The following is a list of squads for each nation competing in men's football at the 2026 Asian Games in Osaka, Toyota, Nagoya and Kariya, Japan. Each nation must submit a squad of between 18 and 23 players, whom must be born on or after 1 January 2003, and three of whom can be older dispensation players are eligible to compete in the tournament.
Group A Japan Japan announced their final squad on 31 July.
Head coach: Gō Ōiwa
Thailand Thailand announced their final squad on 2 September.
Head coach: Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan announced their final squad on 5 September.
Head coach: Nadyrbek Mamadaliev
Hong Kong Hong Kong announced their final squad on 17 July.
Head coach: Tsang Chiu Tat
* Over-aged player.
Group B China China announced their 24-man preliminary squad on 1 September. The final squad was announced on 11 September.
Head coach: Antonio Puche
* Over-aged player.
Iran Iran announced their final squad on 22 August.
Head coach: Hossein Abdi
* Over-aged player.
North Korea North Korea announced their final squad on 5 September.
Head coach: Ri Kwang-chon
* Over-aged player.
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates announced their final squad on 12 September.
Head coach: Igor Bišćan
* Over-aged player.
Group C Vietnam
Vietnam announced their final squad on 9 September. Phạm Đình Hải and Nguyễn Công Phương withdrew on 11 September and were replace by Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc and Hoàng Quang Dũng.
Head coach: Đinh Hồng Vinh
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan announced their final squad on 8 September 2026.
Head coach: Ravshan Khaydarov
Philippines The Philippines announced their 29-man preliminary squad on 5 September. The final squad was announced on 14 September.
Head coach: Garrath McPherson
* Over-aged player.
Kuwait Kuwait announced their final squad on 7 September.
Head coach: David Dóniga
Group D South Korea South Korea announced their final squad on 9 July.
Head coach: Lee Min-sung
* Over-aged player.
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia announced their final squad on 2 September.
Head coach: Luigi Di Biagio
Qatar Qatar announced their final squad on 11 September.
Head coach: José Ángel Ziganda
See also Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Women's team squads
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