Yahoo Sports reports: With all 48 World Cup squads now confirmed, we look at how they shape up and compare with each other leading into the tournament. Looking just at the 20 clubs that made up the 2025-26 Premier League, only this season's top three have more players at the World Cup than Conference League winners Crystal Palace (12). Including players out on loan over the season, Sunderland remarkably have as many representatives on the global stage as Chelsea and Liverpool (11), showing just how globe-trotting their recruitment was following promotion last summer.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 5, 2026 6:55 AM
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With all 48 World Cup squads now confirmed, we look at how they shape up and compare with each other leading into the tournament. Looking just at the 20 clubs that made up the 2025-26 Premier League, only this season's top three have more players at the World Cup than Conference League winners Crystal Palace (12). Including players out on loan over the season, Sunderland remarkably have as many representatives on the global stage as Chelsea and Liverpool (11), showing just how globe-trotting their recruitment was following promotion last summer.
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