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World Cup 2026 squad availability update: 9 June
injury · June 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Germany and Congo DR have confirmed squad withdrawals and replacements, while Canada, Argentina and Ecuador carry opening-match availability risks.
As of 9 June, the confirmed squad availability picture has two separate layers: Germany and Congo DR each have one confirmed withdrawal and replacement, while Canada, Argentina and Ecuador carry opening-match availability risks. Several other names are injury-related omissions from the squad announcement phase and should not be treated as current 26-player squad absences.
Confirmed withdrawals and replacements:
- Germany | Lennart Karl | confirmed withdrawal: Torn muscle in the left thigh; withdrawn from Germany's World Cup squad. Replacement: Assan Ouedraogo.
- Congo DR | Rocky Bushiri | confirmed withdrawal: Withdrew from Congo DR's World Cup squad due to injury. Replacement: Aaron Tshibola.
Players still in the squad with opening-match risk:
- Canada | Alphonso Davies | doubtful (Group opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina): FIFA's squad page says he is included despite an ongoing hamstring injury that is likely to keep him out of Canada's opener.
- Argentina | Nicolás Otamendi | opening-match suspension (Group opener against Algeria): Suspended for the opener after a direct red card against Ecuador in the final qualifying round; remains in the 26-player squad.
- Ecuador | Moisés Caicedo | opening-match suspension (Group opener against Ivory Coast): Suspended for the opener after being sent off for two bookings against Argentina in the final qualifying round; remains in the 26-player squad.
Injury-related squad omissions:
- Ghana | Muhammed Kudus | injury-related squad omission: FIFA's squad page says he did not recover from a quad injury suffered in January and was not named in Ghana's 26-player squad.
- Japan | Kaoru Mitoma | injury-related squad omission: FIFA's squad page says the injured Brighton forward was not named in Japan's squad.
- Jordan | Yazan Al Naimat | injury-related squad omission: FIFA's squad page says he is missing Jordan's World Cup squad after a knee injury at last year's FIFA Arab Cup.
- Spain | Fermín López | injury-related squad omission: FIFA's Spain squad page says he suffered a fracture in his right foot and was not named in Spain's World Cup squad.
The squad and rating pages follow the same distinction: confirmed withdrawals are removed from the 26-player squad, while suspended or doubtful players remain part of their teams' listed squads.
