The 48 teams that will participate in the Copa of the 2026 Mundo in the México, Canadá and Estados Unidos begin announcing their squads this Monday. Cada federation has until June 2 to send Fifa the list of 26 athletes who will represent their nation in the tournament. Brasil will release its roster on May 18 at Rio’s Janeiro, while other teams have already confirmed their submission schedules. The competition begins on June 11th with the confrontation between México and África of Sul.
Faltam 34 days until the biggest event in world football kicks off. The call-up calendar extends throughout the month of May, with different countries choosing strategic dates to announce their squads. Algumas teams have already announced when they will hold the event, while others are still keeping the date confidential.
Primeiras selections to be announced
Bósnia and Suíça open the calendar this Monday, May 11th, followed by República Democrática of Congo on the same day. The first week of May contains seven call-up announcements. Suécia sets its event for May 12th, while Nova Zelândia and França confirm performances on the 14th.
Japão, Costa of Marfim and Tunísia announce their call-ups on May 15th. Coreia of Sul continues on the 16th, consolidating the first large block of disclosures. Brasil and Áustria set the date for May 18th, while Portugal chose May 19th for their official announcement.
Principais dates confirmed by federations
- May 11: Bósnia, Suíça and República Democrática of Congo
- May 12: Suécia
- May 14: Nova Zelândia and França
- May 15: Japão, Costa of Marfim and Tunísia
- May 16: Coreia from Sul
- May 18: Brasil and Áustria
- May 19: Portugal
- May 21: Alemanha, Marrocos and Noruega
- May 22: Inglaterra
- May 25: Holanda and Espanha
- May 26: Estados Unidos and Panamá
- May 29: Colômbia
- June 1: México, Austrália and Croácia
Seleções who have not yet released a schedule
República Tcheca and África of Sul, both members of Grupo A, have not confirmed when they will announce their rosters. No Grupo B, Canadá and Catar maintain confidentiality regarding presentation dates. Haiti and Escócia of Grupo C remain without public information. Paraguai and Turquia, from Grupo D, also did not communicate their schedules.
Equador and Curaçao from Grupo And they haven’t released it yet. Egito and Irã of Grupo G have also confirmed dates. Arábia Saudita, Cabo Verde and Uruguai of Grupo H keep information confidential. Argentina, Argélia and Jordânia, from Grupo J, also did not announce when they will announce their rosters. Uzbequistão of Grupo K, as well as Iraque, Senegal and Gana, keep the call schedule secret.
Encerramento of the summons calendar
Fifa has set June 2 as the deadline for all 48 teams to submit their official lists with the 1,248 called up in total. Este will be the first Mundial with 48 participants, marking a historic transformation in the competition. The differentiated structure implies unprecedented logistical changes, with three host countries simultaneously hosting the tournament’s matches, changing the traditional format of previous Copas.
