The 2026 World Cup will always be remembered as the tournament of the stars, with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland outshining the rest of the world on the biggest stage.
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But, who joins them in the World Cup Best XI — the dream team, if you will — after Spain lifted the trophy 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 —
