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World Cup 2018: Finally the 23-man squad for each team

Only 9 days remaining of the most awaited competition in the world, FIFA World Cup 2018.

The final 32 teams that are going to play in this edition of World Cup 2018 unveil their official 23-man squad on Monday 4th June, 2018.

The teams can change players before 24 hours of their first match if any of their players suffer a training injury. Once the tournament plays for the each team begins, no team is allowed to make replacements.

Here is the list of 23 players selected by each team to play in this 2018 World Cup:

Argentina

Argentina 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Franco Armani, Willy Caballero, Nahuel Guzman

Defenders:

Marco Acuna, Cristian Ansaldi, Federico Fazio, Javier Mascherano, Gabriel Mercado, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Eduardo Salvio, Nicolas Tagliafico

Midfielders:

Ever Banega, Lucas Biglia, Angel Di Maria, Manuel Lanzini, Giovani Lo Celso, Maxi Meza

Forwards:

Sergio Aguero, Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Higuain, Lionel Messi, Cristian Pavon

Australia

Australia 23-man squad

Goalkeepers:

Brad Jones, Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic

Defenders:

Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Matthew Jurman, James Meredith, Josh Ridson, Trent Sainsbury

Midfielders:

Tim Cahill, Jackson Irvine, Mile Jedinak, Robbie Kruse, Massimo Luongo, Mark Milligan, Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic

Forwards:

Daniel Arzani, Tomi Juric, Jamie Maclaren, Mathew Leckie, Andrew Nabbout, Dimitri Petratos

Belgium

Belgium 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Koen Casteels, Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet

Defenders:

Toby Alderweireld, Dedryck Boyata, Leander Dendoncker, Vincent Kompany, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen

Midfielders:

Yannick Carrasco, Nacer Chadli, Kevin De Bruyne, Mousa Dembélé, Marouane Fellaini, Thorgan Hazard, Adnan Januzaj, Youri Tielemans,  Axel Witsel

Forwards:

Michy Batshuayi, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens

Brazil

Brazil 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Alisson, Ederson, Cassio.

Defenders:

Miranda, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Geromel, Marcelo, Fagner, Danilo, Filipe Luis.

Midfielders:

Casemiro, Fernandinho, Paulinho, Renato Augusto, Philippe Coutinho, Willian, Fred.

Forwards:

Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Firmino, Taison, Douglas Costa.

Colombia

Colombia 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Jose Cuadrado, David Ospina, Camilo Vargas

Defenders:

Santiago Arias, Frank Fabra, Yerry Mina, Johan Mojica, Oscar Murillo, Davinson Sanchez, Cristian Zapata

Midfielders:

Abel Aguilar, Wilmar Barrios, Juan Cuadrado, Jefferson Lerma, Juan Quintero, James Rodriguez, Carlos Sanchez, Mateus Uribe

Forwards:

Carlos Bacca, Miguel Borja, Radamel Falcao, Jose Izquierdo, Luis Muriel

Costa Rica

Costa Rica 23-man squad

Goalkeepers:

Keylor Navas, Patrick Pemberton, Leonel Moreira

Defenders:

Giancarlo Gonzalez, Johnny Acosta, Christian Gamboa, Bryan Oviedo, Oscar Duarte, Francisco Calvo, Kendall Waston, Ronald, Matarrita, Ian Smith

Midfielders:

Celso Borges, Christian Bolaños, Randall Azofeifa, Yeltsin Tejeda, David Guzman, Rodney Wallace, Daniel Colindres

Forwards:

Bryan Ruiz, Joel Campbell, Marco Ureña, Johan Venegas

Croatia

Croatia 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Lovre Kalinic, Dominik Livakovic, Danijiel Subasic

Defenders:

Duje Caleta-Car, Vedran Corluka, Tin Jedvaj, Dejan Lovren, Josip Pivaric, Ivan Strinic, Domagoj Vida, Sime Vrsaljko

Midfielders:

Milan Badelj, Filip Bradaric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic

Forwards:

Nikola Kalinic, Andrej Kramaric, Mario Mandzukic, Ivan Perisic, Marko Pjaca, Ante Rebic

Denmark

Denmark 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Jonas Lossl, Frederik Ronow, Kasper Schmeichel

Defenders:

Andreas Christensen, Mathias Jorgensen, Simon Kjaer, Jonas Knudsen, Jens Stryger Larsen, Jannik Vestergaard

 

Midfielders:

Thomas Delaney, Christian Eriksen, Michael Krohn-Dehli, William Kvist, Lukas Lerager, Lasse Schone

Forwards:

Martin Braithwaite, Andreas Cornelius, Kasper Dolberg, Viktor Fischer, Nicolai Jorgensen, Yussuf Poulsen, Pione Sisto

Egypt

Egypt 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Sherif Ekramy, Essam El Hadary, Mohamed Elshenawy

Defenders:

Mohamed Abdelshafy, Ayman Ashraf, Ahmed Elmohamady, Ahmed Fathi, Ali Gabr, Mahmoud Hamdy, Ahmed Hegazy, Samir Saad

Midfielders:

Omar Gaber, Tarek Hamed, Sam Morsy, Abdalla Said, Trezeguet

Forwards:

Kahraba, Marwan Mohsen, Mohamed Salah, Shikabala, Ramadan Sobhy, Amr Warda

England

England 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Jack Butland, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope

Defenders:

Phil Jones, Gary Cahill, Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Danny Rose, Ashley Young, John Stones, Harry Maguire

 

Midfielders:

Eric Dier, Jordan Henderson, Fabian Delph, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jesse Lingard, Dele Alli

Forwards:

Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Jamie Vardy, Raheem Sterling, Danny Welbeck

France

France 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda, Alphonse Areola

Defenders:

Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Adil Rami, Benjamin Pavard, Presnel Kimpembe, Bernard Mendy, Djibril Sidibe, Lucas Hernandez

Midfielders:

Blaise Matuidi, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante, Thomas Lemar, Corentin Tolisso, Steven N’Zonzi

Forwards:

Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Nabil Fekir, Ousmane Dembele, Florian Thauvin

Germany

Germany 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp

Defenders:

Jerome Boateng, Matthias Ginter, Jonas Hector, Mats Hummels, Joshua Kimmich, Marvin Plattenhardt, Antonio Rudiger, Niklas Sule

 

Midfielders:

Julian Brandt, Julian Draxler, Leon Goretzka, Ilkay Gundogan, Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos, Mesut Ozil, Marco Reus, Sebastian Rudy

Forwards:

Mario Gomez, Thomas Muller, Timo Werner

Iceland

Iceland 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Hannes Þór Halldórsson, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Frederik Schram

Defenders:

Kári Árnason, Ari Freyr Skúlason, Ragnar Sigurðsson, Hörður Björgvin Magnússon, Birkir Már Sævarsson, Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson

Midfielders:

Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, Birkir Bjarnason, Arnór Ingvi Traustason, Emil Hallfreðsson, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Rúrik Gíslason, Samúel Kári Friðjónsson, Aron Einar Gunnarsson

Forwards:

Alfreð Finnbogason, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson, Albert Guðmundsson

Iran

Iran 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Amir Abedzadeh, Ali Beiranvand, Rashid Mazaheri,

Defenders:

Roozbeh Cheshmi, Ehsan Haji Safi, Majid Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, Pejman Montazeri, Morteza Pouraliganji, Ramin Rezaeian

 

Midfielders:

Vahid Amiri, Omid Ebrahimi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Masoud Shojaei, Mehdi Torabi

Forwards:

Karim Ansarifard, Sardar Azmoun, Ashkan Dejagah, Saman Ghoddos, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Reza Ghoochannejhad, Mehdi Taremi

Japan

Japan 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Elji Kawashima, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Kosuke Nakamura

Defenders:

Yuto Nagatomo, Tomoaki Makino, Wataru Endo, Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Gotoku Sakai, Gen Shoji, Naomichi Ueda

Midfielders:

Makoto Hasebe, Keisuke Honda, Takashi Inui, Shinji Kagawa, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Genki Haraguchi, Takashi Usami, Gaku Shibasaki, Ryota Oshima

Forwards:

Shinji Okazaki, Yuya Osako, Yoshinori Muto

Mexico

Mexico 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Jesus Corona, Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera

Defenders:

Edson Alvarez, Hugo Ayala, Jesus Gallardo, Miguel Layun, Hector Moreno, Diego Reyes, Carlos Salcedo

Midfielders:

Giovani Dos Santos, Jonathan Dos Santos, Marco Fabian, Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Rafael Marquez

Forwards:

Javier Aquino, Jesus Manuel Corona, Javier Hernandez, Raul Jimenez, Hirving Lozano, Oribe Peralta, Carlos Vela

Morocco

Morocco 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Ahmad Reda Tagnaouti, Mounir El Kajoui, Yassine Bounou

Defenders:

Medhi Benatia, Romain Saiss, Manuel Da Costa, Badr Benoun, Nabil Dirar, Achraf Hakimi, Hamza Mendyl

Midfielders:

Mbark Boussoufa, Hakim Ziyech, Karim El Ahmadi, Youssef Ait Bennasser, Sofyan Amrabat, Younes Belhanda, Faycal Fajr, Amine Harit

Forwards:

Khalid Boutaib, Aziz Bouhaddouz, Ayoub El Kaabi, Nordin Amrabat, Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez

Nigeria

Nigeria 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Daniel Akpeyi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Francis Uzoho

Defenders:

Chidozie Awaziem, Leon Balogun, Tyronne Ebuehi, Elderson Echiejile, Bryan Idowu, Kenneth Omeruo, Abdullahi Shehu, William Troost-Ekong

Midfielders:

Oghenekaro Etebo, Victor Moses, Wilfred Ndidi, Joel Obi , Mikel John Obi, John Ogu, Ogenyi Onazi

Forwards:

Odion Ighalo, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi, Ahmed Musa, Simeon Nwankwo

Panama

Panama 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Jose Calderon, Jaime Penedo, Alex Rodriguez

Defenders:

Felipe Baloy, Harold Cummings, Erick Davis, Fidel Escobar, Adolfo Machado, Michael Amir Murillo, Luis Ovalle, Roman Torres

Midfielders:

Edgard Barcenas, Armando Cooper, Anibal Godoy, Gabriel Gomez, Valentin Pimentel, Alberto Quintero, Jose Luis Rodriguez

Forwards:

Abdiel Arroyo, Ismael Diaz, Blas Perez, Luis Tejeda, Gabriel Torres

Peru

Peru 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Pedro Gallese, Jose Carvallo, Carlos Caceda

Defenders:

Luis Advincula, Miguel Araujo, Aldo Corzo, Nilson Loyola, Christian Ramos, Alberto Rodriguez, Anderson Santamaria, Miguel Trauco

 

Midfielders:

Pedro Aquino, Wilder Cartagena, Christian Cueva, Edison Flores, Sergio Pena, Renato Tapia, Yoshimar Yotun

Forwards:

Paolo Hurtado, Andy Polo, Andre Carrillo, Raul Ruidiaz, Jefferson Farfan

Poland

Poland 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Bartosz Balkowski, Lukasz Fabianski, Wojciech Szczesny

Defenders:

Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Berezynski, Thiago Cionek, Artur Jedrejczyk, Kamil Glik, Michal Pazdan, Lukasz Piszczek

Midfielders:

Jakub Blaszczykowski, Jacek Goralski, Kamil Grosicki, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Rafal Kurzawa, Karol Linetty, Slawomir Peszko, Maciej Rybus, Piotr Zielinski

Forwards:

Dawid Kownacki, Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik, Lukasz Teodorczyk

Portugal

Portugal 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Rui Patricio, Beto, Anthony Lopes

Defenders:

Cedric Soares, Ricardo Pereira, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Bruno Alves, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Mario Rui

Midfielders:

Joao Moutinho, Adrien Silva, William Carvalho, Joao Mario, Manuel Fernandes, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva

Forwards:

Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma, Goncalo Guedez, Andre Silva, Gelson Martins

Russia

Russia 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Igor Akinfeev, Vladimir Gabulov, Andrey Lunev

Defenders:

Mario Fernandes, Vladimir Granat, Sergey Ignashevich, Fedor Kudryashov, Ilya Kutepov, Andrey Semenov, Igor Smolnikov

Midfielders:

Denis Cheryshev, Alan Dzagoev, Aleksandr Erokhin, Yuri Gazinskiy, Aleksandr Golovin, Daler Kuzyaev, Anton Miranchuk, Aleksandr Samedov, Yuri Zhirkov, Roman Zobnin

Forwards:

Artem Dzyuba, Alexsey Miranchuk, Fedor Smolov

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Yasser Almosailem, Abdullah Almuaiouf, Mohammed Alowais

Defenders: Ali Albulayhi, Mohammed Alburayk, Mansour Alharbi,Yasir Alshahrani, Motaz Hawsawi, Osama Hawsawi, Omar Othman,

 

Midfielders:

Salem Aldawsari, Salman Alfaraj, Taiseer Aljassam, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Abdulmalek Alkhaibri, Hussain Almoqahwi, Yahia Alsherhri, Hatan Bahbir, Mohamed Kanno, Abdullah Otayf

Forwards:

Fahad Almuwallad, Mohamed Alsahlawi, Muhannad Asiri

Serbia

Serbia 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Marko Dmitrovic, Predrag Rajkovic, Vladimir Stojkovic

Defenders:

Branislav Ivanovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Milan Rodic, Antonio Rukavina, Uros Spajic, Vladimir Stojkovic, Dusko Tosic, Milos Veljkovic

Midfielders:

Marko Grujic, Filip Kostic, Adem Ljajic, Nemanja Matic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Luka Milivojevic, Nemanja Radonjic, Dusan Tadic, Andrija Zivkovic

Forwards:

Luka Jovic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Aleksandar Prijovic

Senegal

Senegal 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Abdoulaye Diallo, Khadim N’Diaye, Alfred Gomis

Defenders:

Kalidou Koulibaly, Kara Mbodji, Youssouf Sabaly, Saliou Ciss, Salif Sane, Lamine Gassama, Moussa Wague

 

Midfielders:

Cheikhou Kouyate, Idrissa Gueye, Cheikh N’Doye, Alfred N’Diaye, Badou N’Diaye

Forwards:

Sadio Mane, M’Baye Niang, Moussa Sow, Mame Biram Diouf, Moussa Konate, Keita Balde, Diafra Sakho, Ismaila Sarr

South Korea

South Korea 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Jo Hyeon-Woo, Kim Jin-Hyeon, Kim Seung-Gyu

Defenders:

Oh Ban-Suk, Park Joo-Ho, Chul Hong, jang Hyun-Soo, Kim Min-Woo, Jung Seung-Hyun, Go Yo-Han, Lee Yong, Kim Young-Gwon, Yun Young-Sun

Midfielders:

Koo Ja-Cheol, Lee Jae-Sung, Ju Se-Jong, Moon Seon-Min, Lee Seung-Woo, Ki Sung-Yueng, Jung Woo-Young

Forwards:

Hwang Hee-Chan, Son Heung-Min,  Kim Shin-Wook

Spain

Spain 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Kepa Arrizabalaga, David De Gea, Pepe Reina

Defenders:

Jordi Alba, Cesar Azpilicueta, Dani Carvajal, Nacho Monreal, Nacho, Odriozola, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos

 

Midfielders:

Marco Asensio, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Isco, Koke, Thiago, Saul, David Silva, Lucas Vasquez

Forwards:

Iago Aspas, Diego Costa, Rodrigo

Sweden

Sweden 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Robin Olsen, Karl-Johan Johnsson

Defenders:

Mikael Lustig, Victor Lindelof, Andreas Granqvist, Martin Olsson, Ludwig Augustinsson, Filip Helander, Emil Krafth, Pontus Jansson

Midfielders:

Sebastian Larsson, Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg, Gustav Svensson, Oscar Hiljemark, Viktor Claesson, Marcus Rohden, Jimmy Durmaz

Forwards:

Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen, John Guidetti, Isaac Kiese-Thelin

Switzerland

Switzerland 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Roman Buerki, Yvon Mvogo, Yann Sommer

Defenders:

Manuel Akanji, Johan Djourou, Nico Elvedi, Michael Lang, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Francois Moubandje, Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Schaer

 

Midfielders:

Valon Behrami, Blerim Dzemaili, Gelson Fernandes, Remo Freuler, Xherdan Shaqiri, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Steven Zuber

Forwards:

Josip Drmic, Breel Embolo, Haris Seferovic, Mario Gavranovic

Tunisia

Tunisia 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Farouk Ben Mustapha, Moez Hassen, Aymen Mathlouthi

Defenders:

Rami Bedoui, Yohan Benalouane, Syam Ben Youssef, Dylan Bronn, Oussama Haddadi, Ali Maaloul, Yassine Meriah, Hamdi Nagguez

Midfielders:

Anice Badri, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor, Ghaylene Chaalali, Ahmed Khalil, Saifeddine Khaoui, Ferjani Sassi, Ellyes Skhiri, Naim Sliti, Bassem Srarfi

Forwards:

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Saber Khalifa, Wahbi Khazri

Uruguay

Uruguay 23-man squadGoalkeepers:

Martin Campana, Fernando Muslera, Martin Silva

Defenders:

Martin Caceres, Sebastian Coates, Jose Maria Gimenez, Diego Godin, Maximiliano Pereira, Gaston Silva, Guillermo Varela

Midfielders:

Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Rodrigo Bentancur, Diego Laxalt, Nahitan Nandez, Cristian Rodriguez, Carlos Sanchez,  Lucas Torreira, Matias Vecino, Jonathan Urretaviscaya

Forwards:

Edinson Cavani, Maximiliano Gomez, Cristhian Stuani, Luis Suarez

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