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The 2026 World Cup will feature an unprecedented number of soccer superstars

Is Lionel Messi playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup? That's the question on everyone's minds entering next summer's 48-team tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo enter the 2026 World Cup with legendary resumes with plenty of similarities and some big differences.

Perhaps the person least impressed with Rayan Cherki’s rabona assist against Sunderland was Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who urged his midfielder to instead adopt the “simplicity” of Lionel Messi’s playmaking.