Qatar 2022: World Cup squad announced as 32 nations prepare
Nov 9, 2022
The Qatar World Cup is right around the corner with all 32 teams required to pick their squads for the tournament by Monday, November 14 with several already named
All you need to know ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
With the FIFA World Cup just over a week away, all eyes are on the squads being selected by the 32 countries involved.
Each nation must name a minimum of 23 players and a maximum of 26 in their squad, three of which must be goalkeepers. They have until 6pm UK time on Monday, November 14 to submit squads to FIFA, who will then officially publish all squad lists on Tuesday, November 15.
But many nations have already named their squads, so here’s a run down of all those that have already been announced ahead of the tournament in Qatar.
Squads are being named for the Qatar World Cup (Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Australia
Goalkeepers : Maty Ryan, Andrew Redmayne, Danny Vukovic
Defenders : Milos Degenek, Aziz Behich, Joel King, Nathaniel Atkinson, Fran Karacic, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Bailey Wright, Thomas Deng
Midfielders : Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine, Ajdin Hrustic, Keanu Baccus, Cameron Devlin, Riley McGree
Forwards : Awer Mabil, Mathew Leckie, Martin Boyle, Jamie Maclaren, Jason Cummings, Mitchell Duke, Garang Kuol, Craig Goodwin
Denmark
Goalkeepers : Kasper Schmeichel, Oliver Christensen
Defenders : Simon Kjaer, Joachim Andersen, Joakim Maehle, Andreas Christensen, Rasmus Kristensen, Jens Stryger Larsen, Victor Nelsson, Daniel Wass
Midfielders : Thomas Delaney, Mathias Jensen, Christian Eriksen, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Forwards : Andreas Skov Olsen, Jesper Lindstrom, Andreas Cornelius, Martin Braithwaite, Kasper Dolberg, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jonas Wind
(21 of the 26 players have been announced, and five more players will be confirmed before the deadline).
Christian Eriksen is part of Denmark’s initial 21-man squad which will be extended (Image: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock)
Costa Rica
Goalkeepers : Keylor Navas, Esteban Alvarado, Patrick Sequeira.
Defenders : Francisco Calvo, Juan Pablo Vargas, Kendall Waston, Oscar Duarte, Daniel Chacon, Keysher Fuller, Carlos Martinez, Bryan Oviedo, Ronald Matarrita.
Midfielders : Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Youstin Salas, Roan Wilson, Gerson Torres, Douglas Lopez, Jewison Bennette, Alvaro Zamora, Anthony Hernandez, Brandon Aguilera, Bryan Ruiz.
Forwards : Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras, Johan Venegas.
Japan
Goalkeepers : Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt, Eiji Kawashima.
Defenders : Miki Yamane, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Hiroki Ito, Yuto Nagatomo.
Midfielders : Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Gaku Shibasaki, Kaoru Mitoma, Daichi Kamada, Ritsu Doan, Junya Ito, Takumi Minamino, Takefusa Kubo, Yuki Soma.
Forwards : Daizen Maeda, Takuma Asano, Shuto Machino, Ayase Ueda.
Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu is in the Japan squad
Croatia
Goalkeepers : Dominik Livakovic, Ivica Ivusic, Ivo Grbic
Defenders : Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Martin Erlic, Josip Sutalo
Midfielders : Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakic, Luka Sucic
Forwards : Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja
Brazil
Goalkeepers : Alisson, Ederson, Weverton.
Defenders : Dani Alves, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Alex Telles, Bremer, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva.
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Midfielders : Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro, Everton Ribeiro, Fabinho, Fred, Lucas Paqueta.
Attackers : Antony, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Neymar, Pedro, Raphinha, Richarlison, Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior.
Gabriel Martinelli has earned a place in the Brazil squad for the World Cup (Image: Getty Images)
