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2026 World Cup Power Rankings: Germany's 7-1 Rout and Messi's Hat-Trick Lead Opening Matchday Standings

The 2026 World Cup opening matches are complete, and the first Power Rankings reflect standout wins from Germany, Argentina, England, and France after matchday one.

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2026 World Cup Power Rankings: Germany's 7-1 Rout and Messi's Hat-Trick Lead Opening Matchday Standings
2026 World CupWorld Cup power rankingsGermany Curacao 7-1Lionel Messi hat-trickEngland Croatia 4-2France Senegalmatchday one results

Below is the full Power Rankings breakdown from matchday one, listed in order from the teams slotted lowest through to the top spot after the opening fixtures.

  1. Ronald Koeman
  2. Vincenzo Montella
  3. Ayyoub Bouaddi
  4. Mauricio Pochettino
  5. Viktor Gyokeres
  6. The Scandinavians
  7. Julian Nagelsmann
  8. Lionel Messi
  9. Jude Bellingham
  10. Kylian Mbappe

Germany's seven goal demolition of Curacao and Lionel Messi's hat-trick against Algeria were the headline individual performances from the opening round, while England's 4-2 win over Croatia and France's second half surge past Senegal underlined the depth at the top of the table.

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  • Viktor Gyokeres
  • The Scandinavians
  • Erling Haaland
  • Julian Nagelsmann
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  • Thomas Tuchel
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