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From Lamine Yamal to Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, many Barcelona and Madrid players will take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals.
Published on 14 Jul 2026
La Liga has pushed back Barcelona’s opening match against Real Madrid for next season due to the number of players taking part in the season. FIFA World Cup semifinals.
France face Spain in the first of their last four matches on Tuesday while England face Argentina on Wednesday.
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Some of Barcelona’s key players who will take part in the World Cup include Spain’s Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo and England’s Anthony Gordon.
Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has been joined by Los Blancos’ Aurelien Tchouameni in the France squad while Real’s Jude Bellingham has confirmed a key player for England’s campaign.
The high flying season in Spain starts on the weekend of August 15-16. Defending champions Barcelona first had to face Athletic Bilbao at home to start their defence.
After La Liga’s decision on Tuesday, however, Barcelona will begin their season in Elche on August 23 with their first opener against Bilbao postponed until August 27.
Madrid were supposed to host Real Sociedad at the weekend, but the league has moved the game to August 26.
This means the manager Jose MourinhoThe first La Liga game in charge of Madrid in his second spell at the club will be at Espanyol on August 22.
Atletico Madrid’s Argentines Julian Alvarez and Nahuel Molina, however, will both have to meet with Malaga on August 19 as originally planned.
