This 23rd World Cup is the biggest in history, with no fewer than 48 national teams disputing the finals in the United States of America, Mexico and Canada from June 11 through to July 19.

This World Cup has a blaugrana tinge to it too, given many players have been called up to represent their respective nations. The blaugranes will be looking to make their presence felt and we will be rounding up all the news regarding our players every day here as the tournament progresses, so why not bookmark this page and keep checking in. Please note that all times are CEST.

Sunday, June 14

Today sees the first game of the tournament for the Netherlands and Frenkie de Jong. The match kicks off at 10.00pm as the Oranje take on Japan, potentially a tough test for the side coached by former blaugrana Ronald Koeman, with Frenkie likely to have a key role.

The day's matches began with Raphinha becoming the first blaugrana to play in this World Cup as Brazil drew 1-1 with Morocco. He played the full 90 minutes, starting on the right wing before moving into a central role, as his side went behind to a goal by Saibari after Morocco had started strongly. Real Madrid man Vinícius then equalised soon after, as the game between these two fancied sides ended even.

Other games already played today saw Scotland edge out Haiti 1-0, while Australia overcame Turkey 2-0, and Germany v Curazao completes the schedule, with that match kicking off at 7.00pm.

Saturday, June 13

No blaugrana involvement yet, but the other two host nations got underway with the United States recording an emphatic 4-1 victory over Paraguay, while Canada got their first points at a World Cup in the 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Later in the day, Qatar scored their first ever World Cup goal as they surprised Switzerland with a late equaliser, with the match ending 1-1.

Friday, June 12

Mexico and South Korea collected the first wins of the competition at the expense of South Korea and Czechia, with no Barça involvement on the opening day. Today the other two host countries play their first games. Canada are facing Bosnia Herzegovina, while the USA (including ex-blaugrana Dest) take on Paraguay.

Thursday, June 11

The big day has finally arrived. This evening at 9.00pm, Mexico and South Africa are set to play the opening match at the famous Azteca stadium. That's followed by South Korea v Czechia at 4.00am.

No blaugranes are set to be involved, but remember that no fewer than 16 Barça players are at this World Cup. This means there will be some FC Barcelona player involvement on most days, so our blaugrana World Cup schedule can prove helpful to know when and where that will be.

What's more, there are other FC Barcelona links at this World Cup. As well as the current players, there are three coaches with a blaugrana past, such as Ronald Koeman with Netherlands, Julen Lopetegui with Qatar and Thomas Christiansen with Panama. Furthermore, there are many former Barça players, from Messi to Neymar, plus Dembélé, Kessie and several La Masia players. Unfortunately Ez Abde won't be there, as his injury on the eve of the tournament sees him miss out for Morocco.

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