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Football's 22 best wonderkids who will take the world by storm in 2026, including the next William Saliba wanted by Arsenal and Chelsea, Italy's next great striker and the Finnish star on Manchester City's radar

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This is the year you'll learn more than you ever thought possible about players you never realised existed.

The 2026 World Cup, with its gigantic scale, expanded 48-team format and a raft of tournament debutants, is going to make household names out of a whole host of rising stars. And luckily for you, we have the inside track on those and others on their way to the top.