Meet the shortest player heading to 2026 World Cup

Panama playmaker César Yanis, at 1.60m, is the shortest player heading to the 2026 World Cup. He is followed by Curaçao's Jeremy Antonisse (1.64m). A potential matchup against England's Dan Burn (2.01m) would create a 41cm height gap, surpassing the 39cm record set in 2006 between Nikola Žigić and Bakary Koné.