Soccer World Cup: 9 WAGs to watch at the 2026 World Cup

For a self-described semi-sports fan like myself, half the fun of the FIFA World Cup is keeping up with what the wives and girlfriends—or WAGs, in modern parlance—of the players are up to.

WAG style has only gotten bolder and better since Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Cole, Alex Curran, and their well-heeled compatriots took over Baden-Baden during the 2006 tournament, and now that the 2026 World Cup is officially underway, it’s time to get to know the women supporting the soccer stars we’ll all be rooting for this summer. Below, find a roundup of 2026 World Cup WAGs you need to know:

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Celebrating Kehlani's iconic style ahead of her world tour

Antonella Rocuzzo

If you pay even minimal attention to FIFA goings-on, you’re probably already familiar with Roccuzzo, Argentine all-time leading goal scorer Lionel Messi’s wife of nearly a decade. The two met as kids and wed in 2017 in their hometown of Rosario, Argentina, and are now parents to three boys.

Ashley Herron Turner

USMNT goalie Matt Turner’s wife Ashley is a former NFL cheerleader who met her husband while he was playing for the New England Revolution and she was cheering for the New England Patriots. The parents of two had a truly tear-jerking marriage celebration in 2024: Ashley wore “a veil with her son and daughter’s heartbeats embroidered on it, along with a sentence in Matt’s handwriting from one of the first notes he ever wrote to her.” Sob!

Chloe Reyna

USMNT midfielder Gio Reyna and his partner Chloe, a former college soccer player herself, tied the knot in Tarrytown, New York last summer.

Ester Expósito

This Spanish actress is best known for appearing on the Netflix series Elite, but she’s also been dating Real Madrid soccer player Kylian Mbappé since early 2026, with the two yachting it up in Ibiza in May.

Georgina Rodríguez

In a 2025 Vogue Arabia interview with her Portuguese soccer-star partner, Christiano Ronaldo, Rodríguez—a model, reality star, and mother of five—noted: “Even though some people label me as ‘the girlfriend of’, I am very proud to be your wife, and of our family, and there is nothing negative about it.”

Inés García

Spanish national team soccer player Lamine Yamal is officially dating Seville-born influencer García, with the two going public at a La Liga title celebration dinner and a Bad Bunny concert in Barcelona in May.

Instagram/Lamine Yamal and Inés García Santos

Isabel Haugseng Johansen

Manchester City F.C. forward Erling Haaland and his longtime partner first met as kids in Norway, welcoming their first child together in 2024. When they’re not in World Cup mode, they strive to keep it low-key. “We play Minecraft together. We build houses and all that. Or we go home to Bryne and order kebabs,” said Haaland last year.

Kate Goodland

Goodland has been married to Harry Kane since 2019, although they first met as teenagers in Walthamstow (and even attended their school prom together!), The couple are parents to four children, and Goodland puts her degree in sports psychology to work as a qualified fitness instructor in the UK.

Rima Edbouche

French footballer Ousmane Dembele has been married to Edbouche, a prominent Moroccan-born influencer and fashion designer, since 2021, welcoming a daughter with her in September 2022.

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