Top five clubs with most players going to 2022 FIFA World Cup

These teams will have an abundance of footballers going to the Qatar tournament

Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup happening in Qatar during the winter. The football season will have a break from mid-November through Boxing Day. Since all 20 teams in the top five European leagues will lose a large number of players to their national teams just before the halfway point of the domestic season.

However, due to the composition of the 32 international teams that qualified for Qatar. Some elite-level players, such as Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland, Jorginho, Sergio Ramos, Thiago, etc., will be staying at home. Since this is especially true of clubs that are fighting for the top of the table. These clubs typically send more players to the World Cup than clubs that are trying to avoid relegation. Some nations are still yet to announce their squad for the tournament.

However, now that the teams have been revealed, some players' dreams for the competition have been dashed by injuries. But others are looking forward to their first World Cup—or, in Cristiano Ronaldo's case, his fifth. Here we take a look at the top five clubs with the most player representation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup:

5. Real Madrid (13)

Building one of the strongest squads in Europe having the player of the year Real Madrid is sending 14 of their main players to Qatar for representing their own respective countries.

Players going to the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Eder Militao (Brazil), Dani Carvajal (Spain), Antonio Rudiger (Germany), Aurélien Tchouameni (France), Federico Valverde (Uruguay), Luka Modric(Croatia), Vinicius jr (Brazil), Rodrygo (Brazil), Karim Benzema (France), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Marco Asensio (Spain), Eduardo Camavinga (France).

4. Manchester City (15)

Currently not have the best form in the Premier League with just 5 points behind Arsenal, City is one of the best teams in the world right now with a goalscoring beast Haaland who is not going to Qatar because Norweigan failed to qualify for the World Cup this time.

Players going to the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Manuel Akanji (Switzerland), Ederson (Brazil), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium), Ilkay Gundogan (Germany), John Stones, Kyle Walker, Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish (all England), Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva (all Portugal), Nathan Ake (Netherlands), Aymeric Laporte and Rodri (both Spain).

3. Manchester United (16)

Manchester United had one of the best transfers this season signing one of the biggest names in the football world and each one of their transfers is representing their country in this world cup.

Players going to the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Antony, Casemiro, Fred and Alex Telles (on loan to Sevilla) (all Brazil), Christian Eriksen (Denmark), Raphael Varane (France), Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford (all England), Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo (all Portugal), Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay), Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands), Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia), Lisandro Martinez (Argentina).

2. Barcelona (17)

Having the best young talents Barcelona are sending 16 of their players to the 2022 World Cup hence most of their players are representing Spain,

Players going to the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba, Pedri, Gavi, Busquets, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres, Alejandro Balde (Spain), Jules Kounde and Ousmane Dembélé (France), Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay (Netherlands), Raphinha (Brazil), Ronald Araujo (Uruguay), Ter Stegen (Germany), Robert Lewandowski (Poland).

1. Bayern Munich (17)

Bayern Munich are having one of the best seasons in the UCL as they topped the group knocking Barcelona out of the competition, The German giants have sent the most players to Qatar for representing their countries and have sent 7 players to represent Germany in the world competition.

Players going to the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon), Kingsley Coman (France), Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands), Leon Goretzka (Germany), Serge Gnabry (Germany), Lucas Hernandez (France), Joshua Kimmich (Germany), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Thomas Müller (Germany), Jamal Musiala (Germany), Benjamin Pavard (France), Leroy Sane (Germany), Josip Stanisic (Croatia), Dayot Upamecano (France), Alphonso Davies (Canada).

**This article was last updated on 19 November, 2022.