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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports FIFA World Cup Rank: Top 100 Players (75-51)

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports News, Sports

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

We are one month out from the greatest show on earth, and we are on a mission to name the top  100 players who are expected to play at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We polled fifty of our FOX Sports experts, men and women who have played in these games, and produced the moments you'll never forget, to rank the world’s elite. On this episode, Stu Holden, Mo Edu and Alexi Lalas count down players 75 through 51. 0:00 - Intro1:30 - Players 75-71: Is Weston McKennie THE most important US player?4:05 - McKennie vs Pulisic6:27 - Alexis Mac Allister too high?!8:28 - Players 70-66: João Pedro & William Saliba set for massive summers11:38 - Players 65-61: Cody Gakpo is OVERRATED13:14 - Players 60-56: Is Mohamed Salah still elite?18:17 - Players 55-51: Sadio Mané too high?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I think people are really going to gravitate to the personality that Weston McKinney is.

0:06.0

Fully deserving of 73 and could make an argument he could be higher.

0:10.0

And they're going to make a run in this tournament built off being strong defensively.

0:13.0

William Paco being a centerback plays a massive role in that equation.

0:17.0

They have a good spine.

0:18.0

The next big thing when it comes to centerbacks showing up here at 62.

0:22.6

Mo Salah, going to be his last World Cup.

0:26.6

He's going to be so important for Senegal.

0:28.6

Look, in his day, this guy was a phenomenal player.

0:31.6

120 goals.

0:32.6

I almost don't want to say it for everything.

0:34.6

Just say it.

0:35.6

But I agree with everything Stu said.

0:36.6

My guy. What a chance for Harry Kane, which he takes.

0:40.3

Kay, the captain, provides the inspiration for England.

0:48.3

Welcome back to the Fox Sports FIFA World Cup rank.

0:55.0

I am Alex Ullas and we are one month out from the greatest show on earth.

1:01.0

And we're also on a mission to name the top 100 players who are expected to play at the 2026 World Cup.

1:08.0

We pulled 50, yes, 50 baby, of our Fox Sports experts, men and women who have

1:13.2

played in these games and have produced the moments that you will never forget.

1:17.1

Tonight, we count players 75 through 51. Joining me, Stu Holden over here and Moadou.

1:23.1

All right, in this five, gentlemen, oh, we have another American. So let's go through this five here.

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