Barcelona players' national teams remain unbeaten in World Cup group stage

According to Mundo Deportivo, national teams featuring Barcelona players have remained unbeaten in the FIFA World Cup group stage so far.

The Netherlands defeated Sweden 5-1, with De Jong playing 60 minutes. So far, the national teams of two Barcelona players have reached the final round of the group stage undefeated: the Netherlands and Brazil. Brazil maintained their unbeaten record after defeating Haiti 3-0 early Saturday local time. During the match, Raphinha suffered a right hamstring injury and had to leave the field.

In addition to the Netherlands' and Brazil's victories, France defeated Senegal 3-1, while England beat Croatia 4-2. This means four matches have been won by national teams featuring Barcelona players. Koundé played for France and Gordon for England, with both taking part in their teams' victories and helping them make a strong start to the FIFA World Cup.

In addition to these unbeaten records, the opening matches for Spain, Uruguay, Egypt, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Brazil also ended in draws. Notably, with the exception of Araújo from Uruguay, who was unable to play due to injury, Barcelona players featured in all the other matches.

This afternoon local time, Spain could alter these statistics. At 0:00 tomorrow(CEST), Luis de la Fuente's team will face Saudi Arabia as they look to bounce back from their 0-0 draw with Cape Verde. Uruguay, Egypt, and France will also face Cape Verde, New Zealand, and Iraq, respectively, at 6:00, 9:00, and 5:00 on June 22-23(CEST).