The 2026 World Cup will be etched in memory as the tournament of superstars, with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Erling Haaland dazzling audiences on the grandest stage of all.
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So, who has made it into the Best XI of the World Cup, the ultimate dream team, following Spain’s triumph for the second time on Sunday?
2026 World Cup Best XI
— Kylian Mbappe — Erling Haaland — Lionel Messi —
— Jude Bellingham — Michael Olise —
— Rodri —
— Marc Cucurella — Pau Cubarsi — Cristian Romero — Pedro Porro —
— Unai Simon —
2026 World Cup 2nd-Best XI
— Vinicius Junior — Harry Kane — Ousmane Dembele —
— Dani Olmo — Enzo Fernandez —
— Declan Rice —
— Djed Spence — Lisandro Martinez — Aymeric Laporte — Achraf Hakimi —
— Vozinha —
2026 World Cup Honorable Mention XI
— Julian Quiñones — Mikel Oyarzabal — Ismaila Sarr —
— Malik Tillman —
— Bruno Guimaraes — Youri Tielemans —
— Nuno Mendes — William Saliba — Jan Paul van Hecke — Daniel Muñoz —
— Gregor Kobel —