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tournament held in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

from 20 May to 11 June 2023. The 24 participating national teams were required to register a squad of 21 players, including at least three goalkeepers (Regulations Article 27.1). Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The tournament exclusively required players to be born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2007 to be eligible, that is, they had to be a maximum of 20 years old and at least 16 years old by the end of the calendar year in which the competition was played (Regulations Article 24.2). Each participating national team had to submit a provisional list of a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 55 players (including at least four goalkeepers) to

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by the deadline stipulated by them (10 April 2023). The provisional lists were not published by FIFA and player changes were allowed only in exceptional cases (Regulations Article 25). The final list of 21 players per national team had to be submitted to FIFA by the deadline stipulated by them (10 May). All players in the final list had to be chosen from the respective provisional list. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match (Regulations Article 27). FIFA published final lists of all teams on 12 May 2023. The age listed for each player is on 20 May 2023, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Player names marked in bold have been capped at full international level.

Group A

Argentina

announced a provisional squad of 37 players on 18 April 2023. The final squad was then announced on 3 May 2023. Head coach:

Javier Mascherano Javier Alejandro Mascherano (; born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine Association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive ...

Uzbekistan

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announced their final squad on 8 May 2023. Head coach: Ravshan Khaydarov

Guatemala

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

announced their final squad on 11 May 2023. Head coach: Rafael Loredo

New Zealand

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announced their final squad on 1 May 2023. Head coach:

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Group B

United States

The

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announced their final squad on 10 May 2023. Mauricio Cuevas withdrew injured and was replaced by

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on 18 May. Head coach: Mikey Varas

Ecuador

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

announced their final squad on 9 May 2023. Head coach: Miguel Bravo

Fiji

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

announced their final squad on 10 May 2023. Head coach: Bobby Mimms

Slovakia

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announced a provisional squad of 48 players on 2 May 2023. The final squad was announced on 11 May 2023. On 15 May, Bálint Csóka replaced Dominik Hollý, who had withdrawn due to an injury. Head coach: Albert Rusnák

Group C

Senegal

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announced their final squad on 10 May 2023. On 22 May, N'Diack Sall replaced Landing Badji, who had withdrawn due to an injury. Head coach: Malick Daf

Japan

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announced their final squad on 9 May 2023. Head coach: Koichi Togashi

Israel

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

announced their final squad on 7 May 2023. Goalkeeper Nitai Greis replaced goalkeeper Lior Gliklich, who had withdrawn due to an injury. Head coach:

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Colombia

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announced their squad on 9 May 2023. Head coach: Héctor Cárdenas

Group D

Italy

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announced their squad on 11 May 2023. Head coach: Carmine Nunziata

Brazil

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announced their final squad on 28 April 2023. On 3 May, Jean Pedroso replaced Kaiky, who had withdrawn due to an injury. On 7 May,

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forward Pedrinho was replaced by Marquinhos because his club decided not to release him. On 11 May, defender Michel was ruled out due to an injury, and one day later was replaced by Douglas Mendes. Head coach: Ramon Menezes

Nigeria

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submitted a provisional squad of 55 players. The final squad was announced on May 8 2023. On 9 May, goalkeeper Saheed Jimoh was replaced by John Utoblo. Head coach: Ladan Bosso

Dominican Republic

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announced their final squad on 8 May 2023. Head coach: Walter Benítez

Group E

Uruguay

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submitted a provisional squad of 45 players. The final squad was announced on 8 May 2023. Head coach: Marcelo Broli

Iraq

Head coach:

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The preliminary squad containing 51 players was submitted on 23 April 2023.

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announced the final squad on Wednesday 10th May. On 16 May, Abboud Rabah was replaced by Abbas Majed, while Sajjad Fadhil and Mohammed Emad Mohammed were announced as standby players to replace any players in the squad that cannot participate.

England

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announced their final squad on 11 May 2023. Head coach: Ian Foster

Tunisia

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announced their final squad on 8 May 2023. Head coach: Montasser Louhichi

Group F

France

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announced their final squad on 10 May 2023. Head coach: Landry Chauvin

South Korea

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announced their final squad on 5 May 2023. Head coach: Kim Eun-jung

Gambia

The

Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...

announced a provisional squad of 35 players on 1 May 2023. The final squad was announced on 10 May 2023. Head coach: Abdoulie Bojang

Honduras

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announced their final squad on 28 April 2023. Head coach: Luis Alvarado

References

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