Al Ahly Club asserts its strong presence in the 2026 World Cup competitions, held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, especially with the reduction in the number of teams after the end of the group stage of the tournament.
The group stage matches of the 2026 World Cup have concluded, and the Round of 32 competitions of the currently held tournament have begun, as teams aim to continue their journey in the historically largest World Cup.
Qualifiers for the Round of 32 of the World Cup
Al Ahly among the most prominent in the World Cup
32 teams qualified from the group stage of the World Cup, with English club Manchester City having the largest share of players among those who reached the first knockout round of the World Cup.
Manchester City is represented by 18 players in the Round of 32 of the World Cup, placing the Citizens at the top of the ranking of clubs with the most players in that stage of the World Cup.
See the list of clubs with the most presence in the Round of 32 of the World Cup
Al Ahly Club appears on the list, as the Red team is represented by 9 players in the Round of 32 of the World Cup: Mohamed El Shenawy, Mostafa Shobeir, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Hany, Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, Ahmed Sayed Zizo, and Youssef Belamri.
Al Ahly in the World Cup appears strongly with 8 players alongside the Egyptian national team: Mohamed El Shenawy, Mostafa Shobeir, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Hany, Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, Ahmed Sayed Zizo, while Youssef Belamri is with the Atlas Lions.
The list released by the "Transfermarkt" website, specialized in numbers and statistics, includes several clubs, including Al Ahly and Manchester City as shown, in addition to German Bayern Munich, English Arsenal, French Paris Saint-Germain, and Spanish Barcelona.
See the list of clubs with the most presence in the Round of 32 of the World Cup
