FIFA has ratified 26-man squads for this year’s World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n

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The move is in relation with recent national tournaments and is an expansion on the 23-man squads that had been used ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

FIFA also stated up to 15 substitutes can be named for a match, which means no player misses out – something England head coach Gareth Southgate had asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everybody has to be available for all the games,\u201d he stated in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the squads are going to be bigger then it needs to be a situation where everybody is able to change on a matchday\u201d, Southgate further said.<\/p>\n

The deadline for all 32 countries competing to submit their final squads is 20^{th<\/sup> of October – 30 days ahead of the first match between Senegal and the Netherlands at the Al Thumama Stadium.<\/p>\n}

FIFA also stated that no more than 26 people – up to 15 substitutes and 11 team officials, of which 1 must be the team doctor – will be permitted to sit on the bench.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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