World Cup Squads: Which Ligue 1 Players are heading to North America?
With two more major squad announcements today -- Morocco and the United States -- we take a closer look at which Ligue 1 McDonald's (and Ligue 2 BKT) players are set to feature for their countries this summer.
Group A:
Czechia: Pavel Šulc, Olympique Lyonnais
South Korea: Lee Kang-In, Paris Saint-Germain
Group B:
Canada: Final roster yet to be announced, Jacen Russel-Rowe (Toulouse FC) and Moise Bombito (OGC Nice) are in the preliminary squad
Bosnia: Nidal Čelik, RC Lens
Switzerland: Breel Embolo, Stade Rennais; Yvon Mvogo, FC Lorient; Denis Zakaria, AS Monaco
26 Namen – Ein grosses Ziel 🏆 Unser Kader für den Sommer 🇨🇭
26 noms – Un grand objectif. Notre sélection pour l’été.
26 nomi – Un grande obiettivo. La nostra squadra per l’estate. pic.twitter.com/0TbEWMtnot— 🇨🇭 Nati (@nati_sfv_asf) May 20, 2026
Group C:
Brazil: Endrick, Olympique Lyonnais; Marquinhos, Paris Saint-Germain
Haiti: Carlens Arcus, Angers SCO; Josué Casimir, AJ Auxerre; Martin Experience, ASL Nancy; Alexandre Pierre, Sochaux; Johnny Placide, SC Bastia
Morocco: Nayef Aguerd, Olympique de Marseille; Ayyoub Bouaddi, LOSC; Samir El Mourabet, RC Strasbourg; Achraf Hakimi, Paris Saint-Germain; Amine Sbäi, Angers SCO; Gessime Yassine, RC Strasbourg
6 Ligue 1 stars will represent Morocco at the World Cup! 🇲🇦✨ pic.twitter.com/THykIcXv0r
— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) May 26, 2026
Group D:
Paraguay: Julio Enciso, RC Strasbourg
United States: Folarin Balogun, AS Monaco; Mark McKenzie, Toulouse FC; Timothy Weah, Olympique de Marseille
Group E:
Ecuador: Final roster yet to be announced
Côte d'Ivoire: Simon Adingra, AS Monaco; Clément Akpa, AJ Auxerre; Guéla Doué, RC Strasbourg; Elye Wahi, OGC Nice
Group F:
Japan: Keito Nakamura, Stade de Reims; Ayumu Seko, Le Havre
Netherlands: Final roster yet to be announced
Tunisia: Ali Abdi, OGC Nice; Khalil Ayari, Paris Saint-Germain; Montassar Talbi, FC Lorient
🇯🇵 Ayumu Seko appelé avec le Japon pour participer à la Coupe du Monde cet été.
Félicitations ! 👏💙 pic.twitter.com/bbfcfqsyY9— Havre Athletic Club ⚽️ (@HAC_Foot) May 15, 2026
Group G:
Belgium: Matiás Fernández-Pardo, LOSC Thomas Meunier, LOSC; Diego Moreira, RC Strasbourg; Nathan Ngoy, LOSC; Mike Penders, RC Strasbourg
Egypt: Mohamed Abdelmonem, OGC Nice
New Zealand: Ben Old, AS Saint-Étienne
Group H:
Saudi Arabia: Saud Abdulhamid, RC Lens
Spain: Fabián Ruiz, Paris Saint-Germain
𝟐𝟔 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝟏 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝟏 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🇫🇷
Together, we head to the World Cup! 👊🌎#FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/mFhNUB60wI— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) May 14, 2026
Group I:
France: Maghnes Akliouche, AS Monaco; Bradley Barcola, Paris Saint-Germain; Ousmane Dembélé, Paris Saint-Germain; Desiré Doué, Paris Saint-Germain; Lucas Hernández, Paris Saint-Germain; Robin Risser, RC Lens; Brice Samba, Stade Rennais; Warren Zaïre-Emery, Paris Saint-Germain
Senegal: Lamine Camara, AS Monaco; Krépin Diatta, AS Monaco; Mory Diaw, Le Havre; Bamba Dieng, FC Lorient; Yehvann Diouf, OGC Nice; Ibrahim Mbaye, Paris Saint-Germain; Moustapha Mbow, Paris FC; Antoine Mendy, OGC Nice; Moussa Niakhaté, Olympique Lyonnais
Group J:
Algeria: Final roster yet to be announced
Argentina: Final roster yet to be announced, Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille), Valentín Barco (RC Strasbourg), Facundo Medina (Olympique de Marseille), Geronimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille) Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais are in the preliminary squad
Jordan: Musa Al-Tamaari (Stade Rennais)
Group K:
Colombia: Deiver Machado (FC Nantes)
DR Congo: Arthur Masuaku (RC Lens); Chancel Mbemba (LOSC); Nathanaël Mbuku, (Montpellier HSC); Lionel Mpasi (AC Le Havre); Ngal'ayel Mukau (LOSC)
Portugal: Nuno Mendes, Paris Saint-Germain; João Neves, Paris Saint-Germain; Gonçalo Ramos, Paris Saint-Germain; Vitinha, Paris Saint-Germain
Próxima paragem: América! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/TPrn2gK9s3
— Ligue 1 Português (@Ligue1_POR) May 19, 2026
Group L:
Ghana: Augustin Boakye, AS Saint-Étienne; Gideon Mensah, AJ Auxerre; Ernest Nuamah, Olympique Lyonnais; Kojo Pepprah Oppong, OGC Nice; Elisha Owusu, AJ Auxerre; Alidu Seidu, Stade Rennais; Marvin Senaya, AJ Auxerre
