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The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is only days away and the 32 participating nations have formally submitted their squads and are ready to get started with group stage play.

While many of the top European leagues are well represented, MLS will also be sending a heavy contingent of players to Qatar. A total of 36 players based in MLS will represent their countries at the World Cup, the highest total of any league outside of Europe’s top-five leagues.

Many of the expected stars will be in Qatar including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, and Virgil Van Dijk. Several top players were snubbed from their respective national teams including Brazil’s Roberto Firmino, Mexico’s Diego Lainez, France’s Wissam Ben Yedder, and Spain’s David de Gea.

Here are the complete rosters for all 32 nations vying for global soccer supremacy starting next week:


Ecuador

Goalkeepers: Hernan Galiandez, Moises Ramirez, Alexander Dominguez.

Defenders: Félix Torres, Piero Hincapie, Robert Arboleda, William Pacho, Pervis Estupinan, Xavier Arreaga, Angelo Preciado, Diego Palacios, Jackson Porozo.

Midfielders: José Cifuentes, Carlos Gruezo, Ayrton Preciado, Romario Ibarra, Angel Mena, Jeremy Sarmiento, Gonzalo Plata, Sebas Méndez, Alan Franco, Moises Caicedo.

Forwards: Enner Valencia, Michael Estrada, Djorkaeff Reasco, Kevin Rodríguez.


Netherlands

Goalkeepers: Remko Pasveer, Justin Bijlow, Andries Noppert.

Defenders: Jurrien Timber, Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil Van Dijk, Nathan Ake, Stefan de Vrij, Tyrell Malacia, Daley Blind, Denzel Dumfries, Jeremie Frimpong.

Midfielders: Steven Berghuis, Davy Klaassen, Marten De Roon, Teun Koopmeiners, Frenkie De Jong, Kenneth Taylor, Xavi Simons.

Forwards: Steven Bergwijn, Cody Gakpo, Luuk De Jong, Memphis Depay, Noa Lang, Vincent Janssen, Wout Weghorst.


Qatar

Goalkeepers – Saad Al-Sheeb, Yousef Hassan, Meshaal Barsham.

Defenders – Ro-Ro, Mohammed Waad, Tarek Salman, Musab Kheder, Homam Ahmed, Bassam Al-Rawi, Boualem Khoukhi, Ismaeel Mohammed.

Midfielders – Abdelkarim Hassan, Abdulaziz Hatem, Ali Assadalla, Hassan Al-Haydos, Karim Boudiaf, Salem Al-Hajri, Assim Madibo, Naif Al-Hadhrami, Jassem Gaber, Mostafa Meshaal.

Forwards – Ahmed Alaaeldin, Mohammed Muntari, Akram Afif, Khalid Muneer, Almoez Ali.


Senegal

Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Seny Dieng, Alfred Gomis.

Defenders: Ismail Jacobs, Kalidou Koulibaly, Abdou Diallo, Youssouf Sabaly, Cheikhou Kouyate, Formose Mendy, Pape Abou Cisse, Moustapha Name, Fode Ballo-Toure.

Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye, Nampalys Mendy, Pape Gueye, Krepin Diatta, Pathe Ciss, Pape Matar Sarr, Mamadou Loum.

Forwards: liman Ndiaye, Sadio Mane, Ismalia Sarr, Famara Diédhiou, Bamba Dieng, Boulaye Dia. Nicolas Jackson.


England

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale.

Defenders: Harry Maguire, Kyle Walker, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Eric Dier, Conor Coady, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben White.

Midfielders: Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson, Kalvin Phillips, Mason Mount, Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, James Maddison, Conor Gallagher.

Forwards: Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Callum Wilson.


Iran

Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Payam Niazmand, Amir Abedzadeh, Hossein Hosseini.

Defenders: Sagdeh Moharrami, Ehsan Hajsafi, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, Morteza Pouraliganji, Hossein Kanaanizadegan, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Majid Hosseini, Ramin Rezaeian, Abolfazl Jalili.

Midfielders: Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saeid Ezatolahi, Vahid Amiri, Saman Ghoddos, Mehdi Torabi, Ali Gholizadeh, Ali Karimi, Ahmad Nourollahi.

Forwards: Mehdi Tarimi, Sardar Azmoun, Karim Ansarifard.


United States

Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Ethan Horvath, Sean Johnson.

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

Midfielders: Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Luca De La Torre, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan, Kellyn Acosta.

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


Wales

Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey, Danny Ward, Adam Davies.

Defenders: Chris Gunter, Nico Williams, Ben Davies, Chris Mepham, Joe Rodon, Connor Roberts, Ethan Ampadu, Tom Lockyer, Ben Cabango, Rubin Colwill.

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

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Brennan Johnson, Kieffer Moore, Mark Harris, Daniel James.


Argentina

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez, Geronimo Rulli, Franco Armani.

Defenders: Juan Foyth, Nicolas Tagliafico, Gonzalo Montiel, German Pezzella, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Nahuel Molina.

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Acuna, Exequiel Palacios, Papu Gomez, Guido Rodriguez, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández.

Forwards: Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez, Angel Di Maria, Nicolás González, Joaquin Correa, Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martinez.


Mexico

Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Rodolfo Cota, Alfredo Talavera.

Defenders: Nestor Araujo, Cesar Montes, Edson Alvarez, Johan Vasquez, Gerardo Arteaga, Hector Moreno, Jorge Sanchez, Jesus Gallardo, Kevin Álvarez.

Midfielders: Luis Romo, Carlos Rodríguez, Erick Gutierrez, Héctor Herrera, Andres Guardado, Luis Chávez

Forwards: Raul Jimenez, Alexis Vega, Rogelio Funes Mori, Orbelin Pineda, Henry Martin, Uriel Antuna, Hirving Lozano, Roberto Alvarado.


Poland

Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny, Łukasz Skorupski, Kamil Grabara.

Defenders: Matty Cash, Artur Jędrzejczyk, Mateusz Wieteska, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kawior, Kamil Glik, Bartosz Bereszynski, Robert Gumny.

Midfielders: Krystian Bielik, Damian Szymański, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Kamil Grosicki, Jakub Kamiński, Szymon Zurkowski, Sebastian Szymański, Piotr Zieliński, Nicolas Zalewski, Przemysław Frankowski, Michał Skoras.

Forwards: Arkadiusz Milk, Robert Lewandowski, Karol Świderski, Krzysztof Piątek.


Saudi Arabia

Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al-Rubaie, Mohammed Al-Owais, Nawaf Al-Aqidi.

Defenders: Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdullah Madu, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Mohammed Al-Breik, Saud Abdulhamid, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Hassan Tambakti.

Midfielders: Salman Al-Faraj, Abdulellah Al-Malki, Abdullah Otayf, Ali Al-Hassan, Sami Al-Najei, Nawaf Al-Abed, Mohamed Kanno, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Riyadh Sharahili.

Forwards: Firas Al-Buraikan, Salem Al-Dawsari, Saleh Al-Shehri, Hattan Bahebri, Abdulrahman Al-Aboud, Haitham Asiri.


Australia

Goalkeepers: Mathew Ryan, Andrew Redmayne, Danny Vukovic.

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

Midfielders: Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine, Ajdin Hrustic, Keanu Baccus, Cameron Devlin, Riley McGree.

Forwards: Awer Mabil, Mathew Leckie, Martin Boyle, Jamie Maclaren, Jason Cummings, Mitchell Duke, Garang Kuol, Craig Goodwin.


Denmark

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Oliver Christensen, Frederik Ronnow.

Defenders: Alexander Bah, Simon Kjaer, Joachim Andersen, Joakim Maehle, Andreas Christensen, Rasmus Kristensen, Jens Stryger Larsen, Victor Nelsson, Daniel Wass.

Midfielders: Thomas Delaney, Mathias Jensen, Christian Eriksen, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Christian Norgaard, Robert Skov.

Forwards: Andreas Cornelius, Martin Braithwaite, Kasper Dolberg, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jesper Lindstrom, Yussuf Poulsen, Andreas Skov Olsen, Jonas Wind.


France

Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola, Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda.

Defenders: Axel Disasi, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Ibrahima Konate, Jules Kounde, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Raphael Varane.

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

Forwards: Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Christopher Nkunku, Marcus Thuram.


Tunisia

Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen, Bechir Ben Said, Mouez Hassen, Aymen Mathlouthi

Defenders:  Ali Abdi, Dylan Bronn, Mohamed Drager, Nader Ghandri, Bilel Ifa, Wajdi Kechrida, Ali Maaloul, Yassine Meriah, Montassar Talbi.

Midfielders: Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Ghaylane Chaalali, Aissa Laidouni, Hannibal Mejbri, Ferjani Sassi, Elyas Skhiri.

Forwards: Anis Ben Slimane, Seifeddine Jaziri, Issam Jebali, Wahbi Khazri, Taha Yassine Khenissi, Youssef Msakni, Naim Sliti.


Costa Rica

Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Esteban Alvarado, Patrick Sequeira.

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

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

Forwards: Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras, Johan Venegas.


Germany

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp.

Defenders: Matthias Ginter, Antonio Rudiger, Niklas Sule, Nico Schlotterbeck, Thilo Kehrer, David Raum, Lukas Klostermann, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Christian Gunter.

Midfielders: Ilkay Gundogan, Jonas Hofmann, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Muller, Julian Brandt, Mario Gotze.

Forwards: Kai Havertz, Youssoufa Moukoko, Niclas Fullkrug, Karim Adeyemi.


Japan

Goalkeepers: Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt, Eiji Kawashima.

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

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

Forwards: Daizen Maeda, Takuma Asano, Shuto Machino, Ayase Ueda.


Spain

Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, Robert Sanchez, David Raya.

Defenders:  Dani Carvajal, Cesar Azpilicueta, Eric Garcia, Hugo Guillamon, Pau Torres, Aymeric Laporte, Jordi Alba, Jose Gaya.

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Rodri, Gavi, Carlos Soler, Marcos Llorente, Pedri, Koke.

Forwards: Ferran Torres, Nico Williams, Yeremi Pino, Alvaro Morata, Marco Asensio, Pablo Sarabia, Dani Olmo, Ansu Fati.


Belgium

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Koen Casteels.

Defenders: Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Leander Dendoncker, Zeno Debast, Arthur Theate, Wout Faes.

Midfielders: Hans Vanaken, Axel Witsel, Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Kevin De Bruyne, Yannick Carrasco, Thorgan Hazard, Timothy Castagne, Thomas Meunier.

Forwards: Romelu Lukaku, Michy Batshuayi, Lois Openda, Charles De Ketelaere, Eden Hazard, Jeremy Doku, Dries Mertens, Leandro Trossard.


Canada

Goalkeepers: James Pantemis, Milan Borjan, Dayne St. Clair.

Defenders: Samuel Adekugbe, Joel Waterman, Alistair Johnston, Richie Laryea, Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, Derek Cornelius.

Midfielders: Liam Fraser, Ismael Kone, Mark-Anthony Kaye, David Wotherspoon, Jonathan Osorio, Atiba Hutchinson, Stephen Eustaquio, Samuel Piette.

Forwards: Tajon Buchanan, Liam Millar, Lucas Cavallini, Ike Ugbo, Junior Hoilett, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Alphonso Davies.


Croatia

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic, Ivica Ivusic, Ivo Grbic.

Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Martin Erlic, Josip Sutalo.

Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakic, Luka Sucic.

Forwards: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja.


Morocco

Goalkeepers: Munir El Kajoui, Ahmed Tagnaouti, Bono.

Defenders: Nayef Aguerd, Yahia Attiyat Allah, Badr Benoun, Achraf Dari, Jawad El Yamiq, Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Romain Saiss.

Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah, Bilal El Khannous, Yahya Jabrane, Azzedine Ounahi, Abdelhamid Sabiri.

Forwards:  Zakaria Aboukhlal, Sofiane Boufal, Ilias Chair, Walid Cheddira, Youssef En-Nesyri, Abde Ezzalzouli, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Amine Harit, Hakim Ziyech.


Brazil

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton.

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

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

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


Serbia

Goalkeepers: Marko Dmitrovic, Predrag Rajkovic, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

Defenders: Stefan Mitrovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Milos Veljkovic, Filip Mladenovic, Strahinja Erakovic, Srdjan Babic.

Midfielders: Nemanja Gudelj, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Sasa Lukic, Marko Grujic, Filip Kostic, Uros Racic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Ivan Ilic, Andrija Zivkovic, Darko Lazovic.

Forwards: Dusan Tadic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Dusan Vlahovic, Filip Djuricic, Luka Jovic, Nemanja Radonjic.


Switzerland

Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer, Jonas Omlin, Philipp Kohn, Gregor Kobel.

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

Midfielders: Michel Aebischer, Xherdan Shaqiri, Renato Steffen, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Fabian Frei, Remo Freuler, Noah Okafor, Fabian Rieder, Ardon Jashari.

Forwards: Breel Embolo, Ruben Vargas, Djibril Sow, Haris Seferovic, Christian Fassnacht.


Cameroon

Goalkeepers: Andre Onana, Devis Epassy, Simon Ngapandouetnbu.

Defenders: Jean-Charles Castelletto, Enzo Ebosse, Collins Fai, Olivier Mbaizo, Nouhou Tolo, Nicolas Nkoulou, Christopher Wooh.

Midfielders: Olivier Ntcham, Gael Ondoua, Martin Hongla, Pierre Kunde, Samuel Oum Gouet, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Jerome Ngom.

Forwards: Nicolas Ngamaleu, Christian Bassogog, Bryan Mbeumo, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Vincent Aboubakar, Karl Toko-Ekambi, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Souaibou Marou.


Ghana

Goalkeepers: Danlad Ibrahim, Manaf Nurudeen, Lawrence Ati.

Defenders: Joseph Aidoo, Daniel Amartey, Baba Rahman, Alexander Djiku, Tariq Lamptey, Gideon Mensah, Denis Odoi, Mohammed Salisu, Alidu Seidu.

Midfielders: Andre Ayew, Mohammed Kudus, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Elisha Owusu, Thomas Partey, Salis Abdul Samed.

Forwards: Daniel Afriyie, Jordan Ayew, Osman Bukari, Issahaku Abdul Fatawu, Antoine Semenyo, Kamal Sowah, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Inaki Williams.


Portugal

Goalkeepers:  Jose Sa, Rui Patricio, Diogo Costa.

Defenders: Diogo Dalot, Joao Cancelo, Danilo Pereira, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Antonio Silva, Nuno Mendes, Raphael Guerreiro.

Midfielders: Joao Palhinha, Ruben Neves, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Mario, Matheus Nunes, Vitinha, William Carvalho, Otavio.

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, Ricardo Horta, Goncalo Ramos, Andre Silva.


South Korea

Goalkeepers:  Jo Hyeon-Woo, Song Bum-Keun, Kim Seung-Gyu.

Defenders: Kim Min-Jae, Kim Young-Gwon, Kwon Kyung-Won, Cho Yu-Min, Kim Moon-Hwan, Yoon Jong-Gyu, Kim Tae-Hwan, Kim Jin-Su, Hong Chul.

Midfielders: Jung Woo-Young, Son Jun-Ho, Paik Seung-Ho, Hwang In-Beom, Lee Jae-Sung, Kwon Chang-Hoon, Jeong Woo-Yeong, Lee Kang-In, Son Heung-Min, Hwang Hee-Chan, Na Sang-Ho, Song Min-Kyu.

Forwards: Hwang Ui-Jo, Cho Gue-Sung.


Uruguay

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera, Sergio Rochet, Sebastian Sosa.

Defenders: Ronald Araujo, Sebastian Coates, Martin Caceres, Guillermo Varela, Matias Vina, Mathias Olivera, Jose Maria Gimenez, Diego Godin, Jose Luis Rodríguez.

Midfielders: Lucas Torreira, Matias Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Manuel Ugarte, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Nicolas de la Cruz, Federico Valverde, Facundo Pellistri, Agustin Canobbio, Facundo Torres.

Forwards: Luis Suarez, Darwin Nunez, Maximiliano Gomez, Edinson Cavani.


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