World Cup 2022: Full list of 26-man squads playing in FIFA tournament
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The following is a list of players who have been called up for
the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar.
Injured forward Paulo Dybala has not played for his club AS Roma
since early October but has been named in the squad, while Lionel Messi will
lead the side.
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),
Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Joaquin Correa (Inter Milan), Lautaro Martinez
(Inter Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City).
Experienced central defender Trent Sainsbury was a surprise
omission while teenage super- sub Garang Kuol and former Scotland international
Jason Cummings were included.
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),
Martin Boyle (Hibernian).
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).
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).
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).
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).
The 2018 runners-up will be led by captain Luka Modric, who will
be heading to his fourth World Cup, with fellow midfielders Ivan Perisic and
Mateo Kovacic 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).
Christian Eriksen made the list of 21 players before the
remaining five names will be revealed after the last rounds of European
domestic fixtures.
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 Hotspur).
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).
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).
The in-form Olivier Giroud was named in France's 25-man squad
while Paul Pogba and Ngolo Kante were ruled out due to injuries.
Goalkeepers:
Alphonse Areola (West Ham United), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve
Mandanda (Rennes).
Defenders: Lucas
Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris
St Germain), 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), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
Teenager Youssoufa Moukoko was a surprise pick while 2014 World
Cup winner Mario Goetze returned to the national team set-up 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).
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 Monchengladbach), 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 Dusseldorf), Takefusa Kubo
(Real Sociedad).
Forwards: Takuma
Asano (Bochum), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge), Shuto
Machino (Shonan Bellmare).
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).
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 Munchen), 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).
Goalkeepers: Wojciech
Szczesny (Juventus), Bartlomiej Dragowski (Spezia), Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna).
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).
Cristiano Ronaldo will head to his fifth World Cup and lead 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's all-time top scorers Almoez Ali and Akram Afif are set
to 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)
Captain Salman Al-Faraj was named to the squad after sustaining
a shoulder injury in a friendly on Sunday.
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: Fahad
Al-Muwallad (Al-Shabab), Haitham Asiri (Al-Ahly), Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal)
Firas Al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh)
Sadio Mane was named in Senegal's squad despite suffering an
injury playing for Bayern Munich, with coach Aliou Cisse saying he was
confident the striker could recover in time to play at the tournament.
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), Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Ilimane
Ndiaye (Sheffield United), Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
Son Heung-min was included in the 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)
Barcelona's Ansu Fati was included but coach Luis Enrique but
left out Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara and Manchester United goalkeeper
David de Gea.
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), Jose Gaya (Valencia).
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).
All-time top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic, who is nursing an ankle
injury, headlines the squad and will be expected to lead the 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.
Arsenal's Granit Xhaka will lead Switzerland in his third World
Cup, while Xherdan Shaqiri will head to 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).
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), Sergiño 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).
Midfielders:
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).
Ronald Araujo, 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)
Veterans Gareth Bale and Joe Allen 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).


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