Leeds United: How the Whites' stars have fared at 2026 World Cup so far

Leeds United have four first-team regulars competing at the World Cup this summer.

And with the hope of building momentum ahead of the next campaign, Leeds will be hoping those players can start doing that at the World Cup.

Brenden Aaronson, Noah Okafor, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Ao Tanaka are all of the Leeds stars in the United States for the competition, with the latter having just started a 4-0 win for Japan in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, both Aaronson and Okafor have had to show patience for their coutnries, with less exposure to gametime.

However, just how well have the group fared at the World Cup so far when handed minutes?

MOT Leeds News takes a look.

Brenden Aaronson

The USMNT international will have finished the Premier League campaign pleased with his contributions, having had a hand in nine goals for the Whites.

In turn, he may well have expected that form would have earned him a chance to showcase his quality at the World Cup, though that has not been the case.

Aaronson has yet to make an appearance at the competition, having been an unused substitute in both of the USMNT's wins so far.

However, with a place in the knockouts now guaranteed, he may yet get his chance.

Noah Okafor

Despite only starting 19 times last season, Okafor managed nine goal involvements

And in all honesty, he was the main source of threat going forward for the Whites.

However, like Aaronson, he has not been afforded the chance to impress for his country, with zero minutes played.

They have picked up four points from their two World Cup encounters, which again makes it likely that he could get a chance further down the line.

Ao Tanaka

As mentioned above, Tanaka was named in the starting 11 for Japan's latest 4-0 win over Tunisia

Having been left out completely in the previous encounter, the Leeds star simply had to impress to keep his place, and he managed that.

He completed 72 of his 75 attempted passes, while also having won five of his seven defensive duels.

It's almost certain that he will feature again at the competition.

Gabriel Gudmundsson

Arguably Leeds' best summer signing, Gudmundsson was a doubt for Sweden's opening game, though he was able to make the starting 11.

And that was the same for their following encounter with the Netherlands, in which they fell to a heavy 5-1 defeat.

The Swede won just two of his six ground duels against the Dutch side, while failing to complete a single cross.

He, too, will have the chance to showcase his best in future games, with a clash against Tanaka's Japan up next.