The 2026 World Cup concluded on Sunday as Spain defeated title holders Argentina at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium. Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz (30) became the fifth player of the 21st century to win both the World Cup and the Champions League in the same season. The former Napoli player is the only PSG athlete to have won the World Cup, though many players under Luis Enrique’s leadership performed well in America.

With 16 players participating in the competition from nine different teams, PSG was the third most represented club in the tournament. Furthermore, the back-to-back Champions League winners set a World Cup record. Nine distinct PSG players—Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué, Achraf Hakimi, João Neves, Nuno Mendes, Gonçalo Ramos, Ibrahim Mbaye, and Fabian Ruiz—scored goals in the tournament, surpassing the previous record by at least two goals.

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All three of PSG’s French stars—Barcola, Doué, and Dembélé—made significant contributions at the World Cup. Barcola, a former Lyon Academy graduate, recorded four goal contributions (three goals and one assist), including a goal just two minutes after entering against Senegal.

Doué scored against Norway, won a game-winning penalty against Paraguay, and assisted Kylian Mbappé’s opener against Morocco. The Ballon d’Or winner Dembélé achieved a remarkable hat-trick against Norway, finishing the World Cup with eight goal contributions (six goals and two assists).

GFFN | Bastien Cheval