EFL World Cup players in full, plus ranked by clubs and nationality

The 2026 World Cup has begun with a bang after goals aplenty and a fair few shocks, and it's safe to say there is so much English club interest over in North America at the moment.

England got their campaign underway on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over Croatia, as Harry Kane bagged a brace, with Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford also finding the net.

The likes of Argentina, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Mexico and USA also cruised to wins, while Spain, Brazil, and Portugal were held to draws.

It's not just Premier League interest at the World Cup, with a total of 41 players who plied their trade in the EFL last season now at the big one in North America.

Norwich City lead the way with five representatives at the World Cup, while the likes of Coventry City and Hull City have three apiece. Portsmouth have even gotten in on the act with one player in Gustavo Caballero taking the field for Paraguay, though he could be out of action due to injury for the second set of group games.

With EFL representation at the World Cup in mind, let's take a look at the three lists below, courtesy of Casino.net, detailing the EFL-based World Cup players in full, ranked by clubs and then by nations.

EFL players at the World Cup in full:

Name/club/country/EFL League

Owen Goodman Barnsley (loan) Canada League One

Paik Seung-ho Birmingham City South Korea Championship

Lyndon Dykes Charlton Athletic Scotland Championship

Brandon Thomas-Asante Coventry City Ghana Championship

Haji Wright Coventry City United States Championship

Haji Wright Coventry City United States Championship

Sondre Langas Derby County Norway Championship

Jacob Widell Zetterstrom Derby County Sweden Championship

Amir Hadžiahmetović Hull City Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship

Liam Millar Hull City Canada Championship

Ivor Pandur Hull City Croatia Championship

George Hirst Ipswich Town Scotland Championship

Harry Souttar Leicester City Australia Championship

Abdul Fatawu Leicester City Ghana Championship

Jordan Ayew Leicester City Ghana Championship

Ali Al-Hamadi Luton Town Iraq League One

Alfie Jones Middlesbrough Canada Championship

Sontje Hansen Middlesbrough Curaçao Championship

Max Crocombe Millwall New Zealand Championship

Mohamed Touré Norwich City Australia Championship

Ali Ahmed Norwich City Canada Championship

Jose Cordoba Norwich City Panama Championship

Kenny McLean Norwich City Scotland Championship

Anis Ben Slimane Norwich City Tunisia Championship

Matt Garbett Peterborough United) New Zealand League One

Ben Waine Port Vale New Zealand League One R to League Two

Gustavo Caballero Portsmouth Paraguay Championship

Ar'jany Martha Rotherham United Curaçao League One R to League Two

Tahith Chong Sheffield United Curaçao Championship

Yan Valery Sheffield Wednesday Tunisia Championship

Cyle Larin Southampton Canada Championship

Ross Stewart Southampton Scotland Championship

Bae Jun-ho Stoke City South Korea Championship

Viktor Johansson Stoke City Sweden Championship

Cameron Burgess Swansea City Australia Championship

Marko Stamenić Swansea City New Zealand Championship

Eom Ji-sung Swansea City South Korea Championship

Nestory Irankunda Watford Australia Championship

Edo Kayembe Watford D.R Congo Championship

Egil Selvik Watford Norway Championship

Liberato Cacace Wrexham New Zealand Championship

Dominic Hyam Wrexham Scotland Championship

EFL players at the World Cup by team:

Club/No. of Internationals

Norwich City 5

Coventry City 3

Hull City 3

Leicester City 3

Swansea City 3

Watford 3

Derby County 2

Middlesbrough 2

Southampton 2

Stoke City 2

Wrexham 2

Birmingham City 1

Charlton Athletic 1

Ipswich Town 1

Luton Town 1

Millwall 1

Peterborough United 1

Port Vale 1

Portsmouth 1

Rotherham United 1

Sheffield United 1

Sheffield Wednesday 1

Barnsley 1 (Loan)

EFL players at the World Cup by nation:

Nation EFL Players

Canada 5

New Zealand 5

Scotland 5

Australia 4

Curaçao 3

Ghana 3

South Korea 3

Norway 2

Sweden 2

Tunisia 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1

Croatia 1

D.R Congo 1

Iraq 1

Panama 1

Paraguay 1

United States 1

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