This upcoming week, in an international footballing calendar that is about to get incredibly intense, it is time for the major countries to announce their squads for the last international break of the 2025/26 season before heading on to the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
Therefore, this series of friendlies will provide a great opportunity for players who want to prove themselves over the summer, so, for instance, many players who have not been included in their squads will be attending this week and vice versa. Some players will return from injury after some time out from injuries, making an impact again in club football around the world.
Full Squad Breakdown: Major Nations (March 2026)
Argentina
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez, Gerónimo Rulli, Juan Musso
Defenders: Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Leonardo Baldé, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Senesi, Tomás Palacios, Nicolás Tagliafico, Gabriel Rojas, Marcos Acuña
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister, Máximo Perrone, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Valentín Barco, Ezequiel Palacios, Nico Paz, Thiago Almada
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Giuliano Simeone, Gianluca Prestiani, Nicolás González, José Manuel López, Julián Álvarez
📋 This is the official squad list selected by Lionel Scaloni for the International Friendly against Guatemala! 🏆🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/eXbcdFnV5y
— Selección Argentina in English (@AFASeleccionEN) March 18, 2026
Algeria
Goalkeepers: Kilian Belazzoug, Anthony Mandrea, Melvin Mastil, Luca Zidane
Defenders: Achref Abada, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Zineddine Belaïd, Rafik Belghali, Ramy Bensebaïni, Mehdi Dorval, Aïssa Mandi, Sohaib Naïr
Midfielders: Hicham Boudaoui, Yacine Titraoui, Ramiz Zerrouki, Houssem Aouar, Adil Aouchiche, Farès Chaïbi, Ibrahim Maza
Forwards: Mohammed Amoura, Adil Boulbina, Farès Ghedjemis, Anis Hadj Moussa, Riyad Mahrez, Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali, Amine Gouiri, Amin Chiakha
Belgium
Goalkeepers: Senne Lammens, Matz Sels, Maarten Vandevoordt.
Defenders: Timothy Castagne, Zeno Debast, Maxim De Cuyper, Koni De Winter, Brandon Mechele, Thomas Meunier, Nathan Ngoy, Joaquin Seys, Arthur Theate.
Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne, Nathan De Cat, Amadou Onana, Nicolas Raskin, Youri Tielemans, Hans Vanaken, Axel Witsel.
Forwards: Charles De Ketelaere, Jeremy Doku, Mika Godts, Romelu Lukaku, Dodi Lukebakio, Lois Openda, Alexis Saelemaekers, Lucas Stassin, Leandro Trossard.
Brazil
Goalkeepers: Alisson, Bento, Ederson
Defenders: Alex Sandro, Bremer, Danilo, Douglas Santos, Gabriel Magalhães, Ibanez, Leo Pereira, Marquinhos, Wesley
Midfielders: Andre Santos, Casemiro, Danilo, Fabinho, Gabriel Sara
Forwards: Endrick, Gabriel Martinelli, Igor Thiago, João Pedro, Luiz Henrique, Matheus Cunha, Raphinha, Ryan, Vinícius Júnior
Canada
Goalkeepers: Maxime Crépeau, Owen Goodman, Dayne St. Clair
Defenders: Derek Cornelius, Richie Laryea, Kamal Miller, Ralph Priso, Niko Sigur, Joel Waterman, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
Midfielders: Ali Ahmed, Tajon Buchanan, Mathieu Choinière, Marcelo Flores, Junior Hoilett, Ismaël Koné, Liam Millar, Jonathan Osorio, Nathan Saliba
Forwards: Jonathan David, Daniel Jebbison, Cyle Larin, Tani Oluwaseyi, Aribim Pepple, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Alistair Johnston, Moïse Bombito
England
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)
France
Goalkeepers: Lucas Chevalier, Mike Maignan, Brice Samba
Defenders: Lucas Digne, Malo Gusto, L. Hernandez, T. Hernandez, Pierre Kalulu, Ibrahima Konaté, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano
Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga, N’Golo Kanté, Manu Koné, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Warren Zaïre-Emery
Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche, Rayan Cherki, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Hugo Ekitike, Randal Kolo Muani, Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise, Marcus Thuram.
𝐋𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐒 𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐀̀ ! 💙🔥
Cap sur les États-Unis avec 2 matchs face au Brésil 🇧🇷 et à la Colombie 🇨🇴
🔜 Rendez-vous lundi à Clairefontaine pour l’arrivée 😄 pic.twitter.com/6YFtbtERdL
Switzerland
Goalkeepers: Marvin Keller, Gregor Kobel, Yvon Mvogo
Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Aurele Amenda, Eray Comert, Nico Elvedi, Luca Jaquez, Miro Muheim, Ricardo Rodriguez, Silvan Widmer
Midfielders: Michel Aebischer, Remo Freuler, Ardon Jashari, Joan Manzambi, Joel Monteiro, Dan Ndoye, Fabian Rieder, Granit Xhaka
Forwards: Alvyn Sanches, Vincent Sierro, Djibril Sow, Filip Ugrinic, Ruben Vargas, Denis Zakaria
Senegal
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Yehvann Diouf, Mory Diaw
Défenders: Kalidou Koulibaly, Moussa Niakhate, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Ismail Jakobs, Mamadou Sarr, Krepin Diatta, Antoine Mendy, Abdoulaye Seck, Nobel Mendy
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye, Pathe Ciss, Pape Gueye, Pape Matar Sarr, Lamine Camara, Habib Diarra
Forwards: Ismaïla Sarr, Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson, Cherif Ndiaye, Assane Diao, Habib Diallo, Ibrahim Mbaye, Boulaye Dia, Mamadou Diakhon, Bamba Dieng
Germany
Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann, Alexander Nübel, Jonas Urbig
Defenders: Waldemar Anton, Nathanial Brown, Joshua Kimmich, David Raum, Antonio Rüdiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jonathan Tah, Malick Thiaw, Josha Vagnoman
Midfields: Pascal Groß, Leon Goretzka, Felix Nmecha, Aleksander Pavlovic, Anton Stach, Florian Wirtz
Forwards: Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz, Lennart Karl, Jamie Leweling, Leroy Sané, Kevin Schade, Deniz Undav, Nick Woltemade
Morocco
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou, El Mehdi El Harra, El Mehdi Benabid
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Issa Diop, Ismaël Baouf, Redouane Halhal, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, Chadi Riad, Anass Salah-Eddine, Souffian El Karouani
Midfielders: Azzedine Ounahi, Ismael Saibari, Bilal El Khannouss, Neil El Aynaoui, Oussama Targhalline, Samir El Mourabet, Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (AS FAR)
Forwards: Brahim Diaz, Ayoub El Kaabi, Soufiane Rahimi, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Amine Adli, Mohamed Yassir Zabiri, Yassine Gessime, Chemsedine Talbi
Ivory Coast
Goalkeepers: Fofana Yahia, Koné Mohamed, Lafont Alban.
Defenders: Agbadou Emmanuel, Akpa Clément, Diomandé Ousmane, Doué Guéla, Konan Ghislain, Kossounou Odilon, Ndicka Évan, Singo Wilfried.
Midfielders: Fofana Séko, Guiagon Parfait, Kessié Franck, Oulai Christ, Sangaré Ibrahim, Séri Jean-Michaël.
Attackers: Adingra Simon, Diallo Amad, Diomandé Yan, Godo Martial, Guessand Evann, Touré Bazoumana, Traoré Bénie, Wahi Elye Sèpe.
Nigeria
Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye, Adebayo Adeleye, Francis Uzoho
Defenders: Calvin Bassey, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Bruno Onyemaechi, Zaidu Sanusi, Igoh Ogbu, Emmanuel Fernandez
Midfielders: Alex Iwobi, Frank Onyeka, Wilfred Ndidi, Raphaël Onyedika, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Forwards: Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Chidera Ejuke, Paul Onuachu, Akor Adams, Philip Otele, Yira Collins Sor
Tunisia
Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmene, Sabri Ben Hassan, Mouhib Chamekh, Noureddine Farhati
Defenders: Yan Valery, Moutaz Neffati, Ghaith Zaalouni, Omar Rekik, Adem Arous, Alaaeddine Ghram, Raed Chikhaoui, Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida, Mortadha Ben Ounnes, Ali Abdi
Midfielders: Ellyes Skhiri, Hannibal Mejbri, Anis Ben Slimane, Rani Khedhira, Ismael Gharbi, Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud
Forwards: Elias Saad, Sébastien Tounekti, Rayan Elloumi, Firas Chaouat, Louay Ben Farhat, Seyfallah Letaief, Omar Ben Ali, Khalil Ayari, Hazem Mastouri, Anisse Saidi.
Italy
Goalkeepers: Elia Caprile (Cagliari), Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Alex Meret (Napoli);
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Diego Coppola (Paris FC), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Marco Palestra (Cagliari), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli);
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Manuel Locatelli (Juventus), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle);
Attackers: Federico Chiesa (Liverpool), Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta), Mateo Retegui (Al-Qadsiah), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).
Spain
Goalkeepers: Unai Simón, David Raya, Joan García, Álex Remiro
Defenders: Pedro Porro, Pau Cúbersí, Dean Huijsen, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Alejandro Grimaldo, Marcos Llorente, Cristhian Mosquera
Midfielders: Rodri, Martín Zubimendi, Pedri, Fermín López, Carlos Soler, Pablo Fornals, Dani Olmo
Forwards: Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Víctor Muñoz, Ferran Torres, Borja Iglesias, Yeremy Pino, Ander Barrenetxea, Álex Baena
Portugal
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa, Jose Sa, Rui Silva
Defenders: Matheus Nunes, Diogo Dalot, João Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Gonçalo Inácio, Renato Veiga, António Silva, Tomás Araújo
Midfielders: Ruben Neves, Samu Costa, Mateus Fernandes, Joao Neves, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes
Forwards: Rodrigo Mora, Ricardo Horta, Pedro Gonçalves, João Félix, Francisco Trinção, Francisco Conceição, Pedro Neto, Rafael Leão, Gonçalo Guedes, Gonçalo Ramos
Netherlands
Goalkeepers: Bart Verbruggen (Brighton), Justin Bijlow (Genoa), Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen)
Defenders: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), Stefan de Vrij (Inter), Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool), Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Jurriën Timber
Midfielders: Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City), Jerdy Schouten (PSV), Luciano Valente (Feyenoord), Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus), Quinten Timber (Olympique Marseille), Kees Smit (AZ),
Forwards: Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Memphis Depay (Corinthians), Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur), Wout Weghorst (Ajax), Noa Lang (Galatasaray), Brian Brobbey (Sunderland)
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