Hamburger SV: Ex-Stars like Sergej Barbarez, Douglas Santos and John Yeboah are active at the World Cup in different roles. Sergej Barbarez is the coach of Bosnia, Douglas Santos plays for Brazil and John Yeboah is active for the German national team. All three have played for Hamburger SV in their careers and are connected to the club. Sergej Barbarez played for HSV from 1996 to 2002 and also sat on the club's supervisory board. Douglas Santos played for HSV from 2013 to 2019 and then moved to Zenit St. Petersburg. John Yeboah played for HSV from 2018 to 2019 and then moved to MSV Duisburg. The three Ex-Stars are active at the World Cup in different roles and are connected to HSV.