Meet the shortest player heading to 2026 World Cup

Height often dominates discussions in modern football, but Panama playmaker César Yanis is proof that size is not everything.Standing at just 1.60 metres (5ft 3in), Yanis is the shortest player set to feature at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, making him one of the tournament’s most intriguing figures.The diminutive midfielder is closely followed by Jeremy Antonisse of Curaçao, who measures 1.64 metres (5ft 5in).While Yanis will be looking to use his low centre of gravity and agili