TA's Ranking of the Top 100 Players for the 2026 World Cup: Mbappé at No.1, Haaland No.2, Messi No.8, Ronaldo No.25

The 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico is approaching rapidly for football fans. From this edition onwards, the number of teams will rise from 32 to 48, meaning more than 1,200 players will take part in the finals scheduled for next June.

According to the media outlet TA,they assessed players on five criteria: current form, past achievements, significance to their teams, market value, and FC26 scoresand used these factors to rank and select the top 100 stars for the 2026 World Cup.

TA's list of the top 100 players for the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup (including players from playoff-qualified teams):

1. Mbappé (France)
2. Haaland (Norway)
3. Yamal (Spain)
4. Harry Kane (England)
5. Pedri (Spain)
6. Bellingham (England)
7. Vinícius (Brazil)
8. Messi (Argentina)
9. De Bruyne (Belgium)
10. Donnarumma (Italy)
11. van Dijk (Netherlands)
12. Rodri (Spain)
13. Vitinha (Portugal)
14. Rafinha (Brazil)
15. Luis Díaz (Colombia)
16. Saka (England)
17. Lewandowski (Poland)
18. Rice (England)
19. Salah (Egypt)
20. Dembélé (France)
21. Moises Caicedo (Ecuador)
22. Achraf (Morocco)
23. Gabriel (Brazil)
24. Michael Olise (France)
25. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
26. Courtois (Belgium)
27. Valverde (Uruguay)
28. Kimmich (Germany)
29. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal)
30. Gülay (Turkey)
31. Bastoni (Italy)
32. Álvarez (Argentina)
33. Modrić (Croatia)
34. Musiala (Germany)
35. Nuno Mendes (Portugal)
36. Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)
37. Son Heung-min (South Korea)
38. Mané (Senegal)
39. Pulisic (USA)
40. Xhaka (Switzerland)
41. Saliba (France)
42. Alisson (Brazil)
43. Alphonso Davies (Canada)
44. João Neves (Portugal)
45. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil)
46. Wirtz (Germany)
47. Lautaro (Argentina)
48. McAllister (Argentina)
49. Rúben Dias (Portugal)
50. Rüdiger (Germany)
51. Taremi (Iran)
52. Gakpo (Netherlands)
53. Ødegaard (Norway)
54. Enzo (Argentina)
55. Doku (Belgium)
56. Gvardiol (Croatia)
57. Højlund (Netherlands)
58. William Pacho (Ecuador)
59. Marquinhos (Brazil)
60. Arnold (England)
61. Koundé (France)
62. Maignan (France)
63. Barella (Italy)
64. Mahrez (Algeria)
65. Damián Martínez (Argentina)
66. Doué (France)
67. Balcora (France)
68. McTominay (Scotland)
69. Palmer (England)
70. Foden (England)
71. Kudus (Ghana)
72. Nico Williams
73. Tchouaméni (France)
74. Havertz (Germany)
75. Marcus Thuram (France)
76. Gavi (Spain)
77. Olmo (Spain)
78. Malmoush (Egypt)
79. Tonali (Italy)
80. Reijnders (Netherlands)
81. Semenyo (Ghana)
82. Diomandé (Ivory Coast)
83. Brahim Díaz (Morocco)
84. Xavi Simons (Netherlands)
85. Leão (Portugal)
86. Husanov (Uzbekistan)
87. Subimendi (Spain)
88. Camavinga (France)
89. Cubasí (Spain)
90. Ter Stegen (Germany)
91. Jacqueson (Senegal)
92. Estevão (Brazil)
93. Rodrigo (Brazil)
94. Ekitike (France)
95. Pavlović (Germany)
96. Heisen (Spain)
97. Silvetto Mora (Mexico)
98. Mitoma (Japan)
99. Cunha (Brazil)
100. Takefusa Kubo (Japan)

Among the new top two stars, Mbappé and Haaland hold the first and second spots, while the most valuable player Yamal ranks third, and England's top star Kane is fourth... The veteran Messi stands at eighth, which highlights the legendary influence of the football king... Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed GOAT Ronaldo is only ranked twenty-fifth, a surprising placement for many fans.

What is your opinion on TA's selection of the top 100 players for the 2026 World Cup?