FIFA World Cup 2026:

Note: The names are in decreasing order of probability (names on the left are more likely to take penalties).

Group A:

• Mexico: Raul Jimenez
• South Africa: Oswin Appollis, Lyle Foster
• South Korea: Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan
• Czech Republic: Patrik Schick, Tomas Soucek

Group B:

• Canada: Jonathan David
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Edin Dzeko, Kerim Alajbegovic, Ermedin Demirovic
• Qatar: Akram Afif, Almoez Ali
• Switzerland: Granit Xhaka, Breel Embolo, Zeki Amdouni

Group C:

• Brazil: Raphinha, Neymar, Igor Thiago
• Morocco: Brahim Diaz, Achraf Hakimi, Soufiane Rahimi
• Haiti: Duckens Nazon, Wilson Isidor, Mondy Prunier
• Scotland: Scott McTominay, Ryan Christie, John McGinn

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Group D:

• USA: Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun
• Paraguay: Julio Enciso, Miguel Almiron
• Australia: Martin Boyle, Ajdin Hrustic, Nestory Irankunda
• Turkiye: Hakan Calhanoglu, Arda Guler, Kerem Akturkoglu

Group E:

• Germany: Kai Havertz, Joshua Kimmich
• Curacao: Leandro Bacuna, Juninho Bacuna
• Ivory Coast: Franck Kessie, Ibrahim Sangare
• Ecuador: Enner Valencia, Jordy Caicedo, Kendry Paez

Group F:

• Netherlands: Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo, Wout Weghorst
• Japan: Ayase Ueda, Ritsu Doan
• Sweden: Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak
• Tunisia: Ali Abdi, Ismael Gharbi

Group G:

• Belgium: Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku
• Egypt: Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush
• Iran: Mehdi Taremi, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
• New Zealand: Chris Wood, Ben Waine

Group H:

• Spain: Mikel Oyarzabal, Lamine Yamal
• Cape Verde: Ryan Mendes, Garry Rodrigues
• Saudi Arabia: Salem Al-Dawsari, Firas Al Buraikan
• Uruguay: Federico Valverde, Darwin Nunez

Group I:

• France: Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele
• Senegal: Sadio Mane, Nicolas Jackson
• Iraq: Aymen Hussein, Amir Al-Ammari
• Norway: Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard

Group J:

• Argentina: Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez
• Algeria: Riyad Mahrez, Mohamed Amoura
• Austria: Marko Arnautovic, Marcel Sabitzer, Christoph Baumgartner
• Jordan: Ali Olwan, Mousa Tamari

Group K:

• Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes
• DR Congo: Yoane Wissa, Cedric Bakambu
• Uzbekistan: Otabek Shukurov, Eldor Shomurodov
• Colombia: James Rodriguez, Luis Diaz

Group L:

• England: Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford
• Croatia: Luka Modric, Ante Budimir
• Ghana: Jordan Ayew, Mohammed Kudus
• Panama: Eric Davis, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Ismael Diaz

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