A to­tal of 32 teams will com­pete in eight groups at the FI­FA World Cup in Qatar.

Ahead of the tour­na­ment some coun­tries have be­gun re­leas­ing lists of pro­vi­sion­al squads.

Here are some of the pro­vi­sion­al and con­fimed lists.

Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Sene­gal, Nether­lands

Qatar (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Saad Al Sheeb, Me­shaal Bar­sham, Yousef Has­san, Salah Za­karia.

De­fend­ers: Ab­delka­rim Has­san, Boualem Khoukhi, Ró-Ró, Tarek Salman, Bas­sam Al-Rawi, Musab Khed­er, Homam Ahmed, Mo­hammed Emad, Jassem Gaber.

Mid­field­ers: Karim Boudi­af, Ab­du­laz­iz Hatem, Ali As­sadal­la, Mo­hammed Waad, Ab­del­rah­man Moustafa, Osama Al-Tairi, Ahmed Fad­hel, Mostafa Tarek.

For­wards: Has­san Al-Hay­dos (cap­tain), Akram Afif, Al­moez Ali, Is­maeel Mo­ham­mad, Mo­hammed Muntari, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Yusuf Ab­duris­ag, Khalid Muneer, Naif Al-Hadhra­mi.

Nether­lands (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Jasper Cil­lessen, Justin Bi­jlow, Mark Flekken, Remko Pasveer, An­dries Nop­pert.

De­fend­ers: Da­ley Blind, Ste­fan de Vrij, Vir­gil van Dijk (cap­tain), Matthi­js de Ligt, Den­zel Dum­fries, Nathan Ake, Ju­r­rien Tim­ber, Tyrell Mala­cia, De­vyne Ren­sch, Mitchel Bakker, Sven Bot­man, Je­re­mie Frim­pong, Pas­cal Stru­ijk, Micky van de Ven.

Mid­field­ers: Frenkie de Jong, Steven Berghuis, Davy Klaassen, Marten de Roon, Jordy Clasie, Ryan Graven­berch, Te­un Koop­mein­ers, Gu­us Til, Ken­neth Tay­lor, Xavi Si­mons.

For­wards: Mem­phis De­pay, Luuk de Jong, Steven Berg­wi­jn, Vin­cent Janssen, Donyell Malen, Wout Weghorst, Cody Gakpo, Ar­naut Dan­ju­ma, Noa Lang, Bri­an Brobbey.

Group B: Eng­land, Iran, USA, Wales

Iran (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Alireza Beiran­vand, Amir Abedzadeh, Hos­sein Hos­sei­ni, Mo­ham­mad Reza Akhbari, Payam Ni­az­mand.

De­fend­ers: Morteza Pourali­gan­ji, Ramin Reza­eian, Hos­sein Kanaanizade­gan, Sho­jae Khalilzadeh, Rouzbeh Chesh­mi, Omid Noorafkan, Abol­fa­zl Jalali, Ehsan Ha­jsafi (cap­tain), Mi­lad Mo­ham­ma­di, Sadegh Mo­har­ra­mi, Ma­jid Hos­sei­ni, Saman Fal­lah.

Mid­field­ers: Saeid Eza­to­lahi, Saman Ghod­dos, Ah­mad Nourol­lahi, Ali Kari­mi, Vahid Amiri, Omid Ebrahi­mi, Meh­di Tora­bi, Mi­lad Sar­lak, Alireza Ja­han­bakhsh, Ali Gholizadeh.

For­wards: Meh­di Tare­mi, Sar­dar Az­moun, Karim Ansar­i­fard.

Group C: Ar­genti­na, Sau­di Ara­bia, Mex­i­co, Poland

Ar­genti­na (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Emil­iano Mar­tinez, Fran­co Ar­mani, Agustin March­esin, Geron­i­mo Rul­li, Juan Mus­so, Agustin Rossi.

De­fend­ers: Nico­las Ota­men­di, Mar­cos Acu­na, Nico­las Tagli­afi­co, Ger­man Pezzel­la, Nahuel Moli­na, Gon­za­lo Mon­tiel, Juan Foyth, Cris­t­ian Romero, Lu­cas Mar­tinez Quar­ta, Lisan­dro Mar­tinez, Fa­cun­do Med­i­na, Mar­cos Sen­e­si, Ne­huen Perez.

Mid­field­ers: An­gel Di Maria, Le­an­dro Pare­des, Ro­dri­go De Paul, Gio­vani Lo Cel­so, Gui­do Ro­driguez, Nico­las Gon­za­lez, Ex­e­quiel Pala­cios, Rober­to Pereyra, Ale­jan­dro Gomez, Nico­las Dominguez, Max­i­m­il­iano Meza, Lu­cas Ocam­pos, Alex­is Mac Al­lis­ter, En­zo Fer­nan­dez, Emil­iano Buen­dia, Thi­a­go Al­ma­da, Ma­tias Soule, Nico­las Paz, Lu­ka Romero, Valentin Car­boni.

For­wards: Li­onel Mes­si (cap­tain), Lau­taro Mar­tinez, Paulo Dy­bala, An­gel Cor­rea, Joaquin Cor­rea, Ju­lian Al­varez, Lu­cas Alario, Gio­van­ni Sime­one, Ale­jan­dro Gar­na­cho.

Mex­i­co (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Guiller­mo Ochoa, Al­fre­do Ta­lav­era, Rodol­fo Co­ta;

De­fend­ers: Hec­tor Moreno, Je­sus Gal­lar­do, Nestor Arau­jo, Ce­sar Montes, Jorge Sanchez, Ger­ar­do Artea­ga, Je­sus An­gu­lo, Kevin Al­varez, Jo­han Vasquez.

Mid­field­ers: An­dres Guarda­do, Hec­tor Her­rera, Je­sus Coro­na, Ed­son Al­varez, Or­be­lin Pine­da, Uriel An­tu­na, Er­ick Gutier­rez, Car­los Ro­driguez, Rober­to Al­vara­do, Luis Ro­mo, Diego Lainez, Alex­is Ve­ga, Er­ick Sanchez, Luis Chavez.

For­wards: Raul Jimenez, Hirv­ing Lozano, Hen­ry Mar­tin, Ro­ge­lio Fu­nes Mori, San­ti­a­go Gimenez.

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Poland (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Wo­j­ciech Szczes­ny, Lukasz Sko­rup­s­ki, Bartłomiej Drą­gows­ki, Kamil Grabara, Ra­dosław Ma­jec­ki.

De­fend­ers: Kamil Glik, Bar­tosz Bereszyn­s­ki, Jan Bednarek, Ar­tur Je­drze­jczyk, Tomasz Kedzio­ra, Arka­diusz Re­ca, Ty­mo­teusz Puchacz, Pawel Daw­id­ow­icz, Mat­ty Cash, Michal He­lik, Nico­la Za­lews­ki, Robert Gum­ny, Jakub Ki­wior, Michal Kar­bown­ik, Pawel Bochniewicz, Ma­teusz Wi­etes­ka, Pa­tryk Kun, Maik Nawroc­ki.

Mid­field­ers: Grze­gorz Krychowiak, Kamil Grosic­ki. Pi­otr Zielin­s­ki, Karol Linet­ty, Ma­teusz Klich, Prze­mys­law Frankows­ki, Kamil Jozwiak, Jacek Goral­s­ki, Se­bas­t­ian Szy­man­s­ki, Dami­an Szy­man­s­ki, Kacper Ko­zlows­ki, Szy­mon Zurkows­ki, Krys­t­ian Bielik, Jakub Kamin­s­ki, Ma­teusz Legows­ki, Michal Sko­ras, Pa­tryk Dz­iczek, Jakub Pi­otrows­ki; For­wards.

Robert Lewandows­ki (cap­tain), Arka­diusz Mi­lik, Krzysztof Pi­atek, Karol Swider­s­ki, Adam Buk­sa, Daw­id Kow­nac­ki.

Sau­di Ara­bia (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Mo­hammed Al-Owais, Fawaz Al-Qarni, Mo­hammed Al Rubaie, Nawaf Al-Aqi­di.

De­fend­ers: Yass­er Al-Shahrani, Mo­hammed Al-Breik, Ali Al-Bu­lai­hi, Sul­tan Al-Ghanam, Saud Ab­dul­hamid, Ab­d­ule­lah Al-Am­ri, Has­san Tam­bak­ti, Ab­dul­lah Madu, Ahmed Bam­saud.

Mid­field­ers: Fa­had Al-Muwal­lad, Salman Al-Faraj, Salem Al-Dawsari, Nawaf Al-Abed, Ab­dul­lah Otayf, Hat­tan Ba­he­bri, Mo­hamed Kan­no, Ab­d­ulel­lah Al-Mal­ki, Sa­mi Al-Na­jei, Ali Al-Has­san, Nass­er Al-Dawsari, Ay­man Yahya, Ab­dul­rah­man Al-Aboud, Riyadh Sharahili.

For­wards: Fi­ras Al-Bu­raikan, Ab­dul­lah Al-Ham­dan, Saleh Al-Shehri, Haitham Asiri, Ab­dul­lah Radif.

Group D: France, Aus­tralia, Den­mark, Tunisia

Aus­tralia squad

Goal­keep­ers: Mat Ryan (capt), Dan­ny Vukovic, An­drew Red­mayne.

De­fend­ers: Nathaniel Atkin­son, Az­iz Be­hich, Fran Karacic, Joel King, Kye Rowles, Har­ry Sout­tar, Mi­los De­genek, Thomas Deng, Bai­ley Wright.

Mid­field­ers: Keanu Bac­cus, Cameron De­vlin, Ajdin Hrus­tic, Jack­son Irvine, Aaron Mooy, Ri­ley Mc­Gree.

For­wards: Craig Good­win, Mar­tin Boyle, Jamie Ma­claren, Aw­er Ma­bil, Mat Leck­ie, Garang Kuol, Mitchell Duke, Ja­son Cum­mings.

Den­mark (pre­lim­i­nary squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Kasper Schme­ichel (Nice), Oliv­er Chris­tensen (Hertha Berlin).

De­fend­ers: Si­mon Kjaer (AC Mi­lan), Joachim An­der­sen (Crys­tal Palace), Joakim Maehle (Ata­lan­ta), An­dreas Chris­tensen (Barcelona), Ras­mus Kris­tensen (Leeds Unit­ed), Jens Stryger Larsen (Tra­b­zon­spor), Vic­tor Nels­son (Galatasaray), Daniel Wass (Brond­by).

Mid­field­ers: Thomas De­laney (Sevil­la), Math­ias Jensen (Brent­ford), Chris­t­ian Erik­sen (Man­ches­ter Unit­ed), Pierre-Emile Ho­jb­jerg (Tot­ten­ham).

For­wards: An­dreas Skov Olsen (Club Bruges), Jes­per Lind­strom (Ein­tra­cht Frank­furt), An­dreas Cor­nelius (Copen­hagen), Mar­tin Braith­waite (Es­pany­ol), Kasper Dol­berg (Sevil­la), Mikkel Dams­gaard (Brent­ford), Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfs­burg).

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Group E: Spain, Cos­ta Ri­ca, Ger­many, Japan

FILE - Costa Rica's Mauricio Wright, top center, scores past China's goalkeeper Jiang Jin during their 2002 World Cup Group C soccer match at the Gwangju World Cup stadium in Gwangju, South Korea, Tuesday June 4, 2002 as China's Li Xiaopeng, bottom left, and Xu Yunlong look on. China is missing out on the World Cup again despite spending millions — probably billions — to develop the game, a reported priority of Xi Jinping, the all-powerful general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

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Cos­ta Ri­ca squad

Goal­keep­ers: Key­lor Navas, Es­te­ban Al­vara­do, Patrick Se­queira.

De­fend­ers: Fran­cis­co Cal­vo, Juan Pablo Var­gas, Kendall Waston, Os­car Duarte, Daniel Cha­con, Keysh­er Fuller, Car­los Martínez, Bryan Oviedo, Ronald Matar­ri­ta.

Mid­field­ers: Yeltsin Teje­da, Cel­so Borges, Youstin Salas, Roan Wil­son, Ger­son Tor­res, Dou­glas Lopez, Jew­i­son Ben­nette, Al­varo Zamo­ra, An­tho­ny Hernán­dez, Bran­don Aguil­era, Bryan Ruiz.

For­wards: Joel Camp­bell, An­tho­ny Con­tr­eras, Jo­han Vene­gas.

Japan squad

Japan Goal­keep­ers: Shuichi Gon­da, Daniel Schmidt, Ei­ji Kawashima. De­fend­ers: Mi­ki Ya­mane, Hi­ro­ki Sakai, Maya Yoshi­da, Take­hi­ro Tomiya­su, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itaku­ra, Hi­ro­ki Ito, Yu­to Na­gato­mo, Yu­ta Nakaya­ma.

Mid­field­ers: Wataru En­do, Hide­masa Mori­ta, Ao Tana­ka, Gaku Shibasa­ki, Kaoru Mit­o­ma, Daichi Ka­ma­da, Rit­su Doan, Jun­ya Ito, Taku­mi Mi­namino, Take­fusa Kubo, Yu­ki So­ma.

For­wards: Daizen Mae­da, Taku­ma Asano, Ayase Ue­da.

Spain (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Un­ai Simo, Kepa Ar­riz­a­bal­a­ga, Robert Sanchez, David Raya, David So­ria.

De­fend­ers: Ser­gio Ramos (vice-cap­tain), Jor­di Al­ba, Ce­sar Azpilicue­ta, Dani Car­va­jal, Pau Tor­res, Ini­go Mar­tinez, Jose Gaya, Er­ic Gar­cia, Aymer­ic La­porte, Diego Llorente, Mar­cos Alon­so, Hugo Guil­la­m­on, Ale­jan­dro Balde, Ar­nau Mar­tinez.

Mid­field­ers: Ser­gio Bus­quets (cap­tain), Koke, Thi­a­go, Ro­dri, Mar­cos Llorente, Pedri, Gavi, Car­los Sol­er, Mikel Meri­no, Ser­gi Rober­to, Ser­gio Canales, Brais Mendez, Oi­han Sancet.

For­wards: Al­varo Mora­ta, Fer­ran Tor­res, Mar­co Asen­sio, Ro­dri­go, Pablo Sara­bia, Dani Ol­mo, Mikel Oyarz­a­bal, Ia­go As­pas, Ger­ard Moreno, Yere­my Pino, An­su Fati, Nico Williams, Bor­ja Igle­sias.

Group F: Bel­gium, Cana­da, Mo­roc­co, Croa­t­ia

Croa­t­ia (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Do­minik Li­vakovic, Ivi­ca Ivu­sic, Ivo Gr­bic, Do­minik Ko­tars­ki, Nediljko Labrovic.

De­fend­ers: Do­magoj Vi­da (vice-cap­tain), De­jan Lovren, Bor­na Barisic, Du­je Cale­ta-Car, Josip Ju­ra­novic, Josko Gvar­di­ol, Bor­na Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Marin Pon­gracic, Mar­tin Er­lic, Josip Su­ta­lo; Mid­field­ers: Lu­ka Mod­ric (cap­tain), Ma­teo Ko­vacic, Marce­lo Bro­zovic, Mario Pasal­ic, Niko­la Vla­sic, Lu­ka Ivanusec, Lovro Ma­jer, Kris­ti­jan Ja­kic, Lu­ka Su­cic, Josip Mis­ic.

For­wards: Ivan Perisic, An­drej Kra­mar­ic, Josip Breka­lo, Bruno Petkovic, Mis­lav Or­sic, Ante Budimir, Marko Li­va­ja, An­to­nio-Mirko Co­lak.

Group G: Brazil, Ser­bia, Switzer­land, Cameroon

Brazil squad

Goal­keep­ers: Alis­son, Ed­er­son, Wev­er­ton.

De­fend­ers: Thi­a­go Sil­va, Mar­quin­hos, Dani­lo, Ed­er Mil­li­tao, RAlex Telles, Alex San­dro, Bre­mer, Dani Alves.

Mid­field­ers: Casemiro, Lu­cas Pa­que­ta, Fabin­ho, Fred, Ever­ton Ribeiro, Bruno Guimaraes.

At­tack­ers: Ney­mar, Richarli­son, Vini­cius Ju­nior, Antony, Raphin­ha, Rodry­go, Gabriel Je­sus, Gabriel Mar­tinel­li.

Group H: Por­tu­gal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Ko­rea

Ghana (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Richard Ofori, Joe Wol­la­cott, Lawrence Ati-Zi­gi, Ab­dul Man­af Nu­rudeen, Ibrahim Dan­lad.

De­fend­ers: Jonathan Men­sah, Ab­dul Rah­man Ba­ba, Daniel Amartey, Andy Yi­adom, Alexan­der Djiku, Kasim Nuhu, Joseph Aidoo, Gideon Men­sah, De­nis Odoi, Alidu Sei­du, Mo­hammed Sal­isu, Tariq Lamptey, Den­nis Nkrumah-Ko­r­sah, Patrick Kpo­zo, Ab­dul Mu­min, Stephan Am­bro­sius, Ibrahim Imoro.

Mid­field­ers: An­dre Ayew, Mubarak Waka­so, Thomas Partey, Jef­frey Schlupp, Id­drisu Ba­ba, Mo­hammed Kudus, Daniel-Kofi Ky­ereh, Ed­mund Ad­do, Joseph Paintsil, Ma­jeed Ashimeru, El­isha Owusu, Daniel Afriyie, Sal­i­fu Mu­dasiru, Salis Ab­dul Samed.

For­wards: Jor­dan Ayew, Rich­mond Boakye, Samuel Owusu, Caleb Ekuban, Kamaldeen Sule­m­ana, Ab­dul Fa­tawu Is­sa­haku, Joel Fameyeh, Fe­lix Afe­na-Gyan, Kwasi Okyere Wriedt, Os­man Bukari, Yaw Yeboah, Em­manuel Gyasi, Christo­pher Antwi-Ad­jei, In­a­ki Williams, An­toine Se­menyo, Mo­hammed Dau­da, Ka­mal Sowah, Rans­ford-Yeboah Konigs­dorf­fer, Ernest Nuamah.

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Por­tu­gal (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Rui Patri­cio, An­tho­ny Lopes, Dio­go Cos­ta, Rui Sil­va, Jose Sa.

De­fend­ers: Pepe (vice-cap­tain), Dani­lo Pereira, Raphael Guer­reiro, Jose Fonte, Ruben Dias, Joao Can­ce­lo, Cedric Soares, Nel­son Seme­do, Nuno Mendes, Mario Rui, Dio­go Dalot, Domin­gos Duarte, Fabio Car­doso, David Car­mo, Thier­ry Cor­reia, Tia­go Dja­lo, Gonça­lo Ina­cio, Dio­go Leite, Nuno San­tos, An­to­nio Sil­va, Nuno Tavares; Mid­field­ers: Joao Moutin­ho, William Car­val­ho, Bernar­do Sil­va, Joao Mario, Bruno Fer­nan­des, Re­na­to Sanch­es, Ruben Neves, Joao Pal­hin­ha, Ser­gio Oliveira, Matheus Nunes, Otavio, Vit­in­ha, Fabio Car­val­ho, Flo­renti­no Luis, Fabio Vieira.

For­wards: Cris­tiano Ronal­do (cap­tain), An­dre Sil­va, Gonca­lo Guedes, Joao Fe­lix, Rafael Leao, Fran­cis­co Trin­cao, Ri­car­do Hor­ta, Paulin­ho, Pe­dro Goncalves, Daniel Po­dence, Be­to, Jo­ta, Gonca­lo Ramos, Vit­in­ha.

Uruguay (pro­vi­sion­al squad)

Goal­keep­ers: Fer­nan­do Muslera, Ser­gio Ro­chet, Se­bas­t­ian Sosa, Guiller­mo de Amores, San­ti­a­go Mele, Gas­ton Olveira.

De­fend­ers: Diego Godín (cap­tain), Mar­tin Cac­eres, Jose Gimenez, Se­bas­t­ian Coates, Ma­tias Vina, Gio­van­ni Gon­za­lez, Ronald Arau­jo, Guiller­mo Varela, Math­ias Oliv­era, Joaquin Pi­querez, Dami­an Suarez, Se­bas­t­ian Cac­eres, Bruno Mendez, Agustin Ro­gel, Gas­ton Al­varez, San­ti­a­go Bueno, Le­an­dro Cabr­era, Al­fon­so Es­pino, Lu­cas Olaza, Fed­eri­co Pereira, Jose Luis Ro­driguez.

Mid­field­ers: Ma­tias Ve­ci­no, Ro­dri­go Ben­tan­cur, Fed­eri­co Valverde, Gior­gian de Ar­ras­cae­ta, Lu­cas Tor­reira, Nico­las de la Cruz, Mau­ro Aram­bar­ri, Fer­nan­do Gor­ri­aran, Manuel Ugarte, Ce­sar Arau­jo, Max­i­m­il­iano Arau­jo, Fe­lipe Car­ballo, Fabri­cio Di­az.

For­wards: Luis Suarez, Edin­son Ca­vani, Jonathan Ro­driguez, Maxi Gomez, Dar­win Nunez, Fa­cun­do Tor­res, Fa­cun­do Pel­listri, Agustin Al­varez Mar­tinez, Diego Rossi, Agustin Canob­bio, David Ter­ans, Bri­an Ocam­po, Mar­tin Sa­tri­ano, Thi­a­go Bor­bas, Nico­las Lopez.