Ørjan Håskjold Nyland of Norway closes his eyes and concentrates before their group match with Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium.
Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Lionel Messi leads Argentina out of the tunnel for their warm up before playing Algeria at Kansas City Stadium.Photograph: Maja Hitij/FIFA/Getty ImagesShare A wide-eyed David Alaba of Austria before the second half against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium.Photograph: Alex Pantling/FIFA/Getty ImagesShare Aleksandar Pavlovic of Germany looks focused before playing Curaçao at Houston Stadium.Photograph: Molly Darlington/Getty ImagesShare Ritsu Doan and Shogo Taniguchi of Japan walk under a spotlight in the tunnel at half-time of their game against the Netherlands at Dallas Stadium.Photograph: Alex Pantling/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Jackson Irvine of Australia glances up before a group match against Paraguay at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.Photograph: Alex Livesey/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Cristiano Ronaldo is seen smirking in the tunnel before Portugal’s game against Uzbekistan at Houston Stadium.Photograph: Alex Pantling/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare France’s Kylian Mbappé looks steely before playing Norway at Boston Stadium.Photograph: Patrick Smith/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Viktor Gyökeres of Sweden is seen in the players’ tunnel during the group match between Japan and Sweden at Dallas Stadium.Photograph: Julian Finney/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare The Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk waits with teammates before playing Sweden at the Houston Stadium.Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesShare Ben Hmida of Turkey reacts with dismay in the tunnel after their 3-1 loss to the Netherlands at Kansas City Stadium.Photograph: Alex Pantling/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Dominik Kotarski of Croatia smiles in the tunnel before their group match with Ghana at Philadelphia Stadium.Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Team captains Rodri of Spain and Salem Aldawsari of Saudi Arabia lead their players out before their group match at Atlanta Stadium.Photograph: Patrick Smith/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Curaçao’s players look relaxed in the tunnel during their game against Germany at Houston Stadium.Photograph: Julian Finney/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Emiliano Martínez of Argentina gears up for their group match with Austria at Dallas Stadium.Photograph: Alex Pantling/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Denzel Dumfries of Netherlands shoots a sideways glance as he exits the tunnel before the warm-up against Tunisia at Kansas City Stadium.Photograph: Maja Hitij/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Yasin Ayari of Sweden sits in the tunnel before their group game with Tunisia at Monterrey Stadium.Photograph: Héctor Vivas/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Harry Kane leads the England team out of the tunnel for their game against Croatia at Dallas Stadium.Photograph: Alex Pantling/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Edgar Yoel Barcenas of Panama stares intently before taking on Croatia at Toronto Stadium.Photograph: Joosep Martinson/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Achraf Hakimi of Morocco catching a sliver of light as he runs out of the tunnel for the warm-up before playing Scotland in Boston.Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare A laser-focused Erling Haaland of Norway awaits the start of their group game with Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium.Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Luka Modric of Croatia focuses in the tunnel before a game with Panama.Photograph: Joosep Martinson/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Côte d’Ivoire players are seen looking animated in the tunnel before the second half of their match with Curaçao in Philadelphia.Photograph: Sean M Haffey/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Matías Galarza of Paraguay runs his fingers through his hair before playing Australia at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.Photograph: Alex Livesey/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Djibril Sow of Switzerland catches a pool of warm sunlight in the tunnel before their group match with Canada in Vancouver.Photograph: Sarah Stier/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare John Souttar of Scotland walks out of the tunnel with teammates before playing Morocco at Boston Stadium.Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare England’s Jude Bellingham keeps his gaze low as he heads out to warm up before playing Ghana at Boston Stadium.Photograph: Patrick Smith/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare Explore more on these topicsWorld Cup 2026 World Cup Photography
