Fifa has approved 26-man squads for this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The move is in line with recent national competitions and is an expansion on the 23-man squads that had been used before the coronavirus pandemic. Fifa also said up to 15 substitutes can be named for a game, meaning no player misses out something England head coach Gareth Southgate had called for. The deadline for all thirty-two countries competing to submit their final squads is 20 October – 30 days before the first game between Senegal and the Netherlands at the Al Thumama Stadium.
Fifa also said that no more than 26 people up to 15 substitutes and eleven team officials, of which one must be the team doctor will be allowed to sit on the bench. England begin their campaign against Iran on the opening day, 21 November, while Wales who are drawn in the same group face the USA later.
Chidozie Chima | August 16, 2024
