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2026 FIFA World Cup: 4 countries release provisional squads, <\/p>\n

By Adegboyega Adeleye<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup fast approaching, several countries have already taken major steps toward finalising their squads by unveiling provisional player lists ahead of the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n

Over 1,000 footballers are representing their nations at the global football tournament, where each team can name up to 26 players, including three goalkeepers. The preliminary list is the first selection of between 35 and 55 players, while the final squads will be between 23 and 26 players. According to FIFA, while teams can announce their squads at any time, they are not considered official until confirmed by FIFA on 2 June.<\/p>\n

Bosnia and Herzegovina were the first team to announce their full squad on 11 May, the same day that Lionel Messi was named in the provisional squad of defending champions Argentina. Although reports surrounding potential squad announcements from countries such as Brazil and Spain continue to circulate online, no complete official provisional lists have been publicly confirmed by those federations at the moment.<\/p>\n

Below is the full list of countries that have officially confirmed provisional squads for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

Argentina<\/h2>\n

\u2013 Key Players<\/strong>: Lionel Messi, Enzo Fernandez, Julian Alvarez, Rodrigo De Paul, Emiliano Martinez, Alexis Mac Allister, Nicolas Otamendi.<\/p>\n

Argentina\u2019s provisional list includes a mix of experienced stars and emerging talents, with Lionel Messi still expected to play a central role in their title defence in Lionel Scaloni\u2019s team if fully fit.<\/p>\n

Argentina (preliminary)<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers<\/strong>: Emiliano Mart\u00ednez (Aston Villa), Ger\u00f3nimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille), Juan Musso (Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid), Walter Ben\u00edtez (Crystal Palace FC), Facundo Cambeses (Racing Club), Santiago Beltr\u00e1n (River Plate)<\/p>\n

Defenders<\/strong>: Agust\u00edn Giay (Palmeiras), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Nahuel Molina (Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid), Nicol\u00e1s Capaldo (Hamburger SV), Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint Gilloise), Lucas Mart\u00ednez Quarta (River Plate), Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth), Lisandro Mart\u00ednez (Manchester United), Nicol\u00e1s Otamendi (SL Benfica), Germ\u00e1n Pezzella (River Plate), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors), Zaid Romero (Getafe CF), Facundo Medina (Olympique de Marseille), Marcos Acu\u00f1a (River Plate), Nicol\u00e1s Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais), Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club)<\/p>\n

Midfielders<\/strong>: M\u00e1ximo Perrone (Como 1907), Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Guido Rodr\u00edguez (Valencia CF), An\u00edbal Moreno (River Plate), Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors), Alan Varela (FC Porto), (Ezequiel Fern\u00e1ndez (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Nicol\u00e1s Dom\u00ednguez (Nottingham Forest), Emiliano Buend\u00eda (Aston Villa), Valent\u00edn Barco (RC Strasbourg)<\/p>\n

Forwards:<\/strong> Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicol\u00e1s Paz (Como 1907), Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid), Tom\u00e1s Aranda (Boca Juniors), Nicol\u00e1s Gonz\u00e1lez (Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), Giuliano Simeone (Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid), Mat\u00edas Soul\u00e9 (AS Roma), Claudio Echeverri (Girona FC), Gianluca Prestianni (SL Benfica), Santiago Castro (Bologna FC), Lautaro Mart\u00ednez (Internazionale), Jos\u00e9 Manuel L\u00f3pez (Palmeiras), Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez (Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid), Mateo Pellegrino (Parma Calcio)<\/p>\n

Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/h2>\n

\u2013 Key Players<\/strong>: Edin Dzeko, Sead Kolasinac, Haris Tabakovic, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Amar Dedic.<\/p>\n

Bosnia and Herzegovina have also officially unveiled their 26-man squad as preparations continue for their World Cup campaign.<\/p>\n

Bosnia and Herzegovina (final)<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers:<\/strong> Nikola Vasilj (FC St. Pauli), Martin Zlomisli\u0107 (HNK Rijeka), Osman Had\u017eiki\u0107 (Slaven Belupo)<\/p>\n

Defenders:<\/strong> Sead Kola\u0161inac (Atalanta BC), Amar Dedi\u0107 (SL Benfica), Nihad Mujaki\u0107 (Gaziantep FK), Nikola Kati\u0107 (Schalke 04), Tarik Muharemovi\u0107 (US Sassuolo), Stjepan Radelji\u0107 (HNK Rijeka), Dennis Had\u017eikaduni\u0107 (UC Sampdoria), Nidal \u010celik (Lens)<\/p>\n

Midfielders<\/strong>: Amir Had\u017eiahmetovi\u0107 (Hull City), Ivan \u0160unji\u0107 (Pafos FC), Ivan Ba\u0161i\u0107 (FC Astana), D\u017eenis Burni\u0107 (Karlsruher SC), Ermin Mahmi\u0107 (FC Slovan Liberec), Benjamin Tahirovi\u0107 (Br\u00f6ndby IF), Amar Memi\u0107 (FC Viktoria Plzen), Armin Gigovi\u0107 (BSC Young Boys)<\/p>\n

Forwards:<\/strong> Kerim Alajbegovi\u0107 (RB Salzburg), Esmir Bajraktarevi\u0107 (PSV Eindhoven), Ermedin Demirovi\u0107 (VfB Stuttgart), Jovo Luki\u0107 (FC Universitatea Cluj), Samed Ba\u017edar (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Haris Tabakovi\u0107 (Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach), Edin D\u017eeko (Schalke 04)<\/p>\n

Qatar<\/h2>\n

Julen Lopetegui\u2019s side confirmed their provisional selection early as they continue building on the experience gained from hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

The squad announcement reflects the country\u2019s ongoing investment in developing a competitive national team capable of challenging bigger football nations.<\/p>\n

Qatar (preliminary)<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers<\/strong>: Shehab Elleithy (Al-Shahania SC), Salah Zakaria (Al-Duhail SC), Meshaal Barsham (Al-Sadd SC), Mahmoud Abunada (Al-Rayyan SC)<\/p>\n

Defenders<\/strong>: Boualem Khoukhi (Al-Sadd SC), Pedro Miguel (Al-Sadd), Sultan Al Brake (Al-Duhail SC), Tarek Salman (Al-Sadd SC), Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain (Al-Arabi SC), Ayoub Al-Alawi (Al-Gharafa), Bassam Al-Rawi (Al-Duhail SC), Rayyan Al-Ali (Al-Gharafa), Issa Laye (Al-Arabi SC), Lucas Mendes (Al-Wakrah SC), Mohammed Waad (Al-Shamal SC), Niall Mason (Qatar SC)<\/p>\n

Midfielders<\/strong>: Ahmed Fathi (Al-Arabi SC), Jassim Gaber (Al-Rayyan SC), Assim Madibo (Al-Wakrah SC), Abdulaziz Hatem (Al-Rayyan SC), Karim Boudiaf (Al-Duhail SC), Mohammed Mannai (Al-Shamal SC), Homam Al-Amin (Cultural Leonesa)<\/p>\n

Forwards<\/strong>: Almoez Ali (Al-Duhail SC), Akram Afif (Al-Sadd SC), Tahsin Mohammed (Al-Duhail SC), Edm\u00edlson Junior (Al-Duhail SC), Ahmed Al-Ganehi (Al-Gharafa), Ahmed Alaa (Al-Rayyan SC), Sebasti\u00e1n Soria (Qatar SC), Hassan Al-Haydos (Al-Sadd SC), Mubarak Shannan (Al-Duhail SC), Mohammed Muntari (Al-Gharafa SC), Yusuf Abdurisag (Al-Wakrah SC)<\/p>\n

Uzbekistan<\/h2>\n

\u2013Key Players<\/strong>: Abdukodir Khusanov, Igor Sergeev, Odiljon Hamrobekov, Otabek Shukurov, Eldor Shomurodov.<\/p>\n

Uzbekistan have also officially released their official 26-man squad ahead of what could be one of the biggest moments in the nation\u2019s football history.<\/p>\n

The Central Asian side, led by Fabio Cannavaro, continues to attract attention for its rapid football development and talented young generation.<\/p>\n

Uzbekistan (final)<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers<\/strong>: Utkir Yusupov (Navbahor), Abduvohid Nematov (Nasaf), Botirali Ergashev (Neftchi)<\/p>\n

Defenders<\/strong>: Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City), Khojiakbar Alijonov (Pakhtakor), Farrukh Sayfiev (Neftchi), Rustam Ashurmatov (Esteghlal), Sherzod Nasrullaev (Pakhtakor), Umar Eshmurodov (Nasaf), Bekhruz Karimov (Surkhon), Mukhammadrasul Abdumazhidov (Pakhtakor), Jakhongir Urozov (Dinamo), Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev (Pakhtakor)<\/p>\n

Midfielders<\/strong>: Akmal Mozgovoy (Baniyas), Otabek Shukurov (Baniyas), Jamshid Iskanderov (Neftchi), Odiljon Hamrobekov (Tractor), Azizjon Ganiev (Al Bataeh) Oston Urunov (Persepolis), Dostonbek Khamdamov (Pakhtakor), Alisher Odilov (Neftchi), Ibrokhim Ibragimov (Pakhtakor), Umarali Rakhmonaliev (Sabah)<\/p>\n

Forwards<\/strong>: Eldor Shomurodov (Istanbul Basaksehir), Igor Sergeev (Persepolis), Sherzod Temirov (Erbil)<\/p>\n

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