Top 5 clubs with the most players selected for the 2026 World Cup: the number one is not a league champion club. The list reveals which clubs have the largest national team representation for the upcoming tournament.
On 4 June 2026 GMT+7, the five clubs worldwide with the most players named to their national teams for the 2026 World Cup have been revealed, following the deadline for submitting the final 26-player squads for all 48 participating nations, ahead of the tournament running from 11 June to 19 July.
It turns out that Manchester City, the English Premier League runners-up, have the most players selected for the 2026 World Cup, with 19 players representing 12 different countries in the tournament. They narrowly lead Bayern Munich, the German Bundesliga champions, by just one player.
Arsenal, the Premier League champions and 2025-26 UEFA Champions League runners-up, rank third, having one more player selected than Paris Saint-Germain, the French champions. Barcelona comes in fifth, also contributing a significant number of players to the competition.
1. Manchester City (England) – 19 players.
- Riyad Mahrez (Algeria), Jérémy Doku (Belgium), Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic (Croatia), Omar Marmoush (Egypt), James Trafford, Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly, John Stones (England), Ryan Cherki (France), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana), Nathan Aké, Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands), Erling Haaland (Norway), Matheus Nunes, Rúben Dias, Bernardo Silva (Portugal), Rodri (Spain), Abdulgadir Kusanov (Uzbekistan).
2. Bayern Munich (Germany) – 18 players.
- Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Jonathan Tah, Leon Goretzka, Jamal Musiala, Aleksandar Pavlović, Lennart Carius (Germany), Dayot Upamecano, Michael Olise (France), Harry Kane (England), Josip Stanišić (Croatia), Konrad Laimer (Austria), Bara Sappogo Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson (Senegal), Kim Min-jae (South Korea), Hiroki Ito (Japan), Luis Díaz (Colombia), Alphonso Davies (Canada).
3. Arsenal (England) – 16 players.
- Leandro Trossard (Belgium), Gabriel Magalhães, Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), Piero Incaapie (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), Víctor Jekeres (Sweden).
4. Paris Saint-Germain (France) – 15 players.
- Ousmane Dembélé, Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaire-Emery, Bradley Barcola, Desire Doué (France), Vitinha, João Neves, Nuno Mendes, Gonzalo Ramos (Portugal), Fabián Ruiz (Spain), Marquinhos (Brazil), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), William Pacho (Ecuador), Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal), Kalil Ayari (Tunisia).
5. Barcelona (Spain) – 14 players.
- Joan García, Eric García, Pau Cubarsí, Pedri, Gavi, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal (Spain), Rafinha (Brazil), Jules Koundé (France), Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands), Ronald Araújo (Uruguay), João Cancelo (Portugal), Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt).
