Squad Statistics
Explore key statistics from the FIFA World Cup 2026 squads, including age records, club representation, league systems, confederations, average squad age and coach representation.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal, 41 years and 126 days.
Gilberto Mora
Mexico, 17 years and 240 days.
Craig Gordon
Scotland, 43 years and 162 days.
Mladen Jurkas
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 years and 247 days.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal, 41 years and 126 days.
Alphonso Davies
Canada, 25 years and 221 days.
Dick Advocaat
Curaçao, 78 years and 257 days.
Julian Nagelsmann
Germany, 38 years and 323 days.
Player Representation by Club
Clubs with the highest number of players represented in the tournament squads.
| Players | Club |
|---|---|
| 19 | Manchester City |
| 17 | Bayern Munich |
| 16 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 15 | Arsenal |
| 15 | Barcelona |
| 12 | Crystal Palace |
| 12 | Manchester United |
| 12 | Al-Hilal |
| 12 | Atlético Madrid |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 11 | Galatasaray |
| 10 | Slavia Prague |
| 10 | Liverpool |
| 10 | Sunderland |
| 10 | Milan |
| 10 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 10 | Real Madrid |
| 10 | Fenerbahçe |
Player Representation by League System
League systems supplying the most players to the FIFA World Cup 2026 squads.
| Country | Players | Percent | Outside National Squad | Lower Tier Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 205 | 16.43% | 184 | 42 |
| Germany | 110 | 8.81% | 91 | 8 |
| Spain | 85 | 6.81% | 68 | 5 |
| France | 84 | 6.73% | 76 | 7 |
| Italy | 71 | 5.69% | 71 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 50 | 4.01% | 25 | 2 |
| Turkey | 45 | 3.61% | 30 | 2 |
| United States | 42 | 5 | ||
| Netherlands | 38 | 3.04% | 36 | 5 |
| Brazil | 32 | 2.56% | 25 | 0 |
| Portugal | 31 | 2.48% | 26 | 4 |
| Belgium | 29 | 2.32% | 1 | |
| Qatar | 29 | 2.32% | 4 | 0 |
| Mexico | 26 | 2.08% | 14 | |
| Iran | 23 | 1.84% | 6 | |
| Czech Republic | 22 | 1.76% | 5 | |
| Egypt | 20 | 1.60% | 3 | |
| South Africa | 19 | 1.52% | 0 | |
| Argentina | 17 | 1.36% | 15 | |
| Uzbekistan | 16 | 1.28% | 1 | |
| Australia | 15 | 1.20% | 10 | |
| Denmark | 14 | 1.12% | 14 | |
| Greece | 12 | 0.96% | 12 | |
| Japan | 7 | 0.56% | 4 | 1 |
| Croatia | 6 | 0.48% | 4 | |
| Ecuador | 5 | 0.40% | 3 | |
| Israel | 4 | 0.32% | 4 | |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.24% | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0.16% | 2 | |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.08% | 1 | |
| Total | 1248 | 100% | 913, 73.16% | 89, 7.13% |
League System Notes
Additional context on squad construction and domestic league representation.
None of the squads are made up entirely of players from the countries' domestic leagues. The Qatar and Saudi Arabia squads have 25 players from their respective leagues.
The Cape Verde, Curaçao, DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Uruguay squads do not include any players employed by clubs in their home country.
The Uruguay league is the only domestic league represented at the tournament which does not provide any player for its national team.
The Canada and New Zealand squads both include players employed by domestic clubs, but no players employed in the Canadian or New Zealand domestic league systems.
The Netherlands squad has the most players from a single foreign federation, with 15 players employed in England.
Of the countries not represented by a national team at the tournament, Italy's league provided the most squad members, with 71.
Player Representation by Club Confederation
Distribution of squad players by club confederation.
| Confederation | Players | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA | 853 | 68.51% |
| AFC | 189 | 15.14% |
| CONCACAF | 82 | 6.57% |
| CONMEBOL | 63 | 5.05% |
| CAF | 53 | 4.25% |
| OFC | 8 | 0.64% |
Average Age of Squads
Countries grouped by average squad age.
| Average Age | Countries |
|---|---|
| 25 | Ivory Coast |
| 26 | Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Ecuador, Ghana, Iraq, Morocco, Norway, Senegal, Spain, Tunisia |
| 27 | Australia, Czech Republic, England, France, Haiti, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, South Africa, Turkey, United States |
| 28 | Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Curaçao, Germany, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, Uzbekistan |
| 29 | Argentina, Brazil, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Egypt, Paraguay, Qatar, Scotland, Uruguay |
| 30 | Colombia, Iran, Panama |
Coach Representation by Country
Countries supplying coaches to the tournament, including coaches managing other national teams.
| Number | Country | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Argentina | Lionel Scaloni, Gustavo Alfaro, Sebastián Beccacece, Marcelo Bielsa, Néstor Lorenzo, Mauricio Pochettino |
| 6 | France | Didier Deschamps, Sébastien Desabre, Sabri Lamouchi, Hervé Renard, Rudi Garcia, Sébastien Migné |
| 4 | Spain | Luis de la Fuente, Thomas Christiansen, Julen Lopetegui, Roberto Martínez |
| 3 | Germany | Julian Nagelsmann, Ralf Rangnick, Thomas Tuchel |
| 3 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti, Fabio Cannavaro, Vincenzo Montella |
| 2 | Australia | Tony Popovic, Graham Arnold |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sergej Barbarez, Vladimir Petković |
| 2 | England | Darren Bazeley, Graham Potter |
| 2 | Morocco | Mohamed Ouahbi, Jamal Sellami |
| 2 | Netherlands | Ronald Koeman, Dick Advocaat |
| 1 | Belgium | Hugo Broos |
| 1 | Cape Verde | Bubista |
| 1 | Croatia | Zlatko Dalić |
| 1 | Czech Republic | Miroslav Koubek |
| 1 | Egypt | Hossam Hassan |
| 1 | Greece | Georgios Donis |
| 1 | Iran | Amir Ghalenoei |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | Emerse Faé |
| 1 | Japan | Hajime Moriyasu |
| 1 | Mexico | Javier Aguirre |
| 1 | Norway | Ståle Solbakken |
| 1 | Portugal | Carlos Queiroz |
| 1 | Scotland | Steve Clarke |
| 1 | Senegal | Pape Thiaw |
| 1 | South Korea | Hong Myung-bo |
| 1 | Switzerland | Murat Yakin |
| 1 | United States | Jesse Marsch |