World Cup 2026 squad lists: England, Scotland, Brazil, USA, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Portugal and more
Teams must submit World Cup squads by June 2; Injured players can be replaced from the provisional squad before a team's first match; Mexico host South Africa in June 11 opener; 104-game tournament ends at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday July 19
Wednesday 13 May 2026 16:03, UK
Countries have begun naming their squads for the 2026 World Cup ahead of this summer's tournament, with England and Scotland set to follow.
Thomas Tuchel will name his England squad on Friday May 22 after Steve Clarke has released Scotland's on Tuesday May 19.
The 48 national teams involved are required to register a squad of between 23 and 26 players, including three goalkeepers, by Tuesday June 2.
Only players named in these squads will be eligible to take part although they can be replaced by a player from the provisional squad in the event of a serious injury or illness, no later than 24 hours before their team's first match at the World Cup.
Group A squads
Mexico (preliminary)
Goalkeepers: Alex Padilla (Athletic Club), Antonio Rodríguez (Tijuana), Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna), Carlos Moreno (Pachuca), Guillermo Ochoa (AEL Limassol), Raúl Rangel (Chivas).
Defenders: Bryan González (Chivas), César Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Edson Álvarez (Fenerbahçe), Eduardo Águila (Atlético de San Luis), Everardo López (Toluca), Israel Reyes (América), Jesús Angulo (Tigres), Jesús Gallardo (Toluca), Jesús Gómez (Tijuana), Johan Vásquez (Genoa), Jorge Sánchez (PAOK), Julián Araujo (Celtic), Luis Rey (Puebla), Mateo Chávez (AZ Alkmaar), Ramón Juárez (América), Richard Ledezma (Chivas), Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey).
Midfielders: Alexei Domínguez (Pachuca), Alexis Gutiérrez (America), Alvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis), Brian Gutiérrez (Chivas), Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Denzell Garcia (FC Juarez), Diego Lainez (Tigres), Efrain Álvarez (Chivas), Elias Montiel (Pachuca), Erick Sánchez (America), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), Isaías Violante (America), Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul), Jordan Carrillo (Pumas), Jorge Ruvalcaba (NY Red Bulls), Kevin Castañeda (Tijuana), Luis Chávez (Dinamo Moscu), Luis Romo (Chivas), Marcel Ruiz (Toluca), Obed Vargas (Atlético de Madrid), Orbelin Pineda (AEK), Jesús Angulo (Toluca).
Forwards: Alexis Vega (Toluca), Armando González (Chivas), César Huerta (Anderlecht), Germán Berterame (Inter Miami), Guillermo Martínez (Pumas), Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiyah), Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), Roberto Alvarado (Chivas), Santiago Giménez (Milan).
Manager: Javier Aguirre
South Africa
To be announced.
Manager: Hugo Broos
South Korea
To be announced on May 16.
Manager: Hong Myung-bo
Czech Republic (preliminary)
Goalkeepers: Lukas Hornicek, Martin Jedlicka, Antonin Kinsky, Jan Koutny, Matej Kovar, Jakub Markovic, Jindrich Stanek.
Defenders: Vladimir Coufal, David Douděra, Matěj Hadaš, Tomáš Holeš, Robin Hranáč, Štěpán Chaloupek, Václav Jemelka, David Jurásek, Ladislav Krejčí, Karel Spáčil, Adam Ševínský, Martin Vitík, Tomáš Vlček, Jaroslav Zelený, David Zima.
Midfielders: Lukas Ambros, Michal Beran, Pavel Bucha, Lukas Cerv, Krystof Danek, Vladimir Darida, Patrik Hellebrand, Adam Karabec, Ondrej Kricfaluši, Tomáš Ladra, David Planka, Lukas Provod, Matěj Ryneš, Lukas Sadílek, Michal Sadílek, Hugo Sochůrek, Alexandr Sojka, Tomáš Souček, Pavel Šulc, Denis Višinský.
Forwards: Adam Hložek, Tomáš Chorý, Mojmír Chytil, Christophe Kabongo, Jan Kliment, Jan Kuchta, Vasil Kušej, Ondřej Mihálik, Vojtěch Patrák, Václav Sejk, Patrik Schick, Matej Vydra.
Manager: Miroslav Koubek
Group B squads
Canada
To be announced on May 29.
Manager: Jesse Marsch
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Goalkeepers: Nikola Vasilj (St Pauli), Martin Zlomislic (Rijeka), Osman Hadzikic (Slaven Belupo).
Defenders: Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), Amar Dedic (Benfica), Nihad Mujakic (Gaziantep), Nikola Katic (Schalke 04), Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), Stjepan Radeljic (Rijeka), Dennis Hadzikadunic (Sampdoria), Nidal Celik (Lens).
Midfielders: Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City), Ivan Sunjic (Pafos), Ivan Basic (Astana), Dzenis Burnic (Karlsruher SC), Ermin Mahmic (Slovan Liberec), Benjamin Tahirovic (Brondby), Amar Memic (Viktoria Plzen), Armin Gigovic (Young Boys), Kerim Alajbegovic (RB Salzburg), Esmir Bajraktarevic (PSV Eindhoven).
Forwards: Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart), Jovo Lukic (Universitatea Cluj), Samed Bazdar (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Edin Dzeko (Schalke 04).
Manager: Sergej Barbarez
Qatar (preliminary)
Goalkeepers: Shehab Elleithy (Al Shahania), Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail), Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd), Mahmoud Abunada (Al Rayyan).
Defenders: Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd), Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd), Sultan Al Brake (Al Duhail), Tarek Salman (Al Sadd), Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain (Al Arabi), Ayoub Al-Alawi (Al Gharafa), Bassam Al-Rawi (Al Duhail), Rayyan Al-Ali (Al Gharafa), Issa Laye (Al Arabi), Lucas Mendes (Al Wakrah), Mohammed Waad (Al Shamal), Niall Mason (Qatar).
Midfielders: Ahmed Fathi (Al Arabi), Jassim Gaber (Al Rayyan), Assim Madibo (Al Wakrah), Abdulaziz Hatem (Al Rayyan), Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail), Mohammed Mannai (Al Shamal), Homam Al-Amin (Cultural Leonesa).
Forwards: Almoez Ali (Al Duhail), Akram Afif (Al Sadd), Tahsin Mohammed (Al Duhail), Edmílson Junior (Al Duhail), Ahmed Al-Ganehi (Al Gharafa), Ahmed Alaa (Al Rayyan), Sebastián Soria (Qatar), Hassan Al-Haydos (Al Sadd), Mubarak Shannan (Al Duhail), Mohammed Muntari (Al Gharafa), Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Wakrah).
Manager: Julen Lopetegui
Switzerland
To be announced on May 20.
Manager: Murat Yakin
Group C squads
Brazil (preliminary)
Final squad to be announced on May 18.
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool). Bento (Al Nassr), Ederson (Fenerbahçe), Hugo Souza (Corinthians), John (Nottingham Forest), Weverton (Grêmio).
Defenders: Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille), Bremer (Juventus), Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan), Danilo (Flamengo), Douglas Santos (Zenit), Fabricio Bruno (Cruzeiro), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Ibañez (Al Ahli), Kaiki Bruno (Cruzeiro), Leo Ortiz (Flamengo), Leo Pereira (Flamengo), Luciano Juba (Bahia), Marquinhos (PSG), Paulo Henrique (Vasco), Thiago Silva (Porto), Vitinho (Botafogo), Vitor Reis (Girona), Wesley (Roma).
Midfielders: Andreas Pereira (Palmeiras), Andrey Santos (Chelsea), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Danilo (Botafogo), Ederson (Atalanta), Fabinho (Al Ittihad), Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray), Gerson (Cruzeiro), Joao Gomes (Wolves) • Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo), Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
Forwards: Antony (Real Betis), Endrick (Lyon), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest), Igor Thiago (Brentford), João Pedro (Chelsea), Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Matheus Cunha (Man Utd), Neymar (Santos), Pedro (Flamengo), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rayan (Bournemouth), Richarlison (Tottenham), Samuel Lino (Flamengo), Vininius Jr (Real Madrid).
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Morocco
To be announced on May 21
Manager: Mohamed Ouahbi
Haiti
To be announced.
Manager: Sebastien Migne
Scotland
To be announced on May 19.
Manager: Steve Clarke
Group D squads
USA
To be announced on May 26.
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino
Paraguay (Preliminary)
Goalkeepers: Roberto Fernández (Cerro Porteño), Orlando Gill (San Lorenzo), Gastón Olveira (Olimpia)
Defenders: Bryan González, César Montes, Edson Álvarez, Eduardo Águila, Everardo López, Israel Reyes, Jesús Angulo, Jesús Gallardo, Jesús Gómez, Johan Vásquez, Jorge Sánchez, Julián Araujo, Luis Rey, Mateo Chávez, Ramón Juárez, Richard Ledezma, Víctor Guzmán.
Midfielders: Alexei Domínguez, Alexis Gutiérrez, Álvaro Fidalgo, Brian Gutiérrez, Carlos Rodríguez, Denzell García, Diego Lainez, Efraín Álvarez, Elías Montiel, Erick Sánchez, Erik Lira, Gilberto Mora, Isaías Violante, Jeremy Márquez, Jordan Carrillo, Jorge Ruvalcaba, Kevin Castañeda, Luis Chávez, Luis Romo, Marcel Ruiz, Obed Vargas, Orbelín Pineda and Ricardo Angulo.
Forwards: Alexis Vega, Armando González, César Huerta, Germán Berterame, Guillermo Martínez, Julián Quiñones, Raúl Jiménez, Roberto Alvarado, Santiago Giménez.
Manager: Gustavo Alfaro
Australia
To be announced on June 1.
Manager: Tony Popovic
Turkey
To be announced.
Manager: Vincenzo Montella
Group E squads
Germany
To be announced on May 21.
Manager: Julian Nagelsmann
Curacao
To be announced.
Manager: Dick Advocaat
Ivory Coast
To be announced on May 15.
Manager: Emerse Fae
Ecuador
To be announced.
Manager: Sebastian Beccacece
Group F squads
Netherlands
To be announced on May 25.
Manager: Ronald Koeman
Japan
To be announced on May 15
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Sweden
Goalkeepers: Viktor Johansson (Stoke City), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (AIK), Jacob Widell Zetterstrom (Derby County).
Defenders: Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley), Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United), Isak Hien (Atalanta), Emil Holm (Juventus), Gustaf Lagerbielke (Braga), Victor Lindelof (Aston Villa), Erik Smith (St. Pauli), Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), Elliot Stroud (Mjallby), Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
Midfielders: Taha Ali (Malmo), Yasin Ayari (Brighton), Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham), Jesper Karlstrom (Udinese), Ken Sema (Pafos), Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), Besfort Zeneli (Union St-Gilloise).
Forwards: Alexander Bernhardsson (Holstein Kiel), Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United), Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal), Alexander Isak (Liverpool), Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge), Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
Manager: Graham Potter
Tunisia
To be announced on May 15.
Manager: Sabri Lamouchi
Group G squads
Belgium
To be announced on May 15.
Manager: Rudi Garcia
Egypt
To be announced on May 29.
Manager: Hossam Hassan
Iran
To be announced.
Manager: Amir Ghalenoei
New Zealand
To be announced on May 14.
Manager: Darren Bazeley
Group H squads
Spain
To be announced on May 25.
Manager: Luis de la Fuente
Cabo Verde
To be announced.
Manager: Bubista
Saudi Arabia
To be announced.
Manager: Georgios Donis
Uruguay
To be announced.
Manager: Marcelo Bielsa
Group I squads
France
To be announced on May 14.
Manager: Didier Deschamps
Senegal
To be announced.
Manager: Pape Thiaw
Iraq
To be announced.
Manager: Graham Arnold
Norway
To be announced on May 21.
Manager: Stale Solbakken
Group J squads
Argentina (preliminary)
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille), Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace), Facundo Cambeses (Racing Club), Santiago Beltran (River Plate).
Defenders: Agustín Giay (Palmeiras), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Nicolas Capaldo (Hamburger), Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint Gilloise), Lucas Martinez Quarta (River Plate), Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), German Pezzella (River Plate), Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors), Zaid Romero (Getafe), Facundo Medina (Marseille), Marcos Acuña (River Plate), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club).
Midfielders: Maximo Perrone (Como), Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Guido Rodríguez (Valencia), Anibal Moreno (River Plate), Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors), Alan Varela (Porto), Ezequiel Fernandez (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Nicolas Domínguez (Nottingham Forest), Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa), Valentín Barco (Strasbourg).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Paz (Como), Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), Tomas Aranda (Boca Juniors), Nicolas Gonzalez (Atletico Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Matías Soule (Roma), Claudio Echeverri (Girona), Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), Santiago Castro (Bologna), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), Mateo Pellegrino (Parma).
Manager: Lionel Scaloni
Algeria
To be announced.
Manager: Vladimir Petkovic
Austria
To be announced on May 18.
Manager: Ralf Rangnick
Jordan
To be announced.
Manager: Jamal Sellami
Group K squads
Portugal
To be announced on May 19.
Manager: Roberto Martínez
DR Congo
To be announced on May 18.
Manager: Sebastien Desabre
Uzbekistan (preliminary)
Goalkeepers: Vladimir Nazarov, Utkir Yusupov, Botirali Ergashev, Abduvokhid Nematov.
Defenders: Ibrohimkhalil Yuldoshev, Avazbek Ulmasaliev, Jakhongir Urozov, Rustamjon Ashurmatov, Mukhammadkodir Hamraliev, Umarbek Eshmurodov, Abdukodir Khusanov, Abdulla Abdullaev, Farrukh Sayfiev, Khojiakbar Alijonov, Sherzod Nasrullaev, Muhammadrasul Abdumajidov, Behruz Karimov, Diyor Ortikboev.
Midfielders: Kuvondik Ruziev, Sherzod Esanov, Nodirbek Abdurazzokov, Odiljon Khamrobekov, Umarali Rakhmonaliev, Alisher Odilov, Sardorbek Rakhmonov, Akmal Mozgovoy, Otabek Shukurov, Jamshid Iskanderov, Jasurbek Jaloliddinov, Azizjon Ganiev.
Forwards: Abbosek Fayzullaev, Jaloliddin Masharipov, Dostonbek Khamdamov, Oston Urunov, Ruslanbek Jiyanov, Azizbek Amonov, Khusain Norchaev, Sherzod Temirov, Igor Sergeev, Eldor Shomurodov.
Manager: Fabio Cannavaro
Colombia
To be announced on May 29.
Manager: Nestor Lorenzo
FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group L squads
England
To be announced on May 22.
Manager: Thomas Tuchel
Croatia
To be announced on May 18.
Manager: Zlatko Dalic
Ghana
To be announced.
Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Panama
To be announced.
Manager: Thomas Christiansen
