text: what is the most common surname of world cup players?   contrary to some sources who say that gonzalez is the most popular surname at the world cup...  ...the most popular surname of world cup players (with 3 players each) is actually rodriguez and kovac.  francisco rodriguez - guadalajara/chivas maxi rodriguez - atletico madrid michael rodriguez - alajuelense  niko kovac - herta berlin radoslav kovac - hadjuk split robert kovac - red star belgrade  gonzalez is represented by: leonardo gonzalez luis gonzalez  ashley cole and joe cole are in the england world cup squad. there is no andy or andrew cole going to the world cup.  chelsea is the most common club side to have players at the world cup.  most common first name (with 10 players) is carlos and david:  carlos bocanegra carlos bonet carlos edwards carlos gamarra carlos hernandez carlos marchena carlos paredes carlos salcido carlos tenorio carlos tevez  david albelda david beckham david degen david james david jarolim david jemmali david odonkor david rozehnal david trezeguet david villa