2026 FIFA World Cup underway with 13 Atleti players participating
Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, Álex Baena and Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain), José María Giménez (Uruguay), Alexander Sørloth (Norway), Obed Vargas (México) and Juan Musso, Nahuel Molina, Nico González, Julián Alvarez, Thiago Almada and Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) participate in the competition.
| DATE AND TIME | MATCH | PERFORMANCE OF OUR PLAYERS |
| Thursday, June 11 | Mexico 2-0 South Africa | Obed Vargas was an unused substitute in Mexico's win over South Africa. |
| Monday, June 15 | Spain 0-0 Cape Verde | Llorente played the full match, while Grimaldo, Pubill and Álex Baena didn't enter the pitch. |
| Tuesday, June 16 | Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay | José María Giménez was an unused substitute in Uruguay's draw against Saudi Arabia. |
| Wednesday, June 17 | Iraq 1-4 Norway | Sørloth played 72 minutes in Norway's win over Iraq. |
| Wednesday, June 17 | Argentina 3-0 Algeria | Almada was a starter and Molina, Julián Alvarez and Nico -who provided an assist- came on in the second half of Argentina's win. |
| Friday, June 19 | Mexico 1-0 South Korea | Obed Vargas made his FIFA World Cup debut. Our midfielder entered the game in the 70th minute as Mexico clinched first place in Group A and advanced to the Round of 32. |
| Sunday, June 21 | Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia | Álex Baena played 62 minutes in Spain's win over Saudi Arabia, while Pubill, Grimaldo and Llorente didn't enter the pitch. |
| Monday, June 22 | Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde | José María Giménez was an unused substitute in Uruguay's draw against Cape Verde. |
| Monday, June 22 | Argentina 2-0 Austria | Almada and Molina were starters and Julián Alvarez and Nico came on in the second half of Argentina's win. |
| Tuesday, June 23 | Norway 3-2 Senegal | Sørloth played 84 minutes in Norway's win over Senegal. |
| Thursday, June 25 | Czech Republic 0-3 Mexico | Obed Vargas entered the game in the 63th minute. |
| Friday, June 26 | Norway 1-4 France | Sørloth didn't enter the pitch. |
| Saturday, June 27 | Uruguay 0-1 Spain | Llorente played the full match and provided an assist to Álex Baena, who scored the only one goal of the match and played 63 minutes. On the other hand, Grimaldo, Pubill and Giménez didn't enter the pitch. |
| Sunday, June 28 | Jordan 1-3 Argentina | Giuliano made his FIFA World Cup debut. Our number '20' and Julián Alvarez were starters and played 71 and 82 minutes respectively, while Almada entered the game in the 60th minute. |
| Tuesday, June 30 | Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway | Sørloth played 71 minutes in Norway's win over Ivory Coast. |
| Wednesday, July 1 | Mexico 2-0 Ecuador | Obed Vargas entered the game in the 73th minute. |
| Thursday, July 2 | Spain 3-0 Austria | Álex Baena played 70 minutes and provided an assist in Spain's win. Marc Pubill entered the pitch in stoppage time and made his World Cup debut. |
| Saturday, July 4 | Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde | Nahuel Molina and Thiago Almada were starters and played 104 and 64 minutes respectively, while Julián Alvarez and Nico González entered the game in the 64th minute precisely. |
| Sunday, July 5 | Brazil 1-2 Norway | Sørloth played the first half in Norway's win over Brazil. |
| Monday, July 6 | Mexico 2-3 England | Obed Vargas was an unused substitute in Mexico's defeat to England. |
| Monday, July 6 | Portugal 0-1 Spain | Álex Baena played the first 74 minutes of Spain's win over Portugal. |
| Tuesday, July 7 | Argentina 3-2 Egypt | Nahuel Molina and Julián Alvarez played the first 73 and 95 minutes respectively, while Nico González entered the game in the 66th in Argentina's epic comeback. |
| Friday, July 10 | Spain 2-1 Belgium | Álex Baena played the first 55 minutes and equaled Tomas Reñones as the only Spanish red and white footballer to play five games in a single FIFA World Cup. |
| Saturday, July 11 | Norway - England | - |
| Sunday, July 12 | Argentina - Switzerland | - |
| Tuesday, July 14 | France - Spain | - |
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