While he has just started his second season at Los Angeles FC, Hugo Lloris is convinced of the success of the next 2026 World Cup organized in Canada, the United States and Mexico (but fully in the US from the quarterfinals). The former captain of the French team, 2018 world champion and retired since the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar lost against Argentina, signed at Lafc in December 2023, after his decade spent in Tottenham. He has only sweet words with regard to
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“You can feel the excitement of people (for the 2026 World Cup, editor's note)there is a fan base very important. I did not expect that when I arrived. We play in full stadiums with superb atmospheres and very good football ideas, with coaches with different styles of play. It is very interesting and there are other rules than in Europe, especially to build its workforce (via the Salary Capeditor's note). There are a lot of restrictions, which makes competition more balanced ”launches the native of Nice in an interview with British media
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Lloris in the regional stage?
Lloris meets Didier Deschamps in a year and a half. He would make a consultant of choice to the French team led by Kylian Mbappé. The 38 -year -old goalkeeper especially hopes that he will still play in the summer of 2026 in his Californian club, where Olivier Giroud also played. “Honestly, I hope to follow the World Cup from the United States. My personal situation, I don't know, I focus on the season and we'll see the one after ”launched Lloris. The latter is under contract until next December and it is the LAFC which has an option to extend the one that will celebrate its 40th anniversary in December 2026.
Heads of series in the event of qualification for this “World Cup 26”, alongside the three host countries, the French team has only a small chance to play in the city of angels during the first round (12 groups of 4). Mexico, Canada and the United States are placed in the first three groups in order to evolve respectively at home and, out of the other nine hens, only one (the G) offers matches to the Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles (the lair of rams and charges). Lloris is thus more likely to find Mauricio Pocsettino. “The World Cup is a major tournament that interests me, especially today seeing my former coach, Mauricio Pocsettino, as coach of the United States. I will support France but also the United States. I am still in contact with him, he has a huge challenge in front of him and it is good to see him in this situation “launches the finalist of the 2019 Champions League with the Spurs.
