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Arsenal at the World Cup

Feedzy​  ​​Read More​     Arsenal have sent 15 players from 9 different countries to North America for the 2026 World Cup, the second most of any Premier League club behind Manchester City sending 19. It would have been 16 and 10 but Jurrien Timber was forced to withdraw from the Netherlands side because of the groin injury that kept him out down the stretch of the club season.Manchester United are sending 13 players from 10 different countries. You’ll never guess which Premier League clubs are sending the 4th and 5th-most players. Answer here.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementArsenal put together a nice primer on the Gunners heading to the tournament that I’ll summarize and augment with U.S. TV info (link to FOX Sports’ coverage page that has streaming links).Leandro Trossard, BelgiumEgypt, Monday, June 15th, 3 pm ET, FOXIran, Sunday, June 21st, 3 pm ET, FS1New Zealand, Friday, June 26th, 11 pm ET, FOXTrossard is projected to start on the opposite wing from Jeremy Doku.Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, BrazilMorocco, Saturday, June 13th, 6 pm ET, FOXHaiti, Friday, June 19th, 8:30 pm ET, FOXScotland, Wednesday, June 24th, 6 pm ET, FOXBig Gabby will start at CB. Medium Gabby will come off the bench.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPiero Hincapie, EcuadorIvory Coast, Sunday, June 14th, 7 pm ET, FS1Curacao, Saturday, June 20th, 8 pm ET, FS1Germany, Thursday, June 25th, 4 pm ET, FOXPiero will start at CB alongside PSG’s Pacho.Ebere Eze, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Bukayo Saka, EnglandCroatia, Wednesday, June 17th 4 pm ET, FOXGhana, Tuesday, June 23rd, 4 pm ET, FOXPanama, Saturday, June 27th, 5 pm ET, FOXDeclan Rice (named vice-captain) and Bukayo Saka will start, Ebere Eze and Noni Madueke will come off the bench.William Saliba, FranceSenegal, Tuesday, June 16th, 3 pm ET, FOXIraq, Monday, June 22nd, 5 pm ET, FOXNorway, Friday, June 26th, 3 pm ET, FOXAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSaliba will start for France, health permitting. He’s being managed through a back problem that may need surgery after the tournament.Kai Havertz, GermanyCuracao, Sunday, June 14th, 1 PM ET, FOXIvory Coast, Saturday, June 20th, 4 pm ET, FOXEcuador, Thursday, June 25th, 4 pm ET, FOXKai will start leading the line.Martin Ødegaard, NorwayIraq, Tuesday, June 16th, 6 pm ET, FOXSenegal, Monday, June 22nd, 8 pm ET, FOXFrance, Friday, June 26th, 3 pm ET, FOXThe Arsenal club captain also captains his national team.David Raya, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel MerinoCabo Verde, Monday, June 15th, 12 pm ET, FOXSaudi Arabia, Sunday, June 21st, 12 pm ET, FOXUruguay, Friday, June 26th, 8 pm ET, FOXAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAll three are not expected to be starters, which is really harsh on David Raya. I’d expect both Zubimendi and Merino to be regularly used subs.Viktor Gyökeres, SwedenTunisia, Sunday, June 14th, 10 pm ET, FS1Netherlands, Saturday, June 20th, 1 pm ET, FOXJapan, Thursday, June 25th, 7 pm ET, FS1Big Vik will start up top alongside Alexander Isak. Gyökeres sco