The 4-year wait is over as FIFA World Cup fever kicks in with the latest squad announcement for every team. With only 5 days to go, squad announcements from every team have sparked debate and discussion. The final 26-player lists are out, with several star players dominating the squads. There are some maiden players who will play on the big stage for the first time. On the other hand, there are some veteran players who have one last chance to lift the trophy. Let’s look at the 26-man squad for every team below.
Jesús Gallardo, Israel Reyes, César Montes, Jorge Sánchez, Johan Vásquez, Mateo Chávez
Gilberto Mora, Edson Álvarez, Orbelín Pineda, Luis Romo, Brian Gutiérrez, Obed Vargas, César Huerta, Luis Chávez, Erik Lira, Álvaro Fidalgo, Roberto Alvarado
Kim Min-Jae, Jo Yu-Min, Lee Han-Beom, Kim Tae-Hyun, Park Jin-Seop, Lee Ki-Hyeok, Lee Tae-Seok, Seol Young-Woo, Jens Castrop, Kim Moon-Hwan
Yang Hyun-Jun, Paik Seung-Ho, Hwang In-Beom, Kim Jin-Kyu, Bae Jun-Ho, Um Ji-Sung, Hwang Hee-Chan, Lee Dong-Gyeong, Lee Jae-Sung, Lee Kang-In
Oh Hyun-Kyu, Son Heung-Min, Cho Kyu-Sung
Czech Republic
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Lukas Hornicek, Jan Koutny, Jindrich Stanek
Vladimír Coufal, David Douděra, Tomáš Holeš, Robin Hranáč, Štěpán Chaloupek, David Jurásek, Ladislav Krejčí, Jaroslav Zelený, David Zima
Lukás Cerv, Vladimir Darida, Lukás Provod, Michal Sadílek, Hugo Sochůrek, Alexandr Sojka, Tomáš Souček
Adam Hložek, Tomáš Chorý, Mojmír Chytil, Jan Kuchta, Patrik Schick, Matej Vydra, Denis Višinský
Group B
Canada
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Dayne St. Clair, Maxime Crépeau, Owen Goodman
Moïse Bombito, Derek Cornelius, Alphonso Davies, Luc De Fougerolles, Alistair Johnston, Alfie Jones, Richie Laryea, Niko Sigur, Joel Waterman
Ali Ahmed, Tajon Buchanan, Mathieu Choinière, Stephen Eustáquio, Marcelo Flores, Ismaël Koné, Liam Millar, Jonathan Osorio, Nathan Saliba, Jacob Shaffelburg
Jonathan David, Promise David, Cyle Larin, Tani Oluwaseyi
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Nikola Vasilj, Martin Zlomislic, Osman Hadzikic
Sead Kolasinac, Amar Dedic, Nihad Mujakic, Nikola Katic, Tarik Muharemovic, Stjepan Radeljic, Dennis Hadzikadunic, Nidal Celik
Amir Hadziahmetovic, Ivan Sunjic, Ivan Basic, Dzenis Burnic, Ermin Mahmic, Benjamin Tahirovic, Amar Memic, Armin Gigovic, Kerim Alajbegovic, Esmir Bajraktarevic
Ermedin Demirovic, Jovo Lukic, Samed Bazdar, Haris Tabakovic, Edin Dzeko
Qatar
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Salah Zakaria, Meshaal Barsham, Mahmoud Abunada
Boualem Khoukhi, Pedro Miguel, Sultan Al Brake, Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain, Ayoub Al-Alawi, Issa Laye, Lucas Mendes, Homam Al-Amin
Ahmed Fathi, Jassim Gaber, Assim Madibo, Abdulaziz Hatem, Karim Boudiaf, Mohammed Mannai
Almoez Ali, Akram Afif, Tahsin Mohammed, Edmílson Junior, Ahmed Al-Ganehi, Ahmed Alaa, Hassan Al-Haydos, Mohammed Muntari, Yusuf Abdurisag
Koki Ogawa, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda, Kento Shiogai, Keisuke Goto
Sweden
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Viktor Johansson, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
Hjalmar Ekdal, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Isak Hien, Emil Holm, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Lindelöf, Erik Smith, Carl Starfelt, Elliot Stroud, Daniel Svensson
Taha Ali, Yasin Ayari, Lucas Bergvall, Jesper Karlström, Ken Sema, Mattias Svanberg, Besfort Zeneli
Alexander Bernhardsson, Anthony Elanga, Viktor Gyökeres, Alexander Isak, Gustaf Nilsson, Benjamin Nygren
Tunisia
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Aymen Dahmen, Sabri Ben Hessen, Abdelmouhib Chamakh
Montassar Talbi, Dylan Bronn, Omar Rekik, Yan Valery, Ali Abdi, Moutaz Neffati, Raed Chikhaoui, Adam Arous, Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
Ellyes Skhiri, Hannibal Mejbri, Anis Ben Slimane, Hadj Mahmoud, Rani Khedira, Mortadha Ben Ouanes
Elias Achouri, Ismaël Gharbi, Elias Saad, Sebastian Tounekti, Firas Chaouat, Khalil Ayari, Hazem Mastouri, Rayan Elloumi, Elias Saad
Group G
Belgium
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Thibaut Courtois, Senne Lammens, Mike Penders
Timothy Castagne, Zeno Debast, Maxim De Cuyper, Koni De Winter, Brandon Mechele, Thomas Meunier, Nathan Ngoy, Joaquin Seys, Arthur Theate
Kevin De Bruyne, Amadou Onana, Nicolas Raskin, Youri Tielemans, Hans Vanaken, Axel Witsel
Charles De Ketelaere, Jérémy Doku, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Romelu Lukaku, Dodi Lukebakio, Diego Moreira, Alexis Saelemaekers, Leandro Trossard
Egypt
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Mohamed El Shenawy, Mostafa Shobeir, El Mahdy Soliman, Mohamed Alaa
Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Mehdi Ghaedi, Saman Ghoddos, Mohammad Ghorbani, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mohammad Mohebi, Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia, Mehdi Torabi, Aria Yousefi
Ali Alipour, Dennis Dargahi, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Amirhossein Mahmoudi, Mehdi Taremi
New Zealand
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Max Crocombe, Alex Paulsen, Michael Woud
Tim Payne, Francis De Vries, Tyler Bindon, Michael Boxall, Liberato Cacace, Nando Pijnaker, Finn Surman, Callan Elliot, Tommy Smith
Joe Bell, Matt Garbett, Marko Stamenic, Sarpreet Singh, Alex Rufer, Ryan Thomas
Chris Wood, Eli Just, Kosta Barbarouses, Ben Waine, Ben Old, Callum McCowatt, Jesse Randall, Lachlan Bayliss
Group H
Spain
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Unai Simón, David Raya, Joan García
Marc Cucurella, Pau Cubarsí, Aymeric Laporte, Álex Grimaldo, Pedro Porro, Eric García, Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill
Ryan Mendes, Willy Semedo, Garry Rodrigues, Jovane Cabral, Nuno da Costa, Dailon Livramento, Gilson Benchimol, Helio Varela
Uruguay
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Fernando Muslera, Sergio Rochet, Santiago Mele
Ronald Araújo, José María Giménez, Santiago Bueno, Sebastián Cáceres, Mathías Olivera, Guillermo Varela, Matías Viña, Joaquín Piquerez, Juan Manuel Sanabria
Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur, Manuel Ugarte, Emiliano Martínez, Rodrigo Zalazar, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Nicolás De La Cruz, Agustín Canobbio, Maximiliano Araújo, Brian Rodríguez, Facundo Pellistri
Darwin Núñez, Federico Viñas, Rodrigo Aguirre
Saudi Arabia
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Mohammed Al Owais, Nawaf Al Aqidi, Ahmed Al Kassar
Abdulelah Al Amri, Hassan Tambakti, Jehad Thikri, Ali Lajami, Hassan Kadesh, Saud Abdulhamid, Mohammed Abu Al Shamat, Ali Majrashi, Moteb Al Harbi, Nawaf Boushal, Sultan Al-Ghannam
Mohammed Kanno, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Ziyad Al Johani, Nasser Al Dawsari, Musab Al Juwayr, Alaa Al Hajji, Salem Al Dawsari, Khalid Al Ghannam, Ayman Yahya
Firas Al Buraikan, Saleh Al Shehri, Abdullah Al Hamdan
Group I
France
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Mike Maignan, Robin Risser, Brice Samba
Lucas Digne, Malo Gusto, Lucas Hernández, Theo Hernández, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé, Maxence Lacroix, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano
N’Golo Kanté, Manu Koné, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Warren Zaïre-Emery
Maghnes Akliouche, Bradley Barcola, Rayan Cherki, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise, Marcus Thuram
Senegal
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Édouard Mendy, Mory Diaw, Yehvann Diouf
Krépin Diatta, Antoine Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Mamadou Sarr, Moussa Niakhaté, Abdoulaye Seck, Ismail Jakobs
Idrissa Gana Gueye, Pape Gueye, Lamine Camara, Habib Diarra, Pathé Ciss, Pape Matar Sarr, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye
Sadio Mané, Ismaïla Sarr, Iliman Ndiaye, Assane Diao, Ibrahim Mbaye, Nicolas Jackson, Bamba Dieng, Cherif Ndiaye
Iraq
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Fahad Talib, Jalal Hassan, Ahmed Basil
Hussein Ali, Manaf Younis, Zaid Tahseen, Rebin Sulaka, Akam Hashem, Merchas Doski, Ahmed Yahya, Zaid Ismail, Frans Putros, Mustafa Saadoon
Amir Al-Ammari, Kevin Yakob, Zidane Iqbal, Aimar Sher, Ibrahim Bayesh, Ahmed Qasim, Youssef Amyn, Marko Farji
Ali Jasim, Ali Al-Hamadi, Ali Yousef, Aymen Hussein, Mohanad Ali
Norway
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Ørjan Nyland, Egil Selvik, Sander Tangvik
Julian Ryerson, Kristoffer Ajer, Leo Østigård, David Møller Wolfe, Marcus Pedersen, Torbjørn Heggem, Fredrik André Bjørkan, Henrik Falchener, Sondre Langås
Martin Ødegaard, Sander Berge, Patrick Berg, Kristian Thorstvedt, Morten Thorsby, Thelo Aasgaard, Andreas Schjelderup, Jens Petter Hauge, Fredrik Aursnes, Oscar Bobb, Antonio Nusa
Erling Haaland, Alexander Sørloth, Jørgen Strand Larsen
Houssem Aouar, Nabil Bentaleb, Hicham Boudaoui, Fares Chaibi, Ibrahim Maza, Yassine Titraoui, Ramiz Zerrouki
Mohamed Amine Amoura, Nadir Benbouali, Adil Boulbina, Fares Ghedjemis, Amine Gouiri, Riyad Mahrez, Anis Hadj Moussa
Austria
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Alexander Schlager, Florian Wiegele, Patrick Pentz
David Affengruber, Kevin Danso, Stefan Posch, David Alaba, Philipp Lienhart, Philipp Mwene, Alexander Prass, Marco Friedl, Michael Svoboda
Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald, Marcel Sabitzer, Florian Grillitsch, Carney Chukwuemeka, Romano Schmid, Christoph Baumgartner, Konrad Laimer, Patrick Wimmer, Paul Wanner, Alessandro Schopf
Marko Arnautovic, Michael Gregoritsch, Sasa Kalajdzic
Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Vitinha, João Neves, Rúben Neves, Samú Costa
Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leão, João Félix, Gonçalo Ramos, Pedro Neto, Francisco Conceição, Gonçalo Guedes, Francisco Trincão
Congo DR
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Lionel Mpasi, Timothy Fayulu, Matthieu Epolo
Chancel Mbemba, Axel Tuanzebe, Arthur Masuaku, Gedeon Kalulu, Joris Kayembe, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Aaron Tshibola, Steve Kapuadi, Dylan Batubinsika
Noah Sadiki, Charles Pickel, Edo Kayembe, Samuel Moutoussamy, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Nathanaël Mbuku, Meschak Elia, Brian Cipenga, Gaël Kakuta, Théo Bongonda
Simon Banza, Yoane Wissa, Fiston Mayele, Cédric Bakambu
Daniel Muñoz, Jhon Lucumí, Santiago Arias, Davinson Sánchez, Johan Mojica, Yerry Mina, Willer Ditta, Deiver Machado
Jorge Carrascal, Kevin Castaño, Gustavo Puerta, Juan Fernando Quintero, Juan Portilla, Jefferson Lerma, Richard Ríos, Jhon Arias, James Rodríguez, Jaminton Campaz
Luis Díaz, Jhon Córdoba, Luis Suárez, Andrés Gómez, Cucho Hernández
Group L
England
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, James Trafford
Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Jarell Quansah, John Stones, Marc Guéhi, Dan Burn, Nico O’Reilly, Djed Spence, Tino Livramento
Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Jordan Henderson, Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze
Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke
Croatia
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Dominik Livakovic, Dominik Kotarski, Ivor Pandur
Josko Gvardiol, Duje Caleta-Car, Josip Sutalo, Josip Stanisic, Marin Pongracic, Martin Erlic, Luka Vuskovic
Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Luka Sucic, Martin Baturina, Kristijan Jakic, Petar Sucic, Nikola Moro, Toni Fruk
Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Ante Budimir, Marco Pasalic, Petar Musa, Igor Matanovic
Ghana
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Benjamin Asare, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Joseph Anang
Baba Abdul Rahman, Gideon Mensah, Marvin Senaya, Alidu Seidu, Abdul Mumin, Jerome Opoku, Jonas Adjetey, Kojo Oppong Peprah, Derrick Luckassen
Elisha Owusu, Thomas Partey, Kwasi Sibo, Augustine Boakye, Caleb Yirenkyi, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
Kamal Deen Sulemana, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Ernest Nuamah, Antoine Semenyo, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Prince Kwabena Adu, Iñaki Williams, Jordan Ayew
Panama
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Orlando Mosquera, Luis Mejía, César Samudio
César Blackman, Jorge Gutiérrez, Amir Murillo, Fidel Escobar, Andrés Andrade, Edgardo Fariña, José Córdoba, Éric Davis, Jiovany Ramos, Roderick Miller
Aníbal Godoy, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Carlos Harvey, Cristian Martínez, José Luis Rodríguez, César Yanis, Yoel Bárcenas, Alberto Quintero, Azarias Londoño
Ismael Díaz, Cecilio Waterman, José Fajardo, Tomás Rodríguez
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The previous FIFA World Cup was one of the greatest moments in football history. Portugal’s exit was highlighted as underdogs Morocco beat Portugal 1-0. Japan’s wins over Spain and Germany were also notable moments. Especially, the final was so iconic that it still holds the suspense and tension intact. Regardless, the upcoming FIFA World Cup holds more potential to be the greatest season. This season features more stars, such as Kane, Mbappé, Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar, reviving the golden era of football. Besides, the debuts of Haaland, Yamal, Gyökeres, and Musiala are also making this tournament iconic. But only one of them can win the title. Who do you think will rule the 2026 FIFA World Cup?