Manchester City Sends Record 19 Players to World Cup 2026 as Panama Brings Oldest Squad
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 3
Manchester City Sends Record 19 Players to World Cup 2026 as Panama Brings Oldest Squad
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 3
Summary
All 48 World Cup squads are now confirmed, with Manchester City supplying a tournament-high 19 players across 12 countries and Arsenal next on 16.
Spain stand out as the only squad drawn entirely from Europe’s top five leagues, while Curacao, Iran, Iraq and Qatar have no players who featured in those leagues this season.
Panama arrive with the oldest squad, ahead of Iran and Colombia, while Cristiano Ronaldo — 41 — is the oldest outfield player and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon, 43, the oldest overall.
Ivory Coast bring the youngest squad, and Mexico midfielder Gilberto Mora will be the youngest player at 17 years and 240 days.
The squad breakdown highlights how club pipelines, league strength and age profiles could shape the 2026 tournament before kickoff next week.