The World Cup 2022 has officially kicked off! This tournament is massively significant for Premier League fans as club conflicts and allegiances will be put to the test in Qatar.
England’s Premier League will supply more players than any other country involved, 100 to be exact, as recognized superstars from Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham, and Chelsea all feature in a big way.
Fans of the ‘Big Six’ will be hoping their clubs’ top players can avoid injury, while domestic rivalries are ignored, national teams’ gel with newly emerged supporters, as international football takes the spotlight.
The Premier League will receive a mid-season break from November 12 to December 26 as we gear up for the first ever winter World Cup.
Liverpool World Cup players
We can expect Jurgen Klopp to utilise the winter break by conjuring up a decisive plan to breech the top five of the Premier League – a position the Reds were expected to already be in. To Klopp’s joy, he won’t have to worry as much as his rival EPL managers this month as Liverpool have kept their allocated World Cup players to a reasonable seven.
Alisson (Brazil) Fabinho (Brazil Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) Jordan Henderson (England) Virgin van Dijk (Netherlands) Darwin Nunez (Uruguay) Ibrahima Konate (France) Arsenal World Cup players
Mikel Arteta and his league-leading Arsenal squad continue to top the charts in other ways as 10 players have been called up by their national sides for the World Cup.
Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) Matt Turner (USA) Ben White (England) Aaron Ramsdale (England) William Saliba (France) Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) Bukayo Saka (England) Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) Thomas Partey (Ghana)
One notable aspect of the Arsenal World Cup call-ups is Matt Turners arrival to the big stage. Playing in his first ever World Cup, the former New England Revolution stand out hasn’t received EPL playing time as of yet, but if you’ve backed the Gunners to win at sportsbooks during the Europa League while he’s stood between the sticks, you’ll notice his shot-stopping ability has been top-tier – allowing just one goal.
Caesars sportsbook Massachusetts offers excellent odds-on Arsenal clean sheets when the backup goalkeeper starts, so you’ll want to pay attention to USMNT with Turner expected to be the team’s first-choice keeper.
Chelsea World Cup players
Graham Potter will be a nervous-wreck watching the 2022 World Cup, as the majority of his first team selections at Chelsea have left the capital and boarded a flight to Qatar – 12 in total. Hopefully, for Blues fans, Potter’s men can return with a clear bill of health, as his team are in the worst EPL table positioning of all the ‘Big Six’ clubs.
Edouard Mendy (Senegal) Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) Mason Mount (England) Raheem Sterling (England) Conor Gallagher (England) Cesar Azpilicueta (Spain) Thiago Silva (Brazil) Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) Christian Pulisic (USA) Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) Kai Havertz (Germany) Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) Manchester City World Cup players
Joining Graham Potter in a state of despair will be the Premier League title-winning manager of last season, Pep Guardiola. Sixteen players from his valuable squad have left for Qatar, and he’ll provide Gareth Southgate’s England team with more men (5) than any other EPL side.
Kyle Walker (England) John Stones (England) Phil Foden (England) Jack Grealish (England) Kalvin Phillips (England) Joao Cancelo (Portugal) Ruben Dias (Portugal) Bernardo Silva (Portugal) Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Rodrigo (Spain) Ederson (Brazil) Nathan Ake (Netherlands) Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) Julian Alvarez (Argentina) Ilkay Gundogan (Germany) Manchester United World Cup players
The red side of Manchester isn’t far behind their rivals as Erik ten Hag will send 14 of his first-team starters to the World Cup, as Portugal and Brazil are receiving much assistance from the Red Devils.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) Diogo Dalot (Portugal) Fred (Brazil) Casemiro (Brazil) Antony (Brazil) Harry Maguire (England) Luke Shaw (England) Lisandro Martinez (Argentina) Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) Christian Eriksen (Denmark) Raphael Varane (France) Facundo Pellestri (Uruguay) Tottenham World Cup players
Much like their big six rivals, other than Liverpool, Tottenham have reached double figures in World Cup call ups. Antonio Conte will lose 11 of his players.
Harry Kane (England) Eric Dier (England) Hugo Lloris (France) Cristian Romero (Argentina) Ben Davies (Wales) Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Denmark) Ivan Perisic (Croatia) Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) Son Heung-min (South Korea) Richarlison (Brazil) Pape Sarr (Senegal)
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