Soccer-World Cup 2022 squads: list of 26-man teams playing in FIFA tournament

Full list of players called up for

the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar:

ARGENTINA

The injured duo of Joaquin Correa and Nicolas Gonzalez were

replaced by Angel Correa and Thiago Almada.

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Franco Armani

(River Plate) and Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal).

Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Nahuel Molina

(Atletico Madrid), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Cristian Romero

(Tottenham Hotspur), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro

Martinez (Manchester United), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Nicolas

Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla).

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Guido Rodriguez

(Real Betis), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Rodrigo De Paul

(Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen),

Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove

Albion).

Forwards: Paulo Dybala (AS Roma), Lionel Messi (Paris St

Germain), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Angel Correa (Atletico

Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Lautaro Martinez (Inter

Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City).

AUSTRALIA

Experienced central defender Trent Sainsbury was a surprise

omission while teenage super-sub Garang Kuol and former Scotland

international Jason Cummings were included. Injured winger

Martin Boyle was replaced by Marc Tilio.

Goalkeepers: Mat Ryan (FC Copenhagen), Danny Vukovic

(Central Coast Mariners), Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC).

Defenders: Harry Souttar (Stoke City), Milos Degenek

(Columbus Crew), Bailey Wright (Sunderland), Thomas Deng

(Albirex Niigata), Fran Karacic (Brescia), Nathaniel Atkinson

(Heart of Midlothian), Aziz Behich (Dundee United), Kye Rowles

(Heart of Midlothian), Joel King (Odense Boldklub).

Midfielders: Aaron Mooy (Celtic), Jackson Irvine (FC St.

Pauli), Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona), Cameron Devlin (Heart of

Midlothian), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Keanu Baccus (St

Mirren).

Forwards: Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City), Mitchell Duke

(Fagiano Okayama), Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners),

Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners), Awer Mabil (Cadiz), Mathew

Leckie (Melbourne City), Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United), Marco

Tilio (Melbourne City).

BELGIUM

Injured striker Romelu Lukaku was picked along with

playmaker Eden Hazard, who has mostly been on the sidelines at

Real Madrid this season.

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Simon Mignolet

(Club Brugge), Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg).

Defenders: Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Toby Alderweireld

(Royal Antwerp), Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), Zeno Debast

(Anderlecht), Arthur Theate (Rennes), Wout Faes (Leicester

City).

Midfielders: Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel

(Atletico Madrid), Youri Tielemans (Leicester City), Amadou

Onana (Everton), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Yannick

Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund),

Timothy Castagne (Leicester City), Thomas Meunier (Borussia

Dortmund).

Forwards: Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Michy Batshuayi

(Fenerbahce), Lois Openda (Racing Lens), Charles De Ketelaere

(AC Milan), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Jeremy Doku (Rennes),

Dries Mertens (Galatasaray), Leandro Trossard (Brighton & Hove

Albion).

BRAZIL

Roberto Firmino was left out but Dani Alves made the squad.

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City),

Weverton (Palmeiras).

Defenders: Bremer (Juventus), Eder Militao (Real Madrid)

Marquinhos (Paris St Germain), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Danilo

(Juventus), Dani Alves (UNAM Pumas), Alex Sandro (Juventus),

Alex Telles (Sevilla).

Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United), Casemiro

(Manchester United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho

(Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham

United).

Forwards: Antony (Manchester United), Gabriel Jesus

(Arsenal), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Neymar Jr. (Paris St

Germain), Pedro (Flamengo), Raphinha (Barcelona), Richarlison

(Tottenham Hotspur), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Vinicius Jr. (Real

Madrid).

CAMEROON

Centre back Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui missed out.

Goalkeepers: Devis Epassy (Abha Club), Simon Ngapandouetnbu

(Olympique de Marseille), Andre Onana (Inter Milan).

Defenders: Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), Enzo Ebosse

(Udinese), Collins Fai (Al Tai), Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia

Union), Nicolas Nkoulou (Aris Salonika), Tolo Nouhou (Seattle

Sounders), Christopher Wooh (Stade Rennes).

Midfielders: Martin Hongla (Verona), Pierre Kunde

(Olympiakos), Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City), Gael Ondoua

(Hannover 96), Samuel Oum Gouet (Mechelen), Andre-Frank Zambo

Anguissa (Napoli).

Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar (Al Nassr), Christian Bassogog

(Shanghai Shenhua), Eric-Maxime Choupo Moting (Bayern Munich),

Souaibou Marou (Coton Sport), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Nicolas

Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys Berne), Jerome Ngom (Colombe Dja),

Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Besiktas), Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys

Berne), Karl Toko Ekambi (Olympique Lyonnais).

CANADA

Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies was included in the squad

despite suffering a hamstring injury weeks before the

tournament.

Goalkeepers: James Pantemis, Milan Borjan, Dayne St Clair

Defenders: Samuel Adekugbe, Joel Waterman, Alistair

Johnston, Richie Laryea, Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, Derek

Cornelius

Midfielders: Liam Fraser, Ismael Kone, Mark-Anthony Kaye,

David Wotherspoon, Jonathan Osorio, Atiba Hutchinson, Stephen

Eustaquio, Samuel Piette

Forwards: Tajon Buchanan, Liam Millar, Lucas Cavallini, Ike

Ugbo, Junior Hoilett, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Alphonso

Davies.

COSTA RICA

No major omissions.

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

The 2018 runners-up are led by captain Luka Modric, who is

playing in his fourth World Cup, with fellow midfielders Ivan

Perisic and Mateo Kovacic were also included.

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), Lovro Majer (Stade Rennais),

Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt), Luka Sucic (Salzburg).

Forwards: Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur), Andrej Kramaric

(Hoffenheim ), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Mislav Orsic

(Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Marko Livaja (Hajduk

Split).

DENMARK

Christian Eriksen was named in the squad with Yussuf Poulsen

and Christian Norgaard late additions.

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Nice), Oliver Christensen

(Hertha Berlin), Frederik Ronnow (Union 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), Alexander Bah (Benfica).

Midfielders: Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), Mathias Jensen

(Brentford), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Pierre-Emile

Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur), Christian Norgaard (Brentford),

Robert Skov (Hoffenheim).

Forwards: Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Bruges), Jesper Lindstrom

(Eintracht Frankfurt), Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen), Martin

Braithwaite (Espanyol), Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla), Mikkel

Damsgaard (Brentford), Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg), Yussuf

Poulsen (RB Leipzig).

ECUADOR

Coach Gustavo Alfaro did not name Byron Castillo, the

defender whom Chile claimed was ineligible to play during the

qualifiers but was deemed an Ecuadorean national, in his 26-man

squad.

Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez (Liga de Quito), Hernan

Galindez (Aucas), Moises Ramirez (Independiente del Valle).

Defenders: Pervis Estupinan (Brighton & Hove Albion), Angelo

Preciado (Gent), Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen), Xavier

Arreaga (Seattle Sounders), Diego Palacios (Los Angeles FC),

Jackson Porozo (Troyes), Robert Arboleda (Sao Paulo), Felix

Torres (Santos Laguna), William Pacho (Royal Antwerp FC).

Midfielders: Moises Caicedo (Brighton), Jose Cifuentes (Los

Angeles FC), Alan Franco (Talleres), Jhegson Mendez (Los Angeles

FC), Carlos Gruezo (Augsburg), Gonzalo Plata (Valladolid), Angel

Mena (Leon), Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna), Romario Ibarra

(Pachuca), Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton).

Strikers: Enner Valencia (Fenerbahce), Michael Estrada (Cruz

Azul), Djorkaeff Reasco (Newell’s Old Boys), Kevin Rodriguez

(Imbabura SC).

ENGLAND

In-form Leicester City midfielder James Maddison made the

squad along with forwards Callum Wilson and Marcus Rashford.

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle

United), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady

(Everton, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eric Dier

(Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke

Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran

Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben

White (Arsenal).

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor

Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount

(Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West

Ham United).

Forwards: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish

(Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), James

Maddison (Leicester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United),

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Callum Wilson

(Newcastle United).

FRANCE

Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani replaced

injured forward Christopher Nkunku. Coach Didier Deschamps opted

not to replace injured striker Karim Benzema.

Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham United), Hugo Lloris

(Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Rennes).

Defenders: Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Theo Hernandez

(AC Milan), Axel Disasi (AS Monaco), Ibrahima Konate

(Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern

Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern

Munich), Raphael Varane (Manchester United).

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf

Fofana (AS Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Olympique de Marseille),

Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid),

Jordan Veretout (Olympique de Marseille).

Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman

(Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC

Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe

(Paris St Germain), Marcus Thuram (Borussia Moenchengladbach),

Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt).

GERMANY

Teenager Youssoufa Moukoko was a surprise pick while 2014

World Cup winner Mario Goetze returned to the national squad

after five years.

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter

Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt).

Defenders: Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Antonio Ruediger

(Real Madrid), Niklas Suele (Borussia Dortmund), Nico

Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Thilo Kehrer (West Ham

United), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Lukas Klostermann, Armel Bella

Kotchap (Southampton), Christian Guenter (Freiburg).

Midfielders: Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Jonas Hofmann

(Borussia Moenchengladbach), Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Leroy

Sane, Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Mueller (all Bayern

Munich), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Goetze

(Eintracht Frankfurt).

Strikers: Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia

Dortmund), Niklas Fuellkrug (Werder Bremen), Karim Adeyemi

Borussia Dortmund).

GHANA

Uncapped striker Kamal Sowah and midfielder Salis Abdul

Samed earned surprise call-ups.

Goalkeepers: Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St Gallen), Danlad Ibrahim

(Asante Kotoko), Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen).

Defenders: Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Daniel Amartey

(Leicester City), Abdul-Rahman Baba (Reading), Alexander Djiku

(Racing Strasbourg), Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion),

Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre), Denis Odoi (Club Brugge), Mohammed

Salisu (Southampton), Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot).

Midfielders: Andre Ayew (Al Sadd), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax

Amsterdam), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (SC Freiburg), Elisha Owusu

(Gent), Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Salis Abdul Samed (Racing

Lens).

Forwards: Daniel Afriyie (Hearts of Oak), Jordan Ayew

(Crystal Palace), Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), Issahaku

Abdul Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon), Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City),

Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Stade Rennes),

Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao).

IRAN

Omid Ebrahimi was left out after picking up a groin injury

in a friendly.

Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Amir Abedzadeh

(Ponferradina), Seyed Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), Payam

Niazmand (Sepahan).

Defenders: Ehsan Hajsafi (AEK Athens), Morteza Pouraliganji

(Persepolis), Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan), Milad Mohammadi (AEK

Athens), Hossein Kanaanizadegan (Al Ahli), Shojae Khalilzadeh

(Al Ahli), Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb), Rouzbeh Cheshmi

(Esteghlal), Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor), Abolfazl Jalali

(Esteghlal).

Midfielders: Ahmad Noorollahi (Shabab Al Ahli), Saman

Ghoddos (Brentford), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis), Saeid Ezatolahi

(Vejle), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord), Mehdi Torabi

(Persepolis), Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi), Ali Karimi

(Kayserispor).

Forwards: Karim Ansarifard (Omonia Nicosia), Sardar Azmoun

(Bayer Leverkusen), Mehdi Taremi (Porto).

JAPAN

Defender Yuta Nakayama was called up but will miss the World

Cup after suffering an Achilles injury. Striker Shuto Machino

took his place in the squad.

Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg), Shuichi Gonda

(Shimizu S-Pulse), Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truidense).

Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (Tokyo), Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04),

Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki

Frontale), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Ko Itakura (Borussia

Moenchengladbach), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), Hiroki Ito

(Stuttgart).

Midfielders: Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), Wataru Endo

(Stuttgart), Junya Ito (Reims), Takumi Minamino (Monaco),

Hidemasa Morita (Sporting CP), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht

Frankfurt), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton &

Hove Albion), Ritsu Doan (Freiburg), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna

Duesseldorf), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad).

Forwards: Takuma Asano (Bochum), Daizen Maeda (Celtic),

Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge), Shuto Machino (Shonan Bellmare).

MEXICO

Injured striker Raul Jimenez was called up, all-time leading

scorer Javier Hernandez left out.

Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (America), Alfredo Talavera

(Juarez), Rodolfo Cota (Leon).

Defenders: Jorge Sanchez (Ajax Amsterdam), Kevin Alvarez

(Pachuca), Nestor Araujo (America), Johan Vasquez (US

Cremonese), Gerardo Arteaga (KRC Genk), Hector Moreno, Cesar

Montes, Jesus Gallardo (all Monterrey).

Midfielders: Erick Gutierrez (PSV), Orbelin Pineda (AEK

Athens), Hector Herrera (Houston Dynamo), Andres Guardado (Real

Betis), Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara), Edson Alvarez (Ajax

Amsterdam), Luis Chavez (Pachuca), Luis Romo (Monterrey), Carlos

Rodriguez, Uriel Antuna (both Cruz Azul).

Forwards: Hirving Lozano (Napoli), Rogelio Funes Mori

(Monterrey), Henry Martin (America), Raul Jimenez (Wolverhampton

Wanderers), Alexis Vega (Guadalajara).

MOROCCO

Hakim Ziyech was included despite his lack of game time at

Chelsea.

Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Sevilla), Munir El Kajoui (Al

Wehda), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad Casablanca).

Defenders: Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United), Yahia Attiat

Allah (Wydad Casablanca), Badr Benoun (Qatar SC), Achraf Dari

(Stade Brest), Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid), Achraf Hakimi

(Paris St Germain), Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich), Romain

Saiss (Besiktas).

Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina), Selim Amallah

(Standard Liege), Bilal El Khannouss (Racing Genk), Yahya

Jabrane (Wydad Casablanca), Azzedine Ounahi (Angers), Abdelhamid

Sabiri (Sampdoria).

Forwards: Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse), Soufiane Boufal

(Angers), Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers), Walid Cheddira

(Bari), Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla), Abde Ezzalzouli (Osasuna),

Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Ittihad), Amine Harit (Olympique

Marseille), Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).

NETHERLANDS

Injured Barcelona forward Memphis Depay and uncapped

teenager Xavi Simons were included in the squad but veteran

goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was left out.

Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Andries Noppert

(Heerenveen), Remko Pasveer (Ajax Amsterdam).

Defenders: Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Ajax),

Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale),

Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern

Munich), Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United), Jurrien Timber

(Ajax), Stefan de Vrij (Internazionale).

Midfielders: Steven Berghuis (Ajax), Frenkie de Jong

(Barcelona), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta

Bergamo), Marten de Roon (Atalanta Bergamo), Xavi Simons (PSV

Eindhoven), Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).

Forwards: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Memphis Depay (Barcelona),

Cody Gakpo (PSV), Vincent Janssen (Antwerp), Luuk de Jong (PSV),

Noah Lang (Club Brugge), Wout Weghorst (Besiktas).

POLAND

Keeper Bartlomiej Dragowski suffered a serious ankle injury

and was replaced by FC Copenhagen’s Kamil Grabara.

Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus),Lukasz Skorupski

(Bologna), Kamil Grabara (FC Copenhagen).

Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Aston Villa), Kamil Glik

(Benevento), Robert Gumny (FC Augsburg), Artur Jedrzejczyk

(Legia Warsaw), Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), Mateusz Wieteska

(Clermont), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Matty Cash (Aston

Villa), Nicola Zalewski (AS Roma).

Midfielders: Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City), Przemyslaw

Frankowski (Lens), Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin), Grzegorz

Krychowiak (Al-Shabab), Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg), Michal

Skoras (Lech Poznan), Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens), Sebastian

Szymanski (Feyenoord), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), Szymon

Zurkowski (Fiorentina).

Forwards: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Arkadiusz Milik

(Juventus), Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana), Karol Swiderski

(Charlotte FC).

PORTUGAL

Cristiano Ronaldo is playing in his fifth World Cup and

leads a squad which also includes Bruno Fernandes and Joao

Felix, with Diogo Jota missing out through injury.

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton

Wanderers FC), Rui Patricio (AS Roma).

Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Joao Cancelo

(Manchester City), Danilo Pereira (Paris St Germain), Pepe (FC

Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Antonio Silva (SL

Benfica), Nuno Mendes (Paris St Germain), Raphael Guerreiro

(Borussia Dortmund).

Midfielders: Joao Palhinha (Fulham FC), Ruben Neves

(Wolverhampton Wanderers), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City),

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Mario (SL Benfica),

Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Vitinha (Paris St

Germain), William Carvalho (Real Betis), Otavio (FC Porto).

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Joao Felix

(Atletico Madrid), Rafael Leao (AC Milan), Ricardo Horta (SC

Braga), Goncalo Ramos (FC Benfica), Andre Silva (RB Leipzig).

QATAR

Qatar’s all-time top scorer Almoez Ali and Akram Afif lead

the attack for the World Cup hosts.

Goalkeepers: Saad Alsheeb (Al Sadd), Meshaal Barsham (Al

Sadd), Yousef Hassan (Al Gharafa).

Defenders: Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd), Musaab Khidir (Al Sadd),

Tarek Salman (Al Sadd), Bassam Al-Rawi (Al Duhail), Boualem

Khoukhi (Al Sadd), Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd), Homam Ahmed (Al

Gharafa), Jassem Gaber (Al Arabi).

Midfielders: Ali Asad (Al Sadd), Assim Modibo (Al Duhail),

Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd), Salem Al-Hajri (Al Sadd), Moustafa

Tarek (Al Sadd), Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail), Abdelaziz Hatim (Al

Rayyan), Ismail Mohamad (Al Duhail).

Forwards: Naif Alhadhrami (Al Rayyan), Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al

Gharafa), Hassan Al-Haydos (Al Sadd), Khalid Muneer (Al Wakrah),

Akram Afif (Al Sadd), Almoez Ali (Al Duhail), Mohamed Muntari

(Al Duhail)

SAUDI ARABIA

Captain Salman Al-Faraj was named in the squad despite

sustaining a shoulder injury in a friendly.

Goalkeepers: Mohamed Al-Owais (Al-Hilal), Nawaf Al-Aqidi

(Al-Nassr), Mohamed Al-Yami (Al-Ahly).

Defenders: Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Ali Al-Bulaihi

(Al-Hilal), Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr), Abdullah Madu

(Al-Nassr), Hassan Tambakti (Al-Shabab), Sultan Al-Ghanam

(Al-Nassr), Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal), Saud Abdulhamid

(Al-Hilal).

Midfielders: Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Riyadh Sharahili

(Abha), Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal),

Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al-Hilal), Sami Al-Najei (Al-Nassr),

Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal), Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal),

Abdulrahman Al-Aboud (Ittihad), Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal),

Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab).

Forwards: Nawaf Al-Abed (Al-Shabab), Haitham Asiri

(Al-Ahly), Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal) Firas Al-Buraikan

(Al-Fateh)

SENEGAL

Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane was ruled out of the tournament

due to injury.

Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers), Alfred Gomis

(Stade Rennes), Eduoard Mendy (Chelsea).

Defenders: Fode Ballo Toure (AC Milan), Pape Abou Cisse

(Olympiakos), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco),

Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Youssouf

Sabaly (Real Betis).

Midfielders: Pathe Ismael Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) Krepin

Diatta (Monaco), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Pape Gueye

(Olympique Marseille), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest),

Mamdou Loum (Reading), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City),

Moustapha Name (Pafos FC), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).

Forwards: Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diedhiou

(Alanyaspor), Bamba Dieng (Olympique Marseille), Nicolas Jackson

(Villarreal), Ilimane Ndiaye (Sheffield United), Ismaila Sarr

(Watford).

SOUTH KOREA

Son Heung-min was included in squad despite suffering a

fractured eye socket while playing for Tottenham Hotspur.

Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Al Shabab), Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan

Hyundai), Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk Motors)

Defenders: Kim Min-jae (Napoli), Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk

Motors), Hong Chul (Daegu FC), Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk Motors),

Yoon Jong-gyu (FC Seoul), Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim

Tae-hwan (Ulsan Hyundai), Kwon Kyung-won (Gamba Osaka), Cho

Yu-min (Daejon Citizen)

Midfielders: Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd), Na Sang-ho (FC

Seoul), Paik Seung-ho (Jeonbuk Motors), Son Jun-ho (Shandong

Taishan), Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk Motors), Kwon Chang-hoon

(Gimcheon Sangmu), Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee

Jae-sung (Mainz), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers),

Hwang In-beom (Olympiacos), Jeong Woo-yeong (Freiburg), Lee

Kang-in (Real Mallorca)

Forwards: Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiacos), Cho Gue-sung (Jeonbuk

Motors)

SPAIN

Barcelona’s Ansu Fati was included but coach Luis Enrique

left out Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara and Manchester

United goalkeeper David de Gea. Left back Jose Gaya was replaced

by Alejandro Balde after suffering an ankle injury in training.

Goalkeepers: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Robert Sanchez

(Brighton & Hove Albion), David Raya (Brentford).

Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Dani Carvajal (Real

Madrid), Eric Garcia (Barcelona), Hugo Guillamon (Valencia), Pau

Torres (Villarreal), Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), Jordi

Alba (Barcelona), Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Rodri

Hernandez (Manchester City), Gavi (Barcelona), Carlos Soler

(Paris St Germain), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Pedri

Gonzalez (Barcelona), Koke Resurreccion (Atletico Madrid).

Forwards: Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic

Bilbao), Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), Alvaro Morata (Atletico

Madrid), Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Pablo Sarabia (Paris St

Germain), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), Ansu Fati (Barcelona).

SERBIA

All-time top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic, who is nursing an

ankle injury, leads Serbia’s line in Qatar along with Juventus

striker Dusan Vlahovic.

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 (captain), Aleksandar Mitrovic, Dusan

Vlahovic, Filip Duricic, Luka Jovic, Nemanja Radonjic.

SWITZERLAND

Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka leads Switzerland in his third World

Cup, while Xherdan Shaqiri is playing in his fourth at the age

of 31.

Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yann Sommer

(Borussia Monchengladbach), Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), Philipp

Kohn (Salzburg).

Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Eray Comert

(Valencia), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Fabian Schar

(Newcastle United), Silvan Widmer (Mainz), Ricardo Rodriguez

(Torino), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz).

Midfielders: Michel Aebischer (Bologna), Xherdan Shaqiri

(Chicago Fire), Renato Steffen (Lugano), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal),

Denis Zakaria (Chelsea, on loan from Juventus), Fabian Frei

(Basel), Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest), Noah Okafor

(Salzburg), Fabian Rieder (Young Boys), Ardon Jashari (Lucerne).

Forwards: Breel Embolo Monaco), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg),

Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt), Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray,

on loan from Benfica), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys).

TUNISIA

Tunisia dropped French-based winger Saif-Eddine Khaoui but

coach Jalel Kadri made no other major changes.

Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien), Bechir Ben Said (US

Monastir), Mouez Hassen (Club Africain), Aymen Mathlouthi

(Etoile Sahel).

Defenders: Ali Abdi (Caen), Dylan Bronn (Salernitana),

Mohamed Drager (FC Luzern), Nader Ghandri (Club Africain), Bilel

Ifa (Kuwait SC), Wajdi Kechrida (Atromitos), Ali Maaloul (Al

Ahly), Yassine Meriah (Esperance), Montassar Talbi (Lorient).

Midfielders: Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Ghaylane Chaalali

(both Esperance), Aissa Laidouni (Ferencvaros), Hannibal Mejbri

(Birmingham City), Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail), Elyas Skhiri (FC

Cologne).

Forwards: Anis Ben Slimane (Brondby), Seifeddine Jaziri

(Zamalek), Issam Jebali (Odense), Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier),

Taha Yassine Khenissi (Kuwait SC), Youssef Msakni (Al Arabi),

Naim Sliti (Al Ittifaq).

UNITED STATES

Christian Pulisic headlines the squad, while goalkeeper Zack

Steffen misses out.

Goalkeepers: Ethan Horvath (Luton Town), Sean Johnson (New

York City FC), Matt Turner (Arsenal).

Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), Sergino Dest (AC

Milan), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Shaq Moore (Nashville

SC), Tim Ream (Fulham), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Joe Scally

(Borussia Moenchengladbach), DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF),

Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).

Midfielder: Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), Kellyn Acosta (LAFC),

Tyler Adams (Leeds), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo), Weston

McKennie (Juventus), Yunus Musah (Valencia), Cristian Roldan

(Seattle Sounders FC).

Forwards: Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas), Jordan Morris (Seattle

Sounders), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), Gio Reyna (Borussia

Dortmund), Josh Sargent (Norwich City), Tim Weah (Lille), Haji

Wright (Antalyaspor).

URUGUAY

Ronald Arauj and Edinson Cavani were called up despite

recent injury scares.

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Sergio Rochet

(Nacional), Sebastian Sosa (Independiente).

Defenders: Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian

Coates (Sporting CP), Diego Godin (Velez Sarsfield), Martin

Caceres (LA Galaxy), Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), Guillermo Varela

(Flamengo), Jose Luis Rodriguez (Nacional), Mathias Olivera

(Napoli), Matias Vina (Roma).

Midfielders: Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray), Manuel Ugarte

(Sporting CP), Matias Vecino (Lazio), Rodrigo Bentancur

(Tottenham), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Facundo Pellistri

(Manchester United), Nicolas De La Cruz (River Plate).

Forwards: Agustin Canobbio (Athletico Paranaense), Facundo

Torres (Orlando City), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Maxi

Gomez (Trabzonspor), Luis Suarez (Nacional), Edinson Cavani

(Valencia), Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)

WALES

Veterans Gareth Bale and Joe Allen were called up despite

fitness concerns.

Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Nottingham Forest), Danny Ward

(Leicester City), Adam Davies (Sheffield United).

Defenders: Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Ben Cabango

(Swansea City), Tom Lockyer (Luton Town), Joe Rodon (Rennes, on

loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Mephan (Bournemouth), Ethan

Ampadu (Spezia, on loan from Chelsea), Chris Gunter (Wimbledon),

Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), Connor Roberts (Burnley).

Midfielders: Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town), Joe Allen

(Swansea City), Matthew Smith (Milton Keynes Dons), Dylan Levitt

(Dundee United), Harry Wilson (Fulham), Joe Morrell

(Portsmouth), Jonny Williams (Swindon Town), Aaron Ramsey

(Nice), Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).

Forwards: Gareth Bale (Los Angeles FC), Kieffer Moore

(Bournemouth), Mark Harris (Cardiff City), Brennan Johnson

(Nottingham Forest), Dan James (Fulham, on loan from Leeds

United)

(Compiled by Anita Kobylinska, Silvia Recchimuzzi and Tommy

Lund in Gdansk, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Aadi Nair and Hritika Sharma

in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge, Peter Rutherford,

Ed Osmond, Ken Ferris, Toby Davis and Clare Fallon)

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