Sports News of Friday, 11 November 2022
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is just 9 days away from starting and some national teams have begun to announce their squad list for the tournament.
FIFA has set November 14 as the deadline for all 32 participating countries to release their final squads.
During the 73rd FIFA Congress, the World's football governing body announced that the squad size for the world cup has been increased from 23 to 26.
Hence all participating countries are expected to name a 26-man squad each for the tournament.
So far, 19 countries out of the 32 participating nations have released their final list with others set to follow in the coming days.
The tournament is set to kick start on November 20 and end on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
All leagues organized by FIFA's member associations will go on a break within the period of the tournament.
Here are the six national teams who have announced their final squad.
Japan
Japan were the first nation to announce their final squad for the tournament. The Blue Samarai released their squad on Thursday, November 1, 2022.
Takumi Minamino, Tahiro Tomiyaso, Kawashima, Kaoro Mitoma, Maya Yoshida are the key names in the squad.
Japan have announced 2️⃣6️⃣-a man squad for the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar! ????????????
— Sportskeeda Football (@skworldfootball) November 9, 2022
How far will the Samurais progress in this year's tournament???????? #Japan #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/XtEPHZI8ZZ
???? ????????????????????????????????: Denmark have announced their squad for the World Cup. ???????? pic.twitter.com/SzRE3Hrz1m
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) November 8, 2022
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— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) November 9, 2022
THE USMNT SQUAD HEADED TO THE WORLD CUP ???????? pic.twitter.com/Ouyo74QO5x
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 9, 2022
Official Cameroon squad for 2022 World Cup. ???????????? #WorldCup2022 #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/kHzLJJnccq
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 10, 2022
HERE IT IS! ????
— HNS (@HNS_CFF) November 9, 2022
????????➡️????????#Croatia squad for the 2022 @FIFAWorldCup in Qatar!#WorldCup #Family #Vatreni❤️???? pic.twitter.com/P5T3876pP2
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— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) November 10, 2022
Here it is - our 26-man squad for the 2022 @FIFAWorldCup in Qatar ???? pic.twitter.com/U3KGoU5lnz
11,59 million Belgians. 26 Devils. 1 goal. ???? #DEVILTIME pic.twitter.com/wwCAMvlU6k
— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) November 10, 2022
اللائحة النهائية لأسود الأطلس مستعدة لنهائيات كأس العالم فيفا قطر 2022 ????????
— Équipe du Maroc (@EnMaroc) November 10, 2022
????Your squad list is ready for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 !#DimaMaghrib ???????? #AtlasLions #TeamMorocco pic.twitter.com/IQOUBmlAP2
Your #ThreeLions squad for the @FIFAWorldCup! ???? pic.twitter.com/z6gVkRTlT3
— England (@England) November 10, 2022
#Qatar2022 El sueño ya comenzó ????
— Selección Argentina ???????? (@Argentina) November 11, 2022
Ésta es la lista de futbolistas que defenderán la camiseta de la Selección Argentina ????????#TodosJuntos pic.twitter.com/jwJ3hbzvf0
???? Our 26 Lions for the @FIFAWorldCup!#NothingLikeOranje | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/EpkvaksBLW
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) November 11, 2022