Clubs with the Most World Cup Winners: Juventus Remains No. 1, Barcelona Overtakes Real Madrid After 2026 World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has concluded. After 104 matches and the participation of 48 national teams, Spain ascended to the global summit, clinching the most prestigious trophy in international football.

With the World Cup now over, attention is gradually shifting towards the club season and the upcoming transfer window. Before that, however, it's time for some intriguing statistics – which clubs have produced the most World Cup winners in the tournament's history?

It's noteworthy that Barcelona had 12 World Cup winners before Spain's recent second title, and now boasts 20, while their fierce rivals Real Madrid remain at 13.

1st Place – Juventus – 28

1934 Italy – Mario Varglien, Raimundo Orsi, Virginio Rosetta, Umberto Caligaris, Giovanni Ferrari, Gianpiero Combi, Luis Monti, Luigi Bertolini, Felice Borel, Pietro Rava.

1938 Italy – Alfredo Foni, Marco Tardelli.

1982 Italy – Gaetano Scirea, Paolo Rossi, Claudio Gentile, Antonio Cabrini, Dino Zoff.

1990 Germany – Thomas Häßler.

1998 France – Didier Deschamps, Zinedine Zidane.

2006 Italy – Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero, Mauro Camoranesi.

2018 France – Blaise Matuidi.

2022 Argentina – Leandro Paredes, Ángel Di María.

2nd Place – Bayern Munich – 23

1954 West Germany – Hans Bauer.

1974 West Germany – Hans-Josef Kapellmann, Georg Schwarzenbeck, Sepp Maier, Uli Hoeneß, Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer.

1990 West Germany – Raimond Aumann, Stefan Reuter, Hans Pflügler, Jürgen Kohler, Olaf Thon, Klaus Augenthaler.

1994 Brazil – Jorginho.

1998 France – Bixente Lizarazu.

2014 Germany – Bastian Schweinsteiger, Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos, Mario Götze, Jérôme Boateng. 2018 France – Corentin Tolisso.

3rd Place – Inter – 22

1934 Italy – Attilio Demaría, Armando Castellazzi, Giuseppe Meazza, Luigi Allemandi.

1938 Italy – Renato Olmi, Ugo Locatelli, Pietro Ferraris, Giovanni Ferrari, Giuseppe Meazza.

1982 Italy – Ivano Bordon, Gabriele Oriali, Gianpiero Marini, Fulvio Collovati, Giuseppe Bergomi, Alessandro Altobelli.

1990 West Germany – Andreas Brehme, Jürgen Klinsmann, Lothar Matthäus.

1998 France – Youri Djorkaeff.

2002 Brazil – Ronaldo. 2006 Italy – Marco Materazzi.

2022 Argentina – Lautaro Martínez.

4th Place – Barcelona – 20

1994 Brazil – Romário.

2002 Brazil – Rivaldo.

2010 Spain – Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol, Pedro, Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Piqué, Andrés Iniesta, David Villa.

2018 France – Ousmane Dembélé, Samuel Umtiti.

2026 Spain – Joan García, Eric García, Gavi, Pau Cubarsí, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres.

5th Place – Roma – 18

1934 Italy – Attilio Ferraris, Enrique Guaita, Guido Masetti.

1938 Italy – Pietro Serantoni, Aldo Donati, Eraldo Monzeglio, Guido Masetti.

1982 Italy – Pietro Vierchowod, Bruno Conti. 1990 West Germany – Rudi Völler, Thomas Berthold.

1994 Brazil – Aldair.

1998 France – Vincent Candela.

2002 Brazil – Cafu.

2006 Italy – Simone Perrotta, Daniele De Rossi, Francesco Totti.

2022 Argentina – Paulo Dybala.

The remaining teams completing the top ten are: Peñarol, Santos, Real Madrid, Nacional Montevideo, and São Paulo.

Gosho Metodiev