Davies Breaks Barriers as 1,000th Player in Historic 2026 World Cup

FIFA marked a milestone moment at the 2026 World Cup when Alphonso Davies became the tournament's 1,000th player. The Canadian soccer star had to overcome a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for weeks before joining his team on the field.

The current World Cup is historic for several reasons: it features 48 national teams and takes place across 16 venues in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This joint hosting arrangement has never been done before.

FIFA Collect and Kraken are playing significant roles in the tournament's digital aspect. FIFA Collect serves as the official platform for digital collectibles, while Kraken is the designated cryptocurrency exchange partner. Davies himself launched a digital collectible collection on Binance in 2021, which sold 50,000 tokens.