The 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals was an international football tournament held in Italy from 6 to 10 October 2021. The four national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 23 players – of which three had to be goalkeepers – by 30 September 2021, 23:59 CEST ( UTC+2), six days prior to the opening match of the tournament. [1] Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. [2]
In the event that a player on the submitted squad list suffered from an injury or illness prior to his team's first match of the tournament, that player could be replaced, provided that the team doctor and a doctor from the UEFA Medical Committee both confirmed that the injury or illness was severe enough to prevent the player from participating in the tournament. Players who either tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 or had been declared as "close contacts" of a positive SARS-CoV-2 tested person – and therefore were put in isolation by the decision of health authorities – were considered cases of serious illness and could therefore be replaced before the first match. If a group of players of a team were placed into mandatory quarantine or self-isolation prior to a match following a decision from national or local health officials due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests, and fewer than 13 players were available (including at least one goalkeeper), additional players could be called up to meet the minimum of 13 players required. In such a case, an equivalent number of quarantined players had to be definitively withdrawn from the 23-player list. [2]
The position listed for each player is per the official squad lists published by UEFA. The age listed for each player is their age as of 6 October 2021, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality to their team.
Belgium
Manager:
Roberto Martínez
Belgium's final squad was announced on 1 October 2021, [1] with Matz Sels also selected as a stand-by goalkeeper. [3] Thomas Meunier withdrew injured and was replaced by Thomas Foket on 5 October. [4] Thorgan Hazard withdrew injured and was replaced by Arthur Theate on 6 October. [5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Thibaut Courtois | 11 May 1992 (aged 29) | 91 | 0 |
Real Madrid
|
| 2 | DF | Toby Alderweireld | 2 March 1989 (aged 32) | 116 | 5 |
Al-Duhail
|
| 3 | DF | Jason Denayer | 28 June 1995 (aged 26) | 30 | 1 |
Lyon
|
| 4 | DF | Dedryck Boyata | 28 November 1990 (aged 30) | 27 | 0 |
Hertha BSC
|
| 5 | DF | Jan Vertonghen | 24 April 1987 (aged 34) | 132 | 9 |
Benfica
|
| 6 | MF | Axel Witsel | 12 January 1989 (aged 32) | 116 | 11 |
Borussia Dortmund
|
| 7 | MF | Kevin De Bruyne | 28 June 1991 (aged 30) | 84 | 22 |
Manchester City
|
| 8 | MF | Youri Tielemans | 7 May 1997 (aged 24) | 45 | 4 |
Leicester City
|
| 9 | FW | Romelu Lukaku | 13 May 1993 (aged 28) | 100 | 67 |
Chelsea
|
| 10 | FW | Eden Hazard ( captain) | 7 January 1991 (aged 30) | 114 | 33 |
Real Madrid
|
| 11 | FW | Yannick Carrasco | 4 September 1993 (aged 28) | 51 | 6 |
Atlético Madrid
|
| 12 | GK | Simon Mignolet | 6 March 1988 (aged 33) | 31 | 0 |
Club Brugge
|
| 13 | GK | Koen Casteels | 25 June 1992 (aged 29) | 2 | 0 |
VfL Wolfsburg
|
| 14 | FW | Dodi Lukebakio | 24 September 1997 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 |
VfL Wolfsburg
|
| 15 | DF | Thomas Foket | 25 September 1994 (aged 27) | 7 | 1 |
Reims
|
| 16 | DF | Arthur Theate | 25 May 2000 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 |
Bologna
|
| 17 | MF | Hans Vanaken | 24 August 1992 (aged 29) | 13 | 3 |
Club Brugge
|
| 18 | FW | Charles De Ketelaere | 10 March 2001 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 |
Club Brugge
|
| 19 | MF | Leander Dendoncker | 15 April 1995 (aged 26) | 23 | 0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
| 20 | FW | Leandro Trossard | 4 December 1994 (aged 26) | 11 | 2 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
|
| 21 | DF | Timothy Castagne | 5 December 1995 (aged 25) | 17 | 2 |
Leicester City
|
| 22 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | 27 June 1999 (aged 22) | 4 | 1 |
Milan
|
| 23 | FW | Michy Batshuayi | 2 October 1993 (aged 28) | 37 | 22 |
Beşiktaş
|
France
Manager: Didier Deschamps
France's final squad was announced on 30 September 2021. [6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hugo Lloris ( captain) | 26 December 1986 (aged 34) | 132 | 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur
|
| 2 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 28 March 1996 (aged 25) | 38 | 2 |
Bayern Munich
|
| 3 | DF | Presnel Kimpembe | 13 August 1995 (aged 26) | 24 | 0 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 4 | DF | Raphaël Varane | 25 April 1993 (aged 28) | 81 | 5 |
Manchester United
|
| 5 | DF | Jules Koundé | 12 November 1998 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 |
Sevilla
|
| 6 | MF | Paul Pogba | 15 March 1993 (aged 28) | 87 | 11 |
Manchester United
|
| 7 | FW | Antoine Griezmann | 21 March 1991 (aged 30) | 98 | 41 |
Atlético Madrid
|
| 8 | MF | Aurélien Tchouaméni | 27 January 2000 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 |
Monaco
|
| 9 | FW | Anthony Martial | 5 December 1995 (aged 25) | 30 | 2 |
Manchester United
|
| 10 | FW | Kylian Mbappé | 20 December 1998 (aged 22) | 49 | 17 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 11 | FW | Moussa Diaby | 7 July 1999 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 |
Bayer Leverkusen
|
| 12 | DF | Léo Dubois | 14 September 1994 (aged 27) | 10 | 0 |
Lyon
|
| 13 | MF | Matteo Guendouzi | 14 April 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |
Marseille
|
| 14 | MF | Adrien Rabiot | 3 April 1995 (aged 26) | 21 | 0 |
Juventus
|
| 15 | DF | Dayot Upamecano | 27 October 1998 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 |
Bayern Munich
|
| 16 | GK | Benoît Costil | 3 July 1987 (aged 34) | 1 | 0 |
Bordeaux
|
| 17 | MF | Jordan Veretout | 1 March 1993 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 |
Roma
|
| 18 | DF | Lucas Digne | 20 July 1993 (aged 28) | 42 | 0 |
Everton
|
| 19 | FW | Karim Benzema | 19 December 1987 (aged 33) | 90 | 31 |
Real Madrid
|
| 20 | FW | Wissam Ben Yedder | 12 August 1990 (aged 31) | 15 | 2 |
Monaco
|
| 21 | DF | Lucas Hernandez | 14 February 1996 (aged 25) | 28 | 0 |
Bayern Munich
|
| 22 | DF | Théo Hernandez | 6 October 1997 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 |
Milan
|
| 23 | GK | Mike Maignan | 3 July 1995 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 |
Milan
|
Italy
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Italy's final squad was announced on 30 September 2021. [7] Ciro Immobile and Rafael Tolói withdrew injured and were replaced by Moise Kean and Davide Calabria, respectively, on 3 October. [8] Matteo Pessina withdrew injured and was replaced by Federico Dimarco on 4 October. [9]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Salvatore Sirigu | 12 January 1987 (aged 34) | 28 | 0 |
Genoa
|
| 2 | DF | Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 4 August 1993 (aged 28) | 15 | 1 |
Napoli
|
| 3 | DF | Giorgio Chiellini ( captain) | 14 August 1984 (aged 37) | 113 | 8 |
Juventus
|
| 4 | DF | Davide Calabria | 6 December 1996 (aged 24) | 3 | 0 |
Milan
|
| 5 | MF | Manuel Locatelli | 8 January 1998 (aged 23) | 16 | 3 |
Juventus
|
| 6 | MF | Marco Verratti | 5 November 1992 (aged 28) | 47 | 3 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 7 | MF | Lorenzo Pellegrini | 19 June 1996 (aged 25) | 18 | 2 |
Roma
|
| 8 | MF | Jorginho | 20 December 1991 (aged 29) | 38 | 5 |
Chelsea
|
| 9 | FW | Giacomo Raspadori | 18 February 2000 (aged 21) | 5 | 1 |
Sassuolo
|
| 10 | FW | Lorenzo Insigne | 4 June 1991 (aged 30) | 49 | 10 |
Napoli
|
| 11 | FW | Domenico Berardi | 1 August 1994 (aged 27) | 20 | 5 |
Sassuolo
|
| 12 | DF | Federico Dimarco | 10 November 1997 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |
Inter Milan
|
| 13 | DF | Emerson Palmieri | 3 August 1994 (aged 27) | 21 | 0 |
Lyon
|
| 14 | FW | Federico Chiesa | 25 October 1997 (aged 23) | 34 | 4 |
Juventus
|
| 15 | DF | Francesco Acerbi | 10 February 1988 (aged 33) | 19 | 1 |
Lazio
|
| 16 | MF | Bryan Cristante | 3 March 1995 (aged 26) | 19 | 1 |
Roma
|
| 17 | FW | Moise Kean | 28 February 2000 (aged 21) | 10 | 4 |
Juventus
|
| 18 | MF | Nicolò Barella | 7 February 1997 (aged 24) | 31 | 6 |
Inter Milan
|
| 19 | DF | Leonardo Bonucci | 1 May 1987 (aged 34) | 111 | 8 |
Juventus
|
| 20 | MF | Federico Bernardeschi | 16 February 1994 (aged 27) | 35 | 6 |
Juventus
|
| 21 | GK | Gianluigi Donnarumma | 25 February 1999 (aged 22) | 36 | 0 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 22 | GK | Alex Meret | 22 March 1997 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 |
Napoli
|
| 23 | DF | Alessandro Bastoni | 13 April 1999 (aged 22) | 7 | 0 |
Inter Milan
|
Spain
Manager: Luis Enrique
Spain's final squad was announced on 30 September 2021. [10] Pedri withdrew injured and was replaced by Brais Méndez on 1 October. [11] Marcos Llorente and Brais Méndez withdrew injured and were replaced by Bryan Gil and Sergi Roberto, respectively, on 3 October. [12] [13]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | David de Gea | 7 November 1990 (aged 30) | 45 | 0 |
Manchester United
|
| 2 | DF | César Azpilicueta | 28 August 1989 (aged 32) | 32 | 1 |
Chelsea
|
| 3 | DF | Pau Torres | 16 January 1997 (aged 24) | 14 | 1 |
Villarreal
|
| 4 | DF | Iñigo Martínez | 17 May 1991 (aged 30) | 16 | 0 |
Athletic Bilbao
|
| 5 | MF | Sergio Busquets ( captain) | 16 July 1988 (aged 33) | 129 | 2 |
Barcelona
|
| 6 | MF | Bryan Gil | 11 February 2001 (aged 20) | 3 | 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur
|
| 7 | FW | Yeremy Pino | 20 October 2002 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 |
Villarreal
|
| 8 | MF | Koke | 8 January 1992 (aged 29) | 58 | 0 |
Atlético Madrid
|
| 9 | MF | Gavi | 5 August 2004 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 |
Barcelona
|
| 10 | MF | Sergi Roberto | 7 February 1992 (aged 29) | 10 | 1 |
Barcelona
|
| 11 | FW | Ferran Torres | 29 February 2000 (aged 21) | 20 | 10 |
Manchester City
|
| 12 | DF | Eric García | 9 January 2001 (aged 20) | 13 | 0 |
Barcelona
|
| 13 | GK | Robert Sánchez | 18 November 1997 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
|
| 14 | DF | Sergio Reguilón | 16 December 1996 (aged 24) | 6 | 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur
|
| 15 | DF | Pedro Porro | 13 September 1999 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 |
Sporting CP
|
| 16 | MF | Rodri | 22 June 1996 (aged 25) | 27 | 1 |
Manchester City
|
| 17 | DF | Marcos Alonso | 28 December 1990 (aged 30) | 3 | 0 |
Chelsea
|
| 18 | MF | Pablo Fornals | 22 February 1996 (aged 25) | 4 | 1 |
West Ham United
|
| 19 | DF | Aymeric Laporte | 27 May 1994 (aged 27) | 10 | 1 |
Manchester City
|
| 20 | MF | Mikel Merino | 22 June 1996 (aged 25) | 8 | 0 |
Real Sociedad
|
| 21 | MF | Mikel Oyarzabal | 21 April 1997 (aged 24) | 19 | 5 |
Real Sociedad
|
| 22 | FW | Pablo Sarabia | 11 May 1992 (aged 29) | 12 | 4 |
Sporting CP
|
| 23 | GK | Unai Simón | 11 June 1997 (aged 24) | 16 | 0 |
Athletic Bilbao
|
References
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- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2020/21" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "24 Devils selected for Nations League Final Four". Royal Belgian Football Association. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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- ^ "Belgium make another change after injury to Thorgan Hazard". Reuters. Brussels. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Orsini, Vincent (30 September 2021). "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus" [The list of the twenty-three Blues]. French Football Federation (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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- ^ "Dimarco called up after the withdrawal of Pessina. Donnarumma: "I'm excited to return to Milan"". Italian Football Federation. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Oficial | Convocatoria de la Selección española para la fase final de la UEFA Nations League" [Official | Spain squad for the UEFA Nations League Finals]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Brais Méndez sustituye a Pedri, lesionado, en la convocatoria de la Selección española" [Brais Méndez replaces the injured Pedri in the Spanish national team squad]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Bryan Gil sustituye a Marcos Llorente, lesionado, en la convocatoria de la Selección española" [Bryan Gil replaces injured Marcos Llorente in the Spanish national team squad]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Sergi Roberto sustituye a Brais Méndez, lesionado, en la convocatoria de Selección española" [Sergi Roberto replaces the injured Brais Méndez in the Spanish national team squad]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.