Ranking shows which club has most Cup call-ups; Brazilian club top 20 | OneFootball

The 2026 World Cup, hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, is set to kick off on June 11.

Thirteen clubs from the 2026 Brasileirão will be represented at the World Cup, with a total of 32 players from Brazil’s top flight called up by their respective national teams.

But have you ever stopped to think about which club has the most call-ups overall? Or which Brazilian club has the most players at the World Cup?

Well, here it is! A survey carried out by the newspaper O Globo mapped the origin of all 1,248 players called up for the tournament, revealing that they are spread across 453 different clubs around the world.

The clear leader of this ranking is Manchester City of England.

According to the Rio-based newspaper, the blue side of Manchester sent 19 players to 12 different national teams, reclaiming the all-time record it had lost to Bayern Munich in Qatar in 2022 (which had 17 call-ups).

Before that, in Russia in 2018, City itself held the mark with 16 players.

🌍 Manchester City’s 19 call-ups by national team:

England: James Trafford (Goalkeeper), John Stones (Center-back), Marc Guéhi (Center-back), and Nico O'Reilly (Full-back).

Portugal: Matheus Nunes (Full-back), Rúben Dias (Center-back), and Bernardo Silva (Midfielder).

Croatia: Josko Gvardiol (Center-back) and Mateo Kovacic (Midfielder).

Netherlands: Nathan Aké (Center-back) and Tijjani Reijnders (Midfielder).

Algeria: Rayan Ait-Nouri (Full-back).

Belgium: Jérémy Doku (Forward).

Egypt: Omar Marmoush (Forward).

Spain: Rodri (Midfielder).

France: Rayan Cherki (Forward).

Ghana: Antoine Semenyo (Forward).

Norway: Erling Haaland (Forward).

Uzbekistan: Abdukodir Khusanov (Center-back).

📊 The Top 5 and the powers outside Europe

The elite group of call-ups is rounded out by Bayern Munich (18 players), followed by Arsenal and PSG (tied with 16), and Barcelona (15).

Outside Europe, the standout is Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, which sits in 6th place overall with 12 players.

The club will send major international names such as Bono (Morocco), Darwin Núñez (Uruguay), Théo Hernández (France), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal), and Rúben Neves (Portugal), in addition to seven players for Saudi Arabia itself (Hassan Tambakti, Ali Lajami, Moteb Al-Harbi, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Mohamed Kanno, Sultan Mandash, and Salem Al-Dawsari).

🇧🇷 The situation of Brazilian clubs

Flamengo is the highest-ranked Brazilian team, sitting in 18th place overall with 9 call-ups.

With that, the Rio club ranks ahead of European giants such as Chelsea, Tottenham, and Inter Milan.

The Flamengo representatives are: Alex Sandro, Danilo, Léo Pereira, and Lucas Paquetá (Brazil); Plata (Ecuador); Carrascal (Colombia); and Arrascaeta, Varela, and De la Cruz (Uruguay).

Palmeiras comes next, in 39th place, with 7 called-up players: Gustavo Gómez, Maurício, and Ramón Sosa (Paraguay); Piquerez and Emi Martínez (Uruguay); Flaco López (Argentina); and Jhon Arias (Colombia).

Other Brazilian clubs on the list:

79th place: Atlético-MG (4 call-ups).

152nd place: Grêmio and Internacional (2 call-ups each).

235th place: Botafogo, Bragantino, Corinthians, Fluminense, Santos, São Paulo, and Vasco (1 call-up each).

📋 Ranking of clubs with the most World Cup call-ups

1st - Manchester City (England): 19

2nd - Bayern Munich (Germany): 18

3rd - Arsenal (England): 16

3rd - Paris Saint-Germain (France): 16

5th - Barcelona (Spain): 15

6th - Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia): 12

6th - Atlético de Madrid (Spain): 12

6th - Crystal Palace (England): 12

6th - Manchester United (England): 12

10th - Borussia Dortmund (Germany): 11

10th - Galatasaray (Turkey): 11

10th - Liverpool (England): 11

13th - Fenerbahçe (Turkey): 10

13th - Milan (Italy): 10

13th - PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands): 10

13th - Real Madrid (Spain): 10

13th - Slavia Prague (Czech Republic): 10

18th - Al Ahly (Egypt): 9

18th - Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia): 9

18th - Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia): 9

18th - Flamengo (Brazil): 9

18th - Sunderland (England): 9

23rd - Aston Villa (England): 8

23rd - Benfica (Portugal): 8

23rd - Brighton & Hove Albion (England): 8

23rd - Celtic (Scotland): 8

23rd - Chelsea (England): 8

23rd - Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany): 8

23rd - Hoffenheim (Germany): 8

23rd - Lille (France): 8

23rd - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa): 8

23rd - Newcastle (England): 8

23rd - Nice (France): 8

23rd - Olympique de Marseille (France): 8

23rd - Orlando Pirates (South Africa): 8

23rd - Stuttgart (Germany): 8

23rd - Tottenham (England): 8

23rd - Villarreal (Spain): 8

39th - Al Duhail (Qatar): 7

39th - Atalanta (Italy): 7

39th - Bayer Leverkusen (Germany): 7

39th - Inter Milan (Italy): 7

39th - Palmeiras (Brazil): 7

39th - Real Betis (Spain): 7

39th - Sporting CP (Portugal): 7

39th - Strasbourg (France): 7

39th - Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic): 7

48th - Al-Hussein (Jordan): 6

48th - Al-Qadsiah (Saudi Arabia): 6

48th - Esteghlal Tehran (Iran): 6

48th - Fulham (England): 6

48th - Juventus (Italy): 6

48th - Mainz 05 (Germany): 6

48th - Monaco (France): 6

48th - Persepolis FC (Iran): 6

48th - Roma (Italy): 6

48th - Young Boys (Switzerland): 6

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