{"id":7636,"date":"2026-03-23T21:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=7636"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:35:01","slug":"2026-atfa-world-cup-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=7636","title":{"rendered":"2026 ATFA World Cup Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Australian Table Football Association is proud to announce our squad for the 2026 FISTF World Cup, being held in Paris in September.

Under 20
Tim Phokos – The current U20 Asian Champion will be making the significant jump up to compete in his first World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women
Beth Eveleigh – World Cup veteran Beth is backing up from her 2024 appearance at Tunbridge Wells, where she recorded her best results yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open
Benji Batten – Benji has competed at both U20 and Open levels in previous World Cups with this experience resulting in ever improving results.
Franck Cozzarin – Franck backs up for his second World Cup, his rapid rise since discovering the game during COVID lockdowns continuing unabated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterans
Hugh Best – Hugh has been a regular international competitor for a decade but is now becoming even more well known around the subbuteo world for his commentary prowess.
Rob Green – Australia’s most experienced World Cup competitor has a history of competing stretching back to the early 90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 6 squad members will unite as the Open Team for the International Teams event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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