As they are now trying to complete their selections in anticipation of the finals in Qatar, the coaches of the FIFA World Cup countries will need to provide the initial lists of their squads by Friday.
In the first stage of the selection process, each of the 32 participating nations must submit a list of 35 players, with a minimum of 55 and a maximum of 65, by Friday night.
By 6 pm GMT on November 14, the coaches will be in front of the players to decide on their final 26-player selection.
The next day, FIFA will publish all the lists.
Without allowing for any last-minute alterations throughout the course of the following three weeks, the final list must be compiled from the names of players on the preliminary list in accordance with FIFA’s championship regulations.
FIFA will not release the initial lists, although some nations may decide to do so in order to make their intentions known and potentially put an end to any potential disagreements over selections.
Although the first list is lengthy enough to include players in a battle against time to be fit for Qatar, France, the current world champion, has a long list of injuries that coach Didier Deschen must take into consideration over the coming days.
When England’s coach Gareth Southgate announces his selections, the dispute over the right -back position may come to an end. After he recently overlooked the Liverpool player Trent Alexander-Arnold, there were questions about whether he had any plans for him.
Gabriel Jesus excluded from the Brazilian squad for two friendly matches in France last month amid fierce competition in places in the offensive line, despite his wonderful level with his new Arsenal team this season.
In each World Cup final, there were 26 players instead of 23 as a result.
FIFA stated in June that the decision to add more players to the list was made in order to keep more flexibility given the peculiar timing of this year’s championship, which will coincide with the European football season.
The competition begins on November 20 and runs through December 18.
The terrible detrimental impacts of the Korona outbreak on the difference between before and during the championships were also taken into account by “FIFA” in a broader perspective.
The number of the initial list increased to 55 players after it was only 35 four years ago.
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