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World Cup 2022 squads: England squad CONFIRMED while Portugal, France, Brazil, Germany, Argentina and Spain announced
World Cup 2022 squads: England squad CONFIRMED while Portugal, France, Brazil, Germany, Argentina and Spain announced
Published on November 15, 2022 at 04:40 PM
SOME of football’s most talented superstars are set to go up against each other THIS MONTH at the Qatar World Cup â but a few won’t be on the flight.
Winter’s blockbuster event is edging closer with the opener scheduled to get underway on Sunday, November 20.
Japan were the first side to announce their World Cup squad
All eyes were on the managers beforehand as they had to rack their brains to select their squads for the huge tournament in Qatar.
Japanese head coach Hajime Moriyasu wasted no time by becoming the first manager to name his full team.
SunSport have ALL of the confirmed 32 squads below.
When was the deadline for the World Cup squads?
Managers had until Friday, October 21 to submit their 55-player release list to FIFA.
Find out more info on the World Cup squads below...
However, FIFA gave managers up until Monday, November 14 to decide on their final 26-player squad.
And once confirmed, each final listing was made public before the World Cup begins.
Given the possibility of Covid-19 or injuries, each team is able to replace affected players up to 24 hours before their first encounter but they have to be selected from the initial 55-man list.
What are the confirmed World Cup squads?
Group A
Ecuador
Dangerous attacking duo Enner Valencia and Kevin Rodriguez have made the cut.
But Ecuador boss Gustavo Alfaro decided not to include Byron Castillo due to previous legal restrictions.
Ecuador take on hosts Qatar in the very first game of the tournament
Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez, Hernan Galindez, Moises Ramirez.
Defenders: Pervis Estupinan, Angelo Preciado (Gent), Piero Hincapie, Xavier Arreaga, Diego Palacios, Jackson Porozo, Robert Arboleda, Felix Torres, William Pacho.
Midfielders: Moises Caicedo, Jose Cifuentes, Alan Franco, Jhegson Mendez, Carlos Gruezo, Gonzalo Plata, Angel Mena, Ayrton Preciado, Romario Ibarra, Jeremy Sarmiento
Forwards: Enner Valencia, Michael Estrada, Djorkaeff Reasco, Kevin Rodriguez.
Netherlands
The Premier League trio of Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Ake and Tyrrell Malacia have made the cut.
Frenkie de Jong and former Tottenham attacker Steven Bergwijn will be on the plane to Qatar too.
And they’ll be joined by promising PSV youngsters, Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons.
Netherlands have a tough encounter against Senegal in their opening group game
Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow, Remko Pasveer and Andries Noppert.
Defenders: Daley Blind, Stefan de Vrij, Virgil van Dijk, Matthijs de Ligt, Denzel Dumfries, Nathan Ake, Jurrien Timber, Tyrell Malacia and Jeremie Frimpong.
Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong, Steven Berghuis, Davy Klaassen, Marten de Roon, Teun Koopmeiners, Kenneth Taylor and Xavi Simons.
Forwards: Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong, Steven Bergwijn, Vincent Janssen, Wout Weghorst, Cody Gakpo and Noa Lang.
Senegal
Chelsea duo Eduoard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly have both made the cut for Senegal.
Midfielders: Saeid Ezatolahi, Ahmad Nourollahi, Ali Karimi, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Vahid Amiri, Mehdi Torabi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ali Gholizadeh, Saman Ghoddos.
Forwards: Sardar Azmoun, Karim Ansarifard, Mehdi Taremi.
United States
Arsenal’s second choice goal keeper Matt Turner has been included in the squad despite some recent injury issues.
He’ll be joined by Leeds duo Brenden Aaaronson and Tyler Adams as well as Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic.
United States open their World Cup account against Wales
Goalkeepers: Ethan Horvath, Sean Johnson, Matt Turner
Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers, Sergino Dest, Aaron Long, Shaq Moore, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman
Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson, Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan
Forwards: Jesus Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Haji Wright.
Wales
Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey will be both on the plane to Qatar this winter.
And they’ll be joined by Premier League duo Dan James and Brennan Johnson.
Wales will take on United States in their first World Cup group match
Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey, Danny Ward, Adam Davies.
Defenders: Ben Davies, Ben Cabango, Tom Lockyer, Joe Rodon, Chris Mepham, Ethan Ampadu, Chris Gunter, Neco Williams, Connor Roberts.
Midfielders: Sorba Thomas, Joe Allen, Matthew Smith, Dylan Levitt, Harry Wilson, Joe Morrell, Jonny Williams, Aaron Ramsey, Rubin Colwill.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Kieffer Moore, Mark Harris, Brennan Johnson, Dan James.
Group C
Argentina
Lionel Messi will be captain of this Argentinian side for potentially his last World Cup.
And under his guide, the legendary footballer has the likes of Lisandro Martinez, Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez.
Argentina won the Copa America
But there was no space for Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnarcho in the side.
Defenders: Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, German Pezzella, Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Juan Foyth, Nicolas Tagliafico, Marcos Acuna
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Guido Rodriguez, Alexis Mac Allister, Alejandro Gomez, Enzo Fernandez, Exequiel Palacios
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez, Angel Di Maria, Paulo Dybala, Joaquin Correa, Nicolas Gonzalez
Mexico
Wolves striker Raul Jimenez will be on the plane to Qatar this winter despite lack of game time for his club due to ongoing injuries.
Mexico open their World Cup campaign against Poland
Robert Lewandowski could be featuring in his final World Cup as he gets the call-up for Qatar.
Poland start their World Cup tournament against Saudi Arabia
Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Lukasz Skorupski
Defenders: Jan Bednarek, Kamil Glik, Robert Gumny, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Jakub Kiwior, Mateusz Wieteska, Bartosz Bereszynski, Matty Cash, Nicola Zalewski.
Midfielders: Krystian Bielik, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Kamil Grosicki, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Jakub Kaminski, Michal Skoras, Damian Szymanski, Sebastian Szymanski, Piotr Zielinski, Szymon Zurkowski.
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik, Krzysztof Piatek, Karol Swiderski
Saudi Arabia
Dangerous duo Firas Al-Buraikan and Saleh Al-Shehri will be on the plane to Qatar.
Salman Al-Faraj has also been selected to captain the squad.
Saudi Arabia start their World Cup campaign with a tough opener against Argentina
Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al-Owais, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Mohammed Al-Yami
Defenders: Hassan Tambakti, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Abdullah Madu, Saud Abdulhamid, Sultan Al-Ghanam, Mohammed Al-Breik, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Ali Al-Hassan
Midfielders: Abdulellah Al-Malki, Riyadh Sharahili, Abdullah Otayf, Mohamed Kanno, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Salman Al-Faraj, Sami Al-Najei, Salem Al-Dawsari, Hattan Bahebri
Experienced central defender Trent Sainsbury was a surprise omission while wonderkid Garang Kuol and former Scotland international Jason Cummings have been called up.
Australia have a tough opener scheduled against World champions France
Goalkeepers: Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic, Andrew Redmayne
Defenders: Harry Souttar, Milos Degenek, Bailey Wright, Thomas Deng, Fran Karacic, Nathaniel Atkinson, Aziz Behich, Kye Rowles, Joel King
Forwards: Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe, Christopher Nkunku
Tunisia
Arsenal defender Omar Rekik failed to make the final 26-man Tunisia squad for the World Cup.
However, Manchester United wonderkid Hannibal Mejibri is included after only swapping allegiances from France in 2021.
Tunisia are scheduled to face Denmark in their opening World Cup group match
Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen, Mouez Hassen, Aymen Balbouli, Bechir Ben Said
Defenders: Mohamed Dräger, Wajdi Kechrida, Bilel Ifa, Montassar Talbi, Dylan Bronn, Yassine Meriah, Nader Ghandri, Ali Maâloul, Ali Abdi
Midfielders: Ellyes Skhiri, Aissa Laidouni, Ferjani Sassi, Ghaylen Chaaleli, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Hannibal Mejbri
Forwards: Seifeddine Jaziri, Naim Sliti, Taha Yassine Khenissi, Anis Ben Slimane, Issam Jebali, Wahbi Khazri, Youssef Msakni
Group E
Costa Rica
Paris Saint-Germain veteran Keylor Navas makes the cut and so has former Arsenal forward Joel Campbell.
Costa Rica are scheduled to face Spain in their first World Cup match this month
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Esteban Alvarado, Patrick Sequeira
Defenders: Francisco Calvo, Juan Pablo Vargas, Kendall Waston, Oscar Duarte, Daniel Chacon, Keysher Fuller, Carlos Martinez, Bryan Oviedo, Ronald Matarrita
Midfielders: Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Youstin Salas, Roan Wilson, Gerson Torres, Douglas Lopez, Jewisson Bennette, Alvaro Zamora, Anthony Hernandez, Brandon Aguilera, Bryan Ruiz
Forwards: Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras, Johan Venegas
Germany
There’s no place for injured Marco Reus but Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan and Chelsea’s Kai Havertz make the cut.
However, the big surprise is that Moukoko, 17, will be on the plane to Qatar.
Germany will take on Japan in their World Cup opener
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp
Defenders: Armel Bella Kotchap, Mathias Gintar, Christian Gunter, Thilo Kehrer, Lukas Klostermann, David Raum, Antonio Rudiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Sule
Midfielders: Julian Brandt, Niclas Fullkrug, Leon Goretzka, Mario Gotze, Ilkay Gundogan, Jonas Hofmann, Joshua Kimmich
Forwards: Karim Adeyemi, Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz, Youssoufa Moukoko, Thomas Muller, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sane
Japan
Arsenal ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been selected while Celtic stars Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate failed to make the cut.
Japan will take on Germany in their opening World Cup match
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima, Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Shogo Taniguchi, Miki Yamane, Ko Itakura, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Hiroki Ito
Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta and Manchester City’s Aymeric Laporte have made the cut.
Spanish veteran Sergio Busquets will be guiding the likes of Gavi and Pedri in midfield.
But Manchester United’s first-choice keeper David de Gea has NOT been included in the squad.
Spain play Costa Rica in their World Cup opener
Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, Robert Sanchez and David Raya.
Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Cesar Azpilicueta, Eric Garcia, Hugo Guillamon, Pau Torres, Aymeric Laporte, Jordi Alba and Jose Gaya.
Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Rodri, Gavi, Pedri, Carlos Soler, Koke and Marcos Llorente.
Forwards: Alvaro Morata, Ferran Torres, Pablo Sarabia, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, Yeremy Pino, Marco Asensio and Ansu Fati.
Group F
Belgium
Romelu Lukaku, Kevin de Bruyne and Leandro Trossard make it on the plane to Qatar for the Red Devils.
Former Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard takes up his spot too but no place ex-Liverpool star Divock Origi.
Belgium start their World Cup campaign against Canada in Group F
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Koen Casteels
Defenders: Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Leander Dendoncker, Zeno Debast, Arthur Theate, Wout Faes
Midfielders: Hans Vanaken, Axel Witsel, Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Kevin De Bruyne, Yannick Carrasco, Thorgan Hazard, Timothy Castagne, Thomas Meunier
Forwards: Romelu Lukaku, Michy Batshuayi, Loïs Openda, Charles De Ketelaere, Eden Hazard, Jeremy Doku, Dries Mertens, Leandro Trossard
Canada
Bayern Munich ace Alphonso Davies will be on the plane to Qatar and John Herdman has registered him as a forward.
Canada find themselves with a tough opener against Belgium
Goalkeepers: Milan Borjan, James Pantemis, Dayne St Clair
Defenders: Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, Joel Waterman, Derek Cornelius, Sam Adekugbe, Alistair Johnston, Richie Laryea.
Midfielders: Atiba Hutchinson, Stephen Eustaquio, Jonathan Osorio, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Sam Piette, Ismael Kone, Liam Fraser, David Wotherspoon
Forwards: Tajon Buchanan, Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Junior Hoilett, Cyle Larin, Lucas Cavallini, Liam Millar, Ike Ugbo.
Croatia
Midfield veteran Luka Modric, Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovcic and Tottenham winger Ivan Perisic will all be on the plane to Qatar.
But Rangers’ Antonio Mirko Olak was cut from the preliminary squad.
Croatia got the semi-final in the 2018 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic, Ivica Ivusic, Ivo Grbic
Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Martin Erlic, Josip Sutalo
Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakic, Luka Sucic
Forwards: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja
Morocco
Achraf Hakimi has got the call up and Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech makes his return to the fold.
Morocco face Croatia in their first World Cup match
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bono, Munir, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
Midfielders: William, Ruben Neves, Joao Palhinha, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Otavio, Matheus Nunes, Bernardo Silva, Joao Mario
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, Ricardo Horta, Andre Silva, Goncalo Ramos
Ghana
The Black stars have a whole host of Premier League players featuring in their 26-man World Cup squad.
Mohammed Salisu, Tariq Lamptey, Daniel Amartey and Jordan Ayew have all made the cut.
And Arsenal talisman Thomas Partey has made the cut too.
Ghana’s first World Cup fixture will be against Portugal
Goalkeepers: Danlad Ibrahim, Manaf Nurudeen, Lawrence Ati-Zigi.
Defenders: Mohammed Salisu, Tariq Lamptey, Daniel Amartey, Baba Abdul Rahman, Alexander Djiku, Alidu Seidu, Gideon Mensah, Denis Odoi, Joseph Aidoo.
Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Elisha Owusu, Salis Samed, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Mohammed Kudus.
Forwards: Inaki Williams, Kamal Sowah, Osman Bukari, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, Jordan Ayew, Andre Ayew, Antoine Semenyo, Fatawu Issahaku, Kamaldeen Sulemana.
South Korea
Tottenham ace Son-Heung-min has battled through his fractured eye injury to make it on the plane to Qatar.
Son Hueng-min and co will be taking on Uruguay in their first World Cup match
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu, Jo Hyeon-woo, Song Bum-keun
Defenders: Kim Min-jae, Kim Jin-su, Hong Chul, Kim Moon-hwan, Yoon Jong-gyu, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Tae-hwan, Kwon Kyung-won, Cho Yu-min
Midfielders: Jung Woo-young, Na Sang-ho, Paik Seung-ho, Son Jun-ho, Song Min-kyu, Kwon Chang-hoon, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Hwang In-beom, Jeong Woo-yeong , Lee Kang-in
Forwards: Hwang Ui-jo, Cho Gue-sung , Son Heung-min
Uruguay
The deadly striking trio of Luis Suarez, Darwin Nunez and Edinson Cavani have all got the phone call for the trip to Qatar.
Darwin Nunez and Luis Suarez are among the dangerous strikers union for Uruguay
Goalkeepers: Sergio Rochet, Fernando Muslera, Sebastián Sosa.
Midfielders: Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Betancour, MatÃas Vecino, Lucas Torreira, Manuel Ugarte, Nicolás de la Cruz, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Facundo Pellistri, Facundo Torres, AgustÃn Canobbio.
Forwards: Luis Suárez, Darwin Núñez, Edinson Cavani, Maximiliano Gómez.
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