Every Ligue 1 Player Heading to the 2026 World Cup
74 Ligue 1 players have been called up to World Cup 2026 squads, representing 25 different nations.
Key Facts
- Total Players
- 74
- Nations Represented
- 25
- Clubs Represented
- 16
- Most Players
- Paris Saint Germain (14)
Senegal (9)
France (8)
Bradley Barcola
forward
Brice Samba
goalkeeper
Désiré Doué
forward
Lucas Hernández
defender
Maghnes Akliouche
forward
Ousmane Dembélé
forward
Robin Risser
goalkeeper
Warren Zaïre-Emery
midfielder
Ghana (5)
Belgium (5)
Diego Moreira
midfielder
Matias Fernandez-Pardo
defender
Mike Penders
goalkeeper
Nathan Ngoy
defender
Thomas Meunier
defender
Morocco (4)
Achraf Hakimi
defender
Ayyoub Bouaddi
midfielder
Nayef Aguerd
defender
Samir El Mourabet
midfielder
Congo DR (4)
Côte d'Ivoire (4)
Clément Akpa
defender
Elye Wahi
forward
Guela Doué
defender
Simon Adingra
forward
Argentina (4)
Gerónimo Rulli
goalkeeper
Leonardo Balerdi
defender
Nicolás Tagliafico
defender
Valentín Barco
midfielder
Portugal (4)
Gonçalo Ramos
forward
João Neves
midfielder
Nuno Mendes
defender
Vitinha
midfielder
Algeria (3)
Switzerland (3)
United States (3)
Czech Republic (2)
Tunisia (2)
Haiti (2)
Brazil (2)
Endrick
forward
Marquinhos
defender
Canada (2)
Japan (1)
Ayumu Seko
defender
Colombia (1)
Deiver Machado
defender
Spain (1)
Fabián Ruiz
midfielder
Paraguay (1)
Julio Enciso
midfielder
Korea Republic (1)
Kang-in Lee
midfielder
Jordan (1)
Mousa Tamari
forward
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Nidal Celik
defender
Saudi Arabia (1)
Saud Abdulhamid
defender
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Ligue 1 players are at the World Cup 2026?
74 Ligue 1 players have been called up to World Cup 2026 squads across 25 nations. See the full list above.
How many Ligue 1 clubs have World Cup players?
16 Ligue 1 clubs have at least one player at the World Cup 2026. Paris Saint Germain lead with 14 players.
Which Ligue 1 team has the most World Cup players?
Paris Saint Germain have the most Ligue 1 players at the World Cup 2026 with 14 squad members.
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