Fifa World Cup 2022: The 26-Man Squads Announced So Far

Nations are starting to reveal their squads for the World Cup which starts in less than two weeks
13:03, 08 Nov 2022

The World Cup is fast-approaching and hosts Qatar will get the tournament underway against Ecuador in the Group A opener on Sunday 20 November. As the date draws nearer, national team coaches are starting to name the squads who will fly out to the Middle East. 

Here we run through the nations that have announced their squads and those yet to be confirmed.

Group A

Qatar

Goalkeepers: Saad Al-Sheeb, Meshaal Barsham, Yousef Hassan

Defenders: Pedro Miguel, Musaab Khidir, Tarek Salman, Bassam Al-Rawi, Boualem Khoukhi, Abdelkarim Hassan, Ismaeel Mohammad, Homam Ahmed, Jassem Gaber

Midfielders: Ali Asad, Assim Modibo, Mohammed Waad, Salem Al-Hajri, Moustafa Tarek, Karim Boudiaf, Abdelaziz Hatim

Forwards: Naif Alhadhrami, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Hassan Al-Haydos, Khalid Muneer, Akram Afif, Almoez Ali, Mohamed Muntari

Ecuador

Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez, Hernan Galindez, Moises Ramirez.

Defenders: Pervis Estupinan, Angelo Preciado, Piero Hincapie, Xavier Arreaga, Diego Palacios, Jackson Porozo, Robert Arboleda, Felix Torres, William Pacho.

Midfielders: Moises Caicedo, Jose Cifuentes, Alan Franco, Jhegson Mendez, Carlos Gruezo, Gonzalo Plata, Angel Mena, Ayrton Preciado, Romario Ibarra, Jeremy Sarmiento 

Forwards: Enner Valencia, Michael Estrada, Djorkaeff Reasco, Kevin Rodriguez.

Senegal

Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng, Alfred Gomis, Edouard Mendy

Defenders: Fode Ballo-Toure, Pape Abdou Cisse, Abdou Diallo, Ismail Jakobs, Kalidou Koulibaly, Formose Mendy, Youssouf Sabaly

Midfielders: Pathe Ciss, Krepin Diatta, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Pape Gueye, Cheikhou Kouyate, Mamadou Loum Ndiaye, Nampalys Mendy, Moustapha Name, Pape Matar Sarr

Forwards: Boulaye Dia, Famara Diedhiou, Bamba Dieng, Nicolas Jackson, Sadio Mane, Iliman Ndiaye, Ismaila Sarr

Netherlands

Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow, Andries Noppert, Remko Pasveer

Defenders: Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Ake, Daley Blind, Jurrien Timber, Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij. Matthijs de Ligt, Tyrell Malacia, Jeremie Frimpong

Midfielders: Frankie de Jong, Davy Klaasen, Teun Koopmeiners, Marten De Roon, Kenneth Taylor, Xavi Simons, Steven Berghuis

Forwards:  Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay, Steven Bergwijn, Vincent Janssen, Luuk de Jong, Noa Lang, Wout Weghorst

Senegal's Sadio Mane
Senegal's Sadio Mane

Group B

England

Goalkeepers: Jordon Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale, Nick Pope 

Defenders: Kyle Walker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kieran Trippier, Luke Shaw, Conor Coady, Eric Dier, John Stones, Harry Maguire 

Midfielders: Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson, Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips 

Forwards: James Maddison, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Callum Wilson, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling 

Iran 

Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Amir Abedzadeh (Ponferradina), Seyed Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), Payam Niazmand (Sepahan)

Defenders: Ehsan Hajsafi, Morteza Pouraliganji, Ramin Rezaeian, Milad Mohammadi, Hossein Kanaanizadegan, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Sadegh Moharrami, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Majid Hosseini, Abolfazl Jalali

Midfielders: Ahmad Noorollahi, Saman Ghoddos, Vahid Amiri, Saeid Ezatolahi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Torabi, Ali Gholizadeh, Ali Karimi

Forwards: Karim Ansarifard, Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Taremi

USA

Goalkeepers: Ethan Horvath, Sean Johnson, Matt Turner

Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers, Sergino Dest, Aaron Long, Shaq Moore, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman

Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson, Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan

Forwards: Jesus Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Haji Wright

Wales

Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey, Danny Ward, Adam Davies.

Defenders: Neco Williams, Ben Davies, Ben Cabango, Joe Rodon, Chris Mepham, Ethan Ampadu, Chris Gunter, Connor Roberts, Tom Lockyer.

Midfielders: Aaron Ramsey, Joe Allen, Harry Wilson, Joe Morrell, Dylan Levitt, Rubin Colwill, Jonny Williams, Matthew Smith, Sorba Thomas.

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Dan James, Kieffer Moore, Mark Harris, Brennan Johnson.

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Group C

Argentina

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez, Geronimo Rulli, Franco Armani

Defenders: Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, German Pezzella, Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Marcos Acuna, Nicolas Tagliafico, Juan Foyth

Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister, Guido Rodriguez, Alejandro Gomez, Enzo Fernandez, Exequiel Palacios.

Forwards: Angel Di Maria, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Gonzalez, Joaquin Correa, Paulo Dybala, Lionel Messi

Saudi Arabia

Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al Owais, Mohammed Al Rubaie, Nawaf Al Ogaidi

Defenders: Sultan Al Ghanam, Abdullah Al Amri, Ali Al Bulayhi, Abdullah Mado, Saud Abulhameed, Hassan Tambakti, Yasser Al Shahrani

Midfielders: Mohammed Al Braik, Abdullah Otayf, Abdulelah Al Malki, Riyad Sharahili, Ali Al Hassan, Salmna Al Faraj, Mohammed Kano, Nasser Al Dawsari

Forwards: Sami Al Najei, Hattan Bahabri, Salem Al Dawsari, Fahad Al Muwallad, Abdulrahman Al Oboud, Haitham Asiri, Firas Al Buraikan, Saleh Al Shehri

Mexico 

Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Rodolfo Cota

Defenders: Jorge Sanchez, Kevin Alvarez, Nestor Araujo, Johan Vasquez, Hector Moreno, Cesar Montes, Gerardo Arteaga, Jesus Gallardo

Midfielders: Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Charly Rodriguez, Erick Gutierrez, Luis Chavez, Edson Alvarez, Orbelin Pineda, Luis Romo

Forwards: Alexis Vega, Hirving Lozano, Raul Jimenez, Roberto Alvarado, Uriel Antuna, Henry Martin, Rogelio Funes Mori

Poland

Goalkeepers: Bartłomiej Dragowski, Wojciech Szczesny, Lukasz Skorupski

Defenders: Jan Bednarek, Matty Cash, Kamil Glik, Jakub Kiwior, Robert Gumny, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Mateusz Wieteska, Bartosz Bereszynski, Nicola Zalewski

Midfielders: Krytian Bielik, Kamil Grosicki, Przemysław Frankowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Michal Skoras, Damian Szymanski, Sebastian Szymanski, Piotr Zieliński, Szymon Zurkowski

Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik, Krzysztof Piatek, Karol Swiderski

Poland's Robert Lewandowski
Poland's Robert Lewandowski

Group D

France

Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola, Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda

Defenders: Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Axel Disasi (replaced Presnel Kimpembe), Ibrahima Konate, Jules Kounde, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamencano, Raphael Varane

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, Matteo Guendouzi, Adrien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni, Jordan Veretout

Forwards: Karim Benzema, Kinglsey Coman, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Randal Kolo Muani (replaced Christopher Nkunku), Marcus Thuram

Australia

Goalkeepers: Mathew Ryan, Andrew Redmayne, Danny Vukovic

Defenders: Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Thomas Deng, Joel King, Nathaniel Atkinson, Fran Karacic, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Craig Goodwin

Midfielders: Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine, Ajdin Hrustic, Bailey Wright, Cameron Devlin, Riley McGree, Keanu Baccus

Forwards: Awer Mabil, Mathew Leckie, Martin Boyle, James Maclaren, Jason Cummings, Mitchell Duke, Garang Kuol

Denmark 

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Oliver Christensen

Defenders: Simon Kjaer, Joachim Andersen, Joakim Maehle, Andreas Christensen, Rasmus Kristensen, Jens Stryger Larsen, Victor Nelsson, Daniel Wass

Midfielders: Thomas Delaney, Mathias Jensen, Christian Eriksen, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg

Forwards: Andreas Skov Olsen, Jesper Lindstrom, Andreas Cornelius, Martin Braithwaite, Kasper Dolberg, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jonas Wind

Tunisia

Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen, Bechir Ben Said, Mouez Hassen, Aymen Mathlouthi

Defenders: Ali Abdi, Dylan Bronn, Mohamed Drager, Nader Ghandri, Bilel Ifa, Wajdi Kechrida, Ali Maaloul, Yassine Meriah, Montassar Talbi

Midfielders: Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Ghaylane Chaalali, Aissa Laidouni, Hannibal Mejbri, Ferjani Sassi, Elyas Skhiri

Forwards: Anis Ben Slimane, Seifeddine Jaziri, Issam Jebali, Wahbi Khazri, Taha Yassine Khenissi, Youssef Msakni, Naim Sliti

France's Antoine Griezmann
France's Antoine Griezmann

Group E

Spain 

Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, David Raya, Robert Sanchez

Defenders: Pau Torres, Jordi Alba, Jose Gaya, Hugo Guillamon, Eric Garcia, Cesar Azpilicueta, Dani Carvajal, Aymeric Laporte

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Rodri, Pedri, Koke, Gavi, Carlos Soler, Marcos Llorente

Forwards: Pablo Sarabia, Nico Williams, Marco Asensio, Alvaro Morata, Ansu Fati, Yeremy Pino, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo 

Costa Rica

Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Esteban Alvarado, Patrick Sequeira

Defenders: Francisco Calvo, Juan Pablo Vargas, Kendall Waston, Oscar Duarte, Daniel Chacon, Keysher Fuller, Carlos Martinez, Bryan Oviedo, Ronald Matarrita

Midfielders: Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Youstin Salas, Roan Wilson, Gerson Torres, Douglas Lopez, Jewisson Bennette, Alvaro Zamora, Anthony Hernandez, Brandon Aguilera, Bryan Ruiz

Forwards: Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras, Johan Venegas

Germany 

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp

Defenders: Armel Bella Kotchap, Matthias Ginter, Christian Gunter, Thilo Kehrer, Lukas Klostermann, David Raum, Antonio Rüdiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Sule

Midfielders: Julian Brandt, Leon Goretzka, Mario Gotze, Ilkay Gundogan, Jonas Hofmann, Joshua Kimmich,

Forwards: Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz, Leroy Sane, Karim Adeyemi, Jamal Musiala, Youssoufa Moukoko, Niclas Fullkrug, Thomas Muller

Japan

Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima, Daniel Schmidt, Shuichi Gonda

Defenders: Hiroki Sakai, Miki Yamane, Ko Itakura, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Maya Yoshida, Shogo Taniguchi, Hiroki Ito, Yuto Nagatomo, Yuta Nakayama (since withdrawn through injury)

Midfielders: Junya Ito, Ritsu Doan, Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Daichi Kamada, Takefusa Kubo, Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma, Gaku Shibasaki, Yuki Soma

Forwards: Takuma Asano, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda

Spain's Pedro and Dani Olmo
Spain's Pedro and Dani Olmo

Group F

Belgium

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Koen Casteels

Defenders: Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Wout Faes, Arthur Theate, Zeno Debast, Thomas Meunier, Timothy Castagne

Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Axel Witsel, Hans Vanaken, Leander Dendoncker, Yannick Carrasco, Thorgan Hazard

Forwards: Eden Hazard, Charles De Ketelaere, Leandro Trossard, Dries Mertens, Jeremy Doku, Romelu Lukaku, Michy Batshuayi, Lois Openda

Canada 

Goalkeepers: Milan Borjan, James Pantemis, Dayne St Clair

Defenders: Sam Adekugbe, Derek Cornelius, Alistair Johnston, Richie Laryea, Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, Joel Waterman

Midfielders: Stephen Eustaquio, Liam Fraser, Atiba Hutchinson, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Ismael Kone, Jonathan Osorio, Samuel Piette, David Wotherspoon

Forwards: Tajon Buchanan, Lucas Cavallini, Jonathan David, Alphonso Davies, Junior Hoillett, Cyle Larin, Liam Miller, Ike Ugbo

Morocco

Goalkeepers: Yassine Bono, Munir, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Romain Saiss, Nayef Aguerd, Achraf Dari, Jawad El-Yamiq, Yahia Attiat-Alllal, Badr Benoun

Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah, Adbelhamid Sabiri, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilel El Khanouss, Yahya Jabrane

Forwards: Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Ez Abde, Amine Harit, Ilias Chair, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Walid Cheddira

Croatia

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic, Ivica Ivusic, Ivo Grbic

Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Martin Erlic, Josip Sutalo

Midfielders: Luka Madrid, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakic, Luka Sucic

Forwards: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja

Luka Modric For Croatia
Luka Modric For Croatia

Group G

Brazil

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton

Defenders: Dani Alves, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Alex Telles, Bremer, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva

Midfielders: Casemiro, Everton Ribeiro, Bruno Guimaraes, Fabinho, Fred, Lucas Paqueta

Forwards: Antony, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Neymar, Pedro, Raphinha, Rodrygo, Richarlison, Vinicius Jr

Serbia

Goalkeepers: Marko Dmitrovic, Predrag Rajkovic, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic

Defenders: Stefan Mitrovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Milos Veljkovic, Filip Mladenovic, Strahinja Erakovic, Srdjan Babic

Midfielders: Nemanja Gudelj, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Sasa Lukic, Marko Grujic, Filip Kostic, Uros Racic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Ivan Ilic, Andrija Zivkovic, Darko Lazovic

Forwards: Dusan Tadic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Dusan Vlahovic, Filip Duricic, Luka Jovic, Nemanja Radonji

Switzerland

Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel, Philipp Kohn, Jonas Omlin, Yann Sommer

Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Eray Comert, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Schar, Silvan Widmer

Midfielders: Granit Xhaka, Edimilson Fernandes, Fabian Frei, Remo Freuler, Ardon Jashari, Fabian Rieder, Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow, Renato Steffen, Denis Zakaria, Michel Aebischer

Forwards: Breel Embolo, Christian Fassnacht, Noah Okafor, Haris Seferovic, Ruben Vargas

Cameroon

Goalkeepers: Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Devis Epassy, Andre Onana

Defenders: Nicolas Nkoulou, Enzo Ebosse, Oumar Gonzalez, Nouhou Tolo, Olivier Mbaizo, Collins Fai, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Christopher Wooh

Midfielders: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Jerome Ngom Mbekeli, Gael Ondoua, Samuel Gouet, Pierre Kunde, Martin Hongla, Olivier Ntcham

Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar, Souaibou Marou, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Christian Bassogog, Moumi Ngamaleu, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, Bryan Mbeumo, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Karl Toko Ekambi, Moumi Ngamaleu

Brazil's Neymar
Brazil's Neymar

Group H

Portugal

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa, Rui Patricio, Jose Sa

Defenders: Joao Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Danilo Pereira, Antonio Silva, Nuno Mendes, Raphael Guerreiro

Midfielders: William Carvalho, Ruben Neves, Joao Palhinha, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Otavio, Matheus Nunes, Bernardo Silva, Joao Mario

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, Ricardo Horta, Andre Silva, Goncalo Ramos

Ghana

Goalkeepers: Manaf Nurudeen, Danlad Ibrahim, Lawrence Ati Zigi

Defenders: Denis Odoi, Tariq Lamptey, Alidu Seidu, Daniel Amartey, Joseph Aidoo, Alexander Djiku, Mohammed Salisu, Abdul-Rahman Baba, Gideon Mensah

Midfielders: Andre Ayew, Thomas Partey, Elisha Owusu, Salis Abdul Samed, Mohammed Kudus, Daniel Kofi Kyereh

Forwards: Daniel Barnieh Afriyie, Kamal Sowah, Issahaku Abdul Fatawu, Osman Bukari, Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew, Kamaldeen Sulemana

Uruguay

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera, Sergio Rochet, Sebastian Sosa

Defenders: Jose Maria Gimenez, Sebastian Coates, Diego Godin, Martin Caceres, Ronald Araujo, Guillermo Varela, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Mathias Olivera, Matias Vina

Midfielders: Lucas Torreira, Manuel Ugarte, Matias Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Valverde, Facundo Pellistri, Nicolas De La Cruz

Forwards: Agustin Canobbio, Facundo Torres, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Maxi Gomez, Luis Suarez Edinson Cavani, Darwin Nunez

South Korea 

Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu, Jo Hyeon-woo, Song Bum-keun

Defenders: Kim Min-jae, Kim Jin-su, Hong Chul, Kim Moon-hwan, Yoon Jong-gyu, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Tae-hwan, Kwon Kyung-won, Cho Yu-min

Midfielders: Jung Woo-young, Na Sang-ho, Paik Seung-ho, Son Jun-ho, Song Min-kyu, Kwon Chang-hoon, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Hwang In-beom, Jeong Woo-yeong, Lee Kang-in 

Forwards: Hwang Ui-jo, Cho Gue-sung, Son Heung-min

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