How Team USA Inspires the Nation with Their Faith
Former professional soccer player and Seattle Sounders chaplain Jesse Bradley discusses the United States men’s national team’s historic debut at the 2026 World Cup, winning its first two group stage matches since 1930. Bradley emphasizes the team’s inspiring public faith, which leads to Bible studies and prayer after games, and how it unites Americans through soccer, a sport now growing in popularity.
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The World Cup is well underway and we have seen players from all over the world shine on the sport’s biggest stage.
We’ve also seen players of all ages shine on the field so far in the tournament. While most players can legally purchase an alcoholic beverage in the three host countries – the United States, Mexico and Canada – some are so young that they cannot legally drink one.
To drink legally in the United States, you must be at least 21 years old, and some World Cup players are a few years away from being able to enjoy their first beer. In Canada, the legal drinking age is determined by province and territory, but you must be 18 or 19 to drink, and not all players meet these thresholds.
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Mexican midfielder Gilberto Mora stands for Mexico’s national anthem before a match against Paraguay at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on November 18, 2025. (Daniel Jefferson/Imagn Images)
In Mexico, you can start drinking at 18, but there is one player in this year’s tournament who cannot do so. Gilberto Mora, who plays for Mexico in the World Cup, is still 17 years old.
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Czech Republic midfielder Hugo Sochurek warms up before the 2026 World Cup Group A match against South Korea at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 11, 2026. (Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images)
Here is a list of the 10 youngest players in the 2026 World Cup
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Senegalese striker Ibrahim Mbaye runs onto the field after scoring a goal against France during a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I match at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on June 16, 2026. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
- Mora – Mexico, 17 years old, born October 14, 2008
- Hugo Sochurek – Czechia, 18 years old, born June 7, 2008
- Ibrahim Mbaye – Senegal, 18 years old, born January 24, 2008
- Hamza Abdelkarim – Egypt, 18 years old, born January 1, 2008
- Bara Sapoko Ndiaye – Senegal, 18 years old, born December 31, 2007
- Mladen Jurkas – Bosnia-Herzegovina, 18 years old, born October 7, 2007
- Ayyoub Bouaddi – Morocco, 18 years old, born October 2, 2007
- Kerim Alajbegovic – Bosnia-Herzegovina, 18 years old, born September 21, 2007
- Rayan Elloumi – Tunisia, 18 years old, born September 17, 2007
- Lucas Herrington – Australia, 18 years old, born September 5, 2007
