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After a wait of four years, the FIFA World Cup returns in Qatar where the best footballing nations will battle it out for the ultimate prize and global supremacy in the beautiful game. This will be the first time the football major will be played in the Middle East bringing together a new demographic of football fans.
The World Cup will kick off on 20th November with the hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador in what promises to be another memorableevent in footballing history. So as the tournament gets closer, SportsTiger brings you the 26-man squads for each team featuring in the World Cup for the 2022 edition.
Here are all the squads announced so far for this year’s tournament
Group A:
FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Saad Al-Sheeb, Meshaal Barsham, Yousef Hassan
- Defenders: Pedro Miguel, Abdul Karim Hassan, Tarek Salman, Bassam Al-Rawi, Khoukhi Boualem, Abdelkarim Hassan, Ismaeel Mohammad, Homam Al Amin, Jassem Jaber
- Midfielders: Ali Asad, Muhammad Waad, Salem Al Hajri, Assim Madibo, Mustafa Meshaal, Karim Boudiaf, Abdulaziz Hatin
- Forwards: Naif Al Hadhrami, Hassan Al Haydos, Akram Afif, Almoez Ali, Mohammed Muntari, Khalid Muneer, Ahmed Alaa
FIFA World Cup 2022: Senegal Squad:
- Goalkeepers - Edouard Mendy, Alfred Gomis, Seny Dieng
- Defenders - Kalidou Koulibaly, Abdou Diallo, Youssouf Sabaly, Fode Bollo Toure, Pape Abou Ciss, Ismail Jakobs, Formose Mendy
- Midfielders - Gana Gueye, Cheikhou Kouyate, Nampalys Mendy, Krepin Diatta, Papa Gueye, Papa Matar Sarr, Pathe Ciss, Moustapha Name, Loum Ndiaye
- Forwards- Sadio Mane, Ismaila Sarr, Boulaye Dia, Bamba Dieng, Famara Diedhiou, Nicolas Jackson, Iliman Ndiaye
FIFA World Cup 2022: Ecuador Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Moises Ramirez, Alexander Dominguez, Hernan Galindez
- Defenders: Piero Hincapie, Robert Arboleda, Pervis Estupinan, Angelo Preciado, Jackson Porozo, Xavier Arreaga, Felix Torres, Diego Palacios, William Pacho
- Midfielders: Carlos Gruezo, Jose Cifuentes, Alan Franco, Moises Caicedo, Angel Mena, Jeremy Sarmiento, Ayrton Preciado, Sebastian Mendez, Gonzalo Plata, Romario Ibarra
- Forwards: Djorkaeff Reasco, Kevin Rodriguez, Michael Estrada, Enner Valencia
FIFA World Cup 2022: Netherlands Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow, Remko Pasveer, Andries Noppert
- Defenders: Virgil van Dijk , Nathan Aké, Daley Blind, Jurriën Timber, Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij, Mathijs de Ligt, Tyrell Malacia, Jeremie Frimpong
- Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong, Steven Berghuis, Davy Klaassen, Teun Koopmeiners, Cody Gakpo, Marten de Roon, Kenneth Taylor, Xavi Simons
- Forwards: Memphis Depay, Steven Bergwijn, Vincent Janssen, Luuk de Jong, Noa Lang, Wout Weghorst
Group B:
FIFA World Cup 2022: England Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale
- Defenders: Harry Maguire, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Luke Shaw, Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eric Dier, Conor Coady, Ben White
- Midfielders: Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, James Maddison, Conor Gallagher
- Forwards: Harry Kane, Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Jack Grealish, Callum Wilson
FIFA World Cup 2022: Iran Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Amir Abedzadeh, Hossein Hosseini, Payam Niazmand.
- Defenders: Ehsan Hajsafi, Morteza Pouraliganji, Ramin Rezaeian, Milad Mohammadi, Hossein Kanani, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Sadegh Moharrami, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Majid Hosseini, Abolfazl Jalali.
- Midfielders: Ahmad Noorollahi, Saman Ghoddos, Vahid Amiri, Saeid Ezatolahi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Torabi, Ali Gholizadeh, Ali Karimi .
- Forwards: Karim Ansarifard, Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Taremi.
FIFA World Cup 2022: USA squad:
- Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Sean Johnson, Ethan Horvath
- 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, Joshua Sargent, Timothy Weah, Haji Wright
FIFA World Cup 2022: Wales Squad:
- 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, Daniel James
Group C:
FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez, Gerónimo Rulli, Franco Armani
- Defenders: Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Lisandro Martínez, Marcos Acuña, Nicolás Tagliafico, Juan Foyth
- Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister, Guido Rodríguez, Alejandro Gómez, Enzo Fernández, Exequiel Palacios
- Forwards: Ángel Di María, Lautaro Martínez, Julián Álvarez, Ángel Correa, Thiago Almada, Paulo Dybala, Lionel Messi
FIFA World Cup 2022: Mexico Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Rodolfo Cota
- Defenders: Kevin Alvarez, Nestor Araujo, Gerardo Arteaga, Jesus Gallardo, Hector Moreno, Cesar Montes, Jorge Sanchez, Johan Vasquez
- Midfielders: Edson Alvarez, Roberto Alvarado, Uriel Antuna, Luis Chavez, Andres Guardado, Erick Gutierrez, Hector Herrera, Orbelin Pineda, Carlos Rodriguez, Luis Romo
- Forwards: Rogelio Funes Mori, Raul Jimenez, Hirving Lozano , Henry Martin, Alexis Vega
FIFA World Cup 2022: Poland Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Lukasz Skorupski
- Defenders: Jan Bednarek, Kamil Glik, Robert Gumny, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Jakub Kiwior, Mateusz Wieteska, Bartosz Bereszynski, Matthew 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
FIFA World Cup 2022: Saudi Arabia Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Mohamed Al-Owais, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Mohamed Al-Yami
- Defenders: Yasser Al-Shahrani, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Abdullah Madu, Hassan Tambakti, Sultan Al-Ghanam, Mohammed Al-Breik, Saud Abdulhamid
- Midfielders: Salman Al-Faraj, Riyadh Sharahili, Ali Al-Hassan, Mohamed Kanno, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Sami Al-Najei, Abdullah Otayf, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Abdulrahman Al-Aboud, Salem Al-Dawsari, Hattan Bahebri
- Forwards: Fahad Al-Muwallad, Haitham Asiri, Saleh Al-Shehri, Firas Al-Buraikan
Group D:
FIFA World Cup 2022: Australia Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Maty Ryan, Andrew Redmayne, Danny Vukovic
- Defenders: Milos Degenek, Aziz Behich, Joel King, Nathaniel Atkinson, Fran Karacic, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Bailey Wright, Thomas Deng
- Midfielders: Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine, Ajdin Hrustic, Keanu Baccus, Cameron Devlin, Riley McGree
- Forwards: Awer Mabil, Mathew Leckie, Martin Boyle, Jamie Maclaren, Jason Cummings, Mitchell Duke, Garang Kuol, Craig Goodwin
FIFA World Cup 2022: Denmark Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Oliver Christensen
- Defenders: Simon Kjaer, Joachim Andersen, Joakim Maehle, Andreas Christensen, Rasmus Kristensen, Jens Stryger Larsen, Victor Nelsson, Daniel Wass
- Midfielders: Thomas Delaney, Mathias Jensen, Christian Eriksen, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
- Forwards: Andreas Skov Olsen, Jesper Lindstrom, Andreas Cornelius, Martin Braithwaite, Kasper Dolberg, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jonas Wind
FIFA World Cup 2022: France Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Alphonse Areola, Steve Mandanda.
- Defenders: Benjamin Pavard, Jules Koundé , Raphaël Varane, William Saliba, Lucas Hernandez, Théo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konaté, Dayot Upamecano, Axel Disasi.
- Midfielders: Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Youssouf Fofana , Mattéo Guendouzi, Jordan Veretout, Eduardo Camavinga
- Forwards: Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappé , Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann , Randal Kolo Muani, Marcus Thuram.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Tunisia Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen, Bechir Ben Said, Mouez Hassen, Aymen Mathlouthi
- Defenders: Ali Abdi, Dylan Bronn, Mohamed Drager, Nader Ghandri, Bilel Ifa, Wajdi Kechrida, Ali Maaloul, Yassine Meriah, Montassar Talbi
- Midfielders: Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Ghaylane Chaalali, Aissa Laidouni, Hannibal Mejbri, Ferjani Sassi, Elyas Skhiri
- Forwards: Anis Ben Slimane, Seifeddine Jaziri, Issam Jebali, Wahbi Khazri, Taha Yassine Khenissi, Youssef Msakni, Naim Sliti.
Group E:
FIFA World Cup 2022: Costa Rica Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Esteban Alvarado, Patrick Sequeira.
- Defenders: Francisco Calvo, Juan Pablo Vargas, Kendall Waston, Oscar Duarte, Daniel Chacon, Keysher Fuller, Carlos Martínez, Bryan Oviedo, Ronald Matarrita.
- Midfielders: Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Youstin Salas, Roan Wilson, Gerson Torres, Douglas Lopez, Jewison Bennette, Alvaro Zamora, Anthony Hernández, Brandon Aguilera, Bryan Ruiz.
- Forwards: Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras, Johan Venegas.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Germany Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Marc-André ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp
- Defenders: Armel Bella Kotchap, Matthias Ginter, Christian Günter, Thilo Kehrer, Lukas Klostermann, David Raum, Antonio Rüdiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle
- Midfielders: Julian Brandt Serge Grabry, Leon Goretzka, Mario Götze, Ilkay Gündoğan, Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané, Jonas Hofmann
- Forwards: Karim Adeyemi, Niclas Füllkrug, Kai Havertz, Youssoufa Moukoko
FIFA World Cup 2022: Japan Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt, Eiji Kawashima
- Defenders: Miki Yamane, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Hiroki Ito, Yuto Nagatomo, Yuta Nakayama
- Midfielders: Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Gaku Shibasaki, Kaoru Mitoma, Daichi Kamada, Ritsu Doan, Junya Ito, Takumi Minamino, Takefusa Kubo, Yuki Soma.
- Forwards: Daizen Maeda, Takuma Asano, Ayase Ueda.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Spain Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, Robert Sanchez, David Raya
- Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Dani Carvajal, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba, Pau Torres, Jose Gaya, Hugo Guillamon
- Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Rodr, Gavi, Pedri, Carlos Soler, Koke, Marcos Llorente
- Forwards: Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata, Marco Asensio, Ansu Fati, Nico Williams, Pablo Sarabia, Yeremy Pino, Dani Olmo
Group F:
FIFA World Cup 2022: Belgium Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels, Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet
- Defenders: Timothy Castagne, Thomas Meunier, Arthur Theate, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Wout Faes, Zeno Debast
- Midfielders: Andre Onana, Kevin De Bruyne, Leander Dendocker, Yannick Carrasco, Thorgan Hazard, Hans Vanaken, Axel Witsel, Youri Tielemans
- Forwards: Charles De Ketelaere, Jérémy Doku, Eden Hazard, Dres Mertens, Leandro Trossard, Michy Batshuayi, Lois Openda, Romelu Lukaku
FIFA World Cup 2022: Canada Squad:
- Goalkeepers: James Pantemis, Milan Borjan, Dayne St Clair
- Defenders: Samuel Adekugbe, Joel Waterman, Alistair Johnston, Richie Laryea, Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, Derek Cornelius
- Midfielders: Liam Fraser, Ismael Kone, Mark-Anthony Kaye, David Wotherspoon, Jonathan Osorio, Atiba Hutchinson, Stephen Eustaquio, Samuel Piette
- Forwards: Tajon Buchanan, Liam Millar, Lucas Cavallini, Ike Ugbo, Junior Hoilett, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Alphonso Davies
FIFA World Cup 2022: Croatia Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic, Ivica Ivusic, Ivo Grbic
- Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barišić, Josip Juranović, Joško Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanišić, Martin Erlić, Josip Šutalo
- Midfielders: Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Marcelo Brozović, Mario Pašalić, Nikola Vlašić, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakić, Luka Sučić
- Forwards: Ivan Perišić, Andrej Kramarić, Bruno Petković, Mislav Oršić, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja
FIFA World Cup 2022: Morocco Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Yassine Bono, Munir, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
- Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Jawad El-Yamiq, Yahia Attiat-Allal,Badr Benoun, Noussair Mazraoui, Romain Saïss, Nayef Aguerd,Achraf Dari
- Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilel El Khanouss, Yahya Jabrane
- Forwards: Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Amine Harit, Ilias Chair, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Walid Cheddira, EZ Abde.
Group G:
FIFA World Cup 2022: Brazil Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton
- Defenders: Dani Alves, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Alex Telles, Bremer, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva
- Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro, Everton Ribeiro, Fabinho, Fred, Lucas Paqueta
- Forwards: Antony, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Neymar, Pedro, Raphinha, Richarlison, Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Cameroon Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Andre Onana, Devis Epassy, Simon Ngapandouetnbu
- Defenders: Jean-Charles Castelletto, Enzo Ebosse, Collins Fai, Olivier Mbaizo, Nouhou Tolo, Nicolas Nkoulou, Christopher Wooh
- Midfielders: Olivier Ntcham, Gael Ondoua, Martin Hongla, Pierre Kunde, Samuel Oum Gouet, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Jerome Ngom
- Forwards: Nicolas Ngamaleu, Christian Bassogog, Bryan Mbeumo, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Vincent Aboubakar, Karl Toko-Ekambi, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Souaibou Marou
FIFA World Cup 2022: Serbia Squad:
- 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
FIFA World Cup 2022: Switzerland Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer, Jonas Omlin, Gregor Kobel, Philipp Köhn
- Defenders: Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Schär, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Silvan Widmer, Eray Cömert
- Midfielders: Xherdan Shaqiri, Granit Xhaka, Remo Freuler, Denis Zakaria, Djibril Sow, Renato Steffen, Edimilson Fernandes, Fabian Frei, Michel Aebischer, Ardon Jashari, Fabian Rieder
- Forwards: Haris Seferovic, Breel Embolo, Ruben Vargas, Christian Fassnacht, Noah Okafor
Group H:
FIFA World Cup 2022: Ghana Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Lawrence Ati, Danlad Ibrahim, Manaf Nurudeen
- Defenders: Joseph Aidoo, Daniel Amartey, Baba Rahman, Alexander Djiku, Tariq Lamptey, Gideon Mensah, Denis Odoi, Mohammed Salisu, Alidu Seidu
- Midfielders: Andre Ayew, Mohammed Kudus, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Elisha Owusu, Thomas Partey, Salis Abdul Samed
- Forwards: Daniel Afriyie, Jordan Ayew, Osman Bukari, Issahaku Abdul Fatawu, Antoine Semenyo, Kamal Sowah, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Inaki Williams
FIFA World Cup 2022: Portugal Squad:
- Goalkeepers - Rui Patricio, Diogo Costa, Jose Sa
- Defenders - Pepe, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Diogo Dalot, Antonio Silva, Rapahael Gurerero
- Midfielders - Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Nevers, Danilo Pereira, Palhinha, Joao Mario, Otavio, Matheus Nunes, William
- Forwards: Joao Felix, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leao, Andre Silva, Goncalo Ramos, Ricardo Horta
FIFA World Cup 2022: South Korea Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-Gyu, Jo Hyeon-Woo, Song Bum-Keun
- Defenders: Kim Min-Jae, Kim Young-Gwon, Kwon Kyung-Won, Cho Yu-Min, Kim Moon-Hwan, Yoon Jong-Gyu, Kim Tae-Hwan, Kim Jin-Su, Hong Chul
- Midfielders: Jung Woo-Young, Son Jun-Ho, Paik Seung-Ho, Hwang In-Beom, Lee Jae-Sung, Kwon Chang-Hoon, Jeong Woo-Yeong, Lee Kang-In, Son Heung-Min, Hwang Hee-Chan, Na Sang-Ho, Song Min-Kyu
- Forwards: Hwang Ui-Jo, Cho Gue-Sung
FIFA World Cup 2022: Uruguay Squad:
- Goalkeepers - Fernando Muslera, Sergio Rochet, Sebastián Sosa
- Defenders - Diego Godín, José María Giménez, Sebastián Coates, Martín Cáceres, Ronald Araujo, Matías Viña, Mathías Olivera, Guillermo Varela, José Luis Rodríguez
- Midfielders - Matías Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Valverde, Lucas Torreira, Manuel Ugarte, Facundo Pellistri, Nicolás De la Cruz, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Agustín Canobbio and Facundo Torres
- Forwards- Darwin Núñez, Luis Suárez, Edinson Cavani, Maximiliano Gómez
