When is the 2026 World Cup roster deadline?
The clock is ticking for all 48 teams to submit their final lists to FIFA.
With the World Cup commencing on June 11, national teams from across the globe have either announced or are putting the finishing touches to their squad for the tournament. After the qualified nations provided FIFA a preliminary list featuring between 35 and 55 players, the associations will then reduce the squad size to no less than 23 and no more than 26 members (three of them must be goalkeepers). National teams are allowed to announce their squads at any time, with the likes of France, England and many more releasing their lists in recent days.
The deadline to submit final rosters to FIFA is June 1 . On June 2, FIFA plans to announce the 26-player official squad lists for the 48 qualified nations. Teams will have the ability to replace a player in the final roster with a player from provisional squad in the event of a serious injury or illness, no later than 24 hours before their team’s first match at the World Cup.
A goalkeeper in the final squad may be replaced by another goalkeeper from the provisional squad in the event of a serious injury or illness at any time during the tournament. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2026 World Cup roster deadline: When do teams have to submit squads?