{"id":4431,"date":"2026-06-01T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2026-06-01T02:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T02:45:00","slug":"which-juventus-players-will-compete-in-the-2026-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=4431","title":{"rendered":"Which Juventus players will compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is nearly upon us, and Juventus looks set to have a good amount of representation. Whilst certain players like Pierre Kalulu and J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Boga have been overlooked by their national team managers, and whilst others like Du\u0161an Vlahovi\u0107 and Manuel Locatelli have failed to qualify for the tournament, there are quite a total of six Juve players who\u2019ll be competing for their nation in the biggest tournament in sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Today, we\u2019re taking a look at the Juve players who\u2019ll be making their mark in North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With nobody suiting up in Group A, Bianconeri supporters will have to wait until the second day of the tournament to see their players in action. Jonathan David will lead the line for Canada in what will be their first-ever World Cup match on home soil, taking on Bosnia & Herzegovina in Toronto before meeting Qatar and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One man\u2019s trash is another man\u2019s treasure, and that may very well be the case with David this summer. After scoring just 8 goals in his debut season in Italy, Canada\u2019s all-time leading scorer (39 goals and 20 assists in 75 appearances) will be looking to recover his Lille form and do something that he has never done before: score in a World Cup match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Six hours after David opens the campaign for Canada, Weston McKennie will lead fellow co-hosts United States into action in Los Angeles. The Texan has established himself as one of the first names on the team sheet since making his international debut in 2017, racking up 12 goals and 9 assists in 64 appearances and earning praise from ex-USMNT internationals like A.J. DeLaGarza<\/a>. All signs point to him playing a pivotal role in the midfield alongside Tyler Adams and helping the Stars and Stripes get out of Group D.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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McKennie\u2019s side will host Paraguay in Southern California, followed by an encounter with Australia in Seattle, before taking on T\u00fcrkiye in LA. He\u2019ll be going up against a familiar face in Kenan Y\u0131ld\u0131z, who has emerged as an indispensable figure on the left side of the Turks\u2019 attack. Having steered them to a Euro quarterfinal two years ago, Y\u0131ld\u0131z will be seeking to confirm his status amongst the world\u2019s top young stars after guiding them to playoff wins against Romania and Kosovo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Group C, meanwhile, has one Juventus player: Gleison Bremer. Once the subject of a tug-of-war between Brazil and Italy, Bremer has made just six appearances for the Sele\u00e7\u00e3o since his debut in 2022. Two of those came in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, playing the full 90 of a 1-0 loss to Cameroon before coming off the bench to shore up a win vs. South Korea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He hasn\u2019t played a competitive match for Brazil ever since, and his goal-scoring display in the March friendly vs. France was his first cap in nearly two years. And while he will be liking his chances of getting some minutes against Morocco, Haiti, and\/or Scotland following \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o\u2019s hamstring injury, it is expected that he will be a backup center back behind Champions League finalists Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Juve fans won\u2019t find any of their players in Group E, but they will find two in Group F. Whilst Teun Koopmeiners hasn\u2019t quite managed to justify Juve\u2019s investment, he has remained an important figure in the Netherlands\u2019 setup, albeit one that has oscillated in and out of the side. He\u2019s scored 3 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances, sitting on the bench in their Euro 2020 campaign before playing all five in Qatar and scoring vs. champions Argentina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After missing Euro 2024 with an adductor injury, Koopmeiners returned to the side in March after a year out, scoring in a 2-1 win vs. Norway before coming off the bench vs. Ecuador. It remains to be seen whether or not he\u2019ll be involved in the starting XI, but Koopmeiners\u2019 versatility and footballing IQ makes him an intriguing option for Ronald Koeman\u2019s side as they look to fend off Japan, Sweden and Tunisia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Koopmeiners will face off against his former Atalanta teammate and current Juve teammate Emil Holm on June 20 in Houston. Holm has racked up 2 goals and 2 assists in 16 Sweden appearances since making his debut in 2022, and after missing out on the World Cup qualifying playoffs in March due to a calf issue, he\u2019ll be looking to play an important role off the bench for a team that is essentially playing with house money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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None of the four Group H and Group G matches on June 15 will feature Juve players, with Lo\u00efs Openda missing out on a spot in Belgium\u2019s squad after a dismal debut season. The same cannot be said for June 16: whilst Pierre Kalulu has been snubbed by Didier Deschamps in what will be his final tournament as France manager, Group J will feature one Juventus player.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nicol\u00e1s Gonz\u00e1lez struggled to convince in his opening season at Juve before being sent out on loan to Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, where he has regained his form under compatriot Diego Simeone. While he is hellbent on making the move permanent, Atl\u00e9tico are unwilling to trigger the \u20ac32m obligation to buy and instead are offering \u20ac24m-\u20ac25m including bonuses, well below what Juve paid Fiorentina just two years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For now, though, Gonz\u00e1lez is a Juventus player with a contract through 2029, and he\u2019ll be seeking to play an important role off the bench for an Argentina side that is eyeing a fourth consecutive major trophy under Lionel Scaloni. Gonz\u00e1lez has emerged as an important squad player for the Albiceleste with 6 goals and 7 assists in 50 appearances, and after winning 2021 and 2024 Copa Am\u00e9rica titles, he\u2019ll be looking to make his mark in the World Cup for the first time, having missed the 2022 edition due to injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Argentina are looking to become the first team in 64 years to win back-to-back World Cup, and although they are favored in the sports betting lines, they will first need to get past Algeria, Austria, and Jordan. They\u2019re far from the only candidates to lift the sport\u2019s most prestigious trophy: Portugal are vying to conquer the World Cup for their first time ever, and in order to do so, they\u2019ll need a helping hand from Francisco Concei\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Having made his first appearance on the eve of Euro 2024, Concei\u00e7\u00e3o needed just a minute to score a late winner vs. Czechia in his competitive debut, playing in four of their five matches as Portugal fell on penalties to France in the quarterfinal. And after missing the following window due to a muscular injury, Concei\u00e7\u00e3o has been called up for every single Portugal squad during his time as a Juve player.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With Bernardo Silva likely to start on the right flank alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, and Pedro Neto in attack, it seems likely that Concei\u00e7\u00e3o will be utilized as an impact substitute. He\u2019s proven that he can make a difference against tired legs, equalizing just minutes after coming on vs. Germany and spurring Portugal to a comeback 2-1 win, before coming off at halftime in Portugal\u2019s win against Spain in the 2025 Nations League Final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After Blaise Matuidi in 2018 and \u00c1ngel Di Mar\u00eda and Leandro Paredes in 2022, will we see a third-straight World Cup with a Juventus player winning the trophy? Stay tuned for what promises to be a thrilling six weeks of football.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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