Lionel Messi’s Argentina without certain reigning world champions like Paulo Dybala, the Brazil team led by Carlo Ancelotti with Neymar who has not yet been recalled recently or even Spain, among the big favorites for the 2026 World Cup, without its former captain Dani Carvajal. Many World Cup participants in North America have revealed a pre-list of 55 players since Monday. The Bosnia coach even gave his 26 players for the big meeting, including Sead Kolasinac and Edin Dzeko.
The FFF has not communicated on this subject but Didier Deschamps has established a provisional group. As requested by Fifa, the federations had to send a “preliminary list”, this Monday, May 11, of 35 to 55 players (with a minimum of four goalkeepers). The qualified selections have the choice of making this group public or not, but the final lists, to be given to Fifa on June 1, will be made up of players registered this Monday. Carvajal or Dybala cannot be called up in the event of a mess of packages. It’s over.
25 or 26 players for Deschamps
Deschamps will put an end to the suspense this Thursday by announcing his squad for World Cup 26 on the 8 p.m. news on TF1. The Blues coach is rather in favor of a group of 24 or 25 players since the last Euro. To see if he will give 26 names to Gilles Boulleau. The national coach since 2012 will probably not reveal the names of his “reserves” but they will therefore potentially be 29 players still eligible in the event of a withdrawal until the day before the team’s first match at the World Cup, i.e. June 15! Note that goalkeepers can be replaced due to injury throughout the tournament.
Kylian Mbappé and his teammates will start on Tuesday June 16 against Senegal, at MetLife Stadium, in the suburbs of New York, before challenging Iraq six days later then Norway on Friday June 26, in Group I of the 2026 World Cup.
