112: Messi is the player with the most goals at international level for Argentina, with 112 goals/193 matches. He was followed by Bayern Munich's Harry Kane (73 goals for England), Luis Suarez for Inter Miami (69 goals for Uruguay), Aleksandar Mitrovic for Al Hilal (62 goals for Serbia), Edinson Cavani for CA Boca juniors (58 goals for Uruguay)...
With 193 matches, Messi is also the leader of FIFA Club World Cup players in the number of times wearing the national team jersey, above Real Madrid's Luka Modric (188 matches) and Sergio Ramos of CF Monterrey (180 matches)...
44: Goalkeeper Fabio of Fluminense FC (Brazil) will turn 44 years and 257 days old when the FIFA Club World Cup starts. He became an older player participating in this tournament, surpassing central defender Thiago Silva (40 years old) also from Fluminense, goalkeeper Denis Onyango of Mamelodi Sundowns FC (40 years old), Real midfielder Luka Modric (39 years old) and defender Gustavo Cabral of CF Pachuca (39 years old).
Notably, goalkeeper Fabio and the Brazil U17 team won the 1997 FIFA U17 World Cup in the US. At that time, U17 Brazil also had a former football star Ronaldinho.
26: The tournament will feature 26 players who have won the World Cup. Of which, there are 2 Spanish players who were crowned at the 2010 World Cup, 2 German players who were crowned at the 2014 World Cup, 9 French players who were crowned at the 2018 World Cup and 13 Argentine players who were crowned in Qatar in 2022.
They include Sergio Busquets, Sergio Ramos, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Thomas Lemar, Hugo Lloris, Kylian Mbappe, Benjamin Pavard, Marcos Acuna, Julian Alvarez, Franco Armani, Angel Correa, Rodrigo De Paul, Angel Di Maria, Enzo Fernandez, Lautaro Martinez, Lionel Messi, Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Nicolas Otamendi and German Pezzella.
16: Urawa Red Diamonds midfielder Takeshi Wada, who turned just 16 last week, is the youngest player in the tournament. Next are Dortmund winger Mathis Albert (16 years and 24 days of the tournament), Bayern defender Cassiano Kiala (16 years and 154 days), LAFC midfielder Jude Terry (16 years and 249 days) and Bayern striker Mike Wisdom (16 years and 263 days).
6: Winger Joao Cancelo of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) has played for 6 teams participating in this year's FIFA Club World Cup. He has previously played for Benfica, Inter Milan, Juventus, Man City and Bayern Munich. CR Flamengo right-back Danilo, who has played for FC Porto, Real Madrid, Man City and Juventus, is second in the table with five teams that have played in the competition.
2.01: Gustavo Ramalho of Fluminense is the tallest player with a height of 2.01m. Next are two other goalkeepers: PSG's Gianluigi Donnarumma (2.0m) and Chelsea FC's Mike penders (2.0m).
1.60: Kaio Cesar of Al Hilal and new signing Yeferson Soteldo of Fluminense, each 1.60m tall, are the lowest players. Next are the pair Mamelodi Sundowns Siyabonga Mabena and Thato Sibiya (1.62m).
142: Brazil is the country with the most players participating in this year's FIFA Club World Cup, with 142 people. Followed by Argentina (104 players), Spain (54), Portugal (49), the US (42), Mexico (40), France (37), Germany (36), Italy (36), Morocco (31) and South Africa (31).
