The 2026 World Cup is on the horizon, and the 48 nations that will be competing have now named their 26-man player squads.
Euro 2024 champions Spain have a plethora of world-class players in their ranks and are the favourites to lift the trophy in July. The likes of France, England, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil will also fancy their chances of going all the way.
In total, 1248 footballers will take part in this year's tournament, which is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 23 clubs that will have the most players at the 2026 World Cup have now been revealed by the Athletic.
9 Players
Ollie Watkins celebrates against Liverpool
Ollie Watkins celebrates against Liverpool
Six teams have nine players going to the World Cup. That includes Egyptian club, Al-Ahly. Eight of their players will be representing Egypt, while Youssef Belammari has been named in Morocco's squad.
Saudi Arabian sides Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr both have nine players going to this summer's tournament. Franck Kessie (Ivory Coast) and Edouard Mendy (Senegal) are Al-Ahli's most notable representatives, while Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo will have his last opportunity to become a world champion with Portugal.
Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez will be hoping to inspire Argentina to World Cup glory once more, while Sunderland will have nine players at the tournament, including Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) and Robin Roefs (Netherlands).
Nine players from Flamengo will also take part, including former Premier League stars Lucas Paqueta and Danilo.
Clubs with 9 players going to the World Cup
Club
Al-Ahly
Al-Ahli
Al-Nassr
Aston Villa
Flamengo
Sunderland
10 Players
England's Jude Bellingham
England's Jude Bellingham
Five sides have 10 players going to the World Cup, including Real Madrid. Remarkably, there are zero Los Blanco players in Spain's World Cup squad. The likes of Jude Bellingham, Thibaut Courtois and Vinicius Jr have been called up by England, Belgium and Brazil respectively.
Of Czechia's 26-man squad, 10 players represent Slavia Prague at club level, including David Zima, Lukas Provod and Tomas Chory.
USA will be hoping that Christian Pulisic can work his magic in front of their own fans. Nine other AC Milan players will play at the tournament, including France goalkeeper Mike Maignan and Portuguese winger Rafael Leao.
Turkish giants Fenerbahce also have 10 players at the tournament, including N'Golo Kante and Ederson, as do Dutch champions PSV.
Clubs with 10 players going to the World Cup
Club
Fenerbahce
AC Milan
PSV
Real Madrid
Slavia Prague
11-12 Players
Mohamed Salah
Three teams have 11 players going to the World Cup: Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray and Liverpool.
Egypt's hopes rest solely on Mohamed Salah, who is leaving the Reds this summer. Liverpool have 10 other players competing, including Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands), Alisson Becker (Brazil), Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) and Alexander Isak (Sweden). Not a single Liverpool player has been called up to England's squad, though, with Curtis Jones missing out.
Manchester United have 12 players going to the World Cup, including Bruno Fernandes, as do Crystal Palace. The fact that the Eagles have so many players at the tournament highlights their impressive rise in recent years.
Atletico Madrid also have 12 players, with Marcos Llorente, Álex Baena and Marc Pubill featuring in the Spain squad.
Clubs with 11-12 players going to the World Cup
Club
Borussia Dortmund
Galatasaray
Liverpool
Al-Hilal
Atletico Madrid
Crystal Palace
Manchester United
15+ Players
Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland
Spain have called up seven Barcelona players, including Ballon d'Or contender Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Gavi. Eight of their players will feature for other nations.
The 2026 Champions League finalists, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, both have 16 players at this summer's tournaments. Arsenal quartet Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke will turn out for England, while Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha and Achraf Hakimi are three of PSG's representatives.
18 Bayern Munich players are going to the World Cup. Harry Kane is hoping to fire England to World Cup glory, Michael Olise has been named in the France squad and Manuel Neuer, now 40, will be the man between the sticks for Germany.
The club with the most players going to the World Cup is Manchester City. 19 of their players have been called up, including Erling Haaland (Norway), Rayan Cherki (France), Rodri (Spain), Jeremy Doku (Belgium) and Marc Guehi (England).
Clubs with 15+ players going to the World Cup
Club
Barcelona
Arsenal
PSG
Bayern Munich
Manchester City