Thirteen Real Madrid Stars Are At World Cup 2022 But Five Clubs Have More Players In Qatar

Real Madrid have 13 players at the World Cup in Qatar. Man United are represented by 14 players. But which club has the most players at the 2022 World Cup?
Thirteen Real Madrid Stars Are At World Cup 2022 But Five Clubs Have More Players In Qatar
Thirteen Real Madrid Stars Are At World Cup 2022 But Five Clubs Have More Players In Qatar /

Almost one fifth of the 831 players called up by their respective national teams for the 2022 World Cup play their club football in England.

English clubs are represented by 163 players at Qatar 2022, while 86 players have come from clubs in Spain, 81 from Germany, 70 from Italy and 58 from France.

The league system in the United States has provided 35 players for the tournament, including those from Canadian-based clubs that play in MLS.

But which club has the most players at the World Cup in Qatar?

Clubs With Most Players At 2022 FIFA World Cup

Bayern Munich are being represented at the World Cup by 17 players - more than any other club.

Of those 17 players, seven are in the Germany squad, including captain Manuel Neuer.

Bayern are also represented in the squads of Holland, Senegal, France, Canada, Croatia, Morocco and Cameroon.

Leroy Sane (left), Jamal Musiala (center) and Thomas Muller (right) pictured during Bayern Munich's 4-0 win over Leverkusen in September 2022
Seventeen Bayern Munich players have gone to the World Cup in Qatar, including Germany trio Leroy Sane (left), Jamal Musiala (center) and Thomas Muller (right)  :: IMAGO/Sven Simon

Manchester City and Barcelona have 16 players each in Qatar.

City have five players in the England squad, three in Portugal's and two in Spain's.

Seven of Barca's 16 World Cup players are in the Spain squad, including four aged 21 or under - Eric Garcia, 21, Gavi, 18, Ansu Fati, 20, and Pedri, 19.

The non-European club with the most players at the World Cup is Qatar Stars League champions Al Sadd with 15.

Thirteen members of the Qatar national team squad play for Al Sadd, whose other World Cup players are representing South Korea and Ghana.

Manchester United have 14 players at the World Cup - one more than European champions Real Madrid.

Karim Benzema (left), Luka Modric (center) and Vinicius Junior (right) pictured during Real Madrid's win over Barcelona in October 2022
Thirteen Real Madrid players have gone to the World Cup in Qatar, including France forward Karim Benzema (left), Croatia midfielder Luka Modric (center) and Brazil winger Vinicius Junior (right) :: IMAGO/AgenciaLOF/Jorge Ropero/Action Plus

Only two of Real's 13 World Cup players are representing Spain. Real have three players in the France squad, three in the Brazil squad and two in Belgium's.

Real also have players representing Germany, Croatia and Uruguay. 

Clubs With Most Players At 2022 World Cup

1. Bayern Munich - 17

=2. Manchester City - 16

=2. Barcelona - 16

4. Al Sadd - 15

5. Manchester United - 14

6. Real Madrid - 13

=7. Chelsea - 12

=7. Al Hilal - 12

=9. Tottenham - 11

=9. PSG - 11

=9. Dortmund - 11

=9. Juventus - 11

=9. Ajax - 11

=9. Atletico Madrid - 11

=15. Arsenal - 10

=15. Sevilla - 10


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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.