Da FIFA World Cup 2026 ke gabatowa, muhawara ya wanda zai tafi da kyautar Takalmin Zinari — wadda ake bayarwa ga wanda ya zira kwallaye da yawa a gasar — ta riga ta fara. Zira kwallaye da lashe taken ba koyaushe suke tafiya tare ba, amma wannan kyautar ta kasance daya daga cikin mafi daraja daidaikun kyaututtuka a duniyar kwallon kafa.

Kofin da ke cike da tarihi

Jerin wadanda suka ci Takalmin Zinari a baya yana kama da kundin mafi girman masu kai hari a tarihin wasan. Sanannu kamar Just Fontaine, Eusebio, Gerd Muller, Mario Kempes, Paolo Rossi, da Gary Lineker dukkansu sun lashe kyautar, yayin da wadanda suka ci ta kwanan nan sun hada da Ronaldo, Miroslav Klose, Davor Suker, da Thomas Muller. Muller, wanda yanzu ke wasa da Vancouver Whitecaps a MLS, ya yi ritaya daga wasannin kasa da kasa a shekarar 2024 kuma ba a zabe shi a cikin 'yan kungiyar Jamus don wannan bikin ba.

Tsoffin masu nasara biyu har yanzu suna aiki a matakin kasa da kasa — kuma suna kan gaba a kasuwannin caca. Kylian Mbappe na France da Harry Kane na England, wadanda suka lashe na biyun da suka wuce bi da bi, su ne mafi so. Wani tsohon mai nasara, James Rodriguez na Colombia — wanda ya ci kyautar a Brazil 2014 yana da shekaru 22 — yanzu yana da shekaru 34 kuma ya kuma buga MLS, ko da yake 'yan kaɗan ne ke sa ran zai kai sama a wannan lokaci.

Tarihin da ke jiran a karya

Ba a taɓa samun ɗan wasa da ya lashe Takalmin Zinari sau biyu a Kofin Duniya daban-daban ba — abin mamaki! Idan Mbappe ko Kane ya lashe kyautar a shekarar 2026, zai rubuta tarihi. Mbappe ya yi kusa sosai da cimma wannan a shekarar 2022, lokacin da France ta sha kashi hannun Argentina a doge a wasan karshe duk da yawancin kwallayensa na sirri.

Wata abin sha'awa shi ne alaƙar da ke tsakanin Takalmin Zinari da kofin FIFA World Cup kanta. Sau huɗu ne kawai a cikin wasanni 22 da mafi yawan mai zira kwallaye ya kuma dauki Kofin Duniya. Garrincha da Vava sun raba wannan daraja lokacin da Brazil ta lashe kambun a shekarar 1962; Mario Kempes ya cimma shi shi kaɗai don Argentina a shekarar 1978; Paolo Rossi ya yi hakan don Italy a shekarar 1982; kuma Ronaldo ya kammala shi don Brazil a shekarar 2002. Wannan biyu cikin ɗaya ba a cimma shi ba tun sama da shekaru 20.

Tsofaffin kwaraye da sabbi matasa

Daga cikin sauran manyan masu fafatawa, Lionel Messi ya fita fili — musamman saboda bai taɓa cin Takalmin Zinari ba duk da cewa yana ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyawun ɗan wasa a zamaninsa. Jarumen Argentina, wanda ya jagoranci Argentina lashe taken a Qatar 2022, ya samu Takalmin Azurfa a wannan gasar. Yanzu yana da shekaru 38 — kuma zai kai shekaru 39 a lokacin wasannin karshe — kuma Messi yana buga kwallon kafa ta kulob a MLS. Shiga sa a Kofin Duniya na shida zai zama tarihi a kansa.

Cristiano Ronaldo shi ma bai taɓa cin Takalmin Zinari ba, wani rashi mai lura a cikin tarihinsa mai ban mamaki. Yanzu yana da shekaru 41, Ronaldo ma zai shiga cikin Kofin Duniya na shida, wanda yayi daidai da tarihin. Cewa su biyu har yanzu suna cikin masu fafatawa na gaskiya a wannan matakin aikinsu yana nuna dadewuwarsu ta musamman.

A gefe na kishiyar tsufa, Lamine Yamal na Spain — wanda ya haskaka Euro 2024 yana da shekaru 16 — ya zo wannan gasar yana da shekaru 18, bayan wani lokacin da ya yi yawa a Barcelona. Idan Spain ta ci gaba da wasan knockout, jimillar kwallaye na Yamal na iya ƙaruwa cikin sauri.

Erling Haaland na Manchester City da Norway yana da watakila mafi girman kimar zira kwallaye daga cikin dukkan masu fafatawa: kwallaye 55 a cikin wasanni 49 na kasa da kasa. Abin tambaya shine inda Norway za ta kai a gasar, saboda an fitar da ita a zagaye na farko zai rage damarinta sosai. Alexander Isak na Sweden, wanda ya dawo daga dogon raunin, yana fuskantar yanayi irin wannan.

Ban da wadannan, Vinicius Junior da Raphinha na Brazil, Lautaro Martinez da Julian Alvarez na Argentina, da Ousmane Dembele na France dukkansu suna da cancanta ta gaske don Takalmin Zinari. Duk wanda a ƙarshe ya lashe kyautar zai shiga cikin manyan suna — amma tarihi yana nuna cewa ƙasarsa ba za ta ɗauki Kofin Duniya a lokaci guda ba.