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16 Arsenal players called up for World Cup – who will they face?

All of Arsenal’s World Cup call-ups have now been confirmed, with 16 Gunners set to travel to the tournament this summer.

LONDON, ENGLAND: Bukayo Saka of England celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between England and Serbia at Wembley Stadium on November 13, 2025. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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Following Ecuador’s announcement of their World Cup squad, all of the national teams with eligible Arsenal players have now confirmed the 26 players they’re calling up for the tournament.

16 Arsenal players will be involved, across 10 nations, with the most in the England team. Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, and Noni Madueke will all be involved in Thomas Tuchel’s squad.

Arsenal also have multiple players in the Spain squad (David Raya, Martin Zubimendi, and Mikel Merino) and in the Brazil squad (Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli).

CHOFU, JAPAN - OCTOBER 14: Gabriel Martinelli of Brazil (2nd) celebrates with Bruno Guimaraes (1st L) after scoring the team's second goal during the international friendly match between Japan and Brazil at Tokyo Stadium on October 14, 2025 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

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The other seven countries to call up Arsenal players have only named one each, with the full list of call-ups below, in the order they were called up:

It’s worth noting that many of Arsenal’s players will join up with their countries late, due to the Champions League final. But they’ll all be involved by the time the World Cup actually kicks off on June 11th.

World Cup Groups involving Arsenal players

STUTTGART, GERMANY - MARCH 30: Kai Havertz reacts during the international friendly match between Germany and Ghana at MHP Arena on March 30, 2026 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

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Group C

Brazil (Gabriel & Martinelli)

Morocco

Haiti

Scotland

Group E

Germany (Havertz)

Curacao

Ivory Coast

Ecuador (Hincapie)

Group F

Netherlands (Timber)

Japan

Sweden (Gyokeres)

Tunisia

Group G

Belgium (Trossard)

Egypt

Iran

New Zealand

Group H

Spain (Raya, Zubimendi, & Merino)

Cape Verde

Saudi Arabia

Uruguay

Group I

France (Saliba)

Senegal

Iraq

Norway (Odegaard)

Group L

England (Saka, Rice, Eze, Madueke)

Croatia

Ghana

Panama

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