Each of the 32 competing teams must submit a preliminary list of players by Friday as they begin the process of choosing their squads for the tournament in Qatar.
FIFA regulations state that each club must send a roster on Friday that includes a minimum of 35 players and a maximum of 55 players.
The final team must also be chosen from the preliminary list, and players cannot be changed for a three-week period.
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FIFA will not release the preliminary selection, although teams are free to reveal their picks.
This is the first time a World Cup preliminary list has been expanded to 55 since Russia’s tournament and past editions.
Dubbed a World Cup of firsts, this year’s squads will debut 26 members instead of the usual 23 to factor in injuries and the tournament’s timing as it kicks off during several football leagues.
On the 14 November, a few days before the World Cup, FIFA will require all teams to report their rosters for the World Cup
Qatar confident
Meanwhile, the host country on Monday said is ready to hold the FIFA World Cup in just over one month.
In attendance at the “One Month to Go” press conference, Chief Executive Officer of the World Cup Nasser Al Khater applauded his team’s efforts and all those involved.
“Qatar is ready to host a global celebration of the beautiful game,” he said.
“We look forward to welcoming fans and players from across the world as they sample our welcoming hospitality, vast array of entertainment options, and, of course, top-class international football.
“It promises to be a unique edition of the FIFA World Cup – and one that will leave a lasting, positive impact on Qatar, the Middle East, and the Arab world,” said Al Khater.
Yasir Al Jamal, Director General, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), said: “We look forward to hosting a tournament that will live long in the memory of fans from across the globe”
Qatar’s upcoming World Cup will host a total of 74 pitches which includes training grounds for the teams as well as the country’s eight stadiums.
“Pitches are of course, at the top of our priority list, both at the training sites and across the stadiums. In total, we’ve got 74 pitches that make up this World Cup, eight in the stadium, 32 in the base camps where there will be two training sites each, and also a referee at base camp,” FIFA’s Smith said.
Each stadium will have around 700 groundskeepers and artificial grow lights to make up for the lost natural light caused by roof shade.
Eight stadiums were constructed in Qatar to host the World Cup, and each of them has undergone extensive testing over the past two years.
Most recently, the renowned Lusail Stadium was put to the test during the Lusail Super Cup, which featured Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli and Egypt’s Zamalek.
While the stadiums have been finished, the country’s last-minute building projects, like the roadwork in the capital Doha, are still unfinished.
