Statistics : the clubs represented in the semi-finals

07.07.98 19h38 CET

The eighty-eight players from the four semi-final countries play in eleven different leagues, and forty-three different clubs.

The four most represented clubs are:

Croatia Zagreb, 7 players

PSV Eindhoven, 6 players

A.C.Milan, 5 players

F.C.Barcelona, 5 players

The following is a complete list of the represented clubs:

• ITALY, even though they were eliminated in the quarter-finals, will have nineteen players from their domestic league playing:

A.C.Milan, 5 players

Roma 3 players

Inter Milan, 3 players

Juventus, 3 players

Parma, 2 players

Sampdoria, 1 player

Naples, 1 player

Fiorentina, 1 player

• ENGLAND, eliminated in the round of sixteen: eleven players

Arsenal, 4 players

Chelsea, 2 players

Derby County, 1 player

Everton, 1 player

West Ham United, 1 player

Leeds United, 1 player

Nottingham Forest, 1 player

• SPAIN, eliminated in the first round: eleven players

F.C.Barcelona, 5 players

Real Madrid, 4 players

Real Betis, 1 player

Valencia, 1 player

• FRANCE, will have ten players from its domestic league playing, of which one will be Croatian: KOZNIKU (16)

A.S.Monaco, 3 players

A.J.Auxerre, 3 players

Olympique Marseille, 2 players

F.C.Metz, 1 player

F.C.Bastia, 1 player

• The NETHERLANDS will have ten players from their domestic league:

PSV Eindhoven, 6 players

Ajax Amsterdam, 3 players

Feyenoord Rotterdam, 1 player

• Ten of the twenty-two CROATIA players compete in their own domestic league:

Croatia Zagreb, 7 players

Hajduk Split, 2 players

Osijek, 1 player

• BRAZIL has nine of its players competing domestically:

Flamengo, 2 players

Sao Paulo, 2 players

Batafogo Rio, 2 players

Atletico Mineiro, 1 player

Vasco de Gama, 1 player

Cruzeiro, 1 player

• GERMANY, eliminated in the quarter-finals will have four players from its domestic championship:

Bayer Leverkusen, 2 players

VFB Stuttgart, 1 player

Bayern Munich, 1 player

• JAPAN who were eliminated in the first round will have 2 Brazilian players from its domestic league:

Jubilo Iwata, 1 player

Yokohama Flugels, 1 player

• Portugal, who did not take part in the final rounds of this World Cup will have one Brazilian representative: DORIVA (17)

FC Porto, 1 player

• Turkey will have one Croatian representative, MRMIC (12)

Besiktas, 1 player