With 17 players in Qatar, Barcelona become the club with the most ever players at a World Cup in the history of the tournament.
Barcelona players going to the World Cup
Ter Stegen (Germany) Araujo (Uruguay), Christensen (Denmark), Kounde (France), Alba (Spain), Eric Garcia (Spain) Balde (Spain), Busquets (Spain), Pedri (Spain), Gavi (Spain), De Jong (Netherlands) Ferran (Spain), Ansu Fati (Spain), Memphis Depay (Netherlands), Lewandowski (Poland) Dembele (France) and Raphinha (Brazil) form a Blaugrana legion spread across eight teams, many of them contenders to win the World Cup.
One goalkeeper, six defenders, four midfielders and six attacking players make up Barcelona’s armada in Qatar.
Bayern Munich and Manchester City, with 16 players respectively, follow Barcelona in this ranking. The country with the most Barcelona players is Spain, with eight.
With almost the entire squad travelling to Qatar, the resumption of training for Xavi seems a tough task.
