A final between France and England would also be epic. And on top of that, it would guarantee that the trophy comes back to Europe. 
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i wont comment on the game early this morning because i have no intrest in either team even if one of them was going to be Englands next VICTIM. but do want to share this funny moment between 2 former team mates (giants of the game) competeing against each other for a place in the semi final of a world cup .Bellingham showing Haaland some loving , i think Jude got mixed up in the moment and forgot Erling is a guy all he saw was a tall looking blonde with a cute bum contour (easy mistake to make i guess) , 
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love this … 
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I hope and wish for the final to be Spain vs. Argentina. 
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got to respect that! , plenty of ambition but sadly no future 
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But it is possible, isn’t it?
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so is picking the winning lottery numbers
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Wednesday, 15 July 2026 | Match 102 / 104
England vs Argentina - who will advance to the final?
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Just one more post about yesterday’s game, which was a historical game for Norewgian football. I think many of the Norwegian players will be rooting for England for the rest of the tournament. I will too, and I will be watching on Wednesday. Go England!
Poor Ørjan Nyland, who had a perfect tournament except for one fatal slip-up, which Jude Bellingham took advantage of. Here’s Nyland and Bellingham after the match
https://youtube.com/shorts/FAK-ohYh9tk?si=0y-nQ0VD_HeyJaZZ
Well, that was yesterday. Let’s move on.
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A display of great sportsmanship and mutual respect from both teams. We were lucky enough to witness football history. It simply doesn’t get any better than this!
I’m really looking forward to seeing how the match against Argentina will play out. The one thing they have in common is their ability to stay dangerous until the very end and change the course of a match within minutes - even when you least expect it. I’ll definitely be cheering for England too, hoping they can go all the way. 
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Gårsdagens idretts nyheter er over. Nå må livet gå videre.
There are still four very strong teams in the running…
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I do think the french will lift the trophy. Don`t know if I am right. 
I’m rooting for Spain to win, even though England, as always, is very strong…
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I’m done with it
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Du er det ja. Det er litt godt å høre.
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This is the list of the leagues where the players play in week in week out.
10 Leagues With Most Players at 2026 World Cup
Rank
League
Country
No. of Players
Premier League
England
154
Bundesliga
Germany
94
Ligue 1
France
78
La Liga
Spain
74
Serie A
Italy
66
Saudi Pro League
Saudi Arabia
47
MLS
U.S./Canada
45
Turkish Süper Lig
Türkiye
42
EFL Championship
England
37
Eredivisie
Netherlands
30
The Premier League has evolved into a monetary juggernaut, with staggering broadcast deals and emphasis on commercial growth seeing the English top flight steer clear of its competitors. An imbalance has been facilitated, however, manifesting in UEFA’s three club competitions in recent years.
Each of the finals boasted an English representative at the end of the 2025–26 season, and almost half of the division will be competing on the continent next season.
With newly promoted clubs able to prise stars away from the rest of Europe’s top leagues, it should come as no surprise that the universal Premier League will have 154 players at the 2026 World Cup. The Championship is the ninth-most represented with 37 players, and the English pyramid in total has 200 players, including New Zealand‘s Tommy Smith, who played in the sixth-tier with Braintree Town last season.
With 19, Manchester City have the most players flying out to North America, while Conference League winners Crystal Palace (12) have more representatives than Real Madrid. For the first time ever, a Spanish World Cup roster doesn’t feature a single Madrid player.
Largely thanks to the big three clubs, La Liga has the fourth-most players (74). The Bundesliga ranks second with 94 players, aided by Austria’s first World Cup qualification this century. The league’s behemoth, Bayern Munich, had 18 players heading to the tournament before Lennart Karl picked up an injury. Harry Kane may be a strong campaign away from winning the Ballon d’Or.
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Ligue 1 (78) and Serie A (66) also occupy the top five, with the latter hindered by Italy’s failure to qualify again.
Saudi Arabia’s recent spurt in soccer interest and the money they’ve thrown around to tempt talent to the Gulf region means the Saudi Pro League is the best-represented league outside of Europe. Still, the majority of those heading to the World Cup ply their trade domestically. All but one member of the Saudi roster competes in the Saudi Pro League, with its most dominant team historically, Al Hilal, boasting 11 representatives.
Seventeen of the 45 Major League Soccer (MLS) players heading to the World Cup play for one of the three hosts, and some may be surprised that the division will have the eighth-most players at the tournament. The league’s salary cap and Designated Player Rule perhaps haven’t aided the general quality, but have allowed for more star talent to arrive across the 30 franchises.
Türkiye’s first qualification since 2002, when it was a semifinalist, means the Turkish Süper Lig will have 42 players at this summer’s tournament (seventh-most), even if the country’s most impressive starlets, like Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız and Can Uzun, have taken their talents away from the homeland.
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Published Jun 9, 2026 | Modified Jun 10, 2026
James Cormack is a freelancer soccer writer for Sports Illustrated FC. An expert on Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, he follows Italian and German soccer, taking particular interest in the work of Antonio Conte & Julian Nagelsmann.
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