The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off June 11, and final 26-player squads must be submitted to FIFA by June 1 with official announcements to follow, the report says. Many national teams have released preliminary or final lists ahead of that deadline, and this item summarizes those lists released so far.
Per the report, nations were required to submit provisional squad lists of between 35 and 55 players, including at least four goalkeepers, to FIFA by May 11. The report says these provisional lists are largely administrative and countries were not required to release them to the public.
The report lists the teams in Group A and notes which squads have been made public. Mexico and Czechia announced preliminary squads on May 12, according to the report. South Africa and South Korea have rosters yet to be announced, with managers Hugo Broos and Hong Myung-Bo listed in the report for those countries, respectively.
Mexico’s preliminary squad, announced May 12 per the report, includes goalkeepers Álex Padilla (Athletic Club), Antonio Rodríguez (Tijuana), Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna), Carlos Moreno (Pachuca), Guillermo Ochoa (AEL Limassol) and Raúl Rangel (Chivas). Defenders in the preliminary list include Bryan González (Chivas), César Montes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Edson Álvarez (Fenerbahçe), Eduardo Águila (Atlético de San Luis), Everardo López (Toluca), Israel Reyes (América), Jesús Angulo (Tigres), Jesús Gallardo (Toluca), Jesús Gómez (Tijuana), Johan Vásquez (Genoa), Jorge Sánchez (PAOK), Julián Araujo (Celtic), Luis Rey (Puebla), Mateo Chávez (AZ Alkmaar), Ramón Juárez (América), Richard Ledezma (Chivas) and Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey). Midfielders listed include Alexei Domínguez (Pachuca), Alexis Gutiérrez (America), Álvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis), Brian Gutiérrez (Chivas), Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Denzell Garcia (FC Juarez), Diego Lainez (Tigres), Efrain Álvarez (Chivas), Elias Montiel (Pachuca), Erick Sánchez (America), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), Isaías Violante (America), Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul), Jordan Carrillo (Pumas), Jorge Ruvalcaba (NY Red Bulls), Kevin Castañeda (Tijuana), Luis Chávez (Dinamo Moscu), Luis Romo (Chivas), Marcel Ruiz (Toluca), Obed Vargas (Atlético de Madrid), Orbelín Pineda (AEK) and Jesús Angulo (Toluca). Forwards include Alexis Vega (Toluca), Armando González (Chivas), César Huerta (Anderlecht), Germán Berterame (Inter Miami), Guillermo Martínez (Pumas), Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiyah), Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), Roberto Alvarado (Chivas) and Santiago Giménez (Milan). The report names Javier Aguirre as Mexico’s manager.
South Africa and South Korea are listed in the report as having rosters yet to be announced. The report names Hugo Broos as South Africa’s manager and Hong Myung-Bo as South Korea’s manager.
Czechia’s preliminary squad, also announced May 12 per the report, lists goalkeepers Lukas Hornicek (Braga), Martin Jedlicka (Banik Ostrava), Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham), Jan Koutny (Sigma Olomouc), Matej Kovar (PSV Eindhoven), Jakub Markovic (Slavia Prague) and Jindrich Stanek (Slavia Prague). Defenders named include Vladimír Coufal (TSG Hoffenheim), David Douděra (Slavia Prague), Matěj Hadaš (Sigma Olomouc), Tomáš Holeš (Slavia Prague), Robin Hranáč (TSG Hoffenheim), Štěpán Chaloupek (Slavia Prague), Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen), David Jurásek (Slavia Prague), Ladislav Krejčí (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Karel Spáčil (Viktoria Plzen), Adam Ševínský (Sparta Prague), Martin Vitík (Bologna), Tomáš Vlček (Slavia Prague), Jaroslav Zelený (Sparta Prague) and David Zima (Slavia Prague). The report begins listing midfielders but the provided text cuts off after that point. Check back frequently for updates as more nations publish their squads and as final 26-player lists are submitted to FIFA.
