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Qatar 2022: World Cup squad lists
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It is surely an athlete’s greatest honour to wear the shirt of your nation, knowing you are among the best your country has to offer, and to pit your skills against the best in the world, representing everyone at home.
The 32 teams that have qualified for the 2022 World Cup will each bring 26 of their stars to Qatar. But who is in?
Here are the squads named so far:
Argentina
Goalkeepers
- Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
- Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal)
- Franco Armani (River Plate)
Defenders
- Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
- Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla)
- Marcos Acuña (Sevilla)
- Cristian Romero (Tottenham)
- Germán Pezzella (Real Betis)
- Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
- Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United)
- Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
- Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Midfielders
- Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
- Leandro Paredes (Juventus)
- Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton)
- Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis)
- Papu Gómez (Sevilla)
- Enzo Fernández (Benfica)
- Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Forwards
- Ángel Di María (Juventus)
- Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan)
- Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan)
- Julián Álvarez (Manchester City)
- Paulo Dybala (Roma)
- Nicolás González (Fiorentina)
- Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Australia
Goalkeepers
- Mat Ryan (FC Copenhagen)
- Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners)
- Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC)
Defenders
- Harry Souttar (Stoke City)
- Milos Degenek (Columbus Crew)
- Bailey Wright (Sunderland)
- Thomas Deng (Albirex Niigata)
- Fran Karacic (Brescia)
- Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian)
- Aziz Behich (Dundee United)
- Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian)
- Joel King (Odense Boldklub)
Midfielders
- Aaron Mooy (Celtic)
- Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli)
- Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona)
- Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian)
- Riley McGree (Middlesbrough)
- Keanu Baccus (St Mirren)
Forwards
- Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City)
- Mitchell Duke (Fagiano Okayama)
- Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners)
- Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners)
- Awer Mabil (Cadiz)
- Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City)
- Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United)
- Martin Boyle (Hibernian)
Belgium
Goalkeepers
- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
- Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge)
- Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg)
Defenders
- Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht)
- Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp)
- Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa)
- Zeno Debast (Anderlecht)
- Arthur Theate (Rennes)
- Wout Faes (Leicester City)
Midfielders
- Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge)
- Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid)
- Youri Tielemans (Leicester City)
- Amadou Onana (Everton)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
- Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid)
- Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund)
- Timothy Castagne (Leicester City)
- Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards
- Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan)
- Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahce)
- Lois Openda (Racing Lens)
- Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan)
- Eden Hazard (Real Madrid)
- Jeremy Doku (Rennes)
- Dries Mertens (Galatasaray)
- Leandro Trossard (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Brazil
Goalkeepers
- Alisson (Liverpool)
- Ederson (Manchester City)
- Weverton (Palmeiras)
Defenders
- Bremer (Juventus)
- Eder Militao (Real Madrid)
- Marquinhos (Paris St Germain)
- Thiago Silva (Chelsea)
- Danilo (Juventus)
- Dani Alves (UNAM Pumas)
- Alex Sandro (Juventus)
- Alex Telles (Sevilla)
Midfielders
- Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United)
- Casemiro (Manchester United)
- Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo)
- Fabinho (Liverpool)
- Fred (Manchester United)
- Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United)
Forwards
- Antony (Manchester United)
- Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
- Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
- Neymar Jr (Paris St Germain)
- Pedro (Flamengo)
- Raphinha (Barcelona)
- Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
- Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
Cameroon
Goalkeepers
- Devis Epassy (Abha Club)
- Simon Ngapandouetnbu (Olympique de Marseille)
- Andre Onana (Inter Milan)
Defenders
- Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes)
- Enzo Ebosse (Udinese)
- Collins Fai (Al Tai)
- Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union)
- Nicolas Nkoulou (Aris Salonika)
- Tolo Nouhou (Seattle Sounders)
- Christopher Wooh (Stade Rennes)
Midfielders
- Martin Hongla (Verona)
- Pierre Kunde (Olympiakos)
- Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City)
- Gael Ondoua (Hannover 96)
- Samuel Oum Gouet (Mechelen)
- Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli)
Forwards
- Vincent Aboubakar (Al Nassr)
- Christian Bassogog (Shanghai Shenhua)
- Eric-Maxime Choupo Moting (Bayern Munich)
- Souaibou Marou (Coton Sport)
- Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford)
- Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys Berne)
- Jerome Ngom (Colombe Dja)
- Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Besiktas)
- Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys Berne)
- Karl Toko Ekambi (Olympique Lyonnais)
Costa Rica
Goalkeepers
- Keylor Navas (Paris St Germain)
- Esteban Alvarado (Herediano)
- Patrick Sequeira (CD Lugo)
Defenders
- Francisco Calvo (Konyaspor)
- Juan Pablo Vargas (Millonarios FC)
- Kendall Waston (Saprissa)
- Oscar Duarte (Al-Wehda)
- Daniel Chacon (Colorado Rapids)
- Keysher Fuller (Herediano)
- Carlos Martinez (San Carlos)
- Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake)
- Ronald Matarrita (Cincinnati)
Midfielders
- Yeltsin Tejeda (Herediano)
- Celso Borges (Alajuelense)
- Youstin Salas (Saprissa)
- Roan Wilson (Grecia)
- Gerson Torres (Herediano)
- Douglas Lopez (Herediano)
- Jewisson Bennette (Sunderland)
- Alvaro Zamora (Saprissa)
- Anthony Hernandez (Puntarenas FC)
- Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest)
- Bryan Ruiz (Alajuelense)
Forwards
- Joel Campbell (Leon)
- Anthony Contreras (Herediano)
- Johan Venegas (Alajuelense)
Croatia
Goalkeepers
- Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb)
- Ivica Ivusic (NK Osijek)
- Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid)
Defenders
- Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens)
- Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg)
- Borna Barisic (Rangers)
- Josip Juranovic (Celtic)
- Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig)
- Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart)
- Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich)
- Martin Erlic (Sassuolo)
- Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfielders
- Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
- Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea)
- Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan)
- Mario Pasalic (Atalanta)
- Nikola Vlasic (Torino)
- Lovro Majer (Stade Rennais)
- Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Luka Sucic (Salzburg)
Forwards
- Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim)
- Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb)
- Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb)
- Ante Budimir (Osasuna)
- Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split)
Denmark
Goalkeepers
- Kasper Schmeichel (Nice)
- Oliver Christensen (Hertha Berlin)
Defenders
- Simon Kjaer (AC Milan)
- Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace)
- Joakim Maehle (Atalanta)
- Andreas Christensen (Barcelona)
- Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United)
- Jens Stryger Larsen (Trabzonspor)
- Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray)
- Daniel Wass (Brondby)
Midfielders
- Thomas Delaney (Sevilla)
- Mathias Jensen (Brentford)
- Christian Eriksen (Manchester United)
- Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards
- Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Bruges)
- Jesper Lindstrom (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen)
- Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol)
- Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla)
- Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford)
- Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg)
England
Goalkeepers
- Jordan Pickford (Everton)
- Nick Pope (Newcastle United)
- Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
- Conor Coady (Everton)
- Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Harry Maguire (Manchester United)
- Luke Shaw (Manchester United)
- John Stones (Manchester City)
- Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United)
- Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
- Ben White (Arsenal)
Midfielders
- Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
- Conor Gallagher (Chelsea)
- Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
- Mason Mount (Chelsea)
- Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City)
- Declan Rice (West Ham United)
Forwards
- Phil Foden (Manchester City)
- Jack Grealish (Manchester City)
- Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
- James Maddison (Leicester City)
- Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
- Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
- Raheem Sterling (Chelsea)
- Callum Wilson (Newcastle United)
Doha has been entering into the spirit of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera] France
Goalkeepers
- Alphonse Areola (West Ham United)
- Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Steve Mandanda (Rennes)
Defenders
- Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich)
- Theo Hernandez (AC Milan)
- Presnel Kimpembe (Paris St Germain)
- Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)
- Jules Kounde (Barcelona)
- Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich)
- William Saliba (Arsenal)
- Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
- Raphael Varane (Manchester United)
Midfielders
- Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)
- Youssouf Fofana (AS Monaco)
- Matteo Guendouzi (Olympique de Marseille)
- Adrien Rabiot (Juventus)
- Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid)
- Jordan Veretout (Olympique de Marseille)
Forwards
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
- Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)
- Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona)
- Olivier Giroud (AC Milan)
- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris St Germain)
- Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
Germany
Goalkeepers
- Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)
- Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders
- Matthias Ginter (Freiburg)
- Antonio Ruediger (Real Madrid)
- Niklas Suele (Borussia Dortmund)
- Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)
- Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United)
- David Raum (RB Leipzig)
- Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig)
- Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton)
- Christian Guenter (Freiburg)
Midfielders
- Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City)
- Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
- Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)
- Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)
- Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich)
- Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
- Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
- Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich)
- Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund)
- Mario Goetze (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Forwards
- Kai Havertz (Chelsea)
- Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)
- Niklas Fuellkrug (Werder Bremen)
- Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)
Japan
Goalkeepers
- Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg)
- Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse)
- Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truidense)
Defenders
- Yuto Nagatomo (Tokyo)
- Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04)
- Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale)
- Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale)
- Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach)
- Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal)
- Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart)
Midfielders
- Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes)
- Wataru Endo (Stuttgart)
- Junya Ito (Reims)
- Takumi Minamino (Monaco)
- Hidemasa Morita (Sporting CP)
- Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus)
- Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Ritsu Doan (Freiburg)
- Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
- Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad)
Forwards
- Takuma Asano (Bochum)
- Daizen Maeda (Celtic)
- Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge)
- Shuto Machino (Shonan Bellmare)
Morocco
Goalkeepers
- Yassine Bounou (Sevilla)
- Munir El Kajoui (Al Wehda)
- Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad Casablanca)
Defenders
- Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United)
- Yahia Attiat Allah (Wydad Casablanca)
- Badr Benoun (Qatar SC)
- Achraf Dari (Stade Brest)
- Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid)
- Achraf Hakimi (Paris St Germain)
- Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich)
- Romain Saiss (Besiktas)
Midfielders
- Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina)
- Selim Amallah (Standard Liege)
- Bilal El Khannouss (Racing Genk)
- Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Casablanca)
- Azzedine Ounahi (Angers)
- Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria)
Forwards
- Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse)
- Soufiane Boufal (Angers)
- Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers)
- Walid Cheddira (Bari)
- Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla)
- Abde Ezzalzouli (Osasuna)
- Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Ittihad)
- Amine Harit (Olympique Marseille)
- Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea)
Qataris are looking forward to welcoming the world for the biggest football tournament on the planet [File: Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters] Poland
Goalkeepers
- Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus)
- Bartlomiej Dragowski (Spezia)
- Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna)
Defenders
- Jan Bednarek (Aston Villa)
- Kamil Glik (Benevento)
- Robert Gumny (FC Augsburg)
- Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw)
- Jakub Kiwior (Spezia)
- Mateusz Wieteska (Clermont)
- Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria)
- Matty Cash (Aston Villa)
- Nicola Zalewski (AS Roma)
Midfielders
- Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City)
- Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens)
- Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin)
- Grzegorz Krychowiak (Al-Shabab)
- Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg)
- Michal Skoras (Lech Poznan)
- Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens)
- Sebastian Szymanski (Feyenoord)
- Piotr Zielinski (Napoli)
- Szymon Zurkowski (Fiorentina)
Forwards
- Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
- Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus)
- Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana)
- Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC)
Portugal
Goalkeepers
- Diogo Costa (FC Porto)
- Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC)
- Rui Patricio (AS Roma)
Defenders
- Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)
- Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
- Danilo Pereira (Paris St Germain)
- Pepe (FC Porto)
- Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
- Antonio Silva (SL Benfica)
- Nuno Mendes (Paris St Germain)
- Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders
- Joao Palhinha (Fulham FC)
- Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
- Joao Mario (SL Benfica)
- Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC)
- Vitinha (Paris St Germain)
- William Carvalho (Real Betis)
- Otavio (FC Porto)
Forwards
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
- Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)
- Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
- Ricardo Horta (SC Braga)
- Goncalo Ramos (FC Benfica)
- Andre Silva (RB Leipzig)
Senegal
Goalkeepers
- Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers)
- Alfred Gomis (Rennes)
- Édouard Mendy (Chelsea)
Defenders
- Pape Abou Cissé (Olympiacos)
- Abdou Diallo (Leipzig)
- Ismail Jakobs (Monaco)
- Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea)
- Formose Mendy (Amiens)
- Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis)
- Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan)
Midfielders
- Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano)
- Krepin Diatta (Monaco)
- Idrissa Gueye (Everton)
- Pape Gueye (Marseille)
- Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest)
- Mamadou Loum (Reading)
- Nampalys Mendy (Leicester)
- Moustapha Name (Pafos)
- Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham)
Forwards
- Boulaye Dia (Salernitana)
- Bamba Dieng (Marseille)
- Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal)
- Sadio Mané (Bayern Munich)
- Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United)
- Ismaila Sarr (Watford)
- Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor)
Serbia
Goalkeepers
- Predrag Rajkovic (Mallorca)
- Marko Dmitrovic (Sevilla)
- Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino)
Defenders
- Stefan Mitrovic (Getafe)
- Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina)
- Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen)
- Strahinja Pavlovic (Red Bull Salzburg)
- Strahinja Erakovic (Red Star Belgrade)
- Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw)
- Srdjan Babic (Almeria)
Midfielders
- Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla)
- Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio)
- Sasa Lukic (Torino)
- Marko Grujic (Porto)
- Filip Kostic (Juventus)
- Uros Racic (Braga)
- Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe)
- Ivan Ilic (Verona)
- Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK)
- Darko Lazovic (Verona)
Forwards
- Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham)
- Dusan Tadic (Ajax)
- Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)
- Filip Djuricic (Sampdoria)
- Luka Jovic (Fiorentina)
- Nemanja Radonjic (Torino)
Souq Waqif, a traditional marketplace in Doha, will be visited by hundreds of thousands of fans in the coming weeks [File: Marko Djurica/Reuters] Switzerland
Goalkeepers
- Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund)
- Yann Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach)
- Jonas Omlin (Montpellier)
- Philipp Kohn (Salzburg)
Defenders
- Manuel Akanji (Manchester City)
- Eray Comert (Valencia)
- Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach)
- Fabian Schar (Newcastle United)
- Silvan Widmer (Mainz)
- Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino)
- Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz)
Midfielders
- Michel Aebischer (Bologna)
- Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire)
- Renato Steffen (Lugano)
- Granit Xhaka (Arsenal)
- Denis Zakaria (Chelsea)
- Fabian Frei (Basel)
- Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest)
- Noah Okafor (Salzburg)
- Fabian Rieder (Young Boys)
- Ardon Jashari (Lucerne)
Forwards
- Breel Embolo (Monaco)
- Ruben Vargas (Augsburg)
- Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray)
- Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys)
United States
Goalkeepers
- Ethan Horvath (Luton Town)
- Sean Johnson (New York City FC)
- Matt Turner (Arsenal)
Defenders
- Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic)
- Sergiño Dest (AC Milan)
- Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls)
- Shaq Moore (Nashville SC)
- Tim Ream (Fulham)
- Antonee Robinson (Fulham)
- Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach)
- DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF)
- Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)
Midfielders
- Brenden Aaronson (Leeds)
- Kellyn Acosta (LAFC)
- Tyler Adams (Leeds)
- Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo)
- Weston McKennie (Juventus)
- Yunus Musah (Valencia)
- Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC)
Forwards
- Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas)
- Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders)
- Christian Pulisic (Chelsea)
- Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund)
- Josh Sargent (Norwich City)
- Tim Weah (Lille)
- Haji Wright (Antalyaspor)
Uruguay
Goalkeepers
- Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray)
- Sergio Rochet (Nacional)
- Sebastian Sosa (Independiente)
Defenders
- Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid)
- Sebastian Coates (Sporting CP)
- Diego Godin (Velez Sarsfield)
- Martin Caceres (LA Galaxy)
- Ronald Araujo (Barcelona)
- Guillermo Varela (Flamengo)
- Jose Luis Rodriguez (Nacional)
- Mathias Olivera (Napoli)
- Matias Vina (Roma)
Midfielders
- Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray)
- Manuel Ugarte (Sporting CP)
- Matias Vecino (Lazio)
- Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham)
- Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
- Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United)
- Nicolas De La Cruz (River Plate)
Forwards
- Agustin Canobbio (Athletico Paranaense)
- Facundo Torres (Orlando City)
- Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo)
- Maxi Gomez (Trabzonspor)
- Luis Suarez (Nacional)
- Edinson Cavani (Valencia)
- Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)
Wales
Goalkeepers
- Wayne Hennessey (Nottingham Forest)
- Danny Ward (Leicester City)
- Adam Davies (Sheffield United)
Defenders
- Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Ben Cabango (Swansea City)
- Tom Lockyer (Luton Town)
- Joe Rodon (Rennes)
- Chris Mephan (Bournemouth)
- Ethan Ampadu (Spezia)
- Chris Gunter (Wimbledon)
- Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest)
- Connor Roberts (Burnley)
Midfielders
- Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town)
- Joe Allen (Swansea City)
- Matthew Smith (Milton Keynes Dons)
- Dylan Levitt (Dundee United)
- Harry Wilson (Fulham)
- Joe Morrell (Portsmouth)
- Jonny Williams (Swindon Town)
- Aaron Ramsey (Nice)
- Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City)
Forwards
- Gareth Bale (Los Angeles FC)
- Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth)
- Mark Harris (Cardiff City)
- Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest)
- Dan James (Fulham)
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Ronaldo, Bernardo, Bruno in Portugal World Cup squad, but no Jota
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A fifth World Cup campaign beckons for Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, but there is no place for injured Liverpool forward Diogo Jota.
Cristiano Ronaldo will once again pull on the captain’s armband as Portugal head to the World Cup in Qatar. The star forward has been named by head coach Fernando Santos to lead his nation in his fifth World Cup campaign.
The 37-year-old may be showing a few signs of slowing down as his career heads towards its sunset years, and he will not be the only veteran in Santos’s side, with 39-year-old central defender Pepe also named in the squad.
They will be joined by Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix.
But Joao Moutinho, José Fonte and Renato Sanches have all been left out of the 26-man squad getting on the plane. There was heartbreak, too, for Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, who has been ruled out of a Qatar run due to injury.
“What can Portugal really achieve?” Santos asked reporters gathered in Cidade do Futebol in Oeiras. “I will answer in a very simple way – and that is to be world champions. I believe that is possible, my players also believe in it, and therefore that is what this team can achieve.”
It is not that all experienced players are making the journey to Qatar – 19-year-old Benfica defender Antonio Silva has received his first call-up and will be closely watched by club talent scouts from around the world.
Portugal earned their first major international trophy at the 2016 European Championship, and also won the inaugural Nations League at home in 2019. But the team failed to get past the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup and then fell on the same stage in Euro 2020.
Santos defended his selection choices for the Qatar 2022 campaign, hoping either to shoulder the blame for failure, or bask in the glory of victory. “I do all the choosing in this case so, naturally, I assume all responsibilities,” he said. “If all goes well, I’m responsible. If not, which will not be the case, I will also be responsible.”
The Portugal team in full:
Goalkeepers
- Diogo Costa (Porto)
- Rui Patricio (Roma)
- José Sa (Wolverhampton)
Defenders
- Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)
- Danilo Pereira (PSG)
- Joao Cancelo (Manchester City)
- Antonio Silva (Benfica)
- Pepe (Porto)
- Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
- Nuno Mendes (PSG)
- Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders
- William Carvalho (Real Betis)
- Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton)
- Otavio Monteiro (Porto)
- Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
- Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton)
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
- Joao Mario (Benfica)
- Joao Palhinha (Fulham)
- Vitinha (PSG)
Forwards
- André Silva (Leipzig)
- Ricardo Horta (Braga)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
- Joao Felix (Atlético Madrid)
- Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
- Goncalo Ramos (Benfica)
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Liverpool FC Manager Jurgen Klopp’s Qatar Media Criticism Rewrites History
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 01: head coach Juergen Klopp of Liverpool FC looks on during the UEFA … [+]
Liverpool FC boss Jurgen Klopp has had enough of being asked about the World Cup in Qatar.
Although the Reds boss’s reservations about holding the tournament in Qatar are well known, ahead of the club’s clash with Tottenham, Klopp decided the time had come to switch focus to the event itself.
“It’s a tournament, it’s there, and we all let it happen and it’s fine because 12 years ago nobody did anything then. We cannot change it now” he told the media in his typically assertive tone.
“There are wonderful people there and it’s not at all that everything is bad. It’s just how it happened was not right in the first place. But now it is there, let them play the games, the players and managers.
“Don’t just put Gareth Southgate constantly in a situation where he has to talk about everything. He is not a politician, he is the manager of England. Let him do that,” he added.
The German coach wasn’t done there, he wanted, as he has a habit of doing, to flip the attention or responsibility for this moral conundrum on the people behind the cameras; the journalists.
“You more than I, let it happen 12 years ago,” he told a reporter.
They responded by reminding Klopp that the media had done more to expose the human rights issues than most.
However, Liverpool FC’s manager refused to accept this point.
“But not then, not then,” he replied.
The exchange continued with the pair debating whether the soccer community or the media held more responsibility.
Perhaps we can forgive Klopp, who was in Germany managing Borussia Dortmund at the time, for not recognizing that the premise of his argument, that the media had not done enough 12 years ago, was not accurate.
British journalism can be accused of a lot of things, but that criticism is unfair.
‘The evil of the media’
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Rewind the clock over a decade, to the FIFA deliberations for who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup, and it was journalists who were being attacked.
According to Andy Anson, the chief executive of the failed England World Cup 2018, shortly before members of the executive committee began casting their votes ex-Fifa president Sepp Blatter, had spoken about the “evils of the media.”
This wasn’t a generalized statement, the former leader was responding to very recent investigations by British outlets.
Just three days before the vote took place, a BBC documentary was broadcast which made a host of allegations about bribery and corruption at FIFA. The Panorama show, titled Fifa’s Dirty Secrets, also made a range of claims about the bidding process for hosting the World Cup.
That expose came hot on the heels of a series of powerful articles by British newspaper The Sunday Times, based on undercover footage that allegedly showed executive committee members selling World Cup votes.
At the time, these investigations were not welcomed by large parts of the soccer community in England. The country was attempting to woo FIFA as part of a bid to host the 2018 tournament.
So concerned were they about the impact of these stories, Anson met with the BBC’s most powerful executive Mark Thompson ahead of the broadcaster and labeled it “unpatriotic.”
Gary Lineker, a representative of the English soccer community on the 2018 bid team, publicly criticized the national broadcaster for releasing something so critical of FIFA that close to the bidding.
“The one thing I was unsettled by was the timing of this week’s Panorama program, coming just a few days before the decision is made,” he wrote at the time.
“It was difficult to understand. It doesn’t affect the quality of the bid itself, but it does affect people’s emotions.”
If anything this demonstrates just how willing British journalists were “at the time” to put their neck out and demonstrates how Klopp’s assertion “nobody did anything” is not accurate.
The problem was not that the media didn’t use its power to sound the alarm, it was that the reaction to it was the opposite, this scrutiny was considered antagonistic.
Or as Vyacheslav Koloskov, a lobbyist for the Russia bid, was reported to have said at the time, British journalists “are provoking members of the committee.”
Interestingly Klopp suggests he would watch “an old documentary about the whole situation,” presumably created by journalists or media of some kind.
Rather than trying to place blame, it might benefit the Liverpool manager to read about one of the rare instances where the soccer community was inspired by investigative journalism.
Last year, I spoke to Tromsø IL midfielder Ruben Yttergård Jenssen who felt compelled to officially call for a tournament boycott after reading an article by the British newspaper The Guardian about the conditions of the workers building the stadiums.
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LGBTQ World Cup Fans Fear Prison For Kissing In Qatar
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Members of the LGBTQ community are fearful they could be arrested and even imprisoned if they kiss while attending the World Cup later this month in Qatar, a particularly problematic venue for the typically bacchanalian sports event chosen after a massive bribe scandal.
The British are so worried about potential problems they are dispatching a crew of special “engagement officers” to protect fans from zealot police in Qatar.
Homosexuality is illegal in the country, and can be punishable by death, according to Human Dignity Trust, a global advocacy group for LGBTQ rights.
But public displays of affection are frowned upon even for people who are heterosexual, and women are expected to dress modestly, and be in the company of husbands, not boyfriends. Women who go to police over sexual violence can be flogged for engaging in illegal sex, according to news reports.
Alcohol consumption is restricted in Qatar, significantly affecting yet another aspect of a typical World Cup fan experience.
Limited drinking will be allowed in some areas during the World Cup. But fans are strictly prohibited from bringing alcohol into the country. “Specific measures” are in place to take action against anyone attempting to smuggle liquor in their luggage, ESPN reported.
A Qatari official recently offered few reassurances for the European LGBTQ community. While “holding hands” may be permitted in public, Qatar’s Ambassador to the U.K. Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah could not guarantee in a Times of London radio interview that anything more would be acceptable.
“I think one has to be mindful of the norms and cultures of Qatari society,” he warned, and erroneously suggested that public displays of affection are also illegal in Britain.
Conservative U.K Foreign Secretary James Cleverly triggered a massive blowback last month after telling soccer fans to “be respectful” of Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ culture if they attend the World Cup. A spokesperson for new U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak angrily responded that no fan should be expected to “compromise who they are.”
Most involved European officials have attempted to convince Qatari law enforcement to put up with their typical fan behavior, including climbing on tables, draping flags over statues and singing “loud songs in public” without arrests, according to a summary of agreements viewed by The Guardian.
LGBTQ fans are also supposed to be allowed to wave Pride flags in public. But what happens in actual practice with some one million fans expected remains to be seen.
An official from Qatar’s Government Communications Office told NBC News last month that fans will be “free to express themselves” — but will also be expected to “respect the local values and culture.”
The massive culture clash is a major indication of the problematic choice of Qatar to host the World Cup after bribes were paid to officials of soccer’s international governing body FIFA.
The nation had no soccer legacy when it was chosen in 2010, no stadiums that could host international-level matches, and weather so hot during the typical time of the tournament that soccer league schedules around the world had to be upended to accommodate Qatar’s weather.
The most fundamental concerns involved rewarding a country with egregious human rights violations, particularly involving migrant workers, who make the nation run. Thousands of migrant workers have died in the last 10 years in Qatar, many of them in construction accidents — or due to heat exhaustion — on projects linked to the World Cup.
In a stunning example of authoritarian sexism in the nation, several women on a Qatar Airways flight headed to Sydney — including citizens from Australia, New Zealand and Britain — were pulled off the aircraft and subjected to forced vaginal exams at gunpoint October 2020 after a newborn was found abandoned in the airport. Abandoned newborns are a problem in the country, which imprisons women who become pregnant out of wedlock.[ad_2]
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How Will The Timo Werner Injury Impact Germany At The World Cup?
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Timo Werner will be out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The German striker is just the latest casualty caused by the congested schedule due to FIFA scheduling the tournament in Qatar in the winter rather than the summer as originally planned.
As a result, the games will now take place from Nov. to Dec. right in the middle of a season that saw games compacted to ensure that the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League group stage could be concluded in the fall. Mounting injuries for many countries are, therefore, no surprise and Germany are just the latest nation to be hit.
For Werner the incident happened on matchday 6 during RB Leipzig’s 4-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk that secured their passage to the round of 16. Just three minutes after he set up his teammate Christopher Nkunku for the 1-0 lead (10’), Werner got his ankle twisted in a duel with Taras Stepanenko. The striker briefly continued but then had to be replaced.
The next day the bitter prognosis. Werner had torn syndesmotic ligament and will be out for the rest of the year and, consequentially, also the World Cup.
“It was a shock for him and for us,” Leipzig head coach Marco Rose said about the injury on Friday. “It always hurts the club when such an important player is unavailable. Timo has the full support of all of us and we’re looking forward to the day that he comes back.”
Bundestrainer Hansi Flick also reacted to the news. “This news is very sad,” Flick sad. “I feel very sorry for Timo personally because he really wanted to play the World Cup. But Timo’s absence is a huge loss especially for the team. We all wish him a speedy recovery.”
The national team head coach is now faced with an interesting problem. Although Werner was at times seen controversially by members of the fan base, there is no doubting that in recent form the forward would have been an important member of the team.
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Werner has scored nine goals and four assists in 16 games across all competitions this season. Most importantly, the 26-year-old two goals and one assist in the Champions League and was an important member of a Leipzig side that made a late resurgence to get out of the group stage.
On the surface, Flick will now miss a productive member of the first team. But even with Werner on the plane to Qatar, Flick would have an interesting problem to solve. Under Rose in the Leipzig system, Werner has played on the left, off Nkunku, who is also playing on the left but in a more advanced role.
In other words, Werner has not really played as a typical no.9 this season. But that is where Flick would have likely fielded him, playing him in a role that would have been unlikely to set Werner and Germany up for success in Qatar.
Now with Werner not going to the tournament, Flick will most likely look to Werder Bremen forward Niclas Füllkrug. Füllkrug was previously a long shot to make the team but with Werner out and an additional slot available, the center-forward has seen his chances massively improve.
Füllkrug, however, was very likely planned as a part-time option. A forward to come in to get a late goal for Germany. To fill the void in the middle of the box the best option is now most likely Youssoufa Moukoko.
The 17-year-old striker has been on fantastic form for Dortmund lately. Werner’s injury could now be his opportunity to shine on the big stage, forcing Flick to do the right thing and play the player that most deserves to be there and has the best abilities to fill a role that has been left departed since Miroslav Klose retired.
Manuel Veth is the host of the Bundesliga Gegenpressing Podcast and the Area Manager USA at Transfermarkt. He has also been published in the Guardian, Newsweek, Howler, Pro Soccer USA, and several other outlets. Follow him on Twitter: @ManuelVeth
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Content Creation Trends We’ll See At Qatar 2022 World Cup
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Soccer fans are counting down the days until the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. But off the pitch, content creators are busy preparing to flood social media with statistics, highlights, and graphics showing every aspect of the tournament. It’s not just Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe trying to win in Qatar; brands and sponsors will also be competing to have a successful World Cup.
But while it provides a huge commercial opportunity, the 2022 World Cup has its unique challenges for brands looking to engage their customers. There is a need to be associated with the World Cup, while in some markets trying to avoid association with the hosts. There is a need to appeal to non-soccer fans, tuning in for the first time in four years rather than following a team every week. And there is a need to keep fans engaged once their team gets knocked out.
Paul Every from Stats Perform says one way to keep casual fans engaged is through storytelling. Stats Perform has been using artificial intelligence to gather historical data from every World Cup since 1966. This allows them to work out statistics like the expected goals for that year’s final when England beat Germany, or how the Netherlands’ “Total Football” side of the 1970s compares to teams of today.
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From this data, Every says they’ve discovered some interesting trends, such as how the number of passes is increasing from world cup to world cup, the number of shots is decreasing, and shots are generally coming from closer to the goal.
The use of artificial intelligence has made it easier to gather data and generate statistics. The data revolution in soccer might not be observable week-in-week-out, but the difference compared to past world cups is night-and-day due to the four-year gap between tournaments. Some metrics like expected goals were not really known a few tournaments ago, but are now commonplace.
New metrics like line-breaking passes and pressures that lead to a turnover in possession or lead to a chance created will be seen more at Qatar 2022. Paul Every says that managers like Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have helped bring ideas like pressing to Premier League fans, but now it can be quantified more and used to create narratives.
He also says the changes in the way fans consume content mean that speed is of the essence, especially with so many content creators all competing for eyeballs. “Snackable” content is a must, and programs that can use data to create graphics in seconds mean that content will be coming out almost live.
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More and more fans these days follow players rather than teams. This could be content creators’ secret weapon to keep fans engaged should their country get knocked out early. The ability to use AI to compare Lionel Messi to past greats like Diego Maradona, for example, makes it even easier to create narratives around the superstars of today.
Gamification of soccer content, from fantasy World Cup games to competitions like OPTA Million, where fans predict where each team will finish, will also be used by brands to keep fans engaged.
Everyone has their own predictions about who will win the World Cup. Stats Perform have built their own prediction engine, using OPTA’s artificial intelligence technology, to work out live how the odds of winning the World Cup change with every goal, from the very first group-stage game until Harry Kane’s winning penalty for England in the final.
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In International Soccer, Nationality Isn’t Always Simple. Just Ask Wilfried Zaha.
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Returning to the country of his birth for the first time in 20 years, Wilfried Zaha wasn’t expecting such a warm welcome.
It was October, 2017, and the Crystal Palace player had flown to Abidjan, in Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), West Africa. As he entered the airport building, he was mobbed by fans who had waited to welcome him.
“The first time I went back, there was genuine love I was getting and I had done virtually nothing,” Zaha tells me in an exclusive interview.
“There were thousands of people waiting for me at the airport. It was ridiculous! I’d just decided to come back and play for Ivory Coast. I didn’t know how happy they were that I’d decided to play for my country.”
Zaha is one of a relatively small number of professional soccer players to have represented two nations at international level. The first country he represented, England, will play at the World Cup finals starting on November 20. Ivory Coast will not.
Zaha was four when his family moved from Ivory Coast to South London and he represented England at youth levels. He briefly appeared in two friendly matches for the senior England team, the second of which was in August, 2013. Having been overlooked for future squads, Zaha decided to represent Ivory Coast in November, 2016.
“I had my ups and downs with England at the time and obviously Ivory Coast came and spoke to me and the space where I was at, I just thought, ‘I think it’s best I play for Ivory Coast,’” he says.
“Before my mindset was playing for England, I grew up here. But even through those years, the Ivorian people still supported me through everything. They still showed me love. So when that came about and the space I was in, I just thought, ‘this is the time.’
“I feel like it’s paved the way for a few other players … there are so many now who decide to play for their home country, so it’s nice to see.”
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FIFA rules allow multinational players aged 21 and over to change the country they represent, providing their appearances for the first nation were in non-competitive fixtures.
There are several reasons a player with a multinational background chooses to represent one country over the others for which they are eligible. They may choose the nation where they grew up, that they know best. They might want to represent the place where they were born or the homeland of their mother or father. It could come down to their relationship with the coach or other players.
Zaha, who has previously been subjected to racist abuse online, remembers the “hate” he received after his decision to play for Ivory Coast was made public.
“People who watch football, just don’t tend to see us footballers … as human,” he says.
“There are still the odd messages saying if I was still with England I’d be playing all the time now. But then there’s the other thousands that say the reason why I don’t play for England is because I chickened out or I’m not good enough.
“That’s the same old stuff. It’s the same old hate.”
Was it, perhaps, hard for some people of single nationality to understand a player can feel a connection to two countries at once? That someone might feel both Ivorian and English at the same time?
“I just realized not everyone’s capable of understanding these things,” Zaha says.
“There are so many players who play for one country but you see how they’re heavily invested in where they were born. I see it all the time. There’s nothing wrong with it, people make their choices.
“People have different reasons why they play for certain national teams. Playing for your home country (outside Europe), there are not as many opportunities as playing for a European country.
“With African countries, we’re improving slowly. We’re not at the stage of England where everything is top notch – first-class flights, first-class hotels, all of these things. I’ve said publicly there is stuff I want to change with the African mentality where if you want to be the best, you need to provide the best for the football players that you have, which other countries do.
“People have different reasons why they play but my choice was just to face that head on and go and play for my country.”
The 2017 trip to Ivory Coast made a big impact. Zaha, who has given 10% of his salary to charity since signing his first professional contract, established a foundation that funds an orphanage in Ivory Coast run by his sister. The Zaha Foundation also supports widows and other community and development projects for young people in the country and, Zaha says, he is planning to do more.
In the UK, he supports charitable causes including a South London soccer academy. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he offered free accommodation to staff from the UK’s National Health Service.
His latest project is a fourth division, semi-pro soccer club in Ivory Coast which Zaha has bought with his brother, Carin. The plan for Espoir Club D’Abengourou, based in the capital Yamoussoukro, is to offer opportunities for young players.
“Going back to my country just opened up my eyes to a lot of things to be thankful for,” Zaha, who is working with The MailRoom agency to help promote his charitable projects, says.
“I just wanted to invest back in my country. I was thinking of different possibilities to help and when my brother came to me with the football club opportunity, it just made me think, ‘imagine all the aspiring kids that are watching me that want that same opportunity.’
“So if you do well you get an opportunity to thrive and you can end up playing for my club. There are so many people who want to play and there’s just not many opportunities.
“I just thought, ‘the love I’m getting, let me see if I can give it back somehow.’”
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A fast and skillful attacker, Zaha is one of the Premier League’s most exciting players. Many believe he would have been a valuable addition to England’s World Cup squad. England manager Gareth Southgate previously met with Zaha in an effort to convince him to stick with England but, by then, Zaha’s mind was made up.
Ivory Coast has qualified for the World Cup three times – in 2006, 2010 and 2014. It narrowly missed out in 2018 and again this year.
Zaha, who turns 30 later this month, has maybe one more chance to play on international soccer’s biggest stage.
“I’ve made my bed now, I’ve got to deal with it. There’s no regrets at all,” he says.
“I’d love to be a player that features in the World Cup, what player wouldn’t? But that’s where we are at right now and we’re fighting to be a team that makes it there.”
If there is any bitterness, any thoughts of what might have been, Zaha hides it well.
“100%!” he says when asked if he plans to watch the World Cup on television.
“What on earth am I going to be doing if I’m not watching the World Cup?”
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Most Fans Won’t Be Watching Qatar 2022 World Cup At Pubs Or On Big Screens: Survey
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The World Cup may be a time for fans around the globe to watch games together and enjoy the “World Cup atmosphere”, but many people say they don’t intend to watch this winter’s World Cup, and most of those who are watching Qatar 2022 will be doing so from the comfort of their armchairs.
Footage of fans watching matches on a big screen or at fan parks have been a feature of recent World Cups. FIFA has a few official fan parks around the world, and this year is holding official FIFA fan festivals in Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, Dubai and London as well as in Qatar. Other big screens will be set up around the world, but they could be quieter this year than at previous tournaments.
More than half of the UK population watched England’s loss to Italy in the final of the UEFA 2020 European Championships, but a consumer survey by adtech company LoopMe found that only 29% of respondents in the UK intend to watch the World Cup.
The survey of more than 4,429 British consumers also found that 84% of those planning to watch the tournament planned to do so from home. Just 8% said they would watch games at a pub or similar venue.
The cold weather might put some people off watching games at an outdoor screen this year. Usually in Seoul, for example, thousands of people watch South Korea’s games on outdoor screens around the city, but with temperatures there during the late-night kickoffs likely dropping to around freezing, watching outside is probably a less attractive option than usual.
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In the UK though, only 4% of those planning to watch the games at home said cold weather was the reason behind their decision. 25% of respondents though did say they preferred a summer world cup because of the weather, with 17% saying they were unhappy with the winter world cup interfering with other sports schedules.
The cost-of-living crisis also only appears to be a minor factor behind British consumers staying home to watch the World Cup, with just 14% saying they were watching at home due to costs. Rather 58% of those watching at home said they planned to do so simply because it was more comfortable.
The World Cup is less popular among consumers in the United States and in Singapore, with just 10% of U.S. respondents and 26% in Singapore saying they plan to watch the tournament.
But they were more likely than UK respondents to get out of the house to watch the games.
While 84% of UK respondents are planning to stay home, just 76% of respondents in the States and 68% of those in Singapore were going to watch the games from the comfort of their armchairs.
The survey also found that 16% of U.S. respondents watching the tournament were planning to invite friends over to watch the games, while 30% of those in Singapore planned to have friends over. 4% of respondents from Singapore plan to watch the game at an outdoor screen, twice that of the U.S.
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World Cup 1958: When Pele guided Brazil to its first title
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It was the second time that a European country hosted two consecutive editions of the tournament, upsetting the south American nations again.
Host: Sweden
Teams: 16
Format: Group stage, knockouts
Matches: 35
Goals: 126
Winners: Brazil
Runners-up: Sweden
Golden boot: Just Fontaine (France)Background
The qualification process for the 1958 World Cup gave the opportunity to a wider pool of nations.
It saw the qualification of all four British nations, the return of Argentina and the debut of the erstwhile Soviet Union. Former two-time champions Uruguay and Italy failed to qualify.
Three Muslim nations, Indonesia, Sudan and Turkey, refused to play Israel and lost out on any chances of qualifying for the main round. Israel, meanwhile, lost their knock-out game against Wales.
History of the world cups:
How the football World Cup finally came about in 1930
The controversies, shocks at the 1934 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup 1938: Italy defend title before WWII breaks out
World Cup 1950: When football’s biggest event resumed after WWII
World Cup 1954: West Germany, Hungary and the Miracle of Berne
It was the second time that a European country hosted two consecutive editions of the tournament, upsetting the South American nations again.
FIFA decided to move the tournament to a different continent thereon.
This was also the tournament that gave Brazil their first World Cup title and the world the first glimpse of the legend that is Pele.
Although Pele, who was 17 at that time, did not play the first two games, he made up for it by scoring six goals in the remaining four.
Pele scored the winner against Wales in the quarter-final. It was not until his hat-trick against France in the semi-final that the world took notice of him.
In the final against Sweden, the youngster followed it up with two goals helping his side land a first global title in front of 50,000 fans at the Rasunda Stadium in Stockholm.
Highs
France’s Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in the tournament, a record for a player in a single World Cup that still stands.
Pele and Brazil launched their glorious journey at the World Cup by winning their first title. Pele became the youngest scorer at a World Cup when he scored against Wales at the age of 17 years and 239 days.
Seven goals were scored in a final, a record that still stands.
Lows
Argentina’s return to the World Cup was disastrous as they lost two matches and conceded 10 goals, finishing bottom of their group. The team was met with the wrath of angry fans when it returned home.
The average attendance for the matches was low compared with the previous few editions.
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Youssoufa Moukoko Keeps Impressing For Dortmund But What Is Next For The 17-Year-Old
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It could have been the moment to decide the game. It is the 37th minute between Dortmund and Manchester City when Karim Adeyemi breaks through on the right; his low cross finds teammate Youssoufa Moukoko, but instead of tapping the ball home, the 17-year-old misses, and the ball goes wide.
That goal would have secured Borussia Dortmund the win over Man City. Ultimately, it did not matter, however, as the two sides could not be separated in a 0-0 draw that saw both of them advance to the round of 16 of the Champions League.
As a result, the moment will not even be a footnote in the career of the 17-year-old striker. In fact, it will not even make it into the annals of the 2022/23 season.
But it did highlight something important after all. Moukoko is increasingly getting into scoring key scoring situations at crucial moments against tough opponents. An ability that has earned him the starting position for Edin Terzic at the Black and Yellows but also has gotten him on the list of the initial 44 players for Germany’s World Cup squad.
That is surprising, considering where both Moukoko and Dortmund were at the start of the season, when the Black and Yellows reacted to losing Sébastien Haller by signing Anthony Modeste for $6 million and a yearly salary of an additional $6 million.
Modeste has, however, struggled, scoring just two goals in nine games. Nonetheless, the Frenchman would initially start over Modeste, but that would change when Moukoko headed home the winner against arch-rivals Schalke on matchday 7.
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“Adeyemi and I came on and were able to bring a fresh wind to our side,” Moukoko said after the derby victory. “I am very much relieved,” Moukoko said when asked about his header that ended up winning the game for Dortmund. “I have been training with Terzic for this very situation, and I am elated that it worked out in that situation.”
Another crucial goal against Bayern Munich followed Dortmund’s 2-2 comeback. The 17-year-old also scored a goal and an assist against Stuttgart on matchday 11—another crucial game after the Black and Yellows lost on matchday 10 against Union Berlin. Still, without a goal in the Champions League—where Moukoko can become the youngest German scorer in history with a goal against Copenhagen—the striker did have excellent performances against Sevilla and now against Man City.
Those performances have brought up crucial questions. First, what is going to happen with Moukoko’s contract? The current deal will expire at the end of the season. The understanding here is that his 18th birthday on Nov. 20 should bring some resolution to Dortmund’s three-year $10 million offer. Hence, as pointed out on Gegenpressing, chatter about a move to Liverpool or elsewhere seem premature.
Crucially, the day of his birthday is also the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. With Germany boss Hansi Flick struggling for a true no.9, Moukoko has now become a serious option to make the World Cup squad.
Reports in Germany have indicated that Moukoko is on the initial 44 squad submitted by Flick this week. On current form, it would be difficult to imagine that Moukoko will not be in Qatar.
Manuel Veth is the host of the Bundesliga Gegenpressing Podcast and the Area Manager USA at Transfermarkt. He has also been published in the Guardian, Newsweek, Howler, Pro Soccer USA, and several other outlets. Follow him on Twitter: @ManuelVeth
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Weeks away from World Cup, human rights group says host Qatar continues to mistreat LGBTQ people
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With just under four weeks to go until the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup begins, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused host nation Qatar of arbitrarily arresting and abusing LGBTQ people, despite calls for the country to update its laws on LGBTQ rights.
The human rights group on Monday said that it had documented six cases of “severe and repeated” beatings and five cases of sexual harassment in police custody between 2019 and 2022. CBS News has not independently verified these accounts.
According to the organization, Qatar’s security forces have arrested people in public based on their gender expression, unlawfully searched their phones and mandated that detained transgender women had to attend conversion therapy sessions as a condition of their release.
Same-sex “sexual conduct” between men is illegal in Qatar, although there is no outright ban on same-sex relationships between women, according to a U.S. State Department report from 2021. Men 16 years of age and older who engage in sexual conduct can be punished by up to seven years in prison, the State Department said. A man convicted of having sex with another man under the age of 16 can receive a life sentence, the report said. Homosexuality is punishable by death under sharia law, but “there were no reports of any executions for this reason,” the State Department said.
Rasha Younes, an LGBT rights researcher at HRW, told CBS News that the group’s report only included six people who consented to having their information published, but noted that the numbers are “much, much higher than the ones that we documented.”
“Given the fear of retaliation and the repressive climate around free expression inside Qatar, people are really fearful to speak,” said Younes, who investigates abuses against LGBT people in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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In interviews with HRW, many of the subjects complained about their treatment while in police custody. Among them, one Qatari transgender woman said she was arrested in public because she was wearing makeup. One Qatari bisexual woman told HRW that officers beat her until she lost “consciousness” several times.
All were detained without being charged, HRW said. They were unable to attain legal counsel and none received a record of having been detained, HRW said, adding that these could be considered arbitrary detentions under international human rights law.
“It appears their arbitrary arrest and detention is based on Law No 17 of 2002 on Protection of Community, which allows for provisional detention without charge or trial for up to six months, if ‘there exist well-founded reasons to believe that the defendant may have committed a crime,’ including ‘violating public morality,’” HRW said in its report.
Younes said the similar accounts from those interviewed by HRW show that these were not “isolated” incidents, but rather indicate a “pattern by security forces.”
A Qatari official refuted the accusations in a statement to CBS News.
“The allegations contain information that is categorically and unequivocally false,” the official said. “Qatar does not tolerate discrimination against anyone, and our policies and procedures are underpinned by a commitment to human rights for all.”
The official also said that Qatar does not operate or license any “conversion centers,” as the HRW report alleged, claiming that the clinic mentioned treats people suffering from “behavioral conditions.”
FIFA awarded the World Cup to Qatar in 2010, but issues around the treatment of migrant workers, women and LGBTQ people have been thrust in the spotlight since then. In 2016, the soccer body adopted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which prompts the organization to “avoid infringing on the human rights of others and should address adverse human rights impacts with which they are involved.”
In celebration of Pride Month earlier this year, FIFA insisted on hotels and other contractors welcoming LGBTQIA+ fans to Qatar and dubbed the event as a “celebration of unity and diversity” regardless of “race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.”
Still, Younes believes FIFA stopped short of that in Qatar. She believes FIFA and Qatar are “complicit” in alleged human rights violations against LGBTQ people in the country. Younes also said another fear is that people will forget about the issue once the World Cup is over.
“They had over a decade to work on reforms and push the Qatari government in the right direction, and they did none of that,” she said. “So it is quite disappointing that FIFA does not use its platform, and the time is now for it to take action.”
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Nottingham Forest’s Salvation Lies In Qatar 2022
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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 15: A dejected Jesse Lingard of Nottingham Forest during the … [+]
As ever has been the case this season, Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper was refusing to let results get him down.
Rooted to the bottom of the table with just five points and a goal difference of -15 he watched his side lose to fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0.
Not for the first time this year, the defeat had the added bitterness of Forest throwing away a chance to take something from the game in the form of a missed penalty.
“No blame,” he told the media post-game, “we win and we lose together. Sticking together is going to be really important this season.
“You saw a team that never gave up. You saw a team that was committed to the game and wanted to get something out of it. That’s why there’s a real disappointment in the dressing room.
“We’ve got to support the players with keeping that spirit going because it’s going to have to be a massive part of us improving.”
Cooper knows all about improvement, few managers in English soccer have demonstrated the ability he’s shown to turn a sinking ship around in the last 12 months.
Just over a year ago, the Welshman swept into the club while it was sleepwalking toward relegation and somehow managed to engineer a return to the Premier
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A victim of his own success, Cooper’s issue is now that the fiercely ambitious owners of the East Midlands side are not satisfied with just surviving in the top division.
“We will give all the ammunition to Steve for the new season to be able to be very competitive and to try, not only to maintain the position in the Premier League but also to perform well,” explained owner Evangelos Marinakis amid the promotion celebrations.
The Greek billionaire was true to his word, Forest’s $150 million summer transfer outlay was more than Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.
In total 22 players have been welcomed through the doors of the City Ground for big fees or, in the case of Jesse Lingard, mega wages.
It’s hard to argue that Forest has not bought quality, players, like Remo Freuler, came with burgeoning reputations and track records of success.
The issue for Cooper has been trying to assemble his vast new array of talent into a coherent unit that can deliver results.
“There are parts of our game where we look like a new team and that’s the sort of stuff you address in pre-season,” Cooper said after a series of back-to-back defeats, “we’re addressing it right in the middle of the Premier League.
‘We have challenged ourselves – how do we become a team? Whether it’s our tactical ideas, our togetherness, our spirit, pushing each other, that comes when you have real trust with each other and trust is built over time.”
The problem was that, up until the start of October, it appeared those in power at Forest didn’t quite agree.
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According to recent reports by The Athletic, the club sounded out the possibility of replacing Cooper with recently-axed former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel or ex-PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Journalists for the outlet claimed that when neither man showed an interest in joining the relegation-threatened side, and other clubs began showing an interest in its current boss Cooper, Forest decided to stick with their lot.
Well, what they did was double down, Cooper wasn’t just retained he was handed a new contract until 2025.
In his comments after putting pen to paper, the Welsh manager alluded to the uncertainty which surrounded the preceding weeks.
“It puts clarity on speculation. No one had ever questioned how much I love it here and want to be here,” he said.
“If there is talk about that it can stop. It doesn’t mean we are going to win the next match and everything is going to be OK. It has put an end to the questioning and that is great.”
However, things haven’t improved on the pitch since then.
A 1-1 home draw against Aston Villa saw the Reds once again surrender a lead and that was followed by a defeat against Wolves.
But here’s the good news: Just five games remain before the Premier League has an unprecedented six-week break for the World Cup.
With less than half of its fixtures fulfilled Nottingham Forest will get a second preseason for Cooper to assess the players he has at his disposal and devise a coherent strategy for results.
Not only that, the club has the added advantage of having relatively few players making the trip to Qatar.
Five first-team players will be heading to the Middle East, which leaves Cooper with more than enough talent to begin shaping a team.
Add into that that three of those, Brennan Johnson, Neco Williams and Remo Freuler, would be surprised to be involved in the latter stages of the competition and it could have an even more complete squad back even sooner.
More than anything though, the mid-season break will allow Cooper and his team to think.
So many new faces have arrived at the City Ground he’s barely had time to learn their names much less analyze their strengths, weaknesses and suitability for a tactical system.
If Forest can do just enough to stay within reach of the teams outside the relegation zone, and that won’t necessarily be easy considering Arsenal and Liverpool are opponents before the break, the East Midlanders have a good chance of survival.
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