<P> The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018 . The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers . Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament . </P> <P> A provisional list of 35 players per national team was submitted to FIFA by 14 May 2018, one month prior to the opening match of the tournament . From the preliminary squad, the final list of 23 players per national team was submitted to FIFA by 4 June, 10 days prior to the opening match of the tournament . FIFA published the final lists with squad numbers on their website the same day . Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first match, where the replacement players did not need to be in the preliminary squad . </P>

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