Countries have started naming their 26-man squads for World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer.
With 48 teams involved in the tournament, which starts on 11 June, there will be more players than ever accomplishing their goal of appearing in football’s most famous competition.
Each country must provide Fifa with a final squad of between 23 and 26 players (at least three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the deadline of 2 June, and a subsequently injured player may only be replaced by someone from a previously-submitted 55-man preliminary squad, up to 24 hours before the team’s first World Cup match.
Squads are set to be name throughout May, with Thomas Tuchel slated to name his 26-man England group on Friday 22 May, while Bosnia and Herzegovina became the first nation to confirm their squad on 11 May.
Here are all the World Cup 2026 squads and every player who will be at this summer’s tournament:
Group A
Mexico
Coach: Javier Aguirre
South Africa
Coach: Hugo Broos
South Korea
South Korea are set to announce their squad on 16 May.
Coach: Hong Myung-bo
Czech Republic
Coach: Miroslav Koubek
Group B
Canada
Coach: Jesse Marsch
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia, who beat Wales in the playoffs en route to qualifying for just the second World Cup in their history, became the first side to name their squad on 11 May, with 40-year-old Edin Dzeko the headline inclusion. Roger Milla for Cameroon in 1994 is the only previous outfield player in his 40s to have appeared at a World Cup but former Man City striker Dzeko is set to be added to that exclusive club.
Coach: Sergej Barbarez
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), 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), 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 Monchengladbach), Edin Dzeko (Schalke)
Qatar
Coach: Julen Lopetegui
Switzerland
Coach: Murat Yakin
Group C
Brazil
Brazil are set to announce their squad on 18 May.
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Morocco
Morocco are set to announce their squad on 21 May.
Coach: Mohamed Ouahbi
Haiti
Coach: Sebastien Migne
Scotland
Coach: Steve Clarke
Group D
USA
USA are set to announce their squad on 26 May.
Coach: Mauricio Pochettino
Paraguay
Coach: Gustavo Alfaro
Australia
Australia are set to announce their squad on 1 June.
Coach: Tony Popovic
Turkey
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
Group E
Germany
Germany are set to announce their squad on 21 May.
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
Curacao
Coach: Dick Advocaat
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast are set to announce their squad on 15 May.
Coach: Emerse Fae
Ecuador
Coach: Sebastian Beccacece
Group F
Netherlands
Netherlands are set to announce their squad on 25 May.
Coach: Ronald Koeman
Japan
Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma has missed out on Japan’s squad for the World Cup after a cruelly-timed hamstring injury, with Takumi Minamino another attacking option sidelined as he recovers from a serious knee issue. Former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has endured his own series of set-backs but is in line to make his first appearance for his country in nearly two years.
Goalkeepers: Zion Suzuki, Keisuke Osako, Tomoki Hayakawa.
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Hiroki Ito, Ayumu Seko, Yukinari Sugawara, Junnosuke Suzuki.
Midfielders and forwards: Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Koki Ogawa, Daizen Maeda, Ritsu Doan, Ayase Ueda, Ao Tanaka, Keito Nakamura, Kaishu Sano, Takefusa Kubo, Yuito Suzuki, Kento Shiogai, Keisuke Goto.
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Sweden
There were few surprises in the Sweden squad named by Graham Potter, with Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski omitted as expected after a year out of the game with a knee injury. Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres and Liverpool’s Alexander Isak give Potter plenty of firepower up front, with the former Chelsea and West Ham manager hopeful that the latter can find form. “Our challenge is to get Alex in the best moment of the season and for him to hit top form,” Potter said. “Because if he does, he’s a world-class player.”
Coach: Graham Potter
Goalkeepers: Kristoffer Nordfeldt (AIK), Viktor Johansson (Stoke City), Jacob Widell Zetterstrom (Derby County)
Defenders: Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund), Victor Lindelof (Aston Villa), Isak Hien (Atalanta), Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), Elliot Stroud (Mjallby AIF), Gustaf Lagerbielke (Braga), Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United), Emil Holm (Juventus), Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley), Erik Smith (St. Pauli).
Midfielders and forwards: Taha Ali (Malmo FF), Yasin Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion), Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur), Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United), Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal), Jesper Karlstrom (Udinese), Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge), Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg), Besfort Zeneli (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise), Alexander Isak (Liverpool), Alexander Bernhardsson (Holstein Kiel), Ken Sema (Pafos).
Tunisia
Tunisia are set to announce their squad on 15 May.
Coach: Sabri Lamouchi
Group G
Belgium
Belgium are set to announce their squad on 15 May.
Coach: Rudi Garcia
Egypt
Egypt are set to announce their squad on 29 May.
Coach: Hossam Hassan
Iran
Coach: Amir Ghalenoei
New Zealand
English coach Darren Bazeley has dipped into non-league football to help fill his New Zealand squad with 36-year-old defender Tommy Smith, who plays for National League side Braintree Town, featuring for the first time since 2024. Smith actually appeared for the All Whites at their most recent World Cup in 2010, as did Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood who captains the side. On the other end of the experience spectrum, two-cap Newcastle Jets midfielder Lachlan Bayliss has also been selected by Bazeley.
Coach: Darren Bazeley
Goalkeepers: Max Crocombe (Millwall FC), Alex Paulsen (Lechia Gdańsk), Michael Woud (Auckland FC)
Defenders: Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix), Francis De Vries (Auckland FC), Tyler Bindon (Nottingham Forest), Michael Boxall (Minnesota United), Liberato Cacace (Wrexham AFC), Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC), Finn Surman (Portland Timbers), Callan Elliot (Auckland FC), Tommy Smith (Braintree Town)
Midfielders: Joe Bell (Viking FK), Marko Stamenić (Swansea City), Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix), Ryan Thomas (PEC Zwolle), Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets)
Forwards: Matt Garbett (Peterborough United), Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest), Sarpreet Singh (Wellington Phoenix), Eli Just (Motherwell FC), Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers), Ben Waine (Port Vale), Ben Old (Saint-Étienne), Callum McCowatt (Silkeborg), Jesse Randall (Auckland FC)
Group H
Spain
Coach: Luis de la Fuente
Cape Verde
Coach: Bubista
Saudi Arabia
Coach: Georgios Donis
Uruguay
Coach: Marcelo Bielsa
Group I
France
Lens goalkeeper Robin Risser has been rewarded for his outstanding form for Ligue 1’s surprise package with a spot as France’s third-choice goalkeeper. In a battle of Premier League forwards for the final place in a deep attacking group, Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta edges out Tottenham loanee Randal Kolo Muani – a scorer in the final shootout four years ago.
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan, Brice Samba, Robin Risser.
Defenders: Lucas Digne, Malo Gusto, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konate, Jules Kounde, Maxence Lacroix, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano.Midfielders: N’Golo Kante, Manu Kone, Adrien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni, Warren Zaire-Emery.
Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche, Bradley Barcola, Rayan Cherki, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise, Marcus Thuram.
Senegal
Coach: Pape Thiaw
Iraq
Coach: Graham Arnold
Norway
Norway are set to announce their squad on 21 May.
Coach: Stale Solbakken
Group J
Argentina
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
Algeria
Coach: Vladimir Petkovic
Austria
Austria are set to announce their squad on 18 May.
Coach: Ralf Rangnick
Jordan
Coach: Jamal Sellami
Group K
Portugal
Portugal are set to announce their squad on 19 May.
Coach: Roberto Martinez
DR Congo
DR Congo are set to announce their squad on 18 May.
Coach: Sebastien Desabre
Uzbekistan
Coach: Fabio Cannavaro
Colombia
Colombia are set to announce their squad on 29 May.
Coach: Nestor Lorenzo
Group L
England
England are set to announce their squad on 22 May.
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
Croatia
Croatia are set to announce their squad on 18 May.
Coach: Zlatko Dalic
Ghana
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Panama
Coach: Thomas Christiansen
