Under the leadership of Messi and the absence of Ronaldo and Mbappe… many surprises are expected in the formation of the 2nd round of the World Cup.

SofaScore, a website specializing in player statistics, has announced the ideal formation for the second round of the 2026 World Cup group stage.

The second round of the group stage ended at dawn on WednesdayAs a result, 7 teams officially qualified for the 32nd round: Mexico, America, Germany, France, Norway, Argentina, Colombia.

The squad saw plenty of surprises, perhaps the most notable being the absence of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo and France star Kylian Mbappe, despite scoring two goals each in the 5-0 wins over Uzbekistan and Iraq (3-0).

Norwegian Erling Holland also did not appear, despite the success of scoring two goals against Senegal, in the match that ended with the victory of the “Manchester City” star’s teammates (3-2).

No Arab players were left out of the squad despite Morocco’s 1-0 win over Scotland and Egypt’s 3-1 win over New Zealand.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentina national team, leads the ideal team after scoring two winning goals against Austria (2-0).

The site noted:Couch accountIn his review of the lineup, he stated that the team of the week includes the top-rated players in their positions during the tour, noting that this selection is based on player ratings in each individual game of the same tour of the tournament.

The full lineup was as follows.

Goalkeeper: Rom (Curaçao).

Defensive line: Dumfries (Netherlands), Khalilzadeh (Iran), Guehi (England), Nuno Mendes (Portugal).

Midfield: Eustaquio (Canada), Messi (Argentina), Bruno Fernandez (Portugal), Jacopo (Netherlands).

Forward line: Ueda (Japan), Oyarzabal (Spain).