The Yellow Submarine breaks its record for international players at a World Cup
Villarreal CF will have a luxury representation at the most important football tournament on the planet. A total of seven groguet players have been called up by their respective national teams to compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Never before had the Yellow Submarine enjoyed such a high representation at a World Cup.
The yellow players who have packed their bags to chase the World Cup dream are: Logan Costa (Cape Verde), Renato Veiga (Portugal), Alex Freeman (United States), Pape Gueye (Senegal), Nicolas Pépé (Ivory Coast), and the duo of Tajon Buchanan and Tani Oluwaseyi (Canada).
Below, we review the schedule for the first group-stage fixtures involving the Submarine’s internationals:
Alex Freeman (United States)
- United States-Paraguay: Saturday 13 June, at 03.00am, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (United States).
- United States-Australia: Friday 19 June, at 9.00pm, at Lumen Field in Seattle (United States).
- United States-Turkey: Friday 26 June, at 4.00am, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (United States).
Tajon Buchanan and Tani Oluwaseyi (Canada)
- Canada-Bosnia and Herzegovina: Friday 12 June, at 9.00pm, at BMO Field in Toronto (Canada).
- Canada-Qatar: Friday 19 June, at 12.00am, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver (Canada).
- Canada-Switzerland: Wednesday 24 June, at 9.00pm, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver (Canada)
Renato Veiga (Portugal)
- Portugal-DR Congo: Wednesday 17 June, at 7.00pm, at NRG Stadium in Houston (United States).
- Portugal-Uzbekistan: Tuesday 23 June, at 7.00pm, at NRG Stadium in Houston (United States).
- Portugal-Colombia: Sunday 28 June, at 1.30am, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens (United States).
Pape Gueye (Senegal)
- Senegal-France: Tuesday 16 June, at 9.00pm, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (United States).
- Senegal-Norway: Tuesday 23 June, at 2.00am, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (United States).
- Senegal-Iraq: Friday 26 June, at 9.00pm, at BMO Field in Toronto (Canada).
Nicolas Pépé (Ivory Coast)
- Ivory Coast-Ecuador: Monday 15 June, at 1.00am, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia (United States).
- Ivory Coast-Germany: Saturday 20 June, at 10.00pm, at BMO Field in Toronto (Canada).
- Ivory Coast-Curaçao: Thursday 25 June, at 10.00pm, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia (United States)
Logan Costa (Cape Verde)
- Cape Verde-Spain: Monday 15 June, at 6.00pm, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (United States).
- Cape Verde-Uruguay: Monday 22 June, at 12.00am, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens (United States).
- Cape Verde-Saudi Arabia: Saturday 27 June, at 2.00am, at NRG Stadium in Houston (United States).
