Three World Cup Stars That Are Still Without a Club

Spain brought the curtain down on an epic World Cup when they held their nerve to beat a physical Argentina side 1-0 at MetLife Stadium on July 19th, and truth be told, the best team won. La Roja didn’t concede a single shot on target throughout the two-hour affair, eventually grabbing the deciding goal deep into extra time when Ferran Torres lashed home from Nico Williams’ knockdown to break Argentinian hearts. Online betting sites had made the Spanish the favourites to win the tournament prior to action getting underway on June 11th, but an opening day draw against Cape Verde immediately sent the bookies back to the drawing board.

The popular Lucky Rebel Sportsbook listed Luis de la Fuente’s men as a 9/2 favourite before a ball was kicked, but they were immediately pushed out to 6/1 upon that stalemate against the African debutants, with France installed as frontrunners in their place. Spain would down Les Bleus in the semifinals for the third straight tournament, before going on to claim the trophy for the second time with that 1-0 win over Lionel Messi’s men. With the World Cup now consigned to the history books, several players who starred at the tournament are currently without clubs following the expiry of their contracts on June 30th.

Here are the biggest names and where they are likely to end up. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8JDJPkd/ John Stones Plenty of eyebrows were raised when John Stones was named as a starting centre-back for England’s opener against Croatia back on June 17th in Dallas. The 32-year-old was coming off the back of an injury-riddled season which limited him to just 13 starts for Manchester City throughout 2025/26, with just one of them coming in the Premier League since November.

The Blues clearly felt that the experienced defender’s best days were behind him, refusing to enter new contract negotiations and allowing him to leave on a free transfer after a decade with the club. Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel was clearly unbothered, surprisingly starting Stones ahead of fellow Manchester City man Marc Guehi for England’s opener against Croatia. He would also start the crunch quarterfinal against Norway and the semifinal against Argentina, with Stones coming in for criticism in the latter after missing a header and allowing Lautaro Martinez to nod home a 92nd-minute winner.

The former Barnsley youngster seems likely to stay in the Premi…