Who is playing in New York/New Jersey? FIFA World Cup squads

NEW YORK - New York/New Jersey will be one of the biggest stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosting eight matches, including the final, as teams begin announcing the squads fans could see at MetLife Stadium.

JUMP TO: France | Brazil | Morocco | Senegal | Norway | Ecuador | Germany | Panama | England

New York/New Jersey World Cup match schedule

New York/New Jersey will host eight FIFA World Cup matches in 2026, including five group-stage games, two knockout-stage matches and the FIFA World Cup 26™ Final.

Saturday, June 13, 6 p.m. ET

• Brazil vs. Morocco

Tuesday, June 16, 3 p.m. ET

• France vs. Senegal

Monday, June 22, 8 p.m. ET

• Norway vs. Senegal

Thursday, June 25, 4 p.m. ET

• Ecuador vs. Germany

Saturday, June 27, 5 p.m. ET

• Panama vs. England

Tuesday, June 30, 5 p.m. ET

• Round of 32

Sunday, July 5, 4 p.m. ET

• Round of 16

Sunday, July 19, 3 p.m. ET

• FIFA World Cup 26™ Final

Teams playing in New York/New Jersey

The teams currently scheduled to play group-stage matches in New York/New Jersey include Brazil, Morocco, France, Senegal, Norway, Ecuador, Germany, Panama and England.

France squad

France has announced its 26-player squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, giving New York/New Jersey fans a first look at the group that will face Senegal on June 16.

The roster is led by Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé and Michael Olise, giving France one of the most dangerous attacking groups in the tournament. France enters the World Cup as one of the sport’s modern powerhouses after winning the 2018 World Cup and reaching the final in 2022.

Notable absences include Eduardo Camavinga and Randal Kolo Muani, according to ESPN.

Mike Maignan (GK)
Robin Risser (GK)
Brice Samba (GK)
Lucas Digne (DEF)
Malo Gusto (DEF)
Lucas Hernandez (DEF)
Theo Hernandez (DEF)
Ibrahima Konate (DEF)
Jules Kounde (DEF)
Maxence Lacroix (DEF)
William Saliba (DEF)
Dayot Upamecano (DEF)
N’Golo Kante (MID)
Manu Kone (MID)
Adrien Rabiot (MID)
Aurelien Tchouameni (MID)
Warren Zaire-Emery (MID)
Maghnes Akliouche (FWD)
Bradley Barcola (FWD)
Rayan Cherki (FWD)
Ousmane Dembele (FWD)
Desire Doue (FWD)
Jean-Philippe Mateta (FWD)
Kylian Mbappe (FWD)
Michael Olise (FWD)
Marcus Thuram (FWD)

Brazil squad

Brazil announced its World Cup squad on May 18, giving fans an early look at the players who could appear in NY/NJ when Brazil faces Morocco on June 13.

Alisson (GK)
Ederson (GK)
Weverton (GK)
Wesley (DEF)
Marquinhos (DEF)
Danilo (DEF)
Alex Sandro (DEF)
Gabriel M. (DEF)
Ibañez (DEF)
L. Pereira (DEF)
D. Santos (DEF)
Bremer (DEF)
Casemiro (MID)
L. Paquetá (MID)
B. Guimarães (MID)
Fabinho (MID)
Danilo (MID)
Neymar Jr. (FWD)
Luiz Henrique (FWD)
Rayan (FWD)
Vinícius Jr. (FWD)
Raphinha (FWD)
G. Martinelli (FWD)
M. Cunha (FWD)
Endrick (FWD)
I. Thiago (FWD)

Morocco squad

Yassine Bounou (GK)
Munir El Kajoui (GK)
Reda Tagnaouti (GK)
Noussair Mazraoui (DEF)
Anass Salah-Eddine (DEF)
Youssef Belammari (DEF)
Achraf Hakimi (DEF)
Zakaria El Ouahdi (DEF)
Chadi Riad (DEF)
Nayef Aguerd (DEF)
Redouane Halhal (DEF)
Issa Diop (DEF)
Samir El Mourabet (MID)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (MID)
Neil El Aynaoui (MID)
Sofyan Amrabat (MID)
Azzedine Ounahi (MID)
Bilal El Khannouss (MID)
Ismael Saibari (MID)
Abde Ezzalzouli (FWD)
Chemsdine Talbi (FWD)
Soufiane Rahimi (FWD)
Ayoub El Kaabi (FWD)
Brahim Díaz (FWD)
Gessime Yassine (FWD)
Ayoube Amaimouni (FWD)

Morocco’s manager is Mohamed Ouahbi.

Morocco will face Brazil in New York/New Jersey on June 13.

Senegal squad

Édouard Mendy (GK)
Mory Diaw (GK)
Yehvann Diouf (GK)
Krépin Diatta (DEF)
Antoine Mendy (DEF)
Kalidou Koulibaly (DEF)
El Hadji Malick Diouf (DEF)
Mamadou Sarr (DEF)
Moussa Niakhaté (DEF)
Moustapha Mbow (DEF)
Abdoulaye Seck (DEF)
Ismaïl Jakobs (DEF)
Ilay Camara (DEF)
Idrissa Gana Gueye (MID)
Pape Gueye (MID)
Lamine Camara (MID)
Habib Diarra (MID)
Pathé Ciss (MID)
Pape Matar Sarr (MID)
Bara Sapoko Ndiaye (MID)
Sadio Mané (FWD)
Ismaïla Sarr (FWD)
Iliman Ndiaye (FWD)
Assane Diao (FWD)
Ibrahim Mbaye (FWD)
Nicolas Jackson (FWD)
Bamba Dieng (FWD)
Chérif Ndiaye (FWD)

Senegal will play twice in New York/New Jersey, facing France on June 16 and Norway on June 22.

Norway squad

Ørjan Håskjold Nyland (GK)
Egil Selvik (GK)
Sander Tangvik (GK)
Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (DEF)
Fredrik Bjørkan (DEF)
Henrik Falchener (DEF)
Sondre Langås (DEF)
Torbjørn Heggem (DEF)
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (DEF)
Julian Ryerson (DEF)
David Møller Wolfe (DEF)
Leo Østigård (DEF)
Thelonius Aasgaard (MID)
Fredrik Aursnes (MID)
Patrick Berg (MID)
Sander Berge (MID)
Oscar Bobb (MID)
Jens Petter Hauge (MID)
Antonio Nusa (MID)
Andreas Schjelderup (MID)
Morten Thorsby (MID)
Kristian Thorstvedt (MID)
Martin Ødegaard (MID)
Erling Braut Haaland (FWD)
Jørgen Strand Larsen (FWD)
Alexander Sørloth (FWD)

Norway will face Senegal in New York/New Jersey on June 22.

Ecuador squad

Hernán Galíndez (GK)
Moisés Ramírez (GK)
Gonzalo Valle (GK)
Willian Pacho (DEF)
Piero Hincapié (DEF)
Joel Ordóñez (DEF)
Félix Torres (DEF)
Pervis Estupiñán (DEF)
Yaimar Medina (DEF)
Ángelo Preciado (DEF)
Jackson Porozo (DEF)
Alan Minda (MID)
Moisés Caicedo (MID)
Jordy Alcivar (MID)
Denil Castillo (MID)
John Yeboah (MID)
Alan Franco (MID)
Pedro Vite (MID)
Kendry Páez (MID)
Nilson Angulo (MID)
Gonzalo Plata (MID)
Kevin Rodríguez (FWD)
Anthony Valencia (FWD)
Enner Valencia (FWD)
Jordy Caicedo (FWD)
Jeremy Arévalo (FWD)

Ecuador’s manager is Sebastián Beccacece.

Ecuador will face Germany in New York/New Jersey on June 25.

Germany squad

Oliver Baumann (GK)
Manuel Neuer (GK)
Alexander Nübel (GK)
Joshua Kimmich (DEF)
Nico Schlotterbeck (DEF)
Nathaniel Brown (DEF)
David Raum (DEF)
Waldemar Anton (DEF)
Pascal Groß (DEF)
Antonio Rüdiger (DEF)
Malick Thiaw (DEF)
Jonathan Tah (DEF)
Jamal Musiala (MID)
Jamie Leweling (MID)
Aleksandar Pavlović (MID)
Nadiem Amiri (MID)
Felix Nmecha (MID)
Angelo Stiller (MID)
Leon Goretzka (MID)
Kai Havertz (FWD)
Deniz Undav (FWD)
Maximilian Beier (FWD)
Florian Wirtz (FWD)
Nick Woltemade (FWD)
Lennart Karl (FWD)
Leroy Sané (FWD)

Germany will face Ecuador in New York/New Jersey on June 25.

Panama squad

Orlando Mosquera (GK)
Luis Mejía (GK)
César Samudio (GK)
César Blackman (DEF)
Jorge Gutiérrez (DEF)
Amir Murillo (DEF)
Fidel Escobar (DEF)
Andrés Andrade (DEF)
Edgardo Fariña (DEF)
José Córdoba (DEF)
Éric Davis (DEF)
Jiovany Ramos (DEF)
Roderick Miller (DEF)
Aníbal Godoy (MID)
Adalberto Carrasquilla (MID)
Carlos Harvey (MID)
Cristian Martínez (MID)
José Luis Rodríguez (MID)
César Yanis (MID)
Yoel Bárcenas (MID)
Alberto Quintero (MID)
Azarias Londoño (MID)
Ismael Díaz (FWD)
Cecilio Waterman (FWD)
José Fajardo (FWD)
Tomás Rodríguez (FWD)

Panama’s manager is Thomas Christiansen.

Panama will face England in New York/New Jersey on June 27.

England squad

Jordan Pickford (GK)
Dean Henderson (GK)
James Trafford (GK)
Reece James (DEF)
Ezri Konsa (DEF)
Jarell Quansah (DEF)
John Stones (DEF)
Marc Guehi (DEF)
Dan Burn (DEF)
Nico O'Reilly (DEF)
Djed Spence (DEF)
Tino Livramento (DEF)
Declan Rice (MID)
Elliot Anderson (MID)
Kobbie Mainoo (MID)
Jordan Henderson (MID)
Morgan Rogers (MID)
Jude Bellingham (MID)
Eberechi Eze (MID)
Harry Kane (FWD)
Ivan Toney (FWD)
Ollie Watkins (FWD)
Bukayo Saka (FWD)
Marcus Rashford (FWD)
Anthony Gordon (FWD)
Noni Madueke (FWD)

England’s squad also comes with several notable absences. Among the biggest names left out are Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harry Maguire, with reports also listing Morgan Gibbs-White, Luke Shaw, Fikayo Tomori, Jarrod Bowen, Levi Colwill, Trevoh Chalobah, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Adam Wharton among those missing out. Maguire publicly said he was "shocked and gutted" by the decision.

England will face Panama in New York/New Jersey on June 27.

New York/New Jersey will host a Round of 32 match on June 30, a Round of 16 match on July 5 and the FIFA World Cup 26™ Final on July 19.

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