Skip to main content Show Caption Hide Caption 5 players to watch in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Leo Messi, Kylian Mbappé are among the stars worth watching in this tournament. Argentina and Austria face off on Monday, June 22 at 9 p.m. ET. The game will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Tickets for the game are already available. If there was any doubt whether or not the best player of his generation was ready to go in his sixth World Cup at the age of 38, Lionel Messi answered.