Japan has become the first nation to reveal its World Cup squad for the showpiece tournament – and other squad announcements are set to come in thick and fast in the coming days.
This year, squads can include 23 to 26 players, up from the previous maximum of 23 after the Covid-19 pandemic – in line with rule changes that allow five substitutions instead of three.
The deadline to submit squads to FIFA is 5am AEDT on Tuesday, November 15, with FIFA set to publicly announce all squad lists later that day.
But most teams will reveal their squads well before then, with Australia’s announcement coming at 4pm AEDT on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The first nation to announce its squad was Japan.
Teams may also replace a seriously injured or ill (including with Covid-19) player up until 24 hours before their first World Cup match. We’ll update the squads below if that occurs.
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FULL WORLD CUP SQUADS
JAPAN (Group E)
Goalkeepers: Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse), Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg/FRA), Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truiden/BEL)
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Maya Yoshida (Schalke/GER), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal/ENG), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Reds), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Kou Itakura (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart/GER)
Midfielders: Wataru Endo (Stuttgart/GER), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting/POR), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf/GER), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Junya Ito (Reims/FRA), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton/ENG), Takumi Minamino (Monaco/FRA), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes/ESP), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad/ESP), Ritsu Doan (Freiburg/GER)
Forwards: Daizen Maeda (Celtic/SCO), Takuma Asano (Bochum/GER), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge/BEL)
LATEST: Yuta Nakayama suffered a torn Achilles tendon, with the Huddersfield Town centre-back ruled out for the remainder of the season and set to undergo surgery. His replacement has not yet been named. Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is also in doubt after a right thigh concern last week.
The biggest surprise absences are Celtic stars Kyogo Furuhashi, who has nine goals in 11 league appearances this season, and Hoops teammate Reo Hatate.