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World Cup 2022: players, squads, schedule… our guide to teams

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022: TEAM GUIDE

They are 32 years old to dream of meeting in the final. Here is a presentation of all the teams of this World Cup.

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Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup FGroup GGroup H

Group A

In the host country group, Qatar, which will open the competition against Ecuador, there are two clear favorites: the Netherlands in the Nations League Final 4 and Senegal, the African title champion.

Qatar
FIFA Rating: 50
Coach: F. Bas
View profile of Qatar

Ecuador
FIFA Ranking: 44
Coach: G. Alfaro
See Ecuador Fact Sheet

Senegal
FIFA Rank: 18
Coach: A. Cisse
View profile of Senegal

Netherlands
FIFA Rating: 8
Coach: L. van Gaal
See profile of the Netherlands

Group B

English sauce group: USA, England, Wales and Iran. The finalists of the past Euro, the “Three Lions” must have complete freedom of action. There is a real map behind the Americans.

England
FIFA Rating: 5
Coach: G. Southgate
View profile of England

Iran
FIFA Ranking: 20
Coach: K. Queiroz
View profile of Iran

United States
FIFA Ranking: 16
Coach: G. Berhalter
View US Fact Sheet

Wales
FIFA Ranking: 19
Coach: R. Page
View Wales profile

Group C

A calm group on paper for Argentina Messi, played against Saudi Arabia, Mexico, always a strong opponent, and Poland, which was disappointed at the last Euro.

Argentina
FIFA Rating: 3
Coach: L.Scaloni
View profile of Argentina

Saudi Arabia
FIFA Ranking: 51
Coach: H. Renard
See Saudi Arabia Fact Sheet

Mexico
FIFA Ranking: 13
Coach: G. Martino
See Mexico Fact Sheet

Poland
FIFA Ranking: 26
Coach: K. Mikhnevich
See the fact sheet about Poland

Group D

This is the French team. Moreover, as in 2018, Denmark, which has been in excellent shape in recent months, and Australia. Behind Tunisia, which has never passed the first round at the World Championships, acts almost as a thumb-and-thumb.

France
FIFA Rating: 4
Coach: D. Deschamps
View profile of France

Tunisia
FIFA Rank: 30
Coach: J. Kadri
See Tunisia Fact Sheet

Denmark
FIFA Rating: 10
Coach: K.Hulmand
See the Danish fact sheet

Australia
FIFA Rank: 38
Coach: G. Arnold
View profile of Australia

Group E

Perhaps the most successful with two major European teams, Spain and Germany, Japan, the eighth finalist in Russia and Costa Rica, the 2014 World Cup surprise team.

Spain
FIFA Rating: 7
Coach: L. Enrique
View profile of Spain

Japan
FIFA Ranking: 24
Coach: H. Moriyasu
View Japan Profile

Germany
FIFA Rank: 11
Coach: H. Flick
See the German fact sheet

Costa Rica
FIFA Ranking: 31
Coach: L. Suarez
See factsheet for Costa Rica

Group F

Another very strong group, in particular Belgium, the 2018 semi-finalist, and Croatia, the vice-champion. Canada, first in North American qualifiers, and Morocco, CAN quarter-finalists, will have to play the card.

Belgium
FIFA Rating: 2
Coach: R. Martinez
See the Belgium fact sheet

Morocco
FIFA Rank: 22
Coach: V. Regragi
See Morocco Fact Sheet

Canada
FIFA Ranking: 41
Coach: J. Herdman
View Canada Fact Sheet

Croatia
FIFA Rating: 12
Coach: Z. Dalic
See factsheet for Croatia

Group G

This is Brazil, with a priori boulevard for Selesao, which will collide with Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon.

Brazil
FIFA Rating: 1
Coach: Tite
View profile of Brazil

Serbia
FIFA Ranking: 21
Coach: D. Stojkovic
View profile of Serbia

Swiss
FIFA Rating: 15
Coach: Mr. Yakin
See Switzerland file

Cameroon
FIFA Ranking: 43
Coach: R. Song
See Cameroon Fact Sheet

Group H

After Portugal, the natural favorite, despite the mixed dynamics, the level is a priori the same between Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea.

Portugal
FIFA Rating: 9
Coach: Fernando Santos
View profile of Portugal

Ghana
FIFA Ranking: 61
Coach: O. Addo
View profile of Ghana

Uruguay
FIFA Ranking: 14
Coach: D. Alonso
View profile of Uruguay

South Korea
FIFA Rank: 28
Coach: Paulo Bento
See South Korea profile

They all dream about it. But on December 18, there will be only one captain at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, who will lift the most prestigious trophy – the World Cup. This Sunday, November 20, the 20th World Cup starts, the opening match of which will be the team of the host country against Ecuador. Competition at a very high level, very tight and with the biggest stars in the world of football, from Neymar to Mbappe through Cristiano Ronaldo, Thomas Müller, Karim Benzema or Lionel Messi.

With this guide, you’ll be able to discover or rediscover the entire team, likely squads, uniforms and stars to keep an eye on, while not forgetting World Cup history and anecdotes to know about each of the 32 teams.

You can also check out our other formats for this important meeting: calendar and results, profile of the 26 Blues selected for the World Cup and daily newsletter.

They all dream about it. But on December 18, there will be only one captain at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, who will lift the most prestigious trophy – the World Cup. This Sunday, November 20, the 20th World Cup starts, the opening match of which will be the team of the host country against Ecuador. Competition at a very high level, very tight and with the biggest stars in the world of football, from Neymar to Mbappe through Cristiano Ronaldo, Thomas Müller, Karim Benzema or Lionel Messi.

With this guide, you’ll be able to discover or rediscover the entire team, likely squads, uniforms and stars to keep an eye on, while not forgetting World Cup history and anecdotes to know about each of the 32 teams.

You can also check out our other formats for this important meeting: calendar and results, profile of the 26 Blues selected for the World Cup and daily newsletter.

Source: Le Parisien

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