FIFA published this Tuesday the official lists of those called up for the 2026 World Cup with the 1248 players who will represent the 48 nations participants in the tournament, which will be played between June 11 and July 19 in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
It will be the largest World Cup in history, with 104 matches distributed between the three countries, and the final scheduled at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey.
For 891 players This is the first World Cup of his career, which leaves only 357 with previous experience in the main national team tournament in the world, according to a FIFA statement. The Argentinian Lionel Messithe Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Mexican Guillermo Ochoa They will compete in their sixth edition, a record for a footballer.
In addition, 22 players will know what it is like to lift the champion trophy beforehand, mainly the members of the Argentine team who traveled to Qatar 2022.
A total of 449 different clubs Of 71 countries are represented in the World Cup. He Manchester City, with 19 footballersis the team that sends the most players to the tournament.
Some selections, such as Qatar and Saudi Arabiaare made up almost entirely of players who play in the local league, while others such as Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Curaçao, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal and Uruguay, are only made up of footballers from foreign leagues.
By age, the oldest player is the Scottish goalkeeper Craig Gordonat 43 years and 162 days, while the youngest is the Mexican Gilberto Mora17 years and 240 days old.
Among the selectors, the Ghana coach, the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz He will become the second coach to coach five World Cups in a row (Portugal 2010, Iran 2014-2018-2022), after Bora Milutinović (Mexico 1986, Costa Rica 1990, USA 1994, Nigeria 1998 and China 2002).
He Azteca Stadium in Mexico will begin the World Cup next week, when it hosts the opening match between Mexico and South Africa.
