Spanish club Atletico Madrid, led by Argentine coach Diego Simeone, stands alone as the club with the most players in the World Cup final held in North America on Sunday, similar to the last two editions.

Six Argentine players who were part of the 'Rojiblancos' squad in the 2025-2026 season are taking part in this match: Julian Alvarez, Thiago Almada, Nahuel Molina, Juan Musso, Giuliano Simeone (son of the team's coach), and Nico Gonzalez on loan from Italian Juventus.

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The capital's team also features three Spanish players: Alex Baena, Carlos Llorente, and Marc Pubill, in addition to the new arrival Alejandro Grimaldo, whom 'Atleti' signed on June 30 in the midst of the World Cup. Consequently, there will be nine players under contract with the Madrid suburban club in the 2026 World Cup final in New Jersey, near New York, with the addition of Grimaldo, who has not yet played any match for Atletico, and without Nico Gonzalez, whose loan has ended.

The fourth-place finisher in 'La Liga' last season added the Italian Torino winger to the squad list published on its website, boasting that it is 'the club with the most representatives in FIFA World Cup finals since the 1934 Italy edition.'

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Atletico can boast of its numerical superiority in the World Cup final for the third consecutive time.

A similar situation occurred in the 2018 final between France and Croatia, with the participation of Frenchmen Lucas Hernandez, Antoine Griezmann, and Thomas Lemar (whom the team signed at the start of the tournament), and Croatian Sime Vrsaljko.

As for the 2022 final between Argentina and France, Atletico Madrid players included Griezmann, who faced his Argentine teammates Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, and Angel Correa.

Spain has historically been a host country attractive to Argentine players due to the shared language between the two countries and the possibility of obtaining Spanish citizenship.

Argentina has the largest number of foreign professional players in the Spanish first division (32 players) during the 2025-2026 season, followed by France (25 players) and Uruguay (17 players), according to data from the specialized site 'Transfermarkt'.

Barcelona occupies second place on the list of clubs with the most representatives in Sunday's final, with eight players wearing its colors, all of them Spanish.

As for the other giant of the Spanish league, Real Madrid, it is represented by a single player, the new arrival Marc Cucurella, who has not yet worn the 'Royal Team' jersey after being signed from English Chelsea.