Each nation at the tournament was allowed to name a 26-player squad this time around — three more than usual due to the impacts of COVID and a packed schedule.
Despite the increase, some tough calls still needed to be made by coaches when it came to names they pick and leave out of their teams, with choices needing to be made about experience vs. young talent and enthusiasm.
The Sporting News kept track of every World Cup squad as they were announced with the full rosters and information listed below.
Caps and stats for all players listed were up to date prior to Qatar 2022 starting.
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WORLD CUP 2022 OFFICIAL SQUADS NAMED:
Argentina | Australia | Belgium | Brazil | Cameroon | Canada | Costa Rica | Croatia | Denmark | Ecuador | England | France | Germany | Ghana | Iran | Japan | Mexico | Morocco | Netherlands | Poland | PortugalQatar | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | South Korea | Spain | Switzerland | Tunisia | Uruguay | USA | Wales
Argentina World Cup squad
*Replaced the injured Nicolas Gonzalez
**Replaced the injured Joaquin Correa
Australia World Cup squad
Belgium World Cup squad
Brazil World Cup squad
Cameroon World Cup squad
Canada World Cup squad
Costa Rica World Cup squad
Croatia World Cup squad
Denmark World Cup squad
Ecuador World Cup squad
England World Cup squad
France World Cup squad
France’s squad will remain with 25 players, after Karim Benzema was ruled out on November 19, and head coach Didier Deschamps opted against calling up a replacement.
*Will miss the rest of the tournament through injury
Germany World Cup squad
Ghana World Cup squad
Iran World Cup squad
Japan World Cup squad
Mexico World Cup squad
Morocco World Cup squad
Netherlands World Cup squad
Poland World Cup squad
Portugal World Cup squad
Qatar World Cup squad
Saudi Arabia World Cup squad
Senegal World Cup squad
Serbia World Cup squad
South Korea World Cup squad
Spain World Cup squad
*Alejandro Balde replaced the injured Jose Gaya
Switzerland World Cup squad
Tunisia World Cup squad
Uruguay World Cup squad
USA World Cup squad
Wales World Cup squad
When did teams announce their World Cup squads?
Nations had until a November 14 deadline to submit their final 26-player squad to FIFA for the 2022 World Cup.
A number of teams were announced prior to that deadline with their announcement dates listed below.
Can teams replace players in World Cup squads?
Once the final 26-man roster is official, participating teams at the World Cup can only make changes before the first game of the tournament, and only in the case of extraordinary circumstances.
According to the official tournament rules, “a player listed on the final list may only be replaced in the event of serious injury or illness up until 24 hours before the start of his team’s first match.”
The team in question would need to submit a medical report to FIFA and if the world governing body determines “the injury or illness is sufficiently serious to prevent the player from taking part in the FIFA World Cup” then the replacement will be allowed.
The replacement player must come from the preliminary list of players submitted to FIFA in October.
Multiple teams were forced to make last-minute alterations to their squads due to injury.
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