Milan Tops Italian Clubs in World Cup Representation

The curtain has fallen on the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, determining the identity of the 32 teams advancing to the knockout stages. Meanwhile, Italian league clubs continue their strong presence in the tournament, with 64 players from the Italian Serie A and Serie B still participating in the World Cup.

The "Football Italia" website explained that AC Milan tops the list of Italian clubs most represented in the knockout stages, having maintained a presence of 10 players in the tournament. Leading them are the French duo Mike Maignan and Adrien Rabiot, along with Portuguese Rafael Leão, Croatian Luka Modrić, American Christian Pulisic, Belgians Koni De Winter and Alexis Saelemaekers, Mexican Santiago Giménez, Ecuadorian Estupiñán, and Swiss Ardon Jashari.

Atalanta comes in second place with eight players, most notably Brazilian Ederson, Belgian Charles De Ketelaere, and Dutchman Marten de Roon, while Inter ranks third with six players, including Frenchman Marcus Thuram, Argentine Lautaro Martinez, and Dutchman Denzel Dumfries.

Juventus has five players still in the competitions: Canadian Jonathan David, Dutchman Teun Koopmeiners, American Weston McKennie, Brazilian Gleison Bremer, and Portuguese Francisco Conceição.

The same source added that Rome, Como, Bologna, and Sassuolo each have four players in the knockout stages, while Napoli includes two players, the Belgians Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku.

Several clubs are still represented by one or two players, including Genoa, Parma, Torino, Venezia, Cremonese, Fiorentina, Udinese, Cagliari, Pisa, Hellas Verona, and Sampdoria, confirming the continued strong presence of Italian clubs in the decisive stages of the 2026 World Cup.