Countries have begun naming their 26-man squads for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held across the United States, Canada, and Mexico this summer. With 48 teams participating, the tournament, starting on 11 June, will feature more players than ever before vying for glory in football's premier competition.
Each nation must submit a final squad of between 23 and 26 players, including at least three goalkeepers, to FIFA by the 2 June deadline. In the event of an injury after this date, a replacement can only be drawn from a previously submitted 55-man preliminary list, and must be made up to 24 hours before the team's opening match.
Squad announcements are scheduled throughout May. England manager Thomas Tuchel is expected to reveal his 26-man selection on Friday 22 May, while Bosnia and Herzegovina became the first country to confirm their squad on 11 May. Below is a comprehensive guide to all the squads announced so far, alongside expected announcement dates for others.
Group A
Mexico
Coach: Javier Aguirre
South Africa
Coach: Hugo Broos
South Korea
Announcement expected: 16 May. Coach: Hong Myung-bo
Czech Republic
Coach: Miroslav Koubek
Group B
Canada
Coach: Jesse Marsch
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia, who secured their second-ever World Cup qualification by beating Wales in the playoffs, were the first side to name their squad on 11 May. The headline inclusion is 40-year-old striker Edin Dzeko, who previously played for Manchester City. Only Roger Milla (Cameroon, 1994) has appeared as an outfield player in his 40s at a World Cup, but Dzeko is set to join 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
Announcement expected: 18 May. Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Morocco
Announcement expected: 21 May. Coach: Mohamed Ouahbi
Haiti
Coach: Sebastien Migne
Scotland
Coach: Steve Clarke
Group D
USA
Announcement expected: 26 May. Coach: Mauricio Pochettino
Paraguay
Coach: Gustavo Alfaro
Australia
Announcement expected: 1 June. Coach: Tony Popovic
Turkey
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
Group E
Germany
Announcement expected: 21 May. Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
Curacao
Coach: Vacant
Ivory Coast
Announcement expected: 15 May. Coach: Emerse Fae
Ecuador
Coach: Sebastian Beccacece
Group F
Netherlands
Announcement expected: 25 May. Coach: Ronald Koeman
Japan
Announcement expected: 15 May. Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Sweden
Announcement expected: 12 May. Coach: Graham Potter
Tunisia
Announcement expected: 15 May. Coach: Sabri Lamouchi
Group G
Belgium
Announcement expected: 15 May. Coach: Rudi Garcia
Egypt
Announcement expected: 29 May. Coach: Hossam Hassan
Iran
Coach: Amir Ghalenoei
New Zealand
Announcement expected: 14 May. Coach: Darren Bazeley
Group H
Spain
Coach: Luis de la Fuente
Cape Verde
Coach: Bubista
Saudi Arabia
Coach: Georgios Donis
Uruguay
Coach: Marcelo Bielsa
Group I
France
Announcement expected: 13 May. Coach: Didier Deschamps
Senegal
Coach: Pape Thiaw
Iraq
Coach: Graham Arnold
Norway
Announcement expected: 21 May. Coach: Stale Solbakken
Group J
Argentina
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
Algeria
Coach: Vladimir Petkovic
Austria
Announcement expected: 18 May. Coach: Ralf Rangnick
Jordan
Coach: Jamal Sellami
Group K
Portugal
Announcement expected: 19 May. Coach: Roberto Martinez
DR Congo
Announcement expected: 18 May. Coach: Sebastien Desabre
Uzbekistan
Coach: Fabio Cannavaro
Colombia
Announcement expected: 29 May. Coach: Nestor Lorenzo
Group L
England
Announcement expected: 22 May. Coach: Thomas Tuchel
Croatia
Announcement expected: 18 May. Coach: Zlatko Dalic
Ghana
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Panama
Coach: Thomas Christiansen
