These teams will be keen to make up for lost time when they arrive in Qatar, although Wales have more to make up for than USA when they clash at the World Cup. The Welsh are making only their second appearance on the biggest stage in football, and first since 1958.
Qatar have been building towards this since being named 2022 World Cup hosts 12 years ago and the good news is that football’s biggest stage is no place for party-poopers. A flick through the history books shows no host has ever lost their opening match at the World Cup!
The 32 nations heading to Qatar have announced their 2022 World Cup squads, with the tournament about to get under way. We have scoured through each selection to create teams of players who have something interesting in common.
France begin the defence of their World Cup crown against Australia, bidding to become only the third nation to retain the trophy. Didier Deschamps remains at the helm after leading Les Bleus to glory in Russia and they are third favourites to taste glory again in Qatar.
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Potential dark horses Denmark begin their World Cup challenge against Tunisia and the Red and Whites are rated a cut above. As Euro 2020 semi-finalists, they will be strongly tipped to get their campaign off to a winning start against well-organised but limited opponents.
With the opening match in Qatar almost here, we’ve taken a fresh look at the World Cup 2022 popular bets to see which teams are being backed for glory. Brazil still lead the way with 30 per cent of wagers placed, but that is down from 35 and Argentina are on the rise.
Five World Cup 2022 African teams will be hoping to make an impact in Qatar and we’re taking a look at how far they could go. Cameroon became the first side from this continent to reach the quarter-finals in 1990, a feat repeated by Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010.
To get in the mood for Qatar 2022, we’ve picked out our top 10 greatest World Cup goals of all time. There promises to be plenty more spectacular strikes over the next month in the Middle East, as the best players on the planet battle it out for football’s biggest prize.
We’ve picked out our top 10 World Cup 2022 star players ahead of the action getting under way in Qatar. Most of the planet’s biggest names will be present and we’re looking at a mix of golden oldies, proven performers in their prime and young starlets poised to break through.
We’re taking a look at the odds for England to reach the World Cup final and the route they may have to take through Qatar 2022. The Three Lions have not made a decider since lifting the trophy in 1966, but they did get as far as the semis in 1990 and again four years ago.
Ahead of the upcoming tournament in Qatar, we have created a World Cup quiz for fans to test their knowledge of the greatest show on earth. There are 10 questions in total, ranging from the relatively straightforward to the downright difficult. How much do you know about the World Cup?
We’ve got all you need to know about the England team news ahead of Qatar 2022, including the key dates for their group-stage games and how to watch those matches. The Three Lions are third favourites in bwin’s World Cup odds behind Brazil and France.
Eight nations feature on the FIFA World Cup winners list and seven of those teams will again be going for glory at Qatar 2022. Brazil hold the record with five victories, Germany and Italy both have four, while Argentina, France and Uruguay each have two apiece.