2026 World Cup: Haaland, Semenyo... Manchester City leads club representation

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Imed Ben Amara
Imed Ben Amara
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2026 World Cup: Haaland, Semenyo... Manchester City leads club representation
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17.06.26 19:00 World Cup
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Among the 1,248 players selected by the 48 squads for the 2026 World Cup, 19 play for Manchester City, making it the most represented club in the tournament.

Doku, Semenyo, Haaland, Guéhi, Rodri, Gvardiol, Aït-Nouri, O'Reilly, Marmoush... Manchester City players are turning out in force at the 2026 World Cup. With 19 players, the English club edges out Bayern Munich, which has 18 representatives.

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Next come the two Champions League finalists, PSG and Arsenal, each with 16 players, including Morocco's Achraf Hakimi.

Barça ranks fifth with 14 players, ahead of Manchester United and Crystal Palace (13 players each). Atlético Madrid sits eighth with 12, just ahead of a group of five featuring Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, Dortmund, Galatasaray, and Liverpool (11 players each).

1- Manchester City — 19 players

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2- Bayern Munich — 18 players

3- Arsenal — 16 players

4- Paris Saint-Germain — 16 players

5- FC Barcelona — 15 players

6- Crystal Palace — 13 players

7- Manchester United — 13 players

8- Atlético de Madrid — 12 players

9- Al Hilal — 11 players

10- Al-Nassr — 11 players

11- Borussia Dortmund — 11 players

12- Galatasaray — 11 players

13- Liverpool — 11 players

14- Real Madrid — 10 players

15- AC Milan — 10 players

16- Fenerbahçe — 10 players

17- PSV Eindhoven — 10 players

18- Slavia Prague — 10 players

19- Flamengo — 9 players

20- Sunderland — 9 players

21- Al Ahly — 9 players

22- Chelsea — 8 players

23- Benfica — 8 players

24- Celtic — 8 players

25- Eintracht Frankfurt — 8 players

26- LOSC Lille — 8 players

27- Mamelodi Sundowns — 8 players

28- OGC Nice — 8 players

29- Orlando Pirates — 8 players

30- Tottenham Hotspur — 8 players

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