World Cup 2022 squads in full: All the confirmed lists of players for the 32 teams in Qatar
With the likes of Reece James, Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante ruled out of the World Cup, it seems like there is a new injury scare every day ahead of Qatar 2022.
Son Heung-min, Kyle Walker and Raphael Varane are just a few of the many others who face a race against time to be fit.
National team managers have started to announce their 26-man squad lists for the tournament and there have already been some shock admissions.
This is the first World Cup where countries will be able to select 26 players. Squad sizes were increased at Euro 2020 to combat potential Covid-19 outbreaks and player fatigue caused by intense scheduling.
Argentina
Squad to be announced Monday 14 November.
Australia
Australia head coach Graham Arnold praised 18-year-old Garang Kuol as he selected the Newcastle-bound youngster for Australia’s World Cup squad.
Discussing Central Coast Mariners forward Kuol, who won his first Socceroos cap against New Zealand in September, Arnold said: “Garang has shown how he can change a game. He has zero fear and he wants to entertain.”
However, Arnold may have caused some family drama by omitting centre-back Trent Sainsbury – who also happens to be the boss’ son-in-law.
Goalkeepers: Mathew Ryan (FC Copenhagen), Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC), Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners)
Defenders: Aziz Behich (Dundee United), Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew), Thomas Deng (Aibirex Niigata), Joel King (Odense Boldklub), Nathaniel Atkinson (Hearts), Fran Karacic (Brescia), Harry Souttar (Stoke City), Kye Rowles (Hearts), Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United)
Midfielders: Aaron Mooy (Celtic), Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona), Bailey Wright (Sunderland), Cameron Devlin (Hearts), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Keanu Baccus (St Mirren)
Forwards: Awer Mabil (Cadiz), Matthew Leckie (Melbourne City), Martin Boyle (Hibernian), Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City), Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners), Mitchell Duke (Fagiano Okayama), Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners)
Belgium
Squad to be announced Thursday 10 November.
Brazil
Only two of Arsenal’s three Gabriels have been selected in Tite’s squad – forwards Martinelli and Jesus made it, but defender Gabriel Magalhaes did not.
Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino is another big-name absentee for the Selecao, but 12 Premier League players, including Alisson, Ederson and Bruno Guimaraes, join Neymar, Vinicius Jr and Raphinha in a star-studded side.
Veteran right-back Dani Alves, now playing for Mexican side Pumas Unam after an illustrious career with Barcelona, Juventus and PSG, makes the squad for his third World Cup.
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras)
Defenders: Dani Alves (UNAM), Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Alex Telles (Sevilla), Bremer (Juventus), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (Chelsea)
Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham)
Forwards: Antony (Manchester United), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Neymar (PSG), Pedro (Flamengo), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
Cameroon
Canada
Squad to be announced Sunday 13 November.
Costa Rica
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas and ex-Premier League talents Bryan Ruiz, Bryan Oviedo and Joel Campbell will all represent Costa Rica as Los Ticos prepare for their third consecutive World Cup.
Nottingham Forest’s Brandon Aguilera is the only current Premier League player to make the squad, while ex-West Brom and Celtic defender Cristian Gamboa will be disappointed to have missed out.
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Paris St-Germain), Esteban Alvarado (Herediano), Patrick Sequeira (CD Lugo)
Defenders: Francisco Calvo (Konyaspor), Juan Pablo Vargas (Millonarios FC), Kendall Waston (Saprissa), Oscar Duarte (Al-Wehda), Daniel Chacon (Colorado Rapids), Keysher Fuller (Herediano), Carlos Martinez (San Carlos), Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake), Ronald Matarrita (Cincinnati)
Midfielders: Yeltsin Tejeda (Herediano), Celso Borges (Alajuelense), Youstin Salas (Saprissa), Roan Wilson (Grecia), Gerson Torres (Herediano), Douglas Lopez (Herediano), Jewisson Bennette (Sunderland), Alvaro Zamora (Saprissa), Anthony Hernandez (Puntarenas FC), Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest), Bryan Ruiz (Alajuelense)
Forwards: Joel Campbell (Leon), Anthony Contreras (Herediano) Johan Venegas (Alajuelense)
Croatia
World Cup finalists in 2018, Croatia have called up veteran Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric for his fourth World Cup.
Zlatko Dalic has Premier League stars Ivan Perisic and Mateo Kovacic at his disposal, while his side also includes highly-rated youngsters like Josko Gvardiol and Luka Sucic.
Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivica Ivusic (NK Osijek), Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid)
Defenders: Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg), Borna Barisic (Rangers), Josip Juranovic (Celtic), Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart), Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich), Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), Nikola Vlasic (Torino, on loan from West Ham), Lovro Majer (Rennes), Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt), Luka Sucic (RB Salzburg)
Forwards: Ivan Perisic (Tottenham), Andrej Kramaric (1899 Hoffenheim), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split)
Denmark
Denmark’s squad is slightly different to the other squads named so far as head coach Kasper Hjulmand has named just 21 players.
Hjulmand will name the final five ahead of the submission deadline on 14 November, with 21-year-old Celtic star Matt O’Riley hoping to make the cut.
Manchester United’s Christian Eriksen is named in the squad just 16 months after he needed life-saving heart treatment having collapsed on the pitch at Euro 2020.
Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Nice), Oliver Christensen (Hertha Berlin)
Defenders: Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United), Jens Stryger Larsen (Trabzonspor), Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), Daniel Wass (Brondby)
Midfielders: Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham)
Forwards: Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Bruges), Jesper Lindstrom (Eintracht Frankfurt), Andreas Cornelius (Copenhagen), Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg)
Ecuador
England
Squad to be announced at 2pm GMT, Thursday 10 November
France
Squad to be announced at 7pm GMT, Wednesday 9 November.
Germany
Squad to be announced Thursday 10 November.
Ghana
Iran
Japan
The first country to name their squad, Japanese head coach Hajime Moriyasu shocked fans by not selecting Celtic duo Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate.
However, his Samurai Blue side does include Premier League pair Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kaoru Mitoma and a slew of Bundesliga talent, including Daichi Kamada, Ritsu Doan and Wataru Endo.
Huddersfield defender Yuta Nakayama was selected in the initial 26-man squad but has withdrawn with an Achilles tendon injury.
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg), Daniel Schmidt (Sint Truiden), Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Defenders: Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo)
Midfielders: Junya Ito (Stade de Reims), Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg), Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus)
Forwards: Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge)
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
Squad to be announced Friday 11 November.
Poland
Squad to be announced Thursday 10 November.
Portugal
Squad to be announced at 4.30pm GMT, Thursday 10 November
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Squad to be announced Friday, 11 November.
Serbia
South Korea
Squad to be announced Saturday, 12 November.
Spain
Squad to be announced Friday, 11 November
Switzerland
Swiss boss Murat Yakin can call on an array of Premier League talent, with Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka, Manchester City’s Manuel Akanji and Chelsea’s Denis Zakaria all selected.
Fulham defender Kevin Mbabu is the most notable absentee in a squad which also includes Nottingham Forest’s Remo Freuler and Newcastle’s Fabian Schar.
Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Kohn (RB Salzburg), Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), Yann Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Eray Comert (Valencia), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schar (Newcastle United), Silvan Widmer (Mainz)
Midfielders: Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), Fabian Frei (Basel), Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest), Ardon Jashari (Luzern), Fabian Rieder (Young Boys), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt), Renato Steffen (Lugano), Denis Zakaria (Chelsea), Michel Aebischer (Bologna)
Forwards: Breel Embolo (Monaco), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Noah Okafor (RB Salzburg), Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg)
Tunisia
Uruguay
USA
Squad to be announced at 10pm, Wednesday 9 November
Wales
Squad to be announced at 7pm, Wednesday 9 November
