FCB Is Not the Club With the Most FIFA World Cup 2022 Players
The Claim
More than any other soccer club, Barcelona has 18 players competing in the 2022 World Cup.
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A claim that 18 Barcelona FC players will compete in the Qatar World Cup 2022 is making the rounds on social media, especially among Twitter users.
The claim adds that this figure is the highest among football clubs.
The claim has been retweeted thousands of times and was shared by a verified account.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the claim and found it to be fake.
Barcelona has 16 players participating in the Qatar World Cup, not 18.
Bayern Munich is the team with the most representation,
FCB Has 16 World Cup Players
Barcelona's official website confirmed that 16 players will be at the Qatar World Cup 2022 in 8 different teams.
The article lists the players and their countries. Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba, Pedri, Gavi, Busquets, Ansu Fati, and Ferran Torres represent Spain.
France is represented by Jules Koundé and Ousmane Dembélé. The Netherlands is represented by Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay.
Denmark's Andreas Christensen is fourth, followed by Raphinha of Brazil, Uruguay's Ronald Araujo, Germany's Manuel Neuer, and Poland's Robert Lewandowski.
Barcelona's Participation Record
According to Barcelona's official website, the club has had 16 players compete in the World Cup.
The team had 14 players in the 2018 and 2010 World Cups.
They took part in the 2014 Brazil games with 15 players.
Bayern Munich Has 17 World Cup Players
The German football club Bayern Munich has the most players participating in the 2022 World Cup.
Seven players are on the German team, four on France's, and one each on Canada, Morocco, Croatia, the Netherlands, Cameroon, and Senegal.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup
The claim surfaced prior to the 2022 World Cup, which is scheduled to begin on November 20.
Qatar, who is hosting the tournament, will face Ecuador in the opening game of the tournament.
Update
The coach of Spain’s national team, Luis Enrique, decided to include the left-back Alejandro Balde in the squad for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, to replace the injured Jose Gaia. Blade hence became the 17th player from Barcelona to participate in the 2022 World Cup.
On the other hand, the Senegalese player Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the tournament after being unable to recover from injury in time.
While Bayern Munich was the most represented team with 17 of its players in the World Cup, the injury of Sadio Mane reduced the number to 16.
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