Kenny McLean and Mohamed Toure have given Norwich City supporters two early World Cup storylines to track this summer.
Both Canaries players featured in opening 2026 FIFA World Cup wins for Scotland and Australia, giving Norwich a useful international boost before pre-season fully gathers pace.
McLean was involved as Scotland began their Group C campaign with a 1-0 victory over Haiti. Toure started for Australia as the Socceroos opened Group D with a 2-0 win over Turkey.
The update matters at Carrow Road because both players are active senior options, not peripheral squad names.
For McLean, the minutes underline his continued value to Scotland at 34. For Toure, the start offered another marker of his rise after forcing his way into the Australia picture.
Norwich City Get Two Useful World Cup Markers
Norwich confirmed that Toure made an impact for 74 minutes before Tete Yengi replaced him.
Australia’s official match report also listed Toure in the starting XI, with the forward making way for Yengi during the second half. The result left Australia second in Group D after their opening fixture.
That is the sharper Norwich angle.
This is not only about national-team pride. It is about two City players returning to Philippe Clement’s squad with tournament rhythm, confidence and evidence of trust from their international managers.
ReadNorwich has already looked at why Mohamed Toure’s World Cup test matters to Norwich City, and his Australia start gives that point more weight.
With pre-season already taking shape around new signings and a reshaped first-team group, McLean’s experience and Toure’s momentum could both become useful reference points.
Norwich will want both players to return fit, confident and ready to feed that tournament sharpness back into the Championship campaign.
