For better and for worse it promises to be a World Cup like no other, with controversy following the tournament ever since Qatar were surprisingly first awarded the hosting rights back in 2010.
However, the 22nd World Cup is upon us and, if we’re talking in purely football terms - which, admittedly, is difficult at times - it’s hard not to get excited about a competition that has the majority of the world’s finest players taking part for the first time at the mid point of a season.
Whereas summer tournaments can sometimes lead to individuals disappointing due to fatigue or injuries after taxing domestic campaigns, with a few notable exceptions, that shouldn’t be the case in Qatar.
The stage is therefore set for what should be an extremely high level of competition in what is a very open tournament with 5-6 genuine contenders, a further 3-4 who will fancy their chances of potentially going all the way, and then the prospect of a number of ‘dark horses’ emerging from the pack.
Here are the complete 26-man squads for each of the nations competing and the squad numbers of each player.
Group A
Qatar
Goalkeepers: 1. Saad Al Sheeb (Al-Sadd), 22. Meshaal Barsham (Al-Sadd), 21. Yousuf Hassan (Al-Gharafa)
Defenders: 2. Pedro Miguel (Al-Sadd), 13. Musaab Khidir (Al-Sadd), 5. Tarek Salman (Al-Sadd), 15. Bassam Al Rawi (Al-Duhail), 16. Boualem Khoukhi (Al-Sadd), 3. Abdelkarim Hassan (Al-Sadd), 14. Homam Al Amin (Al-Gharafa), 25. Jassim Gabir (Al-Arabi)
Midfielders: 8. Ali Asad (Al-Sadd), 23. Assim Madibo (Al-Duhail), 4. Mohammed Waad (Al-Sadd), 20. Salem Al Hajri (Al-Sadd), 26. Mustafa Meshaal (Al-Sadd), 12. Karim Boudiaf (Al-Duhail), 6. Abdulaziz Hatim (Al-Rayyan), 17. Ismaeel Mohammad (Al-Duhail)
Forwards: 24. Naif Al Hadhrami (Al-Rayyan), 7. Ahmed Alaa (Al-Gharafa), 10. Hassan Al Haydos (Al-Sadd, captain), 18. Khalid Muneer (Al-Wakrah), 11. Akram Afif (Al-Sadd), 19. Almoez Ali (Al-Duhail), 9. Mohammed Muntari (Al-Duhail)
Ecuador
Goalkeepers: 22. Alexander Dominguez (Liga de Quito), 1. Hernan Galindez (Aucas), 12. Moises Ramirez (Independiente del Valle)
Defenders: 7. Pervis Estupinan (Brighton & Hove Albion), 17. Angelo Preciado (Gent), 3. Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen), 14. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders), 18. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles FC), 25. Jackson Porozo (Troyes), 4. Robert Arboleda (Sao Paulo), 2. Felix Torres (Santos Laguna), 6. William Pacho (Royal Antwerp)
Midfielders: 23. Moises Caicedo (Brighton), 5. Jose Cifuentes (Los Angeles FC), 21. Alan Franco (Talleres), 20. Jhegson Mendez (Los Angeles FC), 8. Carlos Gruezo (Augsburg), 19. Gonzalo Plata (Valladolid), 15. Angel Mena (Leon), 9. Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna), 10. Romario Ibarra (Pachuca), 16. Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton)
Strikers: 13. Enner Valencia (Fenerbahce), 11. Michael Estrada (Cruz Azul), 24. Djorkaeff Reasco (Newell's Old Boys), 26. Kevin Rodriguez (Imbabura SC)
Senegal
Goalkeepers: 23. Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers), 26. Alfred Gomis (Stade Rennes), 1. Eduoard Mendy (Chelsea)
Defenders: 22. Fode Ballo Toure (AC Milan), 12. Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiakos), 4. Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), 2. Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), 3. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), 11. Formose Mendy (Amiens), 7. Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis)
Midfielders: 16. Pathe Ismael Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), 15. Krepin Diatta (Monaco), 5. Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), 13. Pape Gueye (Olympique Marseille), 8. Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), 24. Mamdou Loum (Reading), 6. Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City), 14. Moustapha Name (Pafos FC), 17. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards: 21. Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), 19. Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor), 22. Bamba Dieng (Olympique Marseille), 25. Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), 9. Ilimane Ndiaye (Sheffield United), 18. Ismaila Sarr (Watford)
Netherlands
Goalkeepers: 13. Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), 23. Andries Noppert (Heerenveen), 1. Remko Pasveer (Ajax)
Defenders: 5. Nathan Ake (Manchester City), 17. Daley Blind (Ajax), 4. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, captain), 22. Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale), 26. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 3. Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munchen), 16. Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United), 2. Jurrien Timber (Ajax), 6. Stefan de Vrij (Internazionale)
Midfielders: 11. Steven Berghuis (Ajax), 21. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), 14. Davy Klaassen (Ajax), 20. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), 15. Marten de Roon (Atalanta), 25. Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven), 24. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax)
Forwards: 7. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), 10. Memphis Depay (Barcelona), 8. Cody Gakpo (PSV), 18. Vincent Janssen (Antwerp), 9. Luuk de Jong (PSV), 12. Noah Lang (Club Brugge), 19. Wout Weghorst (Besiktas)
Group B
England
Goalkeepers: 1. Jordan Pickford (Everton), 23. Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), 13. Nick Pope (Newcastle)
Defenders: 12. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), 18. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), 2. Kyle Walker (Manchester City), 21. Benjamin White (Arsenal), 6. Harry Maguire (Manchester United), 5. John Stones (Manchester City), 15. Eric Dier (Tottenham), 16. Conor Coady (Everton, on loan from Wolves), 3. Luke Shaw (Manchester United)
Midfielders: 4. Declan Rice (West Ham), 22. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), 14. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), 8. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), 26. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), 19. Mason Mount (Chelsea)
Forwards: 9. Harry Kane (Tottenham, captain), 24. Callum Wilson (Newcastle), 11. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), 10. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 17. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 20. Phil Foden (Manchester City), 7. Jack Grealish (Manchester City), 25. James Maddison (Leicester City)
Iran
Goalkeepers: 1. Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), 24. Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), 12. Payam Niazmand (Sepahan), 22. Amir Abedzadeh (Ponferradina)
Defenders: 23. Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan), 25. Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal), 13. Hossein Kananizadegan (Al Ahli SC), 4. Shoja Khalilzadeh (Al Ahli SC), 8. Mortza Pouraliganji (Persepolis), 19. Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor), 2. Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb), 5. Milad Mohammadi (AEK), 3. Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK)
Midfielders: 6. Saeid Ezatolahi (Vejle Boldklub), 21. Ahmad Nourollahi (Shabab Al Ahli), 18. Ali Karimi (Kayserispor), 15. Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), 11. Vahid Amiri (Persepolis), 16. Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis), 7. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord), 17. Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi), 14. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford)
Forwards: 20. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen), 10. Karim Ansarifard (Omonia), 9. Mehdi Taremi (Porto)
United States
Goalkeepers: 12. Ethan Horvath (Luton), 25. Sean Johnson (New York City FC), 1. Matt Turner (Arsenal)
Defenders: 20. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), 2. Sergino Dest (AC Milan), 15. Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), 18. Shaq Moore (Nashville), 13. Tim Ream (Fulham), 5. Antonee Robinson (Fulham), 26. Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), 22. DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami), 3. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville)
Midfielders: 11. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), 23. Kellyn Acosta (LAFC), 4. Tyler Adams (Leeds), 14. Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo), 8. Weston McKennie (Juventus), 6. Yunus Musah (Valencia), 17. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders)
Forwards: 9. Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas), 16. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), 10. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 7. Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), 24. Josh Sargent (Norwich), 21. Tim Weah (Lille), 19. Haji Wright (Antalayaspor)
Wales
Goalkeepers: 1. Wayne Hennessey (Nottingham Forest), 12. Danny Ward (Leicester), 21. Adam Davies (Sheffield United)
Defenders: 4. Ben Davies (Tottenham), 24. Ben Cabango (Swansea), 17. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town), 6. Joe Rodon (Rennes, on loan from Tottenham), 5. Chris Mepham (Bournemouth), 15. Ethan Ampadu (Spezia, on loan from Chelsea), 2. Chris Gunter (AFC Wimbledon), 3. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), 14. Connor Roberts (Burnley)
Midfielders: 22. Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), 7. Joe Allen (Swansea), 26. Matthew Smith (MK Dons), 23. Dylan Levitt (Dundee United), 8. Harry Wilson (Fulham), 16. Joe Morrell (Portsmouth), 18. Jonny Williams (Swindon), 10. Aaron Ramsey (Nice), 25. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff)
Forwards: 11. Gareth Bale (LAFC, captain), 13. Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth), 19. Mark Harris (Cardiff), 9. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest), 20. Dan James (Fulham, on loan from Leeds)
Group C
Argentina
Goalkeepers: 1. Franco Armani (River Plate), 23. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), 12. Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal)
Defenders: 8. Marcos Acuna (Sevilla), 2. Juan Foyth (Villarreal), 25. Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), 26. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), 4. Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), 19. Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), 6. German Pezzella (Real Betis), 13. Cristian Romero (Tottenham), 3. Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon)
Midfielders: 7. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), 24. Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), 17. Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla), 20. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove Albion), 14. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), 5. Leandro Paredes (Juventus), 18. Guido Rodriquez (Real Betis)
Forwards: 9. Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), 16. Joaquin Correa (Inter Milan), 21. Paulo Dybala (Roma), 11. Angel Di Maria (Juventus), 15. Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), 22. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), 10. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain, captain)
Saudi Arabia
Goalkeepers: 21. Mohamed Al-Owais (Al-Hilal), 22. Nawaf Al-Aqidi (Al-Nassr), 1. Mohamed Al-Yami (Al-Ahly)
Defenders: 13. Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), 5. Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al-Hilal), 4. Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr), 3. Abdullah Madu (Al-Nassr), 17. Hassan Tambakti (Al-Shabab), 2. Sultan Al-Ghanam (Al-Nassr), 6. Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal), 12. Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal)
Midfielders: 7. Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal, captain), 26. Riyadh Sharahili (Abha), 15. Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nassr), 23. Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal), 8. Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al-Hilal), 16. Sami Al-Najei (Al-Nassr), 14. Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal), 24. Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), 20. Abdulrahman Al-Aboud (Ittihad), Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), 19. Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab)
Forwards: 18. Nawaf Al-Abed (Al-Shabab), 25. Haitham Asiri (Al-Ahly), 11. Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal) 10. Firas Al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh)
Mexico
Goalkeepers: 13. Guillermo Ochoa (America), 1. Alfredo Talavera (Juarez), 12. Rodolfo Cota (Leon).
Defenders: 19. Jorge Sanchez (Ajax), 26. Kevin Alvarez (Pachuca), 2. Nestor Araujo (America), 5. Johan Vasquez (Cremonese), 15. Hector Moreno (Monterrey), 3. Cesar Montes (Monterrey), 6. Gerardo Arteaga (Genk), 23. Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey)
Midfielders: 18. Andres Guardado (Real Betis, captain), 16. Hector Herrera (Houston Dynamo), 8. Charly Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), 14. Erick Gutierrez (PSV), 24. Luis Chavez (Pachuca), 4. Edson Alvarez (Ajax), 17. Orbelin Pineda (AEK Athens), 7. Luis Romo (Monterrey)
Forwards: 10. Alexis Vega (Guadalajara), 22. Hirving Lozano (Napoli), 9. Raul Jimenez (Wolves), 25. Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara), 21. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul), 20. Henry Martin (America), 11. Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey)
Poland
Goalkeepers: 22. Kamil Grabara (FC Copenhagen), 12. Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna), 1. Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus)
Defenders: 5. Jan Bednarek (Aston Villa), 18. Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria), 2. Matty Cash (Aston Villa), 15. Kamil Glik (Benevento), 25. Robert Gumny (FC Augsburg), 3. Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), 14. Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), 4. Mateusz Wieteska (Clermont), 21. Nicola Zalewski (Roma)
Midfielders: 6. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), 24. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), 11. Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin), 13. Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg), 10. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Al-Shabab), 26. Michal Skoras (Lech Poznan), 8. Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens), 19. Sebastian Szymanski (Feyenoord), 20. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), 17. Szymon Zurkowski (Fiorentina)
Forwards: 9. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, captain), 7. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus), 23. Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana), 16. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC)
Group D
France
Goalkeepers: 23. Alphonse Areola (West Ham), 1. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, captain), 16. Steve Mandanda (Rennes).
Defenders: 21. Lucas Hernardez (Bayern Munich), 22. Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), 3. Axel Disasi (Monaco), 24. Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), 5. Jules Kounde (Barcelona), 2. Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), 17. William Saliba (Arsenal), 18. Dayot Upamencano (Bayern Munich), 4. Raphael Varane (Manchester United)
Midfielders: 25. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), 13. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), 6. Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), 14. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), 8. Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), 15. Jordan Veretout (Marseille)
Forwards: 19. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 20. Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), 11. Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), 9. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 7. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), 10. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), 12. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt), 26. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Australia
Goalkeepers: 1. Mathew Ryan (FC Copenhagen, captain), 12. Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC), 18. Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners)
Defenders: 16. Aziz Behich (Dundee United), 2. Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew), 20. Thomas Deng (Aibirex Niigata), 24. Joel King (Odense Boldklub), 3. Nathaniel Atkinson (Hearts), 5. Fran Karacic (Brescia), 19. Harry Souttar (Stoke City), 4. Kye Rowles (Hearts), 23. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United), 8. Bailey Wright (Sunderland)
Midfielders: 13. Aaron Mooy (Celtic), 22. Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), 10. Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona), 17. Cameron Devlin (Hearts), 14. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), 26. Keanu Baccus (St Mirren)
Forwards: 11. Awer Mabil (Cadiz), 7. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City), 6. Martin Boyle (Hibernian), 9. James Maclaren (Melbourne City), 25. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners), 15. Mitchell Duke (Fagiano Okayama), 21. Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners)
Denmark
Goalkeepers: 1. Kasper Schmeichel (Nice), 16. Oliver Christensen (Hertha Berlin), 22. Frederik Ronnow (Union Berlin)
Defenders: 4. Simon Kjaer (AC Milan, captain), 2. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), 5. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), 6. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), 13. Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United), 17. Jens Stryger Larsen (Trabzonspor), 3. Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), 18. Daniel Wass (Brondby), 26. Alexander Bah (Benfica)
Midfielders: 8. Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), 7. Mathias Jensen (Brentford), 10. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), 23. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham), 24. Robert Skov (Hoffenheim), 15. Christian Norgaard (Brentford)
Forwards: 11. Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Bruges), 25. Jesper Lindstrom (Eintracht Frankfurt), 21. Andreas Cornelius (Copenhagen), 9. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), 12. Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla), 14. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), 19. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg), 20. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig)
Tunisia
Goalkeepers: 16. Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien), 22. Bechir Ben Said (US Monastir), 26. Mouez Hassen (Club Africain), 1. Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile Sahel)
Defenders: 24. Ali Abdi (Caen), 6. Dylan Bronn (Salernitana), 20. Mohamed Drager (FC Luzern), 5. Nader Ghandri (Club Africain), 2. Bilel Ifa (Kuwait SC), 21. Wajdi Kechrida (Atromitos), 12. Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly), 4. Yassine Meriah (Esperance), 3. Montassar Talbi (Lorient)
Midfielders: 15. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Esperance), 18. Ghaylane Chaalali (Esperance), 14. Aissa Laidouni (Ferencvaros), 8. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City), 13. Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail), 17. Elyas Skhiri (FC Cologne)
Forwards: 25. Anis Ben Slimane (Brondby), 19. Seifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek), 9. Issam Jebali (Odense), 10. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), 11. Taha Yassine Khenissi (Kuwait SC), 7. Youssef Msakni (Al Arabi, captain), 23. Naim Sliti (Al Ittifaq)
Group E
Spain
Goalkeepers: 23. Unai Simon (Athletic Club), 1. Robert Sanchez (Brighton & Hove Albion), 13. David Raya (Brentford)
Defenders: 2. Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), 20. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), 3. Eric Garcia (Barcelona), 15. Hugo Guillamon (Valencia), 4. Pau Torres (Villarreal), 24. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), 18. Jordi Alba (Barcelona), 14. Jose Gaya (Valencia).
Midfielders: 5. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona, captain), 16. Rodri (Manchester City), 9. Gavi (Barcelona), 19. Carlos Soler (Paris St Germain), 6. Marcos Llorente (Atletico de Madrid), 26. Pedri (Barcelona), 8. Koke (Atletico Madrid).
Forwards: 11. Ferran Torres (Barcelona), 12. Nico Williams (Athletic Club), 17. Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), 7. Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), 10. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 22. Pablo Sarabia (Paris St Germain), 21. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), 25. Ansu Fati (Barcelona)
Costa Rica
Goalkeepers: 1. Keylor Navas (Paris St-Germain), 18. Esteban Alvarado (Herediano), 23. Patrick Sequeira (CD Lugo)
Defenders: 15. Francisco Calvo (Konyaspor), 3. Juan Pablo Vargas (Millonarios FC), 19. Kendall Waston (Saprissa), 6. Oscar Duarte (Al-Wehda), 2. Daniel Chacon (Colorado Rapids), 4. Keysher Fuller (Herediano), 16. Carlos Martinez (San Carlos), 8. Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake), 22. Ronald Matarrita (Cincinnati)
Midfielders: 17. Yeltsin Tejeda (Herediano), 5. Celso Borges (Alajuelense), 14. Youstin Salas (Saprissa), 24. Roan Wilson (Grecia), 13. Gerson Torres (Herediano), 21. Douglas Lopez (Herediano), 9. Jewisson Bennette (Sunderland), 26. Alvaro Zamora (Saprissa), 25. Anthony Hernandez (Puntarenas FC), 20. Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest), 10. Bryan Ruiz (Alajuelense, captain)
Forwards: 12. Joel Campbell (Leon), Anthony Contreras (Herediano), 11. Johan Venegas (Alajuelense)
Germany
Goalkeepers: 1. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, captain), 22. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), 12. Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders: 4. Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), 2. Antonio Ruidiger (Real Madrid), 15. Niklas Sule (Borussia Dortmund), 23. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), 5. Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United), 3. David Raum, 16. Lukas Klostermann (both RB Leipzig), 25. Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton), 20. Christian Gunter (Freiburg)
Midfielders: 21. Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), 18. Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), 8. Leon Goretzka, 10. Serge Gnabry, 19. Leroy Sane, 14. Jamal Musiala, 6. Joshua Kimmich, 13. Thomas Muller (all Bayern Munich), 17. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 11. Mario Gotze (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Forwards: 7. Kai Havertz (Chelsea), 26. Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund), 9. Niklas Fuellkrug (Werder Bremen), 24. Karim Adeyemi Borussia Dortmund)
Japan
Goalkeepers: 1. Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg), 23. Daniel Schmidt (Sint Truiden), 12. Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Defenders: 19. Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds), 2. Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), 4. Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), 16. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), 22. Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04, captain), 3. Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), 26. Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart), 5. Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo)
Midfielders: 14. Junya Ito (Stade de Reims), 8. Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg), 6. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart), 13. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting), 17. Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf), 15. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), 11. Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), 10. Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco), 9. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), 24. Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus)
Forwards: 18. Takuma Asano (Vfl Bochum), 25. Daizen Maeda (Celtic), 21. Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge), 20. Shuto Machino (Shonan Bellmare)
Group F
Belgium
Goalkeepers: 1. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), 12. Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge), 13. Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg)
Defenders: 5. Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), 2. Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp), 4. Wout Faes (Leicester), 3. Arthur Theate (Rennes), 26. Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), 15. Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), 21. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City)
Midfielders: 7. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), 8. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City), 18. Amadou Onana (Everton), 6. Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid), 20. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), 19. Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), 11. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), 16. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards: 10. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid, captain), 22. Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), 17. Leandro Trossard (Brighton & Hove Albion), 14. Dries Mertens (Galatasaray), 25. Jeremy Doku (Rennes), 9. Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale), 23. Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahce), 24. Lois Openda (Lens)
Canada
Goalkeepers: 18. Milan Borjan (Red Star Belgrade), 1. Dayne St Clair (Minnesota United), 16. James Pantemis (CF Montreal)
Defenders: 5. Steven Vitoria (Chaves), 2. Alistair Johnston (CF Montreal), 22. Richie Laryea (Toronto FC, on loan from Nottingham Forest), 4. Kamal Miller (CF Montreal), 3. Sam Adekugbe (Hatayspor), 26. Joel Waterman (CF Montreal), 25. Derek Cornelius (Panetolikos)
Midfielders: 13. Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas, captain), 21. Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC), 7. Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto), 8. Liam Fraser (Deinze), 6. Samuel Piette (CF Montreal), 14. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Toronto FC), 15. Ismael Kone (CF Montreal), 24. David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone FC)
Forwards: 19. Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), 20. Jonathan David (Lille), 17. Cyle Larin (Club Brugge), 12. Ike Ugbo (Troyes), 9. Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps), 11. Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge), 10. Junior Hoilett (Reading), 23. Liam Millar (Basel)
Morocco
Goalkeepers: 1. Yassine Bounou (Sevilla), 12. Munir El Kajoui (Al Wehda), 22. Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad Casablanca)
Defenders: 5. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United), 25. Yahia Attiat Allah (Wydad Casablanca), 24. Badr Benoun (Qatar SC), 20. Achraf Dari (Stade Brest), 18. Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid), 2. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), 3. Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich), 6. Romain Saiss (Besiktas, captain)
Midfielders: 4. Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina), 15. Selim Amallah (Standard Liege), 23. Bilal El Khannouss (Racing Genk), 26. Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Casablanca), 8. Azzedine Ounahi (Angers), 11. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria)
Forwards: 14. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse), 17. Soufiane Boufal (Angers), 13. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers), 21. Walid Cheddira (Bari), 19. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla), 16. Abde Ezzalzouli (Osasuna), 9. Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Ittihad), 10. Anass Zahoury (Burnley), 7. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea)
Croatia
Goalkeepers: 1. Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), 23. Ivica Ivusic (Osijek), 12. Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid)
Defenders: 21. Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), 6. Dejan Lovren (Zenit Saint Petersburg), 3. Borna Barisic (Rangers), 22. Josip Juranovic (Celtic), 20. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), 19. Borna Sosa (Stuttgart), 2. Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich), 5. Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), 24. Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfielders: 10. Luka Modric (Real Madrid, captain), 8. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), 11. Marcelo Brozovic (Internazionale), 15. Mario Pasalaic (Atalanta), 13. Nikola Vlasic (Torino), 7. Lovro Majer (Rennes), 26. Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt), 25. Luka Sucic (Red Bull Salzburg)
Forwards: 4. Ivan Perisic (Tottenham), 9. Andrej Kramaric (1899 Hoffenheim), 16. Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), 18. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb), 17. Ante Budimir (Osasuna), 14. Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split)
Group G
Brazil
Goalkeepers: 1. Alisson (Liverpool), 23. Ederson (Manchester City), 12. Weverton (Palmeiras)
Defenders: 13. Dani Alves (Pumas), 2. Danilo (Juventus), 6. Alex Sandro (Juventus), 16. Alex Telles (Seville), 24. Bremer (Juventus), 14. Eder Militao (Real Madrid), 4. Marquinhos (PSG), 3. Thiago Silva (Chelsea, captain)
Midfielders: 17. Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), 5. Casemiro (Manchester United), 22. Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), 15. Fabinho (Liverpool), 8. Fred (Manchester United), 7. Lucas Paqueta (West Ham)
Forwards: 19. Antony (Manchester United), 18. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 26. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 10. Neymar (PSG), 25. Pedro (Flamengo), 11. Raphinha (Barcelona), 9. Richarlison (Tottenham), 21. Rodrygo (Real Madrid), 20. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
Serbia
Goalkeepers: 1. Marko Dmitrovic (Sevilla), 12. Predrag Rajkovic (Mallorca), 23. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino)
Defenders: 13. Stefan Mitrovic (Getafe), 4. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), 2. Strahinja Pavlovic (Red Bull Salzburg), 5. Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), 25. Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw), 3. Strahinja Erakovic (Red Star Belgrade), 15. Srdjan Babic (Almeria)
Midfielders: 8. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla), 20. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), 16. Sasa Lukic (Torino), 26. Marko Grujic (Porto), 17. Filip Kostic (Juventus), 19. Uros Racic (Braga, on loan from Valencia), 6. Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe), 24. Ivan Ilic (Hellas Verona), 14. Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK), 22. Darko Lazovic (Hellas Verona)
Forwards: 10. Dusan Tadic (Ajax, captain), 9. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), 18. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus), 21. Filip Duricic (Sampdoria), 11. Luka Jovic (Fiortentina), 7. Nemanja Radonjic (Torino)
Switzerland
Goalkeepers: 21. Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), 24. Philipp Kohn (RB Salzburg), 12. Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), 1. Yann Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Defenders: 5. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), 18. Eray Comert (Valencia), 4. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), 13. Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), 22. Fabian Schar (Newcastle United), 3. Silvan Widmer (Mainz)
Midfielders: 10. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal, captain), 2. Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), 20. Fabian Frei (Basel), 8. Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest), 26. Ardon Jashari (Luzern), 25. Fabian Rieder (Young Boys), 23. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), 15. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt), 11. Renato Steffen (Lugano), 6. Denis Zakaria (Chelsea), 14. Michel Aebischer (Bologna)
Forwards: 7. Breel Embolo (Monaco), 16. Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), 19. Noah Okafor (RB Salzburg), 9. Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray), 17. Ruben Vargas (Augsburg)
Cameroon
Goalkeepers: 16. Devis Epassy (Abha Club), 1. Simon Ngapandouetnbu (Marseille), 23. Andre Onana (Internazionale)
Defenders: 21. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), 24. Enzo Ebosse (Udinese), 19. Collins Fai (Al Tai), 17. Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union), 3. Nicolas Nkoulou (Aris Salonika), 25. Tolo Nouhou (Seattle Sounders), 4. Christopher Wooh (Rennes)
Midfielders: 18. Martin Hongla (Verona), 15. Pierre Kunde (Olympiakos), 2. Jerome Ngom (Colombe Dja), 22. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City), 5. Gael Ondoua (Hannover 96), 14. Samuel Oum Gouet (Mechelen), 8. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli)
Forwards: 10. Vincent Aboubakar (Al Nassr, captain), 11. Christian Bassogog (Shanghai Shenhua), 13. Eric-Maxim Choupo Moting (Bayern Munich), 26. Souaibou Marou (Coton Sport), 20. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 6. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys Berne), 7. Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Besiktas), 9. Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys Berne), 12. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon)
Group H
Portugal
Goalkeepers: 22. Diogo Costa (Porto), 12. Jose Sa (Wolves), 1. Rui Patricio (Roma)
Defenders: 2. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), 20. Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), 13. Danilo Pereira (PSG), 3. Pepe (Porto), 4. Ruben Dias (Manchester City), 24. Antonio Silva (Benfica), 19. Nuno Mendes (PSG), 5. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: 6. Joao Palhinha (Fulham), 18. Ruben Neves (Wolves), 10. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), 8. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), 17. Joao Mario (Benfica), 23. Matheus Nunes (Wolves), 25. Otavio Monteiro (Porto), 16. Vitinha (PSG), 14. William Carvalho (Real Betis)
Forwards: 9. Andre Silva (RB Leipzig), 7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, captain), 26. Goncalo Ramos (Benfica), 11. Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), 15. Rafael Leao (AC Milan), 21. Ricardo Horta (Braga).
Ghana
Goalkeepers: 16. Manaf Nurudeen (Eupen), 12. Danlad Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko), 1. Lawrence Ati Zigi (St Gallen).
Defenders: 3. Denis Odoi (Fulham), 2. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion), 26. Alidu Seidu (Clermont), 18. Daniel Amartey (Leicester), 15. Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), 23. Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg), 4. Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), 17. Abdul-Rahman Baba (Reading), 14. Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
Midfielders: 10. Andre Ayew (Al-Sadd, captain), 5. Thomas Partey (Arsenal), 6. Elisha Owusu (Gent), 21. Salis Abdul Samed (Lens), 20. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax), 8. Daniel Kofi Kyereh (Freiburg).
Forwards: 13. Daniel Barnieh Afriyie (Hearts of Oak), 24. Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge), 7. Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon), 11. Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), 19. Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 25. Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City), 9. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) 22. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes)
Uruguay
Goalkeepers: 1. Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), 23. Sergio Rochet (Nacional), 12. Sebastian Sosa (Independiente)
Defenders: 4. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), 22. Martin Caceres (LA Galaxy), 19. Sebastian Coates (Sporting Lisbon), 2. Jose Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), 3. Diego Godin (Velez Sarsfield, captain), 16. Mathias Olivera (Napoli), 26. Jose Rodriguez (Nacional), 13. Guillermo Varela (Flamengo), 17. Matias Vina (Roma)
Midfielders: 6. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham), 7. Nicolas De Cruz (River Plate), 8. Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United), 14. Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray), 25. Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon), 15. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), 5. Matias Vecino (Lazio)
Forwards: 9. Luis Suarez (Nacional), 11. Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), 18. Maxi Gomez (Trabzonspor), 21. Edinson Cavani (Valencia), 24. Agustin Canobbio (Athletico Paranense), 10. Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo), 20. Facundo Torres (Orlando City)
South Korea
Goalkeepers: 1. Kim Seung-gyu (Al Shabab), 21. Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), 12. Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk Motors)
Defenders: 4. Kim Min-jae (Napoli), 3. Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk Motors), 14. Hong Chul (Daegu FC), 15. Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk Motors), 2. Yoon Jong-gyu (FC Seoul), 19. Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan Hyundai), 23. Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan Hyundai), 20. Kwon Kyung-won (Gamba Osaka), 24. Cho Yu-min (Daejon Citizen)
Midfielders: 5. Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd), 17. Na Sang-ho (FC Seoul), 8. Paik Seung-ho (Jeonbuk Motors), 13. Son Jun-ho (Shandong Taishan), 26. Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk Motors), 22. Kwon Chang-hoon (Gimcheon Sangmu), 10. Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), 11. Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers), 6. Hwang In-beom (Olympiacos), 25. Jeong Woo-yeong (Freiburg), 18. Lee Kang-in (Real Mallorca)
Forwards: 16. Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiacos), 9. Cho Gue-sung (Jeonbuk Motors), 7. Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur, captain)
