FIFA is reportedly abandoning the individual player walkouts used in the Club World Cup for the upcoming 2026 World Cup, opting for a new format instead. The details of this new walkout style remain unclear.
This past summer, FIFA treated its newly expanded Club World Cup in the U.S. as somewhat of a test run for the 2026 World Cup this summer. And among the changes from that tournament, FIFA tinkered with how the teams walked out onto the field. That's apparently changing **again** for June's World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. During the Club World Cup, FIFA had players walk out individually for NBA-style introductions. Anyone who has watched soccer for the past several decades knows that traditionally the teams walk out together with little kids accompanying each player. It's part of the pageantry of soccer. And really, it's not a problem that needs any fixing. So leave it to FIFA to try to fix an issue that doesn't exist.
đš Exclusive: FIFA are set to ditch single-player walk outs at the 2026 World Cup after using them at the Club World Cup.
However, it's understood FIFA are now trialing a new form of walkout, rather than committing to the traditional football entry.
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â Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) May 13, 2026 According to soccer journalist Ben Jacobs, FIFA is going to scrap the single-player walkout that we saw from the Club World Cup. But rather than just return to the traditional walkout format, FIFA is trialing something new. What that *something* looks like â well, it's unclear. But odds are that fans are going to hate it. FIFA are experts are âfixingâ problems that never existed in the first place. Such a farce.
â Neal đŠđș (@NealGardner\_) May 13, 2026 JFC.
This is FIFA, I repeat FIFA, but they'll still blame it on Americans.
â herculez gomez (@herculezg) May 13, 2026 I'm glad they are getting rid of the individual player walk outs. But knowing FIFA, whatever they are working on now will inevitably be worse.
Just leave the game alone. Stop with the over Americanization of this World Cup.
â Passport Soccer (@passport\_soccer) May 13, 2026 How about they just walk out like normal? Bit of a rogue idea I knowđ€Ż
â Lucy (@lisa03865019) May 13, 2026 Everything shaping up nicely for this world cup to be the worst ever
â Emzel (@Emzyl\_) May 13, 2026 I cannot stand these guys man
â Adam Gibson (@AdamGibson112) May 13, 2026 Leave. It. Alone.
ffs, what's the matter with these people?
FIFA is scrapping the individual player walkouts from the Club World Cup and is trialing a new format for the 2026 World Cup.
Fans are worried that FIFA's new approach will be worse than the traditional walkout, which has been well-received in the past.
The 2026 World Cup is scheduled for June 2026 and will be hosted in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
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â Simon Curtis (@bifana\_bifana) May 13, 2026 Really, there's no reason to mess with a walkout that everyone was already OK with. Leave it alone. *This article originally appeared on For The Win: FIFA ditching single-player walkout from Club World Cup for something new at World Cup*