The 2026 World Cup is on the horizon, with several West Ham stars set to be involved in football’s biggest event.
For the majority of the Hammers’ first-team squad, they will have at least one month off before pre-season starts.
However, a handful of West Ham players will have a busy summer, as they head to the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Hammers News looks at the Irons’ five-man World Cup contingent, including the Netherlands’ Crysencio Summerville.
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West Ham’s two best players, Jarrod Bowen (England) and Mateus Fernandes (Portugal), will not be going to the World Cup.
Their controversial omissions mean that only five Hammers will represent their countries on football’s greatest stage.
The latest West Ham player to book his ticket to North America is the Netherlands’ Crysencio Summerville.
Summerville missed out on his international first call-up in March due to a calf injury, meaning he has still not made his debut.
The winger will likely play a part in Holland’s friendlies against Algeria and Uzbekistan before the tournament starts.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s decision to switch allegiances from England to the Democratic Republic of Congo has already paid off.
Having already represented DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations, Wan-Bissaka will be one of their key players at the World Cup.
El-Hadji Malick Diouf plays for one of the dark horses to reach the latter stages of the World Cup, Senegal.
Senegal’s squad includes many past and present Premier League stars, such as Sadio Mane, Nicolas Jackson and Iliman Ndiaye.
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Former Czech Republic captain Tomas Soucek will almost certainly represent his country at the World Cup.
The West Ham legend recently returned to form under Nuno Espirito Santo and will be crucial to the Czech Republic’s plans.
They are in a winnable group (A) alongside South Africa, South Korea and hosts Mexico, who also have a Hammers player.
Some supporters will have forgotten that Edson Alvarez is still under contract with the club after his season-long loan at Fenerbahce.
A major ankle injury disrupted Alvarez’s loan spell, but he is still expected to play for Mexico this summer.
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