While all the selections have unveiled their list for the World Cup, the SafeBettingSites.com site has compiled statistics on the distribution of players present according to championships and clubs.
All the lists have been revealed and therefore all the players present at the World Cup are now known, which has allowed the site SafeBettingSites.com to make several digits.
We can thus know the percentage of players present in Qatar playing in such a championship or in such a club. Which championships and which clubs are therefore the most represented?
The Premier League far ahead
With 16% of those selected for the World Cup, the Premier League will be the most popular championship at the next World Cup. In other words, almost one in six players selected for the World Cup plays in the Premier League. According to the site’s calculations, a total of 134 English Premiership players have been called up by their national teams for the competition.
The Spanish championship comes second with a representation of 10% of players or 83 players in the tournament. It will be followed by the Bundesliga (9.4%), Serie A (8.1%) and Ligue 1 (6.7%). The French elite will have 55 players, 19 of the 20 teams are sending at least one of their members, with the exception of AC Ajaccio.
Unsurprisingly, Europe’s top five leagues are the most represented at the 2022 World Cup. Outside of the top five leagues, Major League Soccer in the United States is expected to have the most players. in the Cup, i.e. 35. This figure also makes MLS the best-represented non-European league at the World Cup.
Note that the English second division is also well represented with 25 players at the World Cup. No other national football league second tier comes close to this level of representation. In comparison, Segunda Division (Spain), Serie B (Italy) and 2.Bundesliga (Germany) will only have three players each at the tournament.
Bayern Munich on the first step
Bayern Munich are far ahead at club level with 17 players called up to the World Cup. They are followed by Premier League champions Manchester City and La Liga giants Barcelona with 16 players each. Qatar’s Al Sadd FC are the first non-European club on the list, with 15 players. Premier League giants Manchester United will have 14 players at the tournament, followed by Real Madrid with 13 players.
Five Premier League clubs, four La Liga clubs, two Bundesliga clubs and one club from Serie A, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Saudi Pro League and Qatar Stars League will have at least 10 players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.