World Cup 2018 preview
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. A total of 32 national teams will participate in the competition, divided into eight groups of four teams each. Russia automatically qualified as host, while the remaining 31 teams have been determined through qualifying matches.
A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve cities. All of the stadium venues are in European Russia, to keep travel time manageable.
Groups and favourites
According to the current odds, Brazil, Germany, Spain and France are the bookies' favourite to win the trophy. Here are the odds for the outright winner of World Cup 2018:
| A | odds | B | odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 34 | Spain | 7 |
| Russia | 41 | Portugal | 23 |
| Egypt | 201 | Morocco | 401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1001 | Iran | 501 |
| C | D | ||
| France | 7.5 | Argentina | 10 |
| Denmark | 101 | Croatia | 34 |
| Peru | 151 | Iceland | 201 |
| Australia | 301 | Nigeria | 201 |
| E | F | ||
| Brazil | 5 | Germany | 5.5 |
| Switzerland | 101 | Mexico | 126 |
| Serbia | 201 | Sweden | 151 |
| Costa Rica | 401 | South Korea | 501 |
| G | H | ||
| Belgium | 13 | Colombia | 41 |
| England | 19 | Poland | 67 |
| Tunisia | 751 | Senegal | 151 |
| Panama | 1001 | Japan | 301 |
Squads
Egypt | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Uruguay
Egypt
Coach: Hector Cuper
Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadary (Al-Taawoun), Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly), Mohamed El-Shenawy (Al Ahly)
Defenders: Ali Gabr (West Bromwich Albion), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion), Ahmed Fathy (Al Ahly), Ayman Ashraf (Al Ahly), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al-Fateh), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Saad Samir (Al Ahly)
Midfielders: Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic), Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Abdallah Said (KuPS), Trezeguet (Kasimpasa)
Forwards: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Kahraba (Al-Ittihad), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Shikabala (Al-Raed), Amr Warda (Atromitos)
Russia
Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Andrey Lunyov (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Vladimir Gabulov (Club Brugge)
Defenders: Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Andrei Semyonov (Akhmat Grozny), Fyodor Kudryashov (Rubin Kazan), Vladimir Granat (Rubin Kazan), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit Saint Petersburg)
Midfielders: Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal), Daler Kuzyayev (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Yury Gazinsky (Krasnodar), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow), Aleksei Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Aleksandr Golovin (CSKA Moscow), Yuri Zhirkov (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Aleksandr Samedov (Spartak Moscow), Aleksandr Yerokhin (Zenit Saint Petersburg)
Forwards: Fyodor Smolov (Krasnodar), Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula)
Saudi Arabia
Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi
Goalkeepers: Abdullah Al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal), Yasser Al-Mosailem (Al-Ahli), Mohammed Al-Owais (Al-Ahli)
Defenders: Mansoor Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli), Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal), Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al-Hilal), Omar Hawsawi (Al-Nassr), Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal), Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Motaz Hawsawi (Al-Ahli)
Midfielders: Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Yahya Al-Shehri (Leganes), Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab), Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri (Al-Hilal), Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal), Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal), Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al-Shabab), Housain Al-Mogahwi (Al-Ahli), Taisir Al-Jassim (Al-Ahli), Salem Al-Dawsari (Villarreal)
Forwards: Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Al-Nassr), Fahad Al-Muwallad (Levante), Muhannad Assiri (Al-Ahli)
Uruguay
Coach: Oscar Tabarez
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martin Campana (Independiente), Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama)
Defenders: Jose Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Guillermo Varela (Penarol), Gaston Silva (Independiente), Maxi Pereira (Porto), Sebastian Coates (Sporting CP), Martin Caceres (Lazio)
Midfielders: Carlos Sanchez (Monterrey), Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus), Cristian Rodriguez (Penarol), Nahitan Nandez (Boca Juniors), Lucas Torreira (Sampdoria), Matias Vecino (Inter Milan), Diego Laxalt (Genoa)
Forwards: Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro), Cristhian Stuani (Girona), Maxi Gomez (Celta Vigo), Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Monterrey), Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain)
Iran | Morocco | Portugal | Spain
Iran
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo)
Defenders: Ehsan Hajsafi (Olympiacos), Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny), Morteza Pouraliganji (Al-Sadd), Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Padideh), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Majid Hosseini (Esteghlal), Ramin Rezaeian (Oostende)
Midfielders: Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Saeid Ezatolahi (Amkar Perm), Masoud Shojaei (AEK Athens), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis)
Forwards: Karim Ansarifard (Olympiacos), Saman Ghoddos (Ostersund), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen), Mehdi Taremi (Al-Gharafa), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ), Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan), Ashkan Dejagah (Nottingham Forest)
Morocco
Coach: Herve Renard
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Girona), Munir Mohamedi (Numancia), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (IR Tanger)
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid), Hamza Mendyl (Lille), Manuel da Costa (Istanbul Basaksehir), Medhi Benatia (Juventus), Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahce)
Midfielders: Hakim Ziyech (Ajax), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord), Younes Belhanda (Galatasaray), Faycal Fajr (Getafe), Mbark Boussoufa (Al-Jazira), Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen), Nordin Amrabat (Leganes), Amine Harit (Schalke 04), Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord), Mehdi Carcela (Standard Liege)
Forwards: Ayoub El Kaabi (RS Berkane), Khalid Boutaib (Yeni Malatyaspor), Youssef En-Nesyri (Malaga), Aziz Bouhaddouz (FC St. Pauli)
Portugal
Coach: Fernando Santos
Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Beto (Goztepe)
Defenders: Bruno Alves (Rangers), Pepe (Besiktas), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Jose Fonte (Dalian Yifang), Ruben Dias (Benfica), Ricardo Pereira (Porto), Mario Rui (Napoli), Cedric (Southampton)
Midfielders: Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv Moscow), Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Joao Mario (West Ham United), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), William Carvalho (Sporting CP), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP), Adrien Silva (Leicester City)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Andre Silva (Milan), Goncalo Guedes (Valencia), Gelson Martins (Sporting CP), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas)
Spain
Coach: Fernando Hierro
Goalkeepers: David de Gea (Manchester United), Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao), Pepe Reina (Napoli)
Defenders: Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Nacho (Real Madrid), Alvaro Odriozola (Real Sociedad), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Nacho Monreal (Arsenal), Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Saul (Atletico Madrid), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Thiago (Bayern Munich), Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Isco (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Rodrigo (Valencia), Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), David Silva (Manchester City)
Australia | Denmark | France | Peru
Australia
Coach: Bert van Marwijk
Goalkeepers: Mathew Ryan (Brighton & Hove Albion), Brad Jones (Feyenoord), Danny Vukovic (Genk)
Defenders: Milos Degenek (Yokohama F. Marinos), James Meredith (Millwall), Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli), Matthew Jurman (Suwon Samsung Bluewings), Aziz Behich (Bursaspor), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers), Trent Sainsbury (Grasshoppers)
Midfielders: Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town), Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa), Jackson Irvine (Hull City), Tom Rogic (Celtic)
Forwards: Tim Cahill (Millwall), Mathew Leckie (Hertha BSC), Tomi Juric (Luzern), Robbie Kruse (VfL Bochum), Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds), Jamie Maclaren (Hibernian), Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City), Dimitri Petratos (Newcastle Jets)
Denmark
Coach: Age Hareide
Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City), Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield Town), Frederik Ronnow (Brondby)
Defenders: Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Simon Kjaer (Sevilla), Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town), Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Mathias Jorgensen (Huddersfield Town), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford), Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese)
Midfielders: Michael Krohn-Dehli (Deportivo La Coruna), William Kvist (Copenhagen), Thomas Delaney (Werder Bremen), Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur), Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux), Lasse Schone (Ajax)
Forwards: Nicolai Jorgensen (Feyenoord), Martin Braithwaite (Bordeaux), Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), Viktor Fischer (Copenhagen), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta), Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo)
France
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain)
Defenders: Benjamin Pavard (VfB Stuttgart), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), Adil Rami (Marseille), Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid), Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), Steven Nzonzi (Sevilla)
Forwards: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Thomas Lemar (Monaco), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Florian Thauvin (Marseille)
Peru
Coach: Ricardo Gareca
Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese (Veracruz), Carlos Caceda (Deportivo Municipal), Jose Carvallo (UTC)
Defenders: Alberto Rodriguez (Atletico Junior), Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Anderson Santamaria (Puebla), Miguel Araujo (Alianza Lima), Miguel Trauco (Flamengo), Christian Ramos (Veracruz), Luis Advincula (Lobos BUAP), Nilson Loyola (Melgar)
Midfielders: Paolo Hurtado (Vitoria de Guimaraes), Christian Cueva (Sao Paulo), Renato Tapia (Feyenoord), Andy Polo (Portland Timbers), Wilder Cartagena (Veracruz), Yoshimar Yotun (Orlando City), Pedro Aquino (Lobos BUAP)
Forwards: Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo), Jefferson Farfan (Lokomotiv Moscow), Raul Ruidiaz (Morelia), Andre Carrillo (Watford), Edison Flores (AaB)
Argentina | Croatia | Iceland | Nigeria
Argentina
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Goalkeepers: Nahuel Guzman (UANL), Franco Armani (River Plate), Willy Caballero (Chelsea)
Defenders: Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax), Cristian Ansaldi (Torino), Federico Fazio (Roma), Marcos Acuna (Sporting CP), Javier Mascherano (Hebei China Fortune), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica)
Midfielders: Lucas Biglia (Milan), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain), Maximiliano Meza (Independiente), Enzo Perez (River Plate), Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint-Germain), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors)
Forwards: Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Croatia
Coach: Zlatko Dalic
Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Lovre Kalinic (Gent), Danijel Subasic (Monaco)
Defenders: Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Ivan Strinic (Sampdoria), Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Duje Caleta-Car (Red Bull Salzburg), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Josip Pivaric (Dynamo Kyiv)
Midfielders: Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Filip Bradaric (Rijeka), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina)
Forwards: Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Andrej Kramaric (1899 Hoffenheim), Nikola Kalinic (Milan), Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt), Marko Pjaca (Schalke 04)
Iceland
Coach: Heimir Hallgrimsson
Goalkeepers: Hannes Tor Halldorsson (Randers), Frederik Schram (Roskilde), Runar Alex Runarsson (Nordsjaelland)
Defenders: Birkir Mar Saevarsson (Valur), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Rostov), Ragnar Sigurdsson (Rostov), Kari Arnason (Aberdeen), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (Levski Sofia), Hordur Bjorgvin Magnusson (Bristol City), Ari Freyr Skulason (Lokeren)
Midfielders: Samuel Fridjonsson (Valerenga), Albert Gudmundsson (PSV Eindhoven), Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), Olafur Ingi Skulason (Kardemir Karabukspor), Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City), Rurik Gislason (SV Sandhausen), Emil Hallfredsson (Udinese), Arnor Ingvi Traustason (Malmo)
Forwards: Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson (Rostov), Alfred Finnbogason (FC Augsburg), Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Reading)
Nigeria
Coach: Gernot Rohr
Goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba), Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United), Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna)
Defenders: Brian Idowu (Amkar Perm), Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge), William Troost-Ekong (Bursaspor), Leon Balogun (Mainz 05), Shehu Abdullahi (Bursaspor), Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes), Tyronne Ebuehi (ADO Den Haag), Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa)
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City), Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas), John Obi Mikel (Tianjin TEDA), Joel Obi (Torino), Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor), John Ogu (Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai), Victor Moses (Chelsea), Simeon Nwankwo (Crotone), Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City), Alex Iwobi (Arsenal)
Brazil | Costa Rica | Serbia | Switzerland
Brazil
Coach: Tite
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Roma), Cassio (Corinthians), Ederson (Manchester City)
Defenders: Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Miranda (Inter Milan), Pedro Geromel (Gremio), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Danilo (Manchester City), Fagner (Corinthians)
Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), Paulinho (Barcelona), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk), Willian (Chelsea)
Forwards: Douglas Costa (Juventus), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Costa Rica
Coach: Oscar Ramirez
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense), Leonel Moreira (Herediano)
Defenders: Johnny Acosta (Aguilas Doradas), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Bologna), Ian Smith (Norrkoping), Oscar Duarte (Espanyol), Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland), Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United), Cristian Gamboa (Celtic), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Kenner Gutierrez (Alajuelense)
Midfielders: Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruna), Christian Bolanos (Saprissa), Daniel Colindres (Saprissa), Bryan Ruiz (Sporting CP), Rodney Wallace (New York City FC), Randall Azofeifa (Herediano), Yeltsin Tejeda (Lausanne), David Guzman (Portland Timbers)
Forwards: Johan Venegas (Saprissa), Joel Campbell (Real Betis), Marco Urena (Los Angeles FC)
Serbia
Coach: Mladen Krstajic
Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan), Predrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar)
Defenders: Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal), Dusko Tosic (Besiktas), Uros Spajic (Anderlecht), Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Milan Rodic (Red Star Belgrade), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina)
Midfielders: Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica), Dusan Tadic (Southampton), Marko Grujic (Cardiff City), Filip Kostic (Hamburger SV), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Adem Ljajic (Torino)
Forwards: Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK), Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), Nemanja Radonjic (Red Star Belgrade), Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Switzerland
Coach: Vladimir Petkovic
Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Yvon Mvogo (RB Leipzig), Roman Burki (Borussia Dortmund)
Defenders: Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Francois Moubandje (Toulouse), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), Michael Lang (Basel), Ricardo Rodriguez (Milan), Johan Djourou (Antalyaspor), Fabian Schar (Deportivo La Coruna)
Midfielders: Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Valon Behrami (Udinese), Steven Zuber (1899 Hoffenheim), Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City)
Forwards: Breel Embolo (Schalke 04), Haris Seferovic (Benfica), Mario Gavranovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Josip Drmic (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Germany | Mexico | South Korea | Sweden
Germany
Coach: Joachim Low
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Kevin Trapp (Paris Saint-Germain), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Defenders: Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha BSC), Jonas Hector (1. FC Koln), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Midfielders: Sami Khedira (Juventus), Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Leon Goretzka (Schalke 04), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern Munich), Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City)
Forwards: Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart)
Mexico
Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio
Goalkeepers: Jose de Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Guillermo Ochoa (Standard Liege)
Defenders: Hugo Ayala (UANL), Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht Frankfurt), Rafael Marquez (Atlas), Hector Moreno (Real Sociedad), Hector Herrera (Porto), Edson Alvarez (America)
Midfielders: Erick Gutierrez (Pachuca), Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Miguel Layun (Sevilla), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Jesus Manuel Corona (Porto), Andres Guardado (Real Betis), Javier Aquino (UANL), Jesus Gallardo (UNAM)
Forwards: Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt), Raul Jimenez (Benfica), Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC), Javier Hernandez (West Ham United), Oribe Peralta (America), Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven)
South Korea
Coach: Shin Tae-yong
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Vissel Kobe), Kim Jin-hyeon (Cerezo Osaka), Cho Hyun-woo (Daegu FC)
Defenders: Lee Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Jung Seung-hyun (Sagan Tosu), Oh Ban-suk (Jeju United), Yun Young-sun (Seongnam FC), Park Joo-ho (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Min-woo (Sangju Sangmu), Hong Chul (Sangju Sangmu), Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Jang Hyun-soo (FC Tokyo), Go Yo-han (FC Seoul)
Midfielders: Ju Se-jong (Asan Mugunghwa), Lee Seung-woo (Hellas Verona), Koo Ja-cheol (FC Augsburg), Jung Woo-young (Vissel Kobe), Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City), Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Moon Seon-min (Incheon United)
Forwards: Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Kim Shin-wook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Hwang Hee-chan (Red Bull Salzburg)
Sweden
Coach: Janne Andersson
Goalkeepers: Robin Olsen (Copenhagen), Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea City)
Defenders: Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Victor Lindelof (Manchester United), Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar), Martin Olsson (Swansea City), Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), Filip Helander (Bologna), Emil Krafth (Bologna), Pontus Jansson (Leeds United)
Midfielders: Sebastian Larsson (Hull City), Albin Ekdal (Hamburger SV), Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC), Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa), Viktor Claesson (Krasnodar), Marcus Rohden (Crotone), Jimmy Durmaz (Toulouse)
Forwards: Marcus Berg (Al Ain), John Guidetti (Alaves), Ola Toivonen (Toulouse), Isaac Kiese Thelin (Waasland-Beveren)
Belgium | England | Panama | Tunisia
Belgium
Coach: Roberto Martinez
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg)
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur), Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht)
Midfielders: Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur), Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion)
Forwards: Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Michy Batshuayi (Borussia Dortmund)
England
Coach: Gareth Southgate
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jack Butland (Stoke City), Nick Pope (Burnley)
Defenders: Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Harry Maguire (Leicester City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
Panama
Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez
Goalkeepers: Jaime Penedo (Dinamo Bucuresti), Jose Calderon (Chorrillo), Alex Rodriguez (San Francisco)
Defenders: Michael Amir Murillo (New York Red Bulls), Harold Cummings (San Jose Earthquakes), Fidel Escobar (New York Red Bulls), Roman Torres (Seattle Sounders FC), Adolfo Machado (Houston Dynamo), Erick Davis (Dunajska Streda), Luis Ovalle (CD Olimpia), Felipe Baloy (Municipal)
Midfielders: Gabriel Gomez (Atletico Bucaramanga), Edgar Barcenas (Tapachula), Armando Cooper (Universidad de Chile), Valentin Pimentel (Plaza Amador), Ricardo Avila (Gent), Anibal Godoy (San Jose Earthquakes), Jose Luis Rodriguez (Gent)
Forwards: Blas Perez (Municipal), Gabriel Torres (Huachipato), Ismael Diaz (Deportivo Fabril), Abdiel Arroyo (Alajuelense), Luis Tejada (Sport Boys)
Tunisia
Coach: Nabil Maaloul
Goalkeepers: Farouk Ben Mustapha (Al-Shabab), Aymen Mathlouthi (Al-Batin), Mouez Hassen (Chateauroux)
Defenders: Syam Ben Youssef (Kasimpasa), Yohan Benalouane (Leicester City), Yassine Meriah (CS Sfaxien), Oussama Haddadi (Dijon), Rami Bedoui (Etoile du Sahel), Dylan Bronn (Gent), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly), Hamdi Nagguez (Zamalek)
Midfielders: Anice Badri (Esperance), Ferjani Sassi (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (Al-Ahli), Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier)
Forwards: Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Troyes), Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Al-Ettifaq), Wahbi Khazri (Rennes), Ahmed Khalil (Club Africain), Bassem Srarfi (Nice), Saber Khalifa (Club Africain), Ghailene Chaalali (Esperance), Naim Sliti (Dijon)
Colombia | Japan | Poland | Senegal
Colombia
Coach: Jose Pekerman
Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Arsenal), Camilo Vargas (Deportivo Cali), Jose Fernando Cuadrado (Once Caldas)
Defenders: Cristian Zapata (Milan), Oscar Murillo (Pachuca), Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven), Yerry Mina (Barcelona), Johan Mojica (Girona), Farid Diaz (Olimpia), Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors), Carlos Sanchez (Espanyol), Abel Aguilar (Deportivo Cali), James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich), Juan Cuadrado (Juventus), Mateus Uribe (America), Jefferson Lerma (Levante), Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate)
Forwards: Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Luis Muriel (Sevilla), Miguel Borja (Palmeiras), Jose Izquierdo (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Japan
Coach: Akira Nishino
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Metz), Masaaki Higashiguchi (Gamba Osaka), Kosuke Nakamura (Kashiwa Reysol)
Defenders: Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers), Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers), Yuto Nagatomo (Galatasaray), Wataru Endo (Urawa Red Diamonds), Hiroki Sakai (Marseille), Tomoaki Makino (Urawa Red Diamonds), Gotoku Sakai (Hamburger SV), Maya Yoshida (Southampton)
Midfielders: Keisuke Honda (Pachuca), Gaku Shibasaki (Getafe), Genki Haraguchi (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund), Takashi Usami (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Takashi Inui (Eibar), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo Osaka), Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale)
Forwards: Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City), Yoshinori Muto (Mainz 05), Yuya Osako (1. FC Koln)
Poland
Coach: Adam Nawalka
Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus), Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City)
Defenders: Michal Pazdan (Legia Warsaw), Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), Thiago Cionek (SPAL), Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Kamil Glik (Monaco), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: Jacek Goralski (Ludogorets Razgrad), Karol Linetty (Sampdoria), Grzegorz Krychowiak (West Bromwich Albion), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City), Maciej Rybus (Lokomotiv Moscow), Jakub Blaszczykowski (VfL Wolfsburg), Slawomir Peszko (Lechia Gdansk), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), Rafal Kurzawa (Gornik Zabrze)
Forwards: Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Lukasz Teodorczyk (Anderlecht), Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria)
Senegal
Coach: Aliou Cisse
Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo (Rennes), Khadim N'Diaye (Horoya), Alfred Gomis (SPAL)
Defenders: Adama Mbengue (Caen), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), Kara Mbodji (Anderlecht), Youssouf Sabaly (Bordeaux), Lamine Gassama (Alanyaspor), Moussa Wague (Eupen)
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Salif Sane (Hannover 96), Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham United), Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City), Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City)
Forwards: Moussa Sow (Bursaspor), Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Moussa Konate (Amiens), Diafra Sakho (Rennes), Ismaila Sarr (Rennes), M'Baye Niang (Torino), Keita Balde (Monaco)
Group stage
| A | Russia - Saudi Arabia | 14.6 16:00, Moscow |
| A | Egypt - Uruguay | 15.6 13:00, Ekaterinb. |
| B | Morocco - Iran | 15.6 16:00, St Petersb. |
| B | Portugal - Spain | 15.6 19:00, Sochi |
| C | France - Australia | 16.6 11:00, Kazan |
| D | Argentina - Iceland | 16.6 14:00, Moscow |
| C | Peru - Denmark | 16.6 17:00, Saransk |
| D | Croatia - Nigeria | 16.6 20:00, Kaliningrad |
| E | Costa Rica - Serbia | 17.6 13:00, Samara |
| F | Germany - Mexico | 17.6 16:00, Moscow |
| E | Brazil - Switzerland | 17.6 19:00, Rostov |
| F | Sweden - South Korea | 18.6 13:00, Nizhny |
| G | Belgium - Panama | 18.6 16:00, Sochi |
| G | Tunisia - England | 18.6 19:00, Volgograd |
| H | Poland - Senegal | 19.6 13:00, Moscow |
| H | Colombia - Japan | 19.6 16:00, Saransk |
| A | Russia - Egypt | 19.6 19:00, St Petersb. |
| B | Portugal - Morocco | 20.6 13:00, Moscow |
| A | Uruguay - S. Arabia | 20.6 16:00, Rostov |
| B | Iran - Spain | 20.6 19:00, Kazan |
| C | France - Peru | 21.6 13:00, Ekaterinb. |
| C | Denmark - Australia | 21.6 16:00, Samara |
| D | Argentina - Croatia | 21.6 19:00, Nizhny |
| E | Brazil - Costa Rica | 22.6 13:00, St Petersb. |
| D | Nigeria - Iceland | 22.6 16:00, Volgograd |
| E | Serbia - Switzerland | 22.6 19:00, Kaliningrad |
| G | Belgium - Tunisia | 23.6 13:00, Moscow |
| F | Germany - Sweden | 23.6 16:00, Sochi |
| F | South Korea - Mexico | 23.6 19:00, Rostov |
| G | England - Panama | 24.6 13:00, Nizhny |
| H | Japan - Senegal | 24.6 16:00, Ekaterinb. |
| H | Poland - Colombia | 24.6 19:00, Kazan |
| A | Uruguay - Russia | 25.6 15:00, Samara |
| A | Saudi Arabia - Egypt | 25.6 15:00, Volgograd |
| B | Spain - Morocco | 25.6 19:00, Kaliningrad |
| B | Iran - Portugal | 25.6 19:00, Saransk |
| C | Denmark - France | 26.6 15:00, Moscow |
| C | Australia - Peru | 26.6 15:00, Sochi |
| D | Nigeria - Argentina | 26.6 19:00, St Petersb. |
| D | Iceland - Croatia | 26.6 19:00, Rostov |
| F | S. Korea - Germany | 27.6 15:00, Kazan |
| F | Mexico - Sweden | 27.6 15:00, Ekaterinb. |
| E | Serbia - Brazil | 27.6 19:00, Moscow |
| E | Switzerl. - Costa Rica | 27.6 19:00, Nizhny |
| H | Japan - Poland | 28.6 15:00, Volgograd |
| H | Senegal - Colombia | 28.6 15:00, Samara |
| G | England - Belgium | 28.6 19:00, Kaliningrad |
| G | Panama - Tunisia | 28.6 19:00, Saransk |
Round of 16
| 1C - 2D (M1) | 30.6 15:00, Kazan |
| 1A - 2B (M2) | 30.6 19:00, Sochi |
| 1B - 2A (M3) | 1.7 15:00, Moscow |
| 1D - 2C (M4) | 1.7 19:00, Nizhny |
| 1E - 2F (M5) | 2.7 15:00, Samara |
| 1G - 2H (M6) | 2.7 19:00, Rostov |
| 1F - 2E (M7) | 3.7 15:00, St Petersb. |
| 1H - 2G (M8) | 3.7 19:00, Moscow |
Quarter-finals
| M2 - M1 | 6.7 15:00, Nizhny |
| M5 - M6 | 6.7 19:00, Kazan |
| M7 - M8 | 7.7 15:00, Samara |
| M3 - M4 | 7.7 19:00, Sochi |
Semi-finals
| QF1 - QF2 | 10.7 19:00, St Petersb. |
| QF3 - QF4 | 11.7 19:00, Moscow |
Finals
| Losers of semi-finals | 14.7 15:00, St Petersb. |
| Winners of semi-finals | 15.7 16:00, Moscow |
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