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Atletico Madrid has matched an impressive record set by Juventus for the most players featured in a World Cup final. A remarkable nine players from the Madrid club are part of the Spain and Argentina squads competing in the 2026 World Cup final.
Representing Spain from the "Rojiblancos" are Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, Alejandro Grimaldo, and Alex Baena. However, only Baena started the match among these four.
Meanwhile, in the Argentina squad, Atletico's contingent includes Juan Musso, Nahuel Molina, Giuliano Simeone, Thiago Almada, and Julián Álvarez. Of these, only Álvarez was in the starting lineup.
This achievement sees Atletico equal a record held by Juventus since 1934. Back then, Italy's coach Vittorio Pozzo had nine players from the Turin giants available for the World Cup final against Czechoslovakia. Five of them – Gianpiero Combi, Luigi Bertolini, Giovanni Ferrari, Luis Monti, and Raimundo Orsi – started the match, while Virginio Rosetta, Umberto Caligaris, Felice Borel, and Mario Varglien remained on the bench.
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