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Barcelona set a new record by having a player featuring in all eight groups at the World Cup

Sport360 staff

11:40 23/05/2018

Barcelona fans will be taking a break from cheering on their team to success to get behind Spain at this summer’s World Cup.

But the Blaugrana faithful will still get their club fix in Russia as well, with plenty of their players featuring.

A total of 14 members of the Catalan club will be vying for glory at the World Cup – with Barcelona setting a new record by becoming the first club in history to have at least one player in every group at the World Cup:

Group A: Luis Suarez (Uruguay)

Group B: Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets (Spain)

Group C: Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti (France)

Group D: Lionel Messi (Argentina), Ivan Rakitic (Croatia)

Group E: Philippe Coutinho, Paulinho (Brazil)

Group F: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Germany)

Group G: Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium)

Group H: Yerry Mina (Colombia)

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