The World Cup winners after a global double

• Five World Cup winners remain at the Club World Cup
• Four of those led France to glory at Russia 2018
• Enzo Fernandez is the only Argentinian world champion from Qatar 2022 remaining

More than 850 players headed to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ in the United States hunting the prestigious trophy. Of those hopefuls, 24 FIFA World Cup™ winners travelled looking to become the first players to win the global double.

We said goodbye to half of those after the group stage, as Atlético de Madrid's early exit saw the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo de Paul head home early. CA River Plate's Argentinian quartet and LAFC's Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud also departed after the first round.

At the Round of 16 stage, SL Benfica pair Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi saw their tournaments come to an end after defeat to Chelsea FC. Their captain at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Lionel Messi, also headed home when Inter Miami CF were swept aside by Paris Saint-Germain, with Sergio Busquets also departing. The only other 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ winner, Sergio Ramos, was the final last-16 causality, as CF Monterrey fell to Borussia Dortmund.

PSG and FC Bayern München then faced off in one of the games of the finals so far, as the Parisians won a ding-dong quarter-final which ended the tournaments of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ winners Thomas Muller – who also played his final game for Bayern – and Manuel Neuer.

That means just five World Cup winners remain from the four semi-finalists. Read on to see who could become the first player or players to clinch both global prizes.

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Fluminense FC v Chelsea FC

Fluminense World Cup winners: None
Chelsea World Cup winners: Enzo Fernandez (Qatar 2022)

Flu are the only non-European side remaining at these finals, and are the only one not to boast a World Cup winner in their ranks. Defensive icon Thiago Silva travelled to four finals with Brazil but never advanced beyond the semi-final stage. Goalkeeper Fabio was a FIFA U-17 World Cup™ conqueror back in 1997, but he's never earned senior acclaim.

Chelsea, for their part, not only have a world champion in their ranks but also a personal accolade winner. Enzo Fernandez didn't start Argentina's first two matches at Qatar 2022, but after an eye-catching cameo against Mexico he forced his way into Lionel Scaloni's line-up. He played all-but 11 minutes from then on as he won the FIFA World Cup Young Player Award, paving the way for a British-record transfer to Chelsea.

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Paris Saint-Germain v Real Madrid C.F.

PSG World Cup winners: Ousmane Dembele, Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe (Russia 2018)
Real Madrid World Cup winners: Kylian Mbappe (Russia 2018)

A hat-trick of World Cup winners feature in the Parisians' squad. Ousmane Dembele travelled to Russia 2018 as a talented young winger who had endured a difficult first season with Barcelona. Now, he's a cold-blooded centre-forward who flashed home his 34th of the season against Bayern in the semis from the bench as he continues his recovery from injury. Lucas Hernandez played in every game in Russia but will miss this one through suspension. Presnel Kimpembe, meanwhile, played just one game in 2018 and is still waiting to make his bow at this tournament.

Much like PSG, Real's star French forward has also been sidelined throughout most of these finals, but emerged as a late substitute to break his duck last time out. Kylian Mbappe took the world by storm seven years ago, scoring four times to be named the standout young player of the finals while winning the tournament. Four years later he claimed the adidas Golden Boot as the top scorer at Qatar 2022 with seven goals – three of which came in a historic final hat-trick – but he couldn't prevent Argentina from running out as winners on penalties.

Fast forward to now and the 26-year-old – who is great friends with Dembele – is coming off the back of a personally excellent debut campaign with Real, and will be determined to cap it with global glory.

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