The price of passion: World Cup fans face soaring costs
The price of passion: World Cup fans face soaring costs
Chelsea Football Newsletter
Chelsea Football Newsletter
London clubs will be well represented at this summer’s World Cup, with 66 players from the nation’s capital jetting across the Atlantic for the expanded tournament.
It has been a strong year for London clubs, with Arsenal lifting the Premier League and Crystal Palace securing their first European trophy.
And the year could get better still should a London-based player take home the top honour, which is not unlikely.
With the tournament getting underway in just over a week, Standard Sport has pulled together a comprehensive list of every London club’s representatives at the World Cup.
Premier League
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).
Brentford
4 players: Igor Thiago (Brazil), Jordan Henderson (England), Kristoffer Ajer (Norway), Aaron Hickey (Scotland).
Arsenal are unsurprisingly the capital’s best-represented team at the World Cup
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).
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).
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).
Crystal Palace are sending more players to the World Cup than Real Madrid
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
5 players: Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DR Congo), Edson Alvarez (Mexico), Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands), El-Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal).
Championship
Millwall
1 player: Max Crocombe (New Zealand)
Charlton Athletic
1 player: Lyndon Dykes (Scotland)