The ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup has reached the stage where the remainingeight teams will battle it out for a spot in the semi-finals, and until now, the tournament has seen somescintillating football with the inclusion of many surprises, theelimination of defending champions Spain being the most shocking one.Netherlands, Colombia and Brazil might have been the teams with the most convincing performances in the tournament yet, however, did you ever wonder how theplayers will rank club-wise?In this slideshow, we take a look at statistics based on players contracted to their respective clubs:
#1 Clubs with the highest number of players progressing into the quarter-finals
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Starting the tournament with 14 players, Bayern Munich maintains its place as the club with the highest number of representatives in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Arsenal follow them with seven players who have made it into the next stage of the tournament.
Manchester United, who had 14 players initially, are nowhere to be seen in the top ten list following the elimination of England and Spain.
Team | Number of players |
| Bayern Munich | 10 |
| Arsenal | 7 |
| Chelsea | 6 |
| Paris-Saint Germain | 6 |
| Real Madrid | 5 |
| Tottenham | 5 |
| Manchester City | 5 |
| Napoli | 5 |
| Feyenoord | 5 |
| Inter Milan | 5 |
#2 Clubs with players scoring the highest number of goals
Bayern Munich players are enjoying a brilliant tournament as of yet, and they lead the goal-scoring charts with 14 goals to their name, thanks to the four goals scored by Thomas Müller, and three goals each from Arjen Robben and Xherdan Shaqiri.
Team | Goals scored |
| Bayern Munich | 14 |
| Barcelona | 10 |
| Manchester United | 8 |
| Real Madrid | 6 |
| AS Monaco | 5 |
| Vfl Wolfsburg | 4 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4 |
| Porto | 4 |
| Chelsea | 4 |
#3 Clubs with players assisting the highest number of goals
Bayern Munich players have been equally effective with their passing in this tournament as they have been with their goalscoring prowess, and lead the assisting chart.
Team | Assists |
| Bayern Munich | 14 |
| Vfl Wolfsburg | 10 |
| Valencia | 8 |
| Barcelona | 6 |
| Chelsea | 5 |
| ACF Fiorentina | 4 |
| Real Madrid | 4 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4 |
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#4 Clubs with players playing the highest number of minutes
Having the highest number of players representing your club basically means more opportunity for each of those players. That has been the scenario for Bayern Munich who lead this chart as well.
Team | Minutes played |
| Bayern Munich | 3742 |
| Juventus | 3207 |
| Barcelona | 3059 |
| Real Madrid | 3022 |
| Chelsea | 2451 |
| Napoli | 2442 |
| Manchester United | 2216 |
| Atletico Madrid | 2060 |
| Vfl Wolfsburg | 1977 |
| Manchester City | 1972 |
#5 Clubs with players received the highest number of bookings
Real Madrid defenders have always been known to be vulnerable to cards, and this tournament hasn’t been a whole lot different. Pepe’s red card against Germany was one of the highlights that the Los Blancos won’t be proud of.
Barcelona are tied with Atletico Madrid, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, PAOK, Zenit, Stoke, Trabzonspor and Tottenham on the basis of cards, however, they have a red card to their name among all the other yellows unlike these clubs.
Team | Bookings Received |
| Real Madrid | 14 |
| Manchester United | 10 |
| AC Milan | 8 |
| Juventus | 6 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 5 |
| Club León | 4 |
| Barcelona* | 4 |
