1998 FIFA World Cup Squads - Player Representation By League

Player Representation By League

Country Players Percentage Outside national squad
Total 704
England 75 10.65% 53
Italy 70 9.94% 50
Spain 70 9.94% 48
Germany 53 7.53% 35
Japan 30 4.26% 8
France 29 4.12% 20
Mexico 26 3.69% 5
Netherlands 23 3.27% 13
Saudi Arabia 22 3.13% 0
USA 21 2.98% 5
Argentina 20 2.84% 14
Others 265 37.64%

The English, Spanish, Japanese and Saudi Arabian squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Nigeria squad was made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs. Although Turkey and Portugal failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 18 and 9 players respectively: altogether, there were 38 national leagues who had players in the tournament.

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