Talk:2018 FIFA World Cup squads

Semi-protected edit request on 14 May 2018
French final squad announcement date has been moved from May 15, 2018 to May 17, 2018 due to Olympique de Marseille's qualification in the Europa League final. French manager Didier Deschamps didn't want to distract French Marseille players. Lukejrlanger (talk) 19:20, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:43, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Mahmoud Hassan - Trezeguet
Mahmoud Hassan is better known as Trezeguet - and uses this name in both shirt and into competitions rather than his birth name. Why is he not listed like this while Shikabala and Kahraba are? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.68.17.71 (talk) 00:01, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Name sorting by family/surname
Isn't it pretty weird that all the names are being sorted by surname, even for teams such as Brazil, Portugal where nicknames are common and footballers known by that, and Iceland, where people are never addressed by their surname? NauruDude (talk) 19:20, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * All the sorting data was pulled from the person's article (the DEFAULTSORT value at the bottom of pages, which orders the players in categories). Please feel free to correct any mistakes, though most of the players from Brazil and Portugal are not sorted by their surname when known by a nickname. S.A. Julio (talk) 22:52, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Is there any particular reason why the sortname template isn't being used? Has it been deprecated now? HornetMike (talk) 00:22, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * sortname It appears to be, yes. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:46, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Saudi Arabia preliminary squad
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced yesterday (May 17th) the 28-man prelimanry squad, but only in Arabic language. This Brazilian site translated the names: https://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/copa-do-mundo/2018/noticias/2018/05/17/arabia-saudita-divulga-pre-lista-apenas-em-arabe-veja-nomes-traduzidos.htm

GK - Yasser Al Musailem (Al-Ahli), Abdullah Al-Mayuf (Al-Hilal), Mohammed Al-Owais (Al-Ahli) e Assaf Al-Qarny (Al-Ittihad)

DF - Mansoor Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli), Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal), Saeed Al Mowalad (Al-Ahli), Motaz Hawsawi (Al-Ahli), Osama Hawsawi (Al-Ahli), Omar Hawsawi (Al-Nassr), Mohammed Jahfali (Al-Hilal), Ali Al Bulaihi (Al Fateh)

MF - Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al Shabab), Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri (Al-Hilal), Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal), Taiseer Al-Jassim (Al-Ahli), Housain Al-Mogahwi (Al-Ahli), Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Nawaf Al Abed (Al-Hilal), Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal), Hattan Bahebri (Al Shabab), Mohammed Al-Kwikbi (Al-Ettifaq), Salem Al-Dawsari (Villarreal-ESP), Yehya Al-Shehri (Leganés-ESP)

FW - Fahad Al-Muwallad (Levante-ESP), Muhannad Assiri (Al-Ahli) e Mohamed Al-Sahlawi (Al-Nassr) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.44.109.186 (talk) 16:36, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ S.A. Julio (talk) 17:09, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

South Korea
The injured players are: Kim Min-jae and Lee Keun-ho. 180.20.37.210 (talk) 08:59, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 13:57, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

it is mentioned in the article (2 players .. ), you can read the source there ! 180.20.37.210 (talk) 14:30, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

In the article, what is actually stated, is that Lee Keun-ho and Kwon Chang-hoon were in the squad and will miss the worldcup because they are injured. Kim Min-jae on the other hand, according to the article, wasn't included in the squad anyway. Quanstizium (talk) 21:10, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

AS Monaco flag
Since the Canadian and Welsh flags are used for Vancouver Whitecaps, Swansea City and Cardiff City, which all play in a foreign league, wouldn't it be more fair to use the flag of Monaco for AS Monaco instead of the French flag ?
 * See Talk:2014 FIFA World Cup squads/Archive 1 and the article introduction ("The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated"). Swansea are registered with the Football Association of Wales, while AS Monaco are registered with the French Football Federation. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:01, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Argentina dorsal
1 Guzmán; 2 Mercado; 3 Tagliafico; 4 Ansaldi; 5 Biglia; 6 Fazio; 7 Banega; 8 Acuña; 9 Higuaín; 10 Messi; 11 Di Maria; 12 Armani; 13 Meza; 14 Mascherano; 15 Lanzini; 16 Rojo; 17 Otamendi; 18 Salvio; 19 Agüero; 20 Lo Celso; 21 Dybala; 22 Pavón; 23 Caballero  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.244.122.167 (talk) 20:19, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ S.A. Julio (talk) 20:44, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2018
Jamie Maclaren (Australia)'s last competitive match was for Hibernian not Darmstadt. Please update! 202.172.113.133 (talk) 06:55, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 15:24, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

here is a source. (Stating lineup for the last Hibernians match includes Maclaren) Quanstizium (talk) 17:13, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✔️. S.A. Julio (talk) 17:42, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Petkovic
Vladimir Petković is a naturalized Swiss citizen, so would it make sense to list him as Swiss instead of Bosnian? He is coaching the Swiss team and it would make sense in my opinion.--BigPig (talk) 09:49, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Absolutely, it has been done many times but POV pushers continue to change the flag back to Bosnian.--Ymblanter (talk) 09:55, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * FIFA will release a PDF of the final squads in a few days, and will list the nationalities of all the coaches, so I'd go off whatever they list. S.A. Julio (talk) 20:47, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

How did they listed him? Because listing him as Bosnian is no POV at all. He had Bosnian citizenship, aquired Swiss one, becoming double Bosnian-Swiss citizen, he didn´t represented any national team during his playing career, but played at both, Bosnian and Swiss clubs. So, as far as I remember, in this cases of dual-citizeship and no national team representation, the original citizenship/place of birth had precedent by WP:FOOTY. He is Bosnian coach who happens to have as well Swiss citizenship. Certainly more correct than Swiss coach who was born in Bosnia. Just compare the two definitions and you will see WP:FOOTY consensus of giving precedent to original citizenship/place of birth makes more sense. FkpCascais (talk) 02:01, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * You tell us. Switzerland is listed on page 30 of https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:05, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Many thanks . Bah... I still see my point as valid. He is more of a "Bosnian coach with Swiss citizenship as well" then "Swiss coach born in Bosnia"... Specially if we have in mind that before coming to play in Switzerland being already 24-years old, he had nothing to do with the Helvetic Confederation... If it was a Chinese club to sign him tha year, he would probably had nothing to do with Switzerland and have perhaps PR China passport along Bosnian, while the Bosnian link was guaranteed for life in any case. FkpCascais (talk) 02:14, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I see him as a person coaching a team, but then again, I need reading glasses. Hope your teams do well in the tournament! Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:04, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, but again, he may well tomorrow be coaching a totally different team, so what then? I think the exceptions in this dual-citizenship cases are only those where countries dont allow you to have double-citizenship, and one must abdicate its previous citizenship in order to aquire the new one. But as far as I know neither Bosnia nor Switzerland are limitative of double-citizenships, so WP:FOOTY consensus should apply. Here in this case in confrontation with WP:SOURCE. I am not into this really, for me its the same, just leaving the toughts here for future cases.
 * Thanks! My team (Serbia) is most likely going to do awfull. It is the worste team in nt history, and they sacked the coach that qualified us, and brought a guy who never coach a single game in his life, but is there just to be loyal to selling-players mafia... So yes, great expectations there, sure... If we finish second after Brazil (sort of probable/possible/dream) we may meet at 1/8 finals (if you finish first, no doubts you will) eheh. Cheers! FkpCascais (talk) 03:15, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Edit notice
I believe an edit notice would be beneficial. As with previous tournaments we are seeing editors applying transfers and other changes that would take effect after the tournament commences. I suggest an edit notice like what is listed in the lead:

Comments? Questions? Changes? Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:10, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Agreed, looks good and would be useful. S.A. Julio (talk) 20:41, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * OK. I just made the request. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:56, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the page 2018 FIFA World Cup squads. Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned.  I added edit template-protected to your request at Template talk:Editnotices/Page/2018 FIFA World Cup squads to get admin/template editor attention. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 15:15, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Tunisia Final Squad Announcement
The Tunisian football team's final 23-man squad has been announced on 2 June 2018. Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City’s Benalouane in 23-man squad 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018. I request Wikipedia to reflect the change and upgrade this from Tunisia's previously listed 29-man provisional squad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HritamKanji (talk • contribs) 14:17, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✔️. S.A. Julio (talk) 14:45, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 June 2018
Ricardo Pereira plays for Leicester City now Hodzis23 (talk) 09:41, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌ per the explanation on the top of the page: "The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament." S.A. Julio (talk) 10:34, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Official list players
All players.--212.171.112.196 (talk) 14:29, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:05, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Player representation by club Clubs with 10 or more players represented are listed.
Please add in Manchester City at the top of the table:

Club           Players Manchester City 17 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.28.118.96 (talk) 16:44, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✔️. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:05, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 June 2018
Manchester City is missing off the list for players represented by club. Of which 17 players come from Manchester city Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865767/club-teams-players-world-cup/

86.163.54.122 (talk) 16:45, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✔️. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:05, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Iran Football Team 2018 World Cup Final Squad Announcement References
Sir, I have noticed that unlike the other teams, in the case of the Iranian team, the statement before the squad list describing the announcement of the Iran final squad on 4 June is unaccompanied by suitable reference citations (none of them actually), which is present in the case of other teams, either from the official federation website or from reputed dailies/sources. I kindly request you to amend this and append and cite a suitable reference of the same. Suggested Source: BBC Sport: Iran head coach Carlos Quieroz names final squad. This is from a reputed source, the British Broadcasting Corporation and you could use it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HritamKanji (talk • contribs) 17:05, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✔️. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:06, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Coaches representation by country
Juan Antonio Pizzi is argentine, not spanish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.44.44.22 (talk) 17:36, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * He is capped to Spain, and therefore the Spanish flag should be used. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:05, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 June 2018
Mexican player Jesus Gallardo does not play for UNAM. He plays for Rayados de Monterrey. 2600:1700:A0C0:3C40:3DE4:E47B:7A27:2EFD (talk) 23:33, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: per the explanation on the top of the page: "The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament." S.A. Julio (talk) 23:44, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Player representation by league system
I noticed a couple of the "outside national squad" numbers in this table don't match up with the clubs in the roster lists - looks like Spain should have 63, not 64 (they have 17 Spanish-based players on their roster, so that should be the difference between the 2 numbers), and Russia should have 15, not 11 (they have 21 Russian-based players on their roster; the current difference of 25 isn't even possible with a 23-man roster). 24.206.97.189 (talk) 03:44, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * My mistake, Spain's number is correct at 64 (it was the total that was wrong, but looks like it's been corrected already). Russia's still looks wrong though. 24.206.97.189 (talk) 04:16, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Should we add notes for players who moved to a different club before, during or after a tournament?
For example, Fred to Manchester United and Lichtsteiner to Arsenal, whose moves were announced today. This was done on the 2014 World Cup squads page. Otherwise, it could be misleading (e.g., announcers referring to Fred as a Manchester United player or whatever) and could cut down on having to revert edits from editors changing players' clubs. MAINEiac4434 (talk) 18:10, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * No. The article is clear. "The club listed is the club for which the player was last eligible to play a competitive match prior to the tournament" so I'm not sure how it could be misleading. Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:34, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree with Walter, the wording is clear on the club which should be listed. Having notes all over the article would add unnecessary confusion, especially with any announcements after the start of the tournament. Current system makes the most sense. S.A. Julio (talk) 20:02, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Because on list articles like this, people very rarely read the opening paragraphs, and move on to the list. I think the current system is misleading and will lead to edits requiring reversions. It also messes with the player representation by League total, as now there are two more Premier League players and one fewer Ukrainian League and Serie A players. Perhaps notes for the players who officially move before the tournament starts? MAINEiac4434 (talk) 01:17, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * But there are not. The transfer window for most clubs does not open until after the tournament starts. That means that even though a player has signed with a new club, he is contractually bound to the 2017–18 club until 1 July. So the confusion is not inherent in the list but in the minds of those who are unfamiliar with the way leagues work. Walter Görlitz (talk) 01:38, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, the FIFA list source used lists the club which the player was last eligible to play a competitive match for. --SuperJew (talk) 14:28, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

why the final squad lists are not updated ?
why the final squad lists are not updated ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paco1990 (talk • contribs) 12:09, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * What exactly do you mean? S.A. Julio (talk) 14:32, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I suspect he means, "why is the article locked to new and anonymous editors?" Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:11, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

@ S.A. Julio I mean how come nobody edited the final squads of the teams (23 men) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paco1990 (talk • contribs) 19:50, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * That makes no sense. Could you give an example of a 23-man squad that hasn't been added or edited? Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:06, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

i am so sorry, my mistake.. anyway great job maintaining this page ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.138.93.127 (talk) 20:27, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Statistics prose of note
Was wondering if it's worth adding a paragraph about special milestones, for example Tim Cahill and Mark Milligan will be in their 4th World Cup (not such a big amount of players did this), and if Cahill scores he will be one of a select few players to score at 4 World Cups. --SuperJew (talk) 14:30, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd say a brief mention would be alright if sourced, though 21 players are appearing at their fourth World Cup, so I'm not sure it needs to be mentioned. However, I would mention Márquez, who is only the fourth player to appear at five tournaments. I wouldn't include Cahill's potential scoring record (it could be mentioned in the match summary of their group article if he does score). S.A. Julio (talk) 14:38, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 June 2018
Several players are out of position, I have compiled a list:

EXAMPLE NAME (CORRECT POSITION) NATIONALITY

MARCO ASENSIO FW SPAIN DAVID SILVA MF SPAIN CRISTIAN PAVON FW ARGENTINA EDUARDO SALVIO FW ARGENTINA ANGEL DI MARIA FW ARGENTINA PAULO DYBALA MF ARGENTINA MARCOS ACUNA MF ARGENTINA JAVIER MASCHERANO MF ARGENTINA WILLIAN FW BRAZIL TAISON MF BRAZIL PHILIPPE COUTINHO FW BRAZIL DUSAN TADIC FW SERBIA ADEM LJAJIC FW SERBIA XHERDAN SHAQIRI FW SWITZERLAND VICTOR MOSES DF NIGERIA KELECHI IHEANACHO MF NIGERIA ALEX IWOBI MF NIGERIA JONAS HECTOR MF GERMANY THOMAS MULLER FW GERMANY JULIAN BRANDT FW GERMANY JULIAN DRAXLER FW GERMANY JONATHAN DOS SANTOS FW MEXICO MIGUEL LAYUN DF MEXICO HEUNG MIN SON MF SOUTH KOREA EMIL FORSBERG FW SWEDEN LEANDER DENDONCKER MF BELGIUM EDEN HAZARD MF BELGIUM THORGAN HAZARD FW BELGIUM NACER CHADLI FW BELGIUM YANNICK CARRASCO FW BELGIUM FABIAN DELPH MF ENGLAND JESSE LINGARD FW ENGLAND DANNY WELBECK MF ENGLAND MARCUS RASHFORD MF ENGLAND WAHBI KHAZRI MF TUNISIA JUAN CUADRADO FW COLOMBIA MAKOTO HASEBE DF JAPAN SHINJI OKAZAKI MF JAPAN KEISUKE HONDA FW JAPAN GENKI HARAGUCHI FW JAPAN TAKASHI INUI FW JAPAN GAKU SHIBASAKI FW JAPAN YUYA OSAKO MF JAPAN KAMIL GROSICKI FW POLAND JAKUB BLASZCZYKOWSKI FW POLAND SALIF SANE DF SENEGAL MAME BIRAM DIOUF MF SENEGAL M'BAYE NIANG MF SENEGAL DENIS CHERYSHEV FW RUSSIA RAPHAEL GUERREIRO MF PORTUGAL BERNARDO SILVA FW PORTUGAL GONCALO GUEDES MF PORTUGAL

THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS ALSO HAVE THE WRONG CLUB

EXAMPLE NAME, NATIONALITY, CORRECT CLUB, CLUB BASED IN (COUNTRY)

GONCALO GUEDES, PORTUGAL, PARIS SAINT GERMAIN, FRANCE ANDRES INIESTA, SPAIN, VISSEL KOBE, JAPAN FRED, BRAZIL, MANCHESTER UNITED, ENGLAND MARKO GRUJIC, SERBIA, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND LEON GORETZKA, GERMANY, BAYERN MÜNCHEN, GERMANY MICHY BATSHUAYI, BELGIUM, CHELSEA, ENGLAND RUBEN LOFTUS-CHEEK, ENGLAND, CHELSEA, ENGLAND GREGORZ KRYCHOWIAK, POLAND, PARIS SAINT GERMAIN, FRANCE RICARDO PEREIRA, PORTUGAL, LEICESTER CITY, ENGLAND

THE SWITZERLAND COACH (VLADIMIR PETKOVIC) SHOULD BE SWISS NOT BOSNIAN DerpDoge21 (talk) 10:53, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Please read the introduction of the article. The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by FIFA, and the club listed is the club for which the player was last eligible to play a competitive match prior to the tournament. S.A. Julio (talk) 13:39, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Club after World Cup
Why this article is restricted for referencing players to their new club after the tournament. I see that is used in 2014 FIFA World Cup squads and 2006 FIFA World Cup squads. Maybe it should be limited to the deal sealed prior to kick-off. – Flix11 (talk) 19:24, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * But it's not. FIFA doesn't recognize the transfers and the players are not officially at the new teams until 1 July in most regions so we can't add an untruth to the article. 2010 and 2014 definitely had the same rule. If 2006 didn't, it can very easily be fixed. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:29, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, as the introduction states: the club listed is the club for which the player was last eligible to play a competitive match prior to the tournament. S.A. Julio (talk) 22:36, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Finnish Club
First time in WC history that a finnish club haves representation in FWC. It is KuPS with Abdallah Said (EGY) as player. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ELC70 (talk • contribs) 19:35, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Aren't there 12 (not 11) Chelsea players?
1 Argentina    23 CABALLERO Wilfredo 2 Belgium       1 COURTOIS Thibaut 3 Belgium      10 HAZARD Eden 4 Brazil       19 WILLIAN 5 Denmark       6 CHRISTENSEN Andreas 6 England      15 CAHILL Gary 7 England      21 LOFTUS-CHEEK Ruben 8 France        9 GIROUD Olivier 9 France       13 KANTE Ngolo 10 Germany      16 RUEDIGER Antonio 11 Nigeria      11 MOSES Victor 12 Spain        14 AZPILICUETA Cesar  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yfever (talk • contribs) 23:14, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Loftus-Cheek played his last commatch for Crystal Palace. S.A. Julio (talk) 23:32, 11 June 2018 (UTC)


 * I thought the rule was "last eligible to play a competitive match prior to the tournament," which would have been Chelsea for Loftus-Cheek. And that is also how he is listed in the official (?) listing. That is, he was on loan until May 31 (hence his playing for CP) but is now back on Chelsea. Coming back from loan is different from transfers, which don't official commence until July 1. Yfever (talk) 12:09, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree, if we have a source that lists players with specific clubs, we should follow that source, especially if we’re using it as the primary source for the article. – PeeJay 13:46, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * In what competitive match was Loftus-Cheek able to play for Chelsea after his last appearance for Crystal Palace? A similar discussion took place with the Euro 2016 squads, while FIFA is a reliable source we need not follow everything exactly how they publish it. (Harry Kane was also listed on FIFA's PDF as 98 kg..) S.A. Julio (talk) 14:33, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * If Chelsea had a match on June 1, then Loftus-Cheek would have been able to play for them. I guess this is a matter of definition then. I read "eligible to play a competitive match" as meaning that, if there is a match, they would be able to play. So, recent transfers aren't included since they are not able to play for their new club before July 1. You seem to require, not only that Loftus-Cheek be eligible (which we all agree (?) he would be), but that there actually be a match. I am not sure which interpretation is best. So, I would vote we defer to the official source. Yfever (talk) 01:16, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Well, similar to the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016 articles, the original wording was "the club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament". However, earlier I suggested the wording be changed to reflect the fact that a player could transfer to a new club in the previous season, yet not play a competitive match for the club (due to injury, not managing to get into the first team, etc.). The original wording implies that in this scenario, the player's previous club (not their current one) should be mentioned, though this would make little sense. (This scenario was also mentioned by at Talk:UEFA Euro 2016 squads.) This past wording was not intended to cause this awkward scenario, but rather clarify the clubs from the previous season should be listed (not updating for transfers, loans or loan returns after the end of the season). Though maybe the new wording is not the clearest either, as "last eligible" was added to prevent confusion with the aforementioned scenario (the wording implying the club they were able to play for in the previous season). However, the new wording could also be interpreted as you mentioned, though that was not the intent. I'd say either a note could be added to the current wording, the sentence could be adjusted once more, or the original wording could be restored, possibly with a note to clarify in case of the originally mentioned awkward scenario. Thoughts? (Also pinging and .) S.A. Julio (talk) 02:05, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm in favour of whatever is reflected in https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF . I don't mind seeing notes (Transferred to Foo FC, or Injured reserve for Dynamo Bar). We do want to be clear about a player's status and avoid edit wars. Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:08, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I would like to repeat a Qed237's argument back in 2016 (which Julio mentioned above): sometimes even official source is confusing, so how much should we rely on it? In Julio's talk page, we discussed 2 cases: Senegal's Lamine Gassama (Adanaspor is a likely typo, no reasons to follow FIFA here); then Al-Shehri (on loan at Leganes from Al-Nassr, until the end of last season) and Loftus-Cheek (on loan at Crystal Palace from Chelsea, also until the end of last season), it is weird to mention the Saudi as a Leganes' player, then the Englishman as a Chelsea's player ( would you like to change Al-Shehri's club as well?). Eventually, we agreed to keep the list as it is now, not completely following FIFA but more accurate and consistent. Restore the old wording (and list) is also good, it is the most understandable expression. Anyway, I will not contest if others would like to follow FIFA whatsoever; but we may need to fix Gassama's club and clarify Loftus-Cheek or Al-Shehri. Centaur271188 (talk) 03:14, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Agreed, we don't necessarily always need to follow FIFA, like with these mistakes mentioned. I suspect some of what FIFA published was directly from the information submitted by each FA, hence the few mistakes on the PDF. I don't mind notes either, though if they were to be added, they should be applied consistently and separated from the references section (like in UEFA Euro 2008 squads). Also in favour of restoring the original wording with a note clarifying any confusing scenarios, i.e.: The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. S.A. Julio (talk) 04:22, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Allow me to reinterpret this: we don't need a reliable source, we can come up with alternate ideas of our own. Correct me if I misunderstand that. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:07, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * To some extent, yes. Indeed, it sounds like a WP:OR, but I think we need it if we want to make a consistent and accurate list. Or should we just provide an official one and ignore its flaws (e.g. "they are FIFA's problems, not ours, we only follow it")? If others also want it that way, then I will not contest either. Centaur271188 (talk) 06:32, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Not at all, however we don't need to blindly follow FIFA with these complicated situations, we have a set of criteria defined which has been used for the squad articles of the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016. Other reliable sources list Crystal Palace for Loftus-Cheek, hence why mentioning this in a note could be a good compromise. S.A. Julio (talk) 06:38, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

OK, about Loftus-Cheek, we mention Chelsea in the table, then add a note saying Crystal Palace, and cite some sources. I would accept it. About Gassama, I suggest we do the opposite. We should not display clearly the wrong (though official) information, then 'hide' the right one in a note, should we? Centaur271188 (talk) 07:17, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * As we have existing criteria to clarify which club should be listed, I'd say Loftus-Cheek should remain with Crystal Palace listed, possibly with a note mentioning Chelsea. However, I'd think the wording is clear enough for notes not to be necessary (none are used on UEFA Euro 2016 squads), the KISS principle applies. S.A. Julio (talk) 08:18, 13 June 2018 (UTC)


 * I don't have strong opinions and am happy to defer to consensus. But, I think that WP:OR is a real issue. I think that we should use the official FIFA information unless we have a compelling reason to "correct" it and, if so, such a correction merits a note. That leaves me with Loftus-Cheek at Chelsea. Yfever (talk) 13:42, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Surely a player should be listed with the Club that holds his permanent contract? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.2.147.198 (talk) 03:00, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Have we reached consensus on this issue yet? The more that I think about it, the more that I think that WP:OR should be the controlling policy and that we should follow the official FIFA source document, only deviating when we are certain there is a mistake, and then documenting that mistake with a note. Thoughts? Yfever (talk) 12:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Not OR, there are plenty of other sources which identify him with Crystal Palace also (example). Lists are allowed to have a set of defined criteria, we should have the correct information as long as it is verifiable. As mentioned, a note could be added with references if necessary. S.A. Julio (talk) 13:34, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Nikola Kalinic's note
Hi, I would like to remove that note. Our article is mainly about the 23-men final squads submitted to and recognised by FIFA. Many things could happen later to some of those 736 players, affect them and their teams, but apparently not the list, unless the FIFA's PDF file is changed. To be consistent, if Kalinic's case is mentioned, then all similar incidents (listed players are effectively unavailable, e.g. injured Alan Dzagoev, injured William Kvist) should be included as well. It seems unnecessary. Centaur271188 (talk) 04:38, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
 * He was on the original 23-man roster and Croatia was unable to provide an alternate. A reader would be expecting to know why the player is listed in the roster but not on any of the match rosters. Is there a reason that we wouldn't want to mention all similar incidents? Are we or will we be short on reliable sources for those incidents? Is this article in jeopardy of making the list of 500 longest pages? The 500th is currently 296,510 bytes and mostly prose, while this is at 2306 and 194,172 bytes, most of which is template content. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:01, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Hyperlink to Team's pages?
This might not be standard protocol, but what are peoples' thoughts on linking each team's name to their respective Wikipedia pages? That way it'd be easy to see their history, former players etc... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sportzak (talk • contribs) 16:37, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
 * If you can find a way to do it outside of the heading (see MOS:HEADINGS "a heading should…not contain links") and without introducing a template such as main as this is not an encyclopedic discussion of the national team, it's just a roster. What sort of idea do you have for achieving that? Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:42, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Fair point about headers not containing links. But couldn't we just insert a line that links to the page. For example, "See also Argentina National Football Team." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sportzak (talk • contribs) 20:18, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
 * That's the same as the template. We're just listing a single roster in this article. I would assume it would be appropriate in a see also section though. Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:15, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Something like Template:2018 FIFA World Cup finalists at the end of this article may satisfy you. It has just been added. Thanks for reminding me :) Centaur271188 (talk) 03:08, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 July 2018
The section "Player representation by league system" contains a mathematical error/inconsistency. Specifically, the Mexican league is listed as having 23 players represented which is listed as 2.99% of players. This should instead be changed to 3.13%. (Quick mathematics: (23/736)*100=3.125.)

(I believe that it is the given figure of 23 players that is correct and the percentage given that is wrong rather than vice versa based purely on counting the number of players in the lists above.) 88.97.28.55 (talk) 05:30, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, thanks for spotting that. Fish +Karate  12:57, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Representation by Confederation
The numbers shown add up to 737 players, but there are 32 squads of 23 players, thus it should total 736.46.7.195.132 (talk) 21:29, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
 * S.A. Julio (talk) 10:09, 13 July 2018 (UTC)