Which Club Will Have the Most Players at the World Cup? A Czech Team Among the Elite, Matching Real Madrid

Manchester City, Arsenal's closest challenger in the recently concluded title race, leads this statistic, sending an impressive 19 players to represent their nations overseas. Four English players are joined by three from Portugal, two Dutchmen, two Croatians, and one player each from Uzbekistan, Egypt, Norway, France, Algeria, Ghana, Spain, and Belgium.

German giants Bayern Munich will send the second-highest number of players to the World Cup, with 17 representatives. Six of these will don the German national jersey.

The Premier League dominates the top twenty clubs, with the most significant representation. Besides Arsenal and Manchester City, Crystal Palace boasts 12 players, Liverpool FC and Manchester United each have 11, Sunderland contributes 10, and Aston Villa sends 9.

Spain's La Liga features three clubs among the elite, led by champions FC Barcelona, who will have 14 players at the World Cup. Atlético Madrid has 12 nominees, while Real Madrid sends two fewer.

Among clubs with a double-digit number of players at the tournament is Slavia Prague, who will have ten players at the World Cup, matching Real Madrid's contribution.

TABLE: Which teams have the most players at the World Cup?

Slovakia's top league will have double representation at the overseas championship. Cesar Blackman from champions ŠK Slovan Bratislava will represent Panama, while Dominique Simon from relegated Tatran Prešov will feature for Haiti.

The Premier League will contribute the most players to the tournament (162), followed by the Bundesliga with a round hundred. La Liga takes third place with 79 footballers. The top five is completed by Ligue 1 with 78 players and Italy's Serie A with 66 nominees.

The best non-European league in this regard is the Saudi Pro League with 48 players, while the top overseas league is Major League Soccer with 45 players, placing it 7th overall.