With the FIFA World Cup kicking off on June 11, national teams continue to publish 26-man rosters in the weeks after provisional lists were submitted to FIFA on May 11. Final squads can be submitted to FIFA by June 1, and several organizations are already rele
As the FIFA World Cup approaches its June 11 kickoff. teams are steadily putting names to the 26-man squads that will represent them on the biggest stage.. Every country submitted provisional squad lists to FIFA on May 11. but many final details have stayed under wraps as national soccer organizations choose their own moments to unveil the complete rosters.
The deadline for submitting final squads to FIFA is June 1. a date arriving after most club seasons have ended or gone on hiatus.. Even so. a number of organizations have moved early. releasing their final squads to the public in the lead-up to the tournament. with different teams publishing on different dates.
Roster to be announced May 27 is listed as pending, as are several others still scheduled later.. But the names already revealed so far paint a clear picture of how quickly squads are taking shape.. For one of the completed announcements dated May 11. the final squad includes GK Nikola Vasilj. Martin Zlomislić and Osman Hadžikić. alongside defenders Sead Kolašinac. Dennis Hadžikadunić. Amar Dedić. Nikola Katić. Tarik Muharemović. Nihad Mujakić. Stjepa Radeljić and Nidal Čelik.
Midfielders in that May 11 group are Amir Hadžiahmetović. Benjamin Tahirović. Armin Gigović. Dženis Burnić. Ivan Bašić. Esmir Bajraktarević. Amar Memić. Ivan Šunjić. Kerim Alajbegović and Ermin Mahmić.. Up front. Edin Džeko. Ermedin Demirović. Samed Baždar. Haris Tabaković and Jovo Lukić round out the attacking options in the roster revealed on that date.
A separate finalized list is scheduled for a May 20 release. while other entries remain earmarked for May 16. May 18. and May 19 announcements.. In another completed set dated May 18, the squad runs with GK Johny Placide, Alexandre Pierre and Josué Duverger.. Defenders named there are Ricardo Adé. Carlens Arcus. Martin Expérience. Jean-Kévin Duverne. Duke Lacroix. Wilguens Paugain. Hannes Delcroix and Keeto Thermoncy.
Midfield choices in that May 18 squad include Leverton Pierre. Danley Jean Jacques. Carl Sainté. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde. Woodensky Pierre and Dominique Simon.. The forward line is listed as Duckens Nazon. Frantzdy Pierrot. Derrick Etienne Jr.. Louicius Deedson. Ruben Providence. Josué Casimir. Yassin Fortuné. Wilson Isidor and Lenny Joseph.
Roster to be announced May 21 is shown twice, while other pending announcements include May 20, May 22, May 25, May 26, May 29 and May 31 in the overall roundup of revealed-to-date squads.
One of the more substantial rosters already revealed comes with a May 21 date and lists GK Yahia Fofana. Alban Lafont and Mohamed Koné.. The defensive group includes Ghislain Konan. Odilon Kossounou. Wilfried Singo. Evan Ndicka. Emmanuel Agbadou. Guéla Doué. Ousmane Diomande. Clément Akpa.. Midfielders are Franck Kessié. Jean Michaël Seri. Ibrahim Sangaré. Seko Fofana. Christ Inao Oulaï and Parfait Guiagon. while the forwards listed are Nicolas Pépé. Oumar Diakité. Simon Adingra. Evann Guessand. Amad Diallo. Yan Diomande. Bazoumana Touré. Elye Wahi and Ange-Yoan Bonny.
The list also shows a May 27 release involving GK Zion Suzuki, Keisuke Ōsako and Tomoki Hayakawa.. Defenders on that roster include Yūto Nagatomo. Takehiro Tomiyasu. Ko Itakura. Shōgo Taniguchi. Hiroki Ito. Yukinari Sugawara. Ayumu Seko and Tsuyoshi Watanabe. plus Junnosuke Suzuki.. Midfield names are Wataru Endo. Junya Itō. Ritsu Dōan. Daichi Kamada. Takefusa Kubo. Ao Tanaka. Keito Nakamura and Kaishu Sano.
Forwards on the May 27 squad are Ayase Ueda, Daizen Maeda, Kōki Ogawa, Yuito Suzuki, Keisuke Gotō, Kento Shiogai.
Another completed roster under the May 27 heading features GK Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Viktor Johansson and Jacob Widell Zetterström.. Defenders are Victor Lindelöf. Isak Hien. Gabriel Gudmundsson. Carl Starfelt. Emil Holm. Hjalmar Ekdal. Daniel Svensson. Gustaf Lagerbielke. and Eric Smith and Elliot Stroud.. Midfield options include Mattias Svanberg, Jesper Karlström and Yasin Ayari, plus Lucas Bergvall and Besfort Zeneli.
That same list’s forward line is Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyökeres, Ken Sema, Anthony Elanga, Benjamin Nygren, Alexander Bernhardsson, Gustaf Nilsson, and Taha Ali.
A May 27 roster also appears for GK Aymen Dahmen, Sabri Ben Hessen and Mouhib Chamakh.. The defenders include Montassar Talbi. Dylan Bronn. Ali Abdi. Yan Valery. Mortadha Ben Ouanes. Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida. Moutaz Neffati. Omar Rekik. Adem Arous. and Raed Chikhaoui.. Midfield is listed with Ellyes Skhiri, Hannibal Mejbri, Anis Ben Slimane, Ismaël Gharbi, Hadj Mahmoud and Rani Khedira.
Forwards are Elias Achouri, Firas Chaouat, Hazem Mastouri, Elias Saad, Sebastian Tounekti, Khalil Ayari and Rayan Elloumi.
The roster list extends across multiple days, including May 29, May 25 and May 26 entries.. Under May 29, one full group is listed with GK Max Crocombe, Alex Paulsen and Michael Woud.. Defenders are Tim Payne. Francis de Vries. Tyler Bindon. Michael Boxall. Liberato Cacace. Nando Pijnaker. Finn Surman. Callan Elliot and Tommy Smith.
Midfielders in that May 29 roster are Matthew Garbett, Marko Stamenić, Sarpreet Singh, Elijah Just, Alex Rufer, Ben Old, Callum McCowatt, Ryan Thomas and Lachlan Bayliss, with forwards listed as Chris Wood, Kosta Barbarouses, Ben Waine and Jesse Randall.
May 25 is shown with another completed squad: GK Mike Maignan, Brice Samba and Robin Risser.. Defenders listed are Lucas Digne. Jules Koundé. Théo Hernandez. Lucas Hernandez. Dayot Upamecano. William Saliba. Ibrahima Konaté. Malo Gusto and Maxence Lacroix.. Midfielders are N’Golo Kanté, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Manu Koné and Warren Zaïre-Emery.
The forward line on the May 25 squad includes Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Marcus Thuram, Bradley Barcola, Michael Olise, Maghnes Akliouche, Désiré Doué, Rayan Cherki and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Between the provisional submission date of May 11 and the June 1 final submission deadline, the roundup shows national organizations choosing different release moments—some completing rosters on May 11 and May 18, while others point to later dates like May 27, May 29 and May 31.
While not every entry has named players attached yet, the dates themselves already underline how uneven the rollout has been.. Multiple rosters are still marked “to be announced” across May 16. May 18. May 19. May 20. May 21. May 22. May 25. May 26. May 27. May 29 and May 31—each giving a different slice of when fans will learn the full 26-man squads.
With kickoff set for June 11, the next weeks will likely determine which teams finalize early and which wait closer to the June 1 submission window.
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