Swindon Town fans have plenty to look out for in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The World Cup gets underway today between Mexico and South Africa.

What are the Swindon Town connections?

The obvious two come through Matej Kovar and Nestor Lorenzo, the two former Swindon players who will be involved in the World Cup. Kovar will be hoping to start in the second match of the tournament, as his Czechia face South Korea in the other match in Group A.

Who else is involved?

Lorenzo was brought to Swindon by Osvaldo Ardiles in 1990 and spent 18 months at the Nigel Eady County Ground, and is now managing Colombia, guiding them to a Copa America final in 2024. His side, spearheaded by Luis Diaz, are in a group with Portugal, Uzbekistan, and DR Congo, and have hopes of making a run in the tournament.

TeamConnection
CzechiaMatej Kovar
ColombiaNestor Lorenzo

What about other teams?

Whilst not with the first team, there are some Swindon links with the Saudi Arabia youth sides, where Fabrizio Piccareta is the assistant head coach and Domenico Doardo is the goalkeeping coach, and have helped mould some of the players in their squad. On top of the normal reasons to support England, Eberechi Eze was coached by Ian Holloway at Queens Park Rangers as a young player.

Current context

As of 27 Jun 2026, Swindon Town is 9th in League Two, with 75 points from 46 games, and a recent form of LLDLW. Their last result was a 1-2 loss to Chesterfield on 2026-05-02. Here is a summary of their current standing: | Category | Value | | --- | --- | | League standing | 9th in League Two | | Points | 75 | | Recent form | LLDLW | | Last result | 1-2 loss to Chesterfield |