National Leagues Supplying the Most Players for FIFA World Cup Finals  1982 to 2010  
                                                       
  1982 World Cup   1986 World Cup   1990 World Cup   1994 World Cup   1998 World Cup   2002 World Cup   2006 World Cup   2010 World Cup   1982 to 2010  
  50 England   51 England   53 Italy   45 Spain   76 England   101 England   99 England   115 England   576 England  
  36 France   38 Italy   46 England   44 Italy   69 Spain   75 Italy   74 Germany    85 Germany    445 Italy   
  29 Spain   36 France   33 Spain   40 Germany   68 Italy   59 France   61 Italy    79 Italy    390 Germany   
  27 Italy   27 Spain   28 West Germany   38 England (DNQ)   54 Germany   59 Germany   58 France    60 Spain    375 Spain   
  26 Belgium   26 Belgium   24 France   31 Belgium   32 France   58 Spain   54 Spain    44 France    312 France   
  26 West Germany   25 Brazil   23 Belgium   23 France (DNQ)   30 Japan   25 Belgium   26 Netherlands    33 Netherlands    Total Players: 5,023  
  22 Chile   24 Mexico   22 Costa Rica   23 Saudi Arabia   26 Mexico   25 Japan   25 Ukraine   25 Japan        
  22 Kuwait   24 Portugal   22 South Korea   22 Greece   22 Saudi Arabia   25 Mexico   23 Saudi Arabia   22 Portugal        
  22 Soviet Union   24 West Germany   22 United Arab Emirates   22 Switzerland   21 Argentina   22 China   23 Mexico   21 Greece        
  21 Czechoslovakia   (Total Players: 528)   (Total Players: 529)   (Total Players: 528)   21 Netherlands    20 Costa Rica   20 Costa Rica   21 Mexico        
  (Total Players: 526)           DNQ = Did Not Qualify   (Total Players: 704)   (Total Players: 736)   (Total Players: 736)   (Total Players: 736)