21 Serie A players remain as 2026 World Cup reaches quarter-finals | OneFootball

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·9 July 2026

21 Serie A players remain as 2026 World Cup reaches quarter-finals

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Twenty-one Serie A and Serie B players remain at the 2026 World Cup as the quarter-finals take shape following the final two round of 16 ties on Tuesday night, with Italy absent in North America.

Belgium and Norway have five representatives apiece, the most of any nation. According to Football Italia, France and Switzerland each have four, while Spain and England have none.


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Belgium: Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli), Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), Koni De Winter (Milan), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).

Norway: Morten Thorsby (Cremonese), Leo Ostigard (Genoa), Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (Torino), Torbjorn Heggem (Bologna), Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).

France: Manu Kone (Roma), Marcus Thuram (Inter), Adrien Rabiot (Milan), Mike Maignan (Milan).

Switzerland: Manuel Akanji (Inter), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Ardon Jashari (Milan), Michel Aebischer (Pisa).

Argentina: Nico Paz (Como), Lautaro Martinez (Inter). Morocco: Neil El-Aynaoui (Roma).

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