Revealing the six Premier League teams with the most players selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including Manchester United, Liverpool, and one surprising team.
On 3 June 2026, the six English Premier League teams with the highest number of players called up to represent their national teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup were revealed, following the submission deadline for the final 26-man squads of all 48 participating nations ahead of the tournament running from 11 June to 19 July.
It turns out Manchester City, the runners-up in the 2025-26 Premier League season, have the most players going to the 2026 World Cup, with 19 players spread across 12 different national teams in this tournament.
On the other end, the teams with the fewest players called up for the 2026 World Cup are Coventry City and Ipswich Town, two newly promoted clubs, each with just 2 players participating in the competition.
1. Manchester City – 19 players
- Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria), Jérémy Doku (Belgium), Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovačić (Croatia), Omar Marmoush (Egypt), James Trafford, Marc Guehi, Niko O'Riley, John Stones (England), Rayan Cherki (France), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana), Nathan Aké, Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands), Erling Haaland (Norway), Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva (Portugal), Rodri (Spain), Abdukodir Kuzanov (Uzbekistan)
2. Arsenal – 16 players
- Leandro Trossard (Belgium), Gabriel Magalhães, Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), Piero Hincapié (Ecuador), Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze (England), William Saliba (France), Kai Havertz (Germany), Martin Ødegaard (Norway), Jurrien Timber (Netherlands), David Raya, Martín Zubimendi, Mikel Merino (Spain), Victor Jörgensen (Sweden)
3. Manchester United – 13 players
- Lisandro Martínez (Argentina), Senne Lammens (Belgium), Casemiro, Matheus Cunha (Brazil), Coby Mennie, Marcus Rashford (England), Ahmad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco), Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), Tyler Fletcher (Scotland), Altay Bayindir (Turkey), Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay)
4. Crystal Palace – 12 players
- Owen Goodman (Canada), Daniel Muñoz, Jefferson Lerma (Colombia), Dean Henderson (England), Maxence Lacroix, Jean-Philippe Mateta (France), Daiji Kamada (Japan), Chadi Riad (Morocco), Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway), Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal), Jérémy Doku (Spain), Chris Richards (USA)
5. Liverpool – 11 players
- Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina), Alisson Becker (Brazil), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Ibrahima Konaté (France), Florian Wirtz (Germany), Wataru Endo (Japan), Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo (Netherlands), Andy Robertson (Scotland), Alexander Isak (Sweden)
6. Chelsea – 11 players
- Enzo Fernández (Argentina), Mike Maignan (Belgium), Moisés Caicedo, Kendry Páez (Ecuador), Reece James (England), Malo Gusto (France), Yorrel Hato (Netherlands), Pedro Neto (Portugal), Mamadou Sarr, Nicolas Jackson (Senegal), Marc Cucurella (Spain)
