List of squads for men's international team for FIFA World Cup 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.[1]
A provisional release list of between 35 and 55 players per national team was submitted to FIFA by 21 October 2022, one month prior to the opening match of the tournament. The release lists were not made public by FIFA. From the preliminary squad, the final list of at most 26 and at least 23 players per national team were submitted to FIFA by 14 November, 19:00 AST (UTC+3), six days prior to the opening match of the tournament.[2] FIFA published the final lists with squad numbers on their website on 15 November.[3][4] The final matchday at club level for players named in the final squads was 13 November 2022, while clubs had to release their players by the following day.[1] In the event that a player on the submitted squad list suffered from an injury or illness prior to his team's first match of the tournament, that player could be replaced at any time up to 24 hours before their first match. The team doctor and the FIFA General Medical Officer had to both confirm that the injury or illness was severe enough to prevent the player from participating in the tournament. Replacement players did not need to be limited to the preliminary list.[1]
On 23 June 2022, the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the increase of the maximum number of players included on the release list (from 35 to 55) and final list (from 23 to 26). This was due to the timing of the tournament in the football calendar and the disruptive effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by FIFA. The age listed for each player is as of 20 November 2022, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.[note 1] The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality to their team.
Senegal announced their final squad on 11 November 2022.[11]Sadio Mané withdrew injured on 17 November,[12] and was replaced by Moussa N'Diaye on 20 November.[13]
Group B
England
The England starting XI for their first group match
Mexico announced a 31-man preliminary squad on 26 October 2022.[22] The squad was reduced to 30 players on 9 November as Jesús Corona withdrew injured.[23] The final squad was announced on 14 November.[24]
Poland announced a 47-man preliminary squad on 20 October 2022.[25] The final squad was announced on 10 November.[26]Bartłomiej Drągowski withdrew injured and was replaced by Kamil Grabara on 13 November.[27]
Saudi Arabia announced a 32-man preliminary squad on 16 October 2022.[28] The final squad was announced on 11 November.[29]Fahad Al-Muwallad was replaced by Nawaf Al-Abed on 13 November after WADA appealed the decision to lift Al-Muwallad's suspension.[30]
Group D
Australia
The Australia starting XI for their first group match
France announced their 25-player final squad on 9 November 2022.[35][36] The final squad was extended to 26 players on 14 November with the addition of Marcus Thuram.[37] On the same day, Presnel Kimpembe withdrew injured and was replaced by Axel Disasi.[38]Christopher Nkunku withdrew injured on 15 November,[39] and was replaced by Randal Kolo Muani on 16 November.[40] It was announced on 20 November that Karim Benzema had suffered an injury and was not expected to play any part in the tournament; he was not replaced in the squad.[41][42]
Japan announced their final squad on 1 November 2022.[46]Yūta Nakayama withdrew injured on 3 November,[47] and was replaced by Shuto Machino on 8 November.[48]
Nations in bold are represented at the tournament.
The Qatar (hosts) and Saudi Arabia squads were made up entirely of players from the countries' domestic leagues.
The Senegal squad was the only squad not to include any players employed by clubs in their home country.
The Canada and Wales squads both included players employed by domestic clubs, but no players employed in the Canadian or Welsh domestic league systems. All Canadian domestic players played for Canadian teams in the American Major League Soccer; all Welsh domestic players played for Welsh teams in the English EFL Championship.
Two squads had only one domestic-based player (Argentina and Serbia).
The Brazil squad had the most players from a single foreign federation, with 12 players employed in England.
Of the countries not represented by a national team at the World Cup, Italy's league provided the most squad members, with 70.[69]
The second-tier English Championship had 29 players selected, though none for England.[69]
^ a b c"Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^Martín, Alejandro; Reidy, Paul (1 October 2022). "When is the deadline for squad-list confirmation for the 2022 World Cup?". Diario AS. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"Official: All squads for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". FIFA. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^"FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^"Bureau of FIFA Council approves increase of FIFA World Cup squads to 26 players". FIFA. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^Ecuador national football team [@LaTri] (14 November 2022). "Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia" [Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
^"Ecuador, el último en entregar la lista de los 26 jugadores convocados para la Copa del Mundo de Qatar 2022" [Ecuador, the last to deliver the list of the 26 players summoned for the Qatar World Cup 2022]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^"Van Gaal neemt 39 spelers op in voorlopige selectie voor WK" [Van Gaal includes 39 players in provisional squad for World Cup] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^"Van Gaal maakt 26-koppige WK-selectie bekend" [Van Gaal announces 26-man World Cup squad] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^"Coach Sanchez names Qatar squad for World Cup debut". Qatar Football Association. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^"Aliou Cisse dévoile les 26 Lions pour Qatar" [Aliou Cissé unveils 26 Lions for Qatar] (in French). Senegalese Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^"Mondial 2022: Sadio Mané finalement out" [World Cup 2022: Sadio Mané finally out] (in French). Senegalese Football Federation. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^"Coupe du monde 2022: le joueur d'Anderlecht Moussa N'diaye va finalement rejoindre la sélection sénégalaise" [World Cup 2022: Anderlecht player Moussa N'Diaye will finally join the Senegalese team]. Le Soir (in French). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^Smith, Frank (10 November 2022). "England squad named for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"Statement: Ben White". The Football Association. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^"معرفی ۲۵ بازیکن تیم ملی برای حضور در جام جهانی" [Introduction of 25 national team players to participate in the World Cup] (in Persian). Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^"Berhalter Names 26 Player USMNT Roster For 2022 FIFA World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
^"Cymru squad announced for 2022 FIFA World Cup". Football Association of Wales. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
^"Lista de convocados de la Selección Argentina para Qatar 2022" [Argentina's squad list for Qatar 2022] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^Argentina national football team [@Argentina] (17 November 2022). "Tras el entrenamiento de hoy, el futbolista Nicolás González sufrió una lesión muscular y quedará desafectado de la nómina mundialista. En su reemplazo, el CT de Selección Argentina, convoca a Ángel Correa" [After today's training session, Nicolás González suffered a muscle injury and will be left out of the World Cup squad. In his place, the coach of the Argentina national team has called up Ángel Correa.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022 – via Twitter.
^Argentina national football team [@Argentina] (17 November 2022). "El futbolista Thiago Almada se suma a la convocatoria mundialista de Qatar 2022" [Thiago Almada has been added to the squad for Qatar 2022.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022 – via Twitter.
^"Gerardo Martino da a conocer la convocatoria rumbo a Qatar 2022" [Gerardo Martino announces his call-up for Qatar 2022] (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^"Jesús Manuel Corona no podrá ser considerado para la justa mundialista en Qatar" [Jesús Manuel Corona will not be considered for the World Cup in Qatar] (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
^"Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México" [Call-up of the Mexico national team] (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^"Znamy szeroką kadrę reprezentacji Polski na mundial w Katarze!" [We know the extended squad of the Polish national team for the World Cup in Qatar!] (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^"Czesław Michniewicz ogłosił kadrę na mundial w Katarze" [Czesław Michniewicz has announced the team for the World Cup in Qatar] (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"Bartłomiej Drągowski nie pojedzie na mistrzostwa świata" [Bartłomiej Drągowski will not go to the World Cup] (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^"The national team leaves for Abu Dhabi to start the third phase of preparations for World Cup 2022". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^"Renard announces the national team list for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^Saudi Arabia national football team [@SaudiNT] (13 November 2022). "المدير الفني "إيرڤي رينارد" يستبعد "فهد المولد"، ويستدعي "نواف العابد" في القائمة المشاركة في كأس العالم FIFA قطر ٢٠٢٢" [Coach Herve Renard excludes Fahad Al-Muwallad and calls Nawaf Al-Abed to the list participating in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 November 2022 – via Twitter.
^"Socceroos squad announced: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Football Australia. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^"Martin Boyle withdrawn from Socceroos FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 squad". Football Australia. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^"De første spillere til VM-truppen er fundet" [The first players for the World Cup squad have been selected] (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^"De sidste fem spillere til VM-truppen er udtaget" [The last five players for the World Cup squad have been selected] (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^Orsini, Vincent (9 November 2022). "La liste des vingt-cinq pour le Mondial" [The list of twenty-five for the World Cup] (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^"Coupe du monde 2022 – La liste des 25" [2022 World Cup - The list of 25] (PDF) (in French). French Football Federation. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^"Marcus Thuram convoqué" [Marcus Thuram summoned] (in French). French Football Federation. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^"Disasi remplace Kimpembe" [Disasi replaces Kimpembe] (in French). French Football Federation. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^"Nkunku forfait" [Nkunku withdraws] (in French). French Football Federation. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^"Kolo Muani remplace Nkunku" [Kolo Muani replaces Nkunku] (in French). French Football Federation. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^"Karim Benzema forfait pour la Coupe du Monde" [Karim Benzema out of the World Cup] (in French). French Football Federation. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^Ducher, Maxime (20 November 2022). "Coupe du monde 2022 : Karim Benzema ne sera pas remplacé" [World Cup 2022: Karim Benzema will not be replaced]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^"القائمة النهائية للمنتخب الوطني التونسي التي ستمثل الراية الوطنية خلال نهائيات كأس العالم قطر 2022 " [The final list of the Tunisian national team that will represent the national flag during the Qatar 2022 World Cup.] (in Arabic). Tunisian Football Federation. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^"Suárez eligió a sus 26 jugadores para la aventura mundialista en Catar" [Suárez has selected his 26 players for the World Cup adventure in Qatar] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^"Flick beruft Moukoko, Füllkrug und Götze in WM-Kader" [Flick names Moukoko, Füllkrug and Götze to World Cup squad] (in German). German Football Association. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"Samurai Blue (Japan National Team) squad – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Japan Football Association. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^Bains, Raj (3 November 2022). "Update: Yuta Nakayama". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^"Samurai Blue 選手変更のお知らせ FIFAワールドカップカタール2022" [Samurai Blue player changes FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^"List of called-up players for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^"Gayà leaves the Spanish national team's stage for the World Cup". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^"Alejandro Balde se incorporará a la Selección como sustituto de José Gayà" [Alejandro Balde will join the national team as a substitute for José Gayà] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^"Roberto Martinez selects 26 Devils for the World Cup". Royal Belgian Football Association. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"Canada Soccer announces squad for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Canadian Soccer Association. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^"Dalić objavio širi popis kandidata za Svjetsko prvenstvo" [Dalić announced a wider list of candidates for the World Cup] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^"Head coach Dalić presents 2022 FIFA World Cup squad!". Croatian Football Federation. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
^"لائحة المنتخب الوطني المشاركة في نهائيات كأس العالم قطر 2022" [The list of the national team participating in the 2022 World Cup Qatar] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"السيد وليد الركراكي يوجه الدعوة لانس زروري للمشاركة في كاس العالم" [Mr. Walid Regragui invites Anass Zaroury to participate in the World Cup] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^"Seleção Brasileira está convocada para a Copa do Mundo FIFA Qatar 2022" [Brazil is called up for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^Cameroon national football team [@LIndomptables] (9 November 2022). "Liste des 26 Lions Indomptables qui iront défendre les couleurs du Cameroun à la Coupe du Monde FIFA Qatar 2022" [List of the 26 Indomitable Lions who will defend the colours of Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.] (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via Twitter.
^"World Cup 2022: Coach Song suspends Andre Onana from Cameroon squad for 'disciplinary reasons'". BBC Sport. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^"Head-coach Dragan Stojković announces the list of players for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar". Football Association of Serbia. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^"Murat Yakin gibt Schweizer WM-Aufgebot bekannt" [Murat Yakin announces Swiss World Cup squad] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
^"Otto Addo releases provisional list for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals". Ghana Football Association. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^"Otto Addo announces squad for World Cup finals". Ghana Football Association. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^"Convocados para o Mundial 2022" [Call-ups for the 2022 World Cup] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"벤투호, 카타르월드컵 나설 26명 최종명단 발표" [Bento announces final 26-man squad for World Cup in Qatar] (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^Uruguay national football team [@Uruguay] (21 October 2022). "Reservados Mundialistas: Lista de jugadores reservados por Diego Alonso para el Mundial de Catar" [World Cup reserves: List of players reserved by Diego Alonso for the World Cup in Qatar.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via Twitter.
^"Se confirmó la lista de convocados para la Copa Mundial de Catar 2022" [2022 Qatar World Cup squad confirmed] (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ a bDunbar, Graham (15 November 2022). "World Cup Watch: European clubs have 73% of players selected". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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Atiba Hutchinson (39 years, 285 days)
Youssoufa Moukoko (18 years, 0 days)
Alfredo Talavera (40 years, 63 days)
Simon Ngapandouetnbu (19 years, 222 days)
Tyler Adams (23 years, 279 days)
Louis van Gaal (71 years, 104 days)