World Cup 2022: Minutes and rests of the Premier League players

A total of 133 Premier League players travelled to take part in the 2022 World Cup, so it’s time to analyse how many minutes were played by each.

With top-flight action resuming on Monday 26 December – just eight days after the World Cup final – Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers may understandably be apprehensive about such a quick turnaround.

DATE OF ELIMINATION

For all 133 players, let’s see when their country left the tournament and how long of a rest they’ll get until their Gameweek 17 match, which takes place between 26 and 28 December.

Club	Player	Nation	Mins Played	Elimination	GW17 Gap
Arsenal	Gabriel Jesus	Brazil	93	QFs	17 days
	Gabriel Martinelli	Brazil	111	QFs	17 days
	Takehiro Tomiyasu	Japan	187	Rd of 16	21 days
	Granit Xhaka	Switzerland	360	Rd of 16	20 days
	Matt Turner	United States	360	Rd of 16	23 days
	Aaron Ramsdale	England	0	QFs	16 days
	Ben White	England	0	QFs	16 days
	Bukayo Saka	England	292	QFs	16 days
	Thomas Partey	Ghana	270	Groups	24 days
	William Saliba	France	27	Runners-up	8 days
Aston Villa	Leander Dendoncker	Belgium	180	Groups	25 days
	Jan Bednarek	Poland	3	Rd of 16	22 days
	Matty Cash	Poland	360	Rd of 16	22 days
	Emiliano Martinez	Argentina	690	Winners	8 days
Bournemouth	Chris Mepham	Wales	270	Groups	28 days
	Kieffer Moore	Wales	225	Groups	28 days
Brentford	Mikkel Damsgaard	Denmark	149	Groups	26 days
	Mathias Jensen	Denmark	84	Groups	26 days
	Christian Norgaard	Denmark	5	Groups	26 days
	Bryan Mbeumo	Cameroon	226	Groups	24 days
	David Raya	Spain	0	Rd of 16	20 days
	Saman Ghoddos	Iran	45	Groups	27 days
Brighton	Kauro Mitoma	Japan	161	Rd of 16	21 days
	Leandro Trossard	Belgium	102	Groups	25 days
	Robert Sanchez	Spain	0	Rd of 16	20 days
	Tariq Lamptey	Ghana	102	Groups	24 days
	Pervis Estupinan	Ecuador	270	Groups	27 days
	Moises Caicedo	Ecuador	269	Groups	27 days
	Jeremy Sarmiento	Ecuador	83	Groups	27 days
	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentina	555	Winners	8 days
Chelsea	Thiago Silva	Brazil	390	QFs	18 days
	Denis Zakaria	Switzerland	56	Rd of 16	21 days
	Christian Pulisic	United States	315	Rd of 16	24 days
	Kai Havertz	Germany	103	Groups	26 days
	Mason Mount	England	186	QFs	17 days
	Conor Gallagher	England	0	QFs	17 days
	Raheem Sterling	England	150	QFs	17 days
	Edouard Mendy	Senegal	360	Rd of 16	23 days
	Kalidou Koulibaly	Senegal	360	Rd of 16	23 days
	Cesar Azpilicueta	Spain	136	Rd of 16	21 days
	Mateo Kovacic	Croatia	639	3rd place	10 days
	Hakim Ziyech	Morocco	608	4th place	10 days
Crystal Palace	Joachim Andersen	Denmark	270	Groups	26 days
	Jordan Ayew	Ghana	136	Groups	24 days
Everton	Jordan Pickford	England	450	QFs	16 days
	Conor Coady	England	0	QFs	16 days
	Amadou Onana	Belgium	105	Groups	25 days
	Idrissa Gueye	Senegal	197	Rd of 16	22 days
Fulham	Harry Wilson	Wales	161	Groups	27 days
	Daniel James	Wales	154	Groups	27 days
	Tim Ream	United States	360	Rd of 16	23 days
	Antonee Robinson	United States	360	Rd of 16	23 days
	Joao Palhinha	Portugal	34	QFs	16 days
	Aleksandar Mitrovic	Serbia	263	Groups	24 days
Leeds United	Rasmus Kristensen	Denmark	270	Groups	28 days
	Brenden Aaronson	United States	105	Rd of 16	25 days
	Tyler Adams	United States	360	Rd of 16	25 days
Leicester City	Danny Ward	Wales	94	Groups	27 days
	Wout Faes	Belgium	0	Groups	25 days
	Timothy Castagne	Belgium	270	Groups	25 days
	Youri Tielemans	Belgium	93	Groups	25 days
	James Maddison	England	0	QFs	16 days
	Nampalys Mendy	Senegal	274	Rd of 16	22 days
	Daniel Amartey	Ghana	270	Groups	24 days
Liverpool	Alisson	Brazil	380	QFs	17 days
	Fabinho	Brazil	90	QFs	17 days
	Trent Alexander-Arnold	England	33	QFs	16 days
	Jordan Henderson	England	273	QFs	16 days
	Darwin Nunez	Uruguay	242	Groups	24 days
	Virgil van Dijk	Netherlands	480	QFs	17 days
	Ibrahima Konate	France	292	Runners-up	8 days
Manchester City	Manuel Akanji	Switzerland	360	Rd of 16	22 days
	Ederson	Brazil	90	QFs	19 days
	Kevin De Bruyne	Belgium	270	Groups	27 days
	Ilkay Gundogan	Germany	192	Groups	27 days
	John Stones	England	437	QFs	18 days
	Kyle Walker	England	237	QFs	18 days
	Kalvin Phillips	England	41	QFs	18 days
	Phil Foden	England	259	QFs	18 days
	Jack Grealish	England	82	QFs	18 days
	Joao Cancelo	Portugal	309	QFs	18 days
	Ruben Dias	Portugal	360	QFs	18 days
	Bernardo Silva	Portugal	358	QFs	18 days
	Nathan Ake	Netherlands	480	QFs	19 days
	Aymeric Laporte	Spain	270	Rd of 16	22 days
	Rodri	Spain	360	Rd of 16	22 days
	Julian Alvarez	Argentina	467	Winners	10 days
Manchester United	Antony	Brazil	172	QFs	18 days
	Casemiro	Brazil	390	QFs	18 days
	Fred	Brazil	143	QFs	18 days
	Christian Eriksen	Denmark	270	Groups	27 days
	Harry Maguire	England	430	QFs	17 days
	Luke Shaw	England	425	QFs	17 days
	Marcus Rashford	England	137	QFs	17 days
	Diogo Dalot	Portugal	259	QFs	17 days
	Bruno Fernandes	Portugal	357	QFs	17 days
	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	182	Groups	25 days
	Tyrell Malacia	Netherlands	0	QFs	18 days
	Raphael Varane	France	521	Runners-up	9 days
	Lisandro Martinez	Argentina	301	Winners	9 days
Newcastle United	Bruno Guimaraes	Brazil	67	QFs	17 days
	Fabian Schar	Switzerland	135	Rd of 16	20 days
	Callum Wilson	England	47	QFs	16 days
	Kieran Trippier	England	205	QFs	16 days
	Nick Pope	England	0	QFs	16 days
Nottingham Forest	Remo Freuler	Switzerland	324	Rd of 16	21 days
	Wayne Hennessey	Wales	176	Groups	28 days
	Neco Williams	Wales	205	Groups	28 days
	Brennan Johnson	Wales	89	Groups	28 days
	Cheikhou Kouyate	Senegal	73	Rd of 16	23 days
Southampton	Armel Bella-Kotchap	Germany	0	Groups	25 days
	Mohammed Salisu	Ghana	270	Groups	24 days
Tottenham	Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg	Denmark	270	Groups	26 days
	Richarlison	Brazil	326	QFs	17 days
	Ben Davies	Wales	237	Groups	27 days
	Eric Dier	England	33	QFs	16 days
	Harry Kane	England	403	QFs	16 days
	Rodrigo Bentancur	Uruguay	214	Groups	24 days
	Pape Matar Sarr	Senegal	57	Rd of 16	22 days
	Son Heung-min	South Korea	360	Rd of 16	21 days
	Ivan Perisic	Croatia	582	3rd place	9 days
	Hugo Lloris	France	570	Runners-up	8 days
	Cristian Romero	Argentina	548	Winners	8 days
West Ham United	Lucas Paqueta	Brazil	315	QFs	17 days
	Thilo Kehrer	Germany	70	Groups	25 days
	Declan Rice	England	417	QFs	16 days
	Alphonse Areola	France	0	Runners-up	8 days
	Nayef Aguerd	Morocco	354	4th place	9 days
Wolves	Matheus Nunes	Portugal	73	QFs	16 days
	Ruben Neves	Portugal	259	QFs	16 days
	Jose Sa	Portugal	0	QFs	16 days
	Hwang Hee-chan	South Korea	115	Rd of 16	21 days
	Raul Jimenez	Mexico	63	Groups	26 days

Some players came back early due to injury or personal reasons – like Arsenal pair Gabriel Jesus (£8.0m) and Ben White (£4.7m) – but all players that failed to reach the final four will have at least 16 days to recover physically and mentally.

That shouldn’t be a problem for FPL managers and neither should the 14 that went the whole distance. Of those, only William Saliba (£5.3m) and Ivan Perisic (£5.5m) have over ten per cent ownership, with Lisandro Martinez (£4.5m) slightly behind.

It should also be considered that 11 Premier League teams have a Carabao Cup tie beforehand, which names could return for.

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