These fellas are turning heads both on and off the pitch.
By Marlow Stern, Karla Cote, Rachael Jung
Getty Images Despite the worst efforts of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, an embarrassing figure who pals around with Putin, flies across the world on a jet provided by Qatar (just like Trump!), gifted Trump a “FIFA Peace Prize” for reasons unknown, and is reported to have rescinded a red card against the U.S. under pressure from Trump, the 2026 World Cup has thus far been a smashing success, owing to its North American setting, megawatt star power (Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Haaland, etc.) and the most promising U.S. squad in quite some time.
Heck, the U.S. men’s national team’s win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32 became the most-watched soccer broadcast of all-time in America by a wide margin, attracting 24.4 million viewers on Fox and another 9.1 million over on Telemundo, besting even the recent NBA Finals matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.
So, with the eyes of the world on them, it is fine time to highlight the World Cup’s most handsome players (and there are oh so many). Don’t act like you haven’t noticed.
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Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina)
Image Credit: Getty Images De Paul was not only a part of Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning squad but also plays alongside fellow countryman Lionel Messi (and a host of others) on the MLS club Inter Miami. He’s been a regular fixture on the Argentinian squad since 2018 and the fine midfielder, who is part-Italian, is one-half of one of the hottest couples in Argentina, with the singer Tini.
