Absurd French attack Aussies must stay away as defending champions reveal squad: Every WC squad

France have named an all-star attack as the defending champions seek to retain their crown in Qatar.

Despite entering the tournament under a cloud of injuries, the France manager has named Karim Benzema to his squad.

Wales have also named their squad for the country’s first World Cup appearance in 64 years, with Gareth Bale set to lead the attack.

More team announcements should arrive quickly and in droves in the coming days.

This year teams can include 23 to 26 players, down 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 due to publicly announce all squad lists later in the day.

But most teams will be revealing their squads well before that, with Australia’s announcement coming at 4pm AEDT on Tuesday, November 8.

Teams can also replace a seriously injured or ill player (including with Covid-19) up to 24 hours before their first World Cup match. We’ll update the teams below if that happens.

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FULL WORLD CUP SQUADS

GROUP A

QATAR WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

ECUADOR WORLD CUP TEAM

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SENEGAL WORLD CUP TEAM

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NETHERLANDS WORLD CUP TEAM

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GROUP B

ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD

To confirm

IRAN TEAM FOR THE WORLD CUP

To confirm

UNITED STATES WORLD CUP TEAM

Guardians: Matt Turner, Ethan Horvath, Sean Johnson

Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers, Segino Dest, Aaron Long, Shaq Moore, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman

Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson, Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan

Forwards: Jesus Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Haji Wright

WALES WORLD CUP TEAM

Guardians: Wayne Hennessey, Danny Ward, Adam Davies

Defenders: Ben Davies, Ben Cabango, Tom Lockyer, Joe Rodon, Chris Mepham, Ethan Ampadu, Chris Gunter, Neco Williams, Connor Roberts

Midfielders: Sorba Thomas, Joe Allen, Matt Smith, Dylan Levitt, Harry Wilson, Joe Morrell, Jonny Williams, Aaron Ramsey

Forwards: Rubin Colwill, Gareth Bale, Kieffer Moore, Mark Harris, Brennan Johnson, Dan James

GROUP C

ARGENTINA WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

SAUDI ARABIA WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

MEXICO WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

POLAND WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

GROUP D

FRANCE WORLD CUP TEAM

Guardians: Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda, Alphonse Areola

Defenders: Lucas Hernandez, Théo Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Raphaël Varane

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, Matteo Guendouzi, Adrien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni, Jordan Veretout

Forwards: Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembélé, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Christopher Nkunku

AUSTRALIA WORLD CUP TEAM

Guardians: Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic, Andrew Redmayne

Defenders: Nathaniel Atkinson, Aziz Behich, Fran Karacic, Joel King, Kye Rowles, Harry Souttar, Milos Degenek, Thomas Deng, Bailey Wright

MidfieldersKeanu Baccus, Cameron Devlin, Ajdin Hrustic, Jackson Irvine, Aaron Mooy, Riley McGree

Attackers: Craig Goodwin, Martin Boyle, Jamie Maclaren, Awer Mabil, Mat Leckie, Garang Kuol, Mitchell Duke, Jason Cummings

LAST: Graham Arnold has named his squad for the World Cup and it includes 17 players who will be at football’s premier event for the very first time.

Mat Ryan and Mat Leckie will be Qatar’s most experienced heads as this will be their third World Cup, with Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Jackson Irvine, Jamie Maclaren Aaron Mooy and Bailey Wright on their second World Cup.

DENMARK WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

TUNISIA WORLD CUP SQUAD

To confirm

GROUP E

SPAIN WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

COSTA RICA WORLD CUP TEAM

Guardians: Keylor Navas, Esteban Alvarado, Patrick Sequeira.

Defenders: Francisco Calvo, Juan Pablo Vargas, Kendall Waston, Oscar Duarte, Daniel Chacon, Keysher Fuller, Carlos Martínez, Bryan Oviedo, Ronald Matarrita.

Midfielders: Yeltsine Tejeda, Celso Borges, Youstin Salas, Roan Wilson, Gerson Torres, Douglas Lopez, Jewison Bennette, Alvaro Zamora, Anthony Hernández, Brandon Aguilera, Bryan Ruiz.

Attackers: Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras, Johan Venegas.

GERMANY WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

JAPAN WORLD CUP TEAM

Guardians: Shuichi Gonda, Eiji Kawashima, Daniel Schmidt

Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Hiroki Sakai, Shogo Taniguchi, Kou Itakura, Miki Yamane, Hiroki Ito

Midfielders: Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Daichi Kamada, Junya Ito, Kaoru Mitoma, Takumi Minamino, Yuki Soma, Gaku Shibasaki, Takefusa Kubo, Ritsu Doan

Attackers: Daizen Maeda, Takuma Asano, Ayase Ueda

LAST: Yuta Nakayama has suffered a torn Achilles tendon, with the Huddersfield Town centre-back ruled out for the rest of the season and due to undergo surgery. His replacement has not yet been named. Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is also in doubt after a right thigh problem last week.

The biggest surprise absences are Celtic stars Kyogo Furuhashi, who has nine goals in 11 league appearances this season, and Hoops team-mate Reo Hatate.

GROUP F

BELGIUM WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

CANADIAN WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

MOROCCO’S WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

CROATIA WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

GROUP G

BRAZIL WORLD CUP TEAM

Guardians: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton

Defenders: Dani Alves, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Alex Telles, Bremer, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Eder Militao

Midfielders: Casemiro, Fabinho, Fred, Everton Ribeiro, Bruno Guimaraes, Lucas Paqueta

Attackers: Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Richarlison, Raphinha, Rodrygo, Antony, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Pedro

SERBIA WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

SWISS WORLD CUP TEAM

Guardians: Gregor Kobel, Philipp Kohn, Jonas Omlin, Yann Sommer

Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Eray Comert, Nico Elvedi, Edimilson Fernandes, Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Schar, Silvan Widmer

Midfielders: Michel Aebischer, Christian Fassnacht, Fabian Frei, Remo Freuler, Ardon Jashari, Fabian Rieder, Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow, Renato Steffen, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria

Forwards: Breel Embolo, Noah Okafor, Haris Seferovic, Ruben Vargas

CAMEROON SQUAD FOR THE WORLD CUP

To confirm

GROUP H

PORTUGAL WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

GHANA WORLD CUP TEAM

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URUGUAY WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm

SOUTH KOREA WORLD CUP TEAM

To confirm