Squad Reveals
Each nation’s World Cup 2026 squad, read the day it was named.
Uzbekistan World Cup 2026 Squad: The First
No Central Asian nation has ever played a World Cup match. On June 17, at the Azteca, Uzbekistan ends that sentence — with a Manchester City defender leading the line of history.
Australia World Cup 2026 Squad: The Convert
Cristian Volpato switched his allegiance from Italy to Australia and has never played a senior international. He is going to the World Cup. So are two men chasing Australian history.
Canada World Cup 2026 Squad: Day to Day
Jesse Marsch names his 26. The most talented squad in Canadian history. The most uncertain injury list. The first World Cup on home soil.
Czechia World Cup 2026 Squad: Twenty Years Away
Czechia won two penalty shootouts in the playoffs to reach the World Cup. They have not been at this tournament since 2006. Their coach has been in charge for six months.
Ecuador World Cup 2026 Squad: The Golden Generation Gets Its Chance
Sebastián Beccacece names his 26. Caicedo leads. Hincapié, Pacho, and Estupiñán follow. Ecuador finished second in CONMEBOL qualifying — behind only Argentina. This is the best squad in their history. The question is whether that's enough.
Ghana World Cup 2026 Squad: Unfinished Business
Carlos Queiroz names his 26. Kudus is absent. Andre Ayew is gone. A new coach, appointed two months ago, leads a squad that is not the one anyone expected. Ghana's World Cup story has always been about what almost happened. This generation carries the same weight.
Iran World Cup 2026 Squad: Without Azmoun
Sardar Azmoun has 57 goals in 91 caps. He is not going to the World Cup. The reason has nothing to do with football.
Iraq World Cup 2026 Squad: The Last Team In
Graham Arnold names his 26. Iraq qualified last — the 48th nation, 21 games to get here, the longest road of any team at this tournament. Their last World Cup was 1986. Ahmed Radhi scored their only goal. He died without seeing them qualify again. Forty years later, the Lions of Mesopotamia are back.
Jordan World Cup 2026 Squad: The First Time
Jamal Sellami names his 26. Jordan have never played at a World Cup. They tried ten times. They reached the Asian Cup final. Now, finally, they are here — in Group J with defending champions Argentina. Every moment at this tournament will be a first.
Mexico World Cup 2026 Squad: The Quinto Partido
Javier Aguirre names his 26. Ochoa returns for a record sixth World Cup. Mexico open the entire tournament at the Azteca. Forty years since a quarterfinal. This is the squad that has to break the pattern — or confirm it.
Paraguay World Cup 2026 Squad: One Point
Paraguay started World Cup qualifying with one point from three games. They beat Argentina. They beat Brazil. They are going to the World Cup for the first time since 2010.
Qatar World Cup 2026 Squad: Earned, Not Given
Qatar lost every match at their home World Cup. This time they qualified. Twenty-five of the 26 play in Qatar. Their coach was sacked by Spain on the eve of the last tournament he attended.
Saudi Arabia World Cup 2026 Squad: The Moment and What Comes After
Georgios Donis names his 26. Al-Dawsari leads for a third World Cup. Twenty-five of 26 players play in Saudi Arabia. The 2022 Argentina upset changed how the world saw Saudi football. The question is whether it changed Saudi football itself.
South Africa World Cup 2026 Squad: Bafana Bafana Return After Sixteen Years
Hugo Broos names his 26. Nineteen play at home. One plays in the Premier League. The first game is at the Azteca.
Türkiye World Cup 2026 Squad: Too Young to Remember
Vincenzo Montella names his 26. Güler and Yıldız lead. Neither was born the last time Türkiye played at a World Cup. Twenty-four years between appearances. The 2002 generation is gone. This one has to create its own story.
Algeria World Cup 2026 Squad: The Return of Les Fennecs
Vladimir Petković names his squad. Mahrez leads for the last time. Maza arrives for the first. Algeria have twelve years of questions to answer.
Uruguay World Cup 2026 Squad: Without Suárez, Without Cavani, Without Excuses
Marcelo Bielsa names his 26. The veterans are gone. The burden falls on Valverde, Núñez, and a generation asked to carry a nation's history.
Argentina World Cup 2026 Squad: Sixty-Four Years Later
Lionel Scaloni names his 26. Seventeen are back from Qatar. One is 38 years old. And one of the best teenagers in world football is not coming.
Netherlands World Cup 2026 Squad: Without Simons, Without Schouten, Still Here
Ronald Koeman names his 26 for Group F. Two ACL tears, three fitness gambles, and a squad that will be judged by what it builds around the hole Xavi Simons left.
Panama World Cup 2026 Squad: Eight Years On
Thomas Christiansen names his 26 for Group L. The same core, a few ghosts laid to rest, and the same question: can Los Canaleros take a point from England, Croatia, or Ghana?
Morocco World Cup 2026 Squad: The Atlas Lions After Regragui
Mohamed Ouahbi names his 26 for Group C. A new coach, an Achraf Hakimi fitness question, and an 18-year-old who chose Morocco over France.
USMNT World Cup 2026 Squad: No Excuses
Mauricio Pochettino names his 26 for the summer. The host nation's roster is built for survival in the knockout rounds — assuming it can get there.
Colombia's World Cup 2026 Squad: The Return of Los Cafeteros
James Rodríguez plays his third. Luis Díaz carries the attack. Colombia are back — and they came back the hard way.
Spain's World Cup 2026 Squad: The End of an Era, the Beginning of Another
No Real Madrid players for the first time in World Cup history. Eight from Barcelona. Rodri back. Yamal leading the charge. De la Fuente has named his 26.
Austria World Cup 2026 Squad: Twenty-Eight Years Later
Austria name their 26 for a first World Cup since 1998. Rangnick has built something from scratch — and raided England and Germany to do it.
Belgium World Cup 2026 Squad: The Last Golden Light
Belgium name their 26 for 2026. The golden generation is down to its final survivors — and a new squad is forming around them.
Bosnia and Herzegovina World Cup 2026 Squad: The Penalty That Changed Everything
Bosnia and Herzegovina name their 26 for a second World Cup — earned by eliminating Italy, of all teams, on penalties.
Cape Verde World Cup 2026 Squad: Blue Sharks
A nation of half a million people, a squad drawn from three continents, and a 36-year-old captain who has waited 16 years for this moment.
Croatia World Cup 2026 Squad: Forty and Nineteen
Modrić at 40, heading to a fifth World Cup after a broken cheekbone ended his season. Vušković at 19. Dalić bridges two eras.
Curaçao World Cup 2026 Squad: The Smallest Island
Population: 156,000. Coach: 78 years old. The smallest nation ever to qualify has no intention of just showing up.
DR Congo World Cup 2026 Squad: The Last Ticket
One of the last two teams into the 48-nation field: their captain's penalty kept them alive, and an extra-time goal finished the job.
Egypt World Cup 2026 Squad: Two Short
Salah captains Egypt. He is leaving Liverpool. He is two goals from the all-time Egypt record, and the man who holds it is the one who picked him.
England World Cup 2026 Squad: The Ones Left Behind
Palmer out. Foden out. Alexander-Arnold out. Maguire out. Tuchel picks his England, and it looks nothing like the one everybody expected.
France World Cup 2026 Squad: Encore Une Fois
Didier Deschamps names his 26 for one last tournament. It is the final act of a 14-year reign — and the prelude to what comes next.
Germany World Cup 2026 Squad: He Retired. Then He Didn't.
Manuel Neuer is back. He retired two years ago. He is 40 years old. Nagelsmann called him anyway — and dropped the goalkeeper who played every minute of qualifying.
Haiti World Cup 2026 Squad: Fifty-Two Years
The coach has never set foot in the country. The national stadium was overrun by gangs. They qualified for the World Cup anyway.
Ivory Coast World Cup 2026 Squad: The Elephants Without Their Striker
Ivory Coast name their 26 for the World Cup. Sébastien Haller, the man who scored them to AFCON glory, is not among them.
Japan World Cup 2026 Squad: Breaking the Ceiling
Japan name their 26 for 2026. The Samurai Blue have reached the last 16 four times and never gone further. This time, they intend to.
New Zealand World Cup 2026 Squad: The All Whites Return
Chris Wood and Tommy Smith — the only two survivors from South Africa 2010 — make history as the first Kiwi men to play at two World Cups.
Portugal World Cup 2026 Squad: 27+1
Ronaldo at 41, heading to a record sixth World Cup. The +1 is for Diogo Jota, who will never play another.
Scotland World Cup 2026 Squad: Déjà Vu
Craig Gordon at 43. Findlay Curtis at 19. Steve Clarke picks the squad Scotland has waited 28 years to send.
Senegal World Cup 2026 Squad: Les Lions de Mané
Koulibaly is injured. Mané says this is his last tournament. Thiaw picks 28 and hopes the captain heals in time.
South Korea World Cup 2026 Squad: Son's Last Dance
South Korea name their 26 for Son Heung-min's fourth World Cup. The captain has crossed the Pacific to MLS. The team follows him to North America.
Sweden World Cup 2026 Squad: The Great Escape
Sweden finished bottom of their qualifying group without a win. Then Graham Potter and Viktor Gyökeres happened.
Switzerland World Cup 2026 Squad: The Glass Ceiling
Switzerland name their 26 for 2026. Four of the last five World Cups have ended in the round of 16. This squad, captained by Xhaka from Sunderland, wants to break the pattern.
Tunisia World Cup 2026 Squad: Eagles of Carthage
They did not concede a single goal in qualifying. Their top scorer was left at home. Seven World Cups, zero knockout-stage appearances.
Brazil World Cup 2026 Squad: If He Deserves to Play
Neymar is in. Thiago Silva is not. Ancelotti made his choices at the Museum of Tomorrow, and the biggest was the one everyone already knew.
Norway World Cup 2026 Squad: Haaland's First
Twenty-eight years. Eight wins from eight in qualifying. Haaland scored 16 of Norway's 37 goals. They are back.