World Cup 2026 squads: Every player at this summer’s tournament

Q: What is the deadline for submitting World Cup 2026 squads?

The deadline for countries to submit their final squads for the World Cup 2026 is June 2.

Q: How many players can each country include in their World Cup 2026 squad?

Each country can include between 23 and 26 players in their World Cup 2026 squad.

Q: When does the World Cup 2026 tournament start?

The World Cup 2026 tournament starts on June 11.

Q: What happens if a player gets injured before the World Cup matches?

An injured player can only be replaced by someone from a previously submitted 55-man preliminary squad, up to 24 hours before the team's first match.

Argentina will defend their World Cup title in North America this summer (Getty)

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)