u/MildCaseofEverything

I was doing some research and found 19 of the players at the tournament have played in League Two, thought some have played more times than others.

More details here if you're interested: https://www.peripheralcreative.com/news/current-and-former-efl-players-at-world-cup

Hi guys,

I've done some research into how much the EFL has influenced the 2026 World Cup, specifically how many of the 1248 World Cup players have ever played in the EFL.

Specifically, I found that:

• 141 of the 1,248 World Cup players have made an EFL appearance (11.3%)
• Between them they've racked up 11,306 EFL appearances
• Of these, 127 have played in the Championship, 43 in League One and 19 in League Two
• 3 in 4 World Cup nations have at least one current or former EFL player (36/48)
• England (20, 77%) and Scotland (15, 58%) have the most of any nation
• 11 nations have at least 5 current or former EFL players

1/10 World Cup players has played in the Championship which I thought was pretty impressive, beyond the 37 current players who are representing their nations.

More details here if you're interested: https://www.peripheralcreative.com/news/current-and-former-efl-players-at-world-cup