Which Premier League clubs have the most players at the 2026 World Cup?

The conclusion to the 2025/26 domestic season does not spell the end of football action this summer, with the FIFA World Cup taking centre stage from 11 June to 19 July.

More than 180 Premier League players will be lining up for their countries in the 48-team tournament – greater representation than ever before.

The list below shows which clubs have provided the most World Cup players, based on their contracted club for the 2025/26 campaign and those who are registered to play for Premier League clubs in the 2026/27 season.

Manchester City lead all Premier League clubs with 19 players selected across 12 different nations.

Every Premier League club from 2025/26 and 2026/27 have a player participating in the tournament.

See which players from your club are heading to the World Cup below.

Total players selected: 183 (2025/26: 169; 2026/27: 14)

AFC Bournemouth

6 players: Rayan (Brazil), Justin Kluivert (Netherlands), Alex Paulsen (New Zealand), Ryan Christie, Ben Gannon-Doak (both Scotland), Tyler Adams (United States).

Arsenal

16 players: Leandro Trossard (Belgium), Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli (both Brazil), Piero Hincapie (Ecuador), Eberechi Eze, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Bukayo Saka (all England), William Saliba (France), Kai Havertz (Germany), Martin Odegaard (Norway), Jurrien Timber (Netherlands), David Raya, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino (all Spain), Viktor Gyokeres (Sweden).

Aston Villa

10 players: Emiliano Martinez (Argentina), Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans (both Belgium), Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins (all England), Lucas Digne (France), Evann Guessand (Ivory Coast), John McGinn (Scotland), Victor Lindelof (Sweden).

Brentford

4 players: Igor Thiago (Brazil), Jordan Henderson (England), Kristoffer Ajer (Norway), Aaron Hickey (Scotland).

Brighton & Hove Albion

7 players: Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium), Pascal Gross (Germany), Bart Verbruggen, Jan Paul van Hecke, Mats Wieffer (both Netherlands), Yasin Ayari (Sweden), Ferdi Kadioglu (Turkey).

Burnley

5 players: Axel Tuanzebe (DR Congo), Lyle Foster (South Africa), Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden), Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland), Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).

Chelsea

11 players: Enzo Fernandez (Argentina), Mike Penders (Belgium), Moises Caicedo, Kendry Paez (both Ecuador), Reece James (England), Malo Gusto (France), Jorrel Hato (Netherlands), Pedro Neto (Portugal), Mamadou Sarr, Nicolas Jackson (both Senegal), Marc Cucurella (Spain).

Coventry City

2 players: Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana),Haji Wright (United States).

Crystal Palace

12 players: Owen Goodman (Canada), Daniel Munoz, Jefferson Lerma (both Colombia), Dean Henderson (England), Maxence Lacroix, Jean-Philippe Mateta (both France), Daichi Kamada (Japan), Chadi Riad (Morocco), Jorgen Strand Larsen (Norway), Ismaila Sarr (Senegal), Yeremy Pino (Spain), Chris Richards (United States).

Everton

4 players: Jordan Pickford (England), Nathan Patterson (Scotland), Idrissa Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye (both Senegal).

Fulham

7 players: Timothy Castagne (Belgium), Luc de Fougerolles (Canada), Raul Jimenez (Mexico), Issa Diop (Morocco), Sander Berge, Oscar Bobb (both Norway), Antonee Robinson (United States).

Hull City

3 players: Amir Hadziahmetovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Liam Millar (Canada), Ivor Pandur (Croatia).

Ipswich Town

2 players: Ali Al-Hamadi (Iraq), George Hirst (Scotland).

Leeds United

4 players: Ao Tanaka (Japan), Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden), Noah Okafor (Switzerland), Brenden Aaronson (United States).

Liverpool

11 players: Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina), Alisson Becker (Brazil), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Ibrahima Konate (France), Florian Wirtz (Germany), Wataru Endo (Japan), Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo (all Netherlands), Andy Robertson (Scotland), Alexander Isak (Sweden).

Manchester City

19 players: Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria), Jeremy Doku (Belgium), Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic (both Croatia), Omar Marmoush (Egypt), James Trafford, Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly, John Stones (all England), Rayan Cherki (France), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana), Nathan Ake, Tijjani Reijnders (both Netherlands), Erling Haaland (Norway), Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva (all Portugal), Rodri (Spain), Abdukodir Khusanov (Uzbekistan).

Manchester United

13 players: Lisandro Martinez (Argentina), Senne Lammens (Belgium), Casemiro, Matheus Cunha (both Brazil), Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford (both England), Amad (Ivory Coast), Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco), Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes (both Portugal), Tyler Fletcher (Scotland), Altay Bayindir (Turkey) Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).

Newcastle United

8 players: Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil), Yoane Wissa (DR Congo), Dan Burn, Tino Livramento, Anthony Gordon (all England), Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (both Germany), Anthony Elanga (Sweden).

Nottingham Forest

6 players: Elliot Anderson (England), Ibrahim Sangare (Ivory Coast), Tyler Bindon, Chris Wood (both New Zealand), Angus Gunn (Scotland), Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).

Sunderland

12 players: Arthur Masuaku, Noah Sadiki (both DR Congo), Nilson Angulo (Ecuador), Wilson Isidor (Haiti), Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast), Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco), Robin Roefs, Brian Brobbey (both Netherlands), Omar Alderete, Diego Gomez (both Paraguay), Habib Diarra (Senegal) Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).

Tottenham Hotspur

9 players: Kevin Danso (Austria), Cristian Romero (Argentina), Luka Vuskovic (Croatia), Djed Spence (England), Micky van de Ven (Netherlands), Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal), Pedro Porro (Spain), Lucas Bergvall (Sweden), Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).

West Ham United

5 players: Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DR Congo), Edson Alvarez (Mexico), Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands), El-Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal).

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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