With 61 players from 14 clubs, the English Premier League is the best represented championship in the quarter-finals at the World Cup in Qatar.
Despite the Spanish elimination after Tuesday’s penalty drama against Morocco, La Liga with 30 players from 8 clubs is still in second place, ahead of Serie A (23 players), Ligue 1 (18 players), Bundesliga (17 players), Eredivisie (11 players) and Primeira Liga (9 players).
Four players from the Jupiler Pro League are still in the tournament. These are Noa Lang (Club Brugge) and Vincent Janssen (Antwerp) in the Netherlands, and Selim Amallah (Standard) and Bilal El Khannous (KRC Genk) in Morocco.
With a full team in each case, Manchester City and United are best represented among the clubs, followed by Paris Saint-Germain (7 players) and Ajax (7).
– the Manchester City players who still have a chance at the World Cup: Kyle Walker, John Stones, Jack Grealish, Kalvin Philips, Phil Foden (England), Ederson (Brazil), Nathan Aké (Netherlands), Julian Alvarez (Argentina), Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo (Portugal)
– the Manchester United players who still have a chance at the World Cup: Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford (England), Raphael Varane (France), Casemiro, Fred, Antony (Brazil), Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands), Lisandro Martinez ( Argentina), Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), *
Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer a United player.
