Real Madrid 'win' 2026 World Cup with more goals scored than any other club

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSpain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup final Sunday with a 1-0 win over Argentina courtesy of Barcelona forward Ferran Torres' goal deep into extra time, just as Camp Nou legend Andrs Iniesta did for La Roja in the 2010 final.Sunday's match in New Jersey was billed as a clash between Bara's greatest-ever player, Lionel Messi, and the club's new superstar, Lamine Yamal. But, when it comes to which club's players scored the most goals this summer, it's Bara's bitter rivals Real Madrid who have "won" the World Cup.It was an ignominious start to the tournament for Madrid. Having just lost out on the league title for a second successive year, Spain then selected a squad for a World Cup without a single Real Madrid player for the first time ever (the signing of Marc Cucurella from Chelsea was confirmed during the tournament.)- How Spain ended incredible 44-year World Cup final streak- The world's most remote World Cup final watch parties- FIFA boss Infantino clocked up over 65,000 miles over World CupBut players on Los Blancos' books representing other countries scored more goals than those from any other club -- a total of 22 netted by Kylian Mbapp (10 for France, earning him his second Golden Boot award), Jude Bellingham (seven for England), Vincius Jnior (four for Brazil) and Arda Gler (one for Trkiye).In second place are European champions Paris Saint-Germain with 15 goals from Ousmane Dembl (six for France), Bradley Barcola (3 for France), Ibrahim Mbaye (2 for Senegal), Jo�o Neves (1 for Portugal), Nuno Mendes (1 for Portugal), Achraf Hakimi (1 for Morocco) and Fabin Ruiz (1 for Spain).The first Premier League team to appear on this list are the champions of England, Arsenal. The Gunners are in third place thanks to 13 goals from Kai Havertz (3 goals for Germany), Bukayo Saka (3 for England), Mikel Merino (2 for Spain), Leandro Trossard (2 for Belgium), Viktor Gykeres (1 for Sweden), Gabriel Martinelli (1 for Brazil) and Declan Rice (1 for England).Bayern Munich rank fourth thanks to 12 goals from Harry Kane (6 for England), Ismael Saibari (3 for Morocco), Luis Daz (1 for Colombia), Nathaniel Brown (1 for Germany), and Jamal Musiala (1 for Germany). The Bundesliga champions' total was boosted by the signing of Saibari from PSV Eindhoven on July 1, nine days before Morocco's quarterfinal loss to France.Lionel Messi propels Inter Miami CF to joint-fifth place on this list all by himself thanks to his eight goals: three against Algeria, two against Austria, one against Cape Verde, and one more against Egypt. The MLS Cup winners are level with three Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, thanks to the GOAT.Clubs with most goals at 2026 World Cup1. Real Madrid: 222. Paris Saint-Germain: 153. Arsenal: 134. Bayern Munich: 125. Crystal Palace, Inter Miami, Manchester United, Sunderland: 8Atltico Madrid had the most players at the finalReal Madrid topping the scoring charts is even more impressive when you consider that they only had one player, Cucurella, who reached the final.But even Barcelona, with their eight-strong contingent of finalists (all in the Spain squad), were beaten to the punch by Atltico Madrid as the most-represented club in New jersey on Sunday.Not only were Atltico's nine players at the 2026 final more than any other club, it was the third World Cup final in a row at which the Rojiblancos had the most representatives.2018 World Cup (4)Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia); Antoine Griezmann, Lucas Hernndez, Thomas Lemar (France)2022 World Cup (4)Antoine Griezmann (France); Rodrigo De Paul, Nahuel Molina, ngel Correa (Argentina)2026 World Cup (9)lex Baena, Alejandro Grimaldo, Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill (Spain); Thiago Almada, Julin lvarez, Alejandro Grimaldo, Juan Musso, Giuliano SimeoneThis article was first published on July 17 by ESPN Deportes and has been translated from Spanish and updated