Crystal Palace and Sunderland have emerged as the top English football contributors to the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, with seven goals apiece from their respective players, putting them ahead of Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City.

The goals behind the numbers

Crystal Palace’s seven-goal haul came from three different players spread across three national teams. Ismaila Sarr led the charge with three goals for Senegal, while Daichi Kamada contributed two for Japan and Daniel Munoz added another two for Colombia.

Sunderland matched that total with a similarly distributed effort. Brian Brobbey netted three goals for the Netherlands, with Wilson Isidor and Habib Diarra chipping in for their respective nations.

Only Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain recorded more goals from their players across all European clubs. The 2026 World Cup’s expanded 48-team format created more opportunities for players from a wider range of clubs to feature.

Crystal Palace’s CPFC token and the Sunderland-Floki connection

Crystal Palace launched its CPFC fan token on Socios.com back in 2022, becoming the sixth Premier League club to do so on the Chiliz-powered platform. The token currently trades around $0.027.

Sunderland had a sponsorship deal with Floki Inu for the 2024-25 season, putting the meme coin’s branding on one of the Championship’s most-watched teams. That deal has since concluded.

Transfer rumors add another variable

Reports as of June 27, 2026, indicate verbal agreement on personal terms has been reached regarding Chelsea’s pursuit of Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka. Chelsea has its own fan token ecosystem, meaning Xhaka’s potential move could create ripple effects across multiple token markets simultaneously.

What this means for crypto investors

The CPFC token trades at $0.027. If CPFC trading activity picks up meaningfully as Palace’s World Cup tallies get attention, it would suggest the fan token thesis—that on-field performance translates to digital asset demand—still has some life in it.