World football´s governing body will not publish the preliminary lists but some countries might choose to do so, signaling their intentions and potentially putting to bed some of the early debate about team selection.
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union have made "some progress" in post-Brexit trade talks but there are still significant gaps and the most likely outcome is for negotiations to end in no deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Wednesday.
World Cup holders France have a long list of injuries that coach Didier Deschamps must take into consideration over the next few days although the preliminary list is long enough to include players in a race against time to be fit for Qatar.
FIFA said in June the decision to expand squads was made "given the need to retain additional flexibility due to the unique timing" of this year's competition, which will interrupt the European club season.
Lead researcher Dr Anton Ragni, of the University of Sheffield's department of computer science, said: ‘Any development in the area of expressive speech synthesis, including this project, has a potential of making human-computer interaction, eg smart speakers, more natural.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper, editing by William James) No deal is a possible outcome ... "We remain hopeful of reaching an agreement ... But we've been clear that we will continue to work to reach a free trade agreement," the spokesman told reporters, repeating that fisheries and fair competition guarantees were areas where gaps between positions remain.
LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Britain continues to be hopeful that it can secure a trade agreement with the European Union but there are still gaps on key issues, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.