For one month they play for the flag. The other eleven, they clock in at clubs all over the planet. Here's where the World Cup actually spends its year.
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Every squad is cobbled together from clubs scattered across the globe. Each tile is a country hosting those players, sized by how many it sends and coloured by continent. A handful of leagues do most of the heavy lifting.
The clubs and countries sending the most players, ranked at every edition since 1998. Watch the lines cross as football's power bases rise, fall, and occasionally get rich overnight.
Every club and every country, ranked by how many World Cup players they host. Pick an edition and a round, sort it your way, and open any row to see exactly who's in there.