Which clubs will have the most players in the World Cup in Qatar?

2022-11-17 19:03:20Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Which clubs will have the most players in the World Cup in Qatar?
Which clubs will have the most players in the World Cup in Qatar?

832 players have registered for the World Cup in Qatar, while Bayern, Manchester City and Barcelona have the most names there.

Bayern will have more players in Qatar, becoming the first club in history to have 17 of their players in national selections.

Seven Bayern players will play for the German national team – Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Miller, Jamal Mussiala and Leroy Sane. There will be four footballers from the German champion in the French national team - Dayot Upamecano, Benjamin Pavard, Kingsley Coman and Lucas Hernandez. Bayern will also be represented at the World Cup by Josip Stanishic (Croatia), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon), Nussair Mazraoui (Morocco), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Matijs de Licht (Netherlands) and Alfonso Davis (Canada ).

In second place are Barcelona and Manchester City with 16 players each, Al-Sadd of Qatar will have 15, Manchester United 14 and Real Madrid 13 players.

Almost 20 percent of the players, from English clubs

England will have the largest number of players at the World Cup starting on Sunday, 163, which is almost 20 per cent. 86 players play in Spanish clubs, 81 in German ones, 70 in Italy and 58 in France.

The national teams of Qatar and Saudi Arabia are composed entirely of players from the domestic leagues of those countries, while those of Senegal are all "foreigners".

The oldest player on record is Mexican goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera, who is 40 years and 63 days old, while the youngest is Borussia Dortmund striker Youssoufa Moukoko, who is exactly 18 years old.

Players by club

17 – Bayern Munich

16 – Manchester City, Barcelona

15 – Al-Sadd

14 – Manchester United

13 – Real Madrid

12 – Chelsea, Al Hilal

11 – Tottenham, PSG, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Ajax, Atletico Madrid

10 – Arsenal, Sevilla...

Players by championships

163 – England

86 – Spain

81 – Germany

70 – Italy

58 – France

35 – USA, Saudi Arabia...


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