As World Cup 2026 prepares to get under way later this month, fantasy football squads across the globe are already beginning to take shape.
The world’s most prestigious football tournament is set to take place across the United States, Mexico and Canada and is the biggest tournament yet, with 48 nations set to compete for the ultimate prize.
A host of the sports’ biggest stars are available to pick in your fantasy football squad. However, with a budget of €100 million, making sure you choose the right names is paramount to the WhatsApp group bragging rights!
Have you begun to build your fantasy team and are finding it difficult to narrow down where to spend big, where to save, and who the biggest bargains are? Have a few different strikers in mind, but aren’t sure which should be your pick for the number one, two and three positions upfront?
Don’t worry, because we’ve put together a list of the key forwards to fit every budget that we think will grab you points throughout the group stage. Here are the top 10 strikers we recommend you include in your World Cup 2026 Fantasy Football squads:
9. Harry Kane - England - 10.5m
The most expensive striker in the game? Sure. But are you really going to leave the world's most in-form striker out of your team? Of course not. England are expected to top their group, and Kane has already scored 61 goals for Bayern Munich this season. He's a Fantasy Football point scoring machine - don't leave him out. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. Mikel Oyarzabal - Spain - 8.1m
Another player heading to the tournament bang in form, the Real Sociedad hitman has scored a goal every other game in La Liga this season and will be relied upon to fire Spain to the latter stages of the World Cup. With Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay as their opponents in the group stages, there's reason to believe Oyarzabal will pick up mega points for your team in the early stages of the tournament. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images