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Which Premier League team has the most representatives at the World Cup this summer?

105 players from England’s domestic league will feature in total.

Updated at 12.32

THE PREMIER LEAGUE has more representatives than any other country’s primary domestic competition in this summer’s World Cup.

Of all the British clubs, Man United have the highest number of players (14), and the second highest overall after Bayern Munich (15).

England, unsurprisingly, have the highest number of Premier League players (22), with Belgium (12) second.

Check out the figures in full below.

Arsenal

Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere (both England), Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna (all France), Per Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil, Lukas Podolski (all Germany), Santi Cazorla (Spain), Johan Djourou (Switzerland), Joel Campbell (Costa Rica), Chu Young Park (South Korea)

Aston Villa

Ron Vlaar (Netherlands), Brad Guzan (United States)

Chelsea

Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Romelu Lukaku (all Belgium), David Luiz, Oscar, Ramires, Willian (all Brazil), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Gary Cahill, Frank Lampard (both England), Andre Schurrle (Germany), John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses, Kenneth Omeruo (all Nigeria), Cesar Azpilicueta, Fernando Torres (both Spain), Christian Atsu (Ghana)

Crystal Palace

Mile Jedinak (Australia)

Everton

Kevin Mirallas (Belgium), Leighton Baines, Ross Barkley, Phil Jagielka (all England), Tim Howard (United States)

Hull City

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(Hull’s Nikica Jelavic in action for Croatia)

Nikica Jelavic (Croatia), Maynor Figueroa (Honduras)

Leicester City

Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)

Liverpool

Simon Mignolet (Belgium), Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson, Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge, Rickie Lambert (all England), Mamadou Sakho (France), Kolo Toure (Ivory Coast), Luis Suarez, Sebastian Coates (both Uruguay), Pepe Reina (Spain)

Manchester City

Sergio Aguero, Martin Demichelis, Pablo Zabaleta (all Argentina), Vincent Kompany (Belgium), Edin Dzeko (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Fernandinho (Brazil), Joe Hart, James Milner (both England), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast), David Silva (Spain)

Manchester United

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(Danny Welbeck is one of 14 Man United representatives at the tournament)

Marouane Fellaini, Adnan Januzaj (both Belgium), Antonio Valencia (Ecuador), Phil Jones, Wayne Rooney, Chris Smalling, Danny Welbeck (all England), Patrice Evra (France), Shinji Kagawa (Japan), Javier Hernandez (Mexico), Robin van Persie (Netherlands), Nani (Portugal), David de Gea, Juan Mata (both Spain)

Newcastle United

Mathieu Debuchy, Moussa Sissoko (both France), Cheick Tiote (Ivory Coast), Tim Krul (Netherlands), Shola Ameobi (Nigeria)

Queens Park Rangers

Suk Young-Yun (South Korea), Loic Remy (France), Stephane Mbia (Cameroon), Julio Cesar (Brazil)

Southampton

Dejan Lovren (Croatia), Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw (both England), Maya Yoshida (Japan), Gaston Ramirez (Uruguay), Morgan Schneiderlin (France)

Stoke City

Asmir Begovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Wilson Palacios (Honduras), Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria), Geoff Cameron (United States)

Sunderland

Jozy Altidore (United States)

Swansea City

Wilfried Bony (Ivory Coast), Michel Vorm, Jonathan de Guzman (both Netherlands), Sung Yueng-Ki (South Korea)

Tottenham Hotspur

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(Nabil Bentaleb is set to feature for Algeria)

Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria), Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele, Jan Vertonghen (all Belgium), Paulinho (Brazil), Hugo Lloris (France), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Cameroon)

West Bromwich Albion

Ben Foster (England), Diego Lugano (Uruguay)

Club-by-club numbers of representatives: 

Arsenal 13, Everton 5, Man Utd 14, Stoke 4, Aston Villa 2, Hull 2, Newcastle 5, Sunderland 1, Burnley 0, Leicester 1, QPR 4, Swansea 4, Chelsea 12, Liverpool 12, Southampton 6, West Brom 2, Crystal Palace 1, Man City 10, Spurs 7, West Ham 0.

Country-by-country representatives:

Algeria 2, Ecuador 1, Netherlands 5, Argentina 3, England 22, Nigeria 5, Australia 1, France 10, Portugal 1, Belgium 12, Germany 4, South Korea 3, Bosnia & H 2, Ghana 1, Spain 7, Brazil 7, Honduras 2, Switzerland 1, Cameroon 3, Ivory Coast 4, Uruguay 4, Costa Rica 1, Japan 2, USA 4, Croatia 2, Mexico 1.

Top European clubs represented:

1. Bayern Munich (15) 2. Manchester United (14) 3. Barcelona (13) 4. Chelsea (12)* 4. Juventus (12) 4. Napoli (12) 4. Real Madrid (12) 8. Arsenal (10) 8. Liverpool (10) 8. Manchester City (10) 8. Paris Saint-Germain (10).

Number of representatives by league

1. England’s Premier League (110) 2. Italy’s Serie A (81) 3. Germany’s Bundesliga (73) 4. Spain’s Primera Division (62) 5. France’s Ligue 1 (47) 6. Russia’s Premier League (34) 7. Mexico’s Liga MX (26) 8. Turkey’s Super Lig (24) 9. Portugal’s Primera Division (22) 9. USA’s MLS (22).

*Not including loan players

h/t Premier League.com/Goal.com

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