As the clock continues to count down to the much anticipated 2022 World Cup In Qatar, lovers of football all over the world are keenly watching out for the first 11 team of every country that will be participating in the tournament.
While top and accomplished players like Portugal’s Christiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi are sure to be representing their sides after playing in previous FIFA World Cups, the tournament will also feature players who will be making their first appearances.
Below is a list of players who will likely make it to their country’s first 11 considering their impressive performances over the years.
First 11 Team Of Every Country To Watch Out For At Qatar World Cup 2022
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Group A
Qatar
- GK: Saad Al Sheeb (Al Sadd)
- DF: Boualem Khoukhi (Al-Sadd)
- DF: Abdelkarim Hassan (Al-Sadd)
- DF: Bassam Al-Rawi (Al-Gharafa)
- DF: Ro-Ro (Al-Sad)
- MF: Ali Asdalla (Al-Sadd)
- MF: Abdulaziz Hatem (Al-Sadd)
- MF: Mohammed Waas (Al-Sadd)
- MF: Karim Boudiaf (Al-Duhail)
- FW: Hassan Al-Haydos (Al-Sadd)
- FW: Ahmed Alaaedin (Al-Gharafa)
Ecuador
- GK: Hernán Galíndez (Aucas)
- DF: Byron Castillo (León)
- DF: Porozo (Troyes)
- DF: Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen)
- DF: Pervis Estupinan (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- MF: Jhegson Mendez (Los Angeles FC)
- MF: Moises Caicedo (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- MF: Angel Mena (León)
- MF: Jose Cifuentes: (Los Angeles FC)
- MF: Romario Ibarra (Pachuca)
- FW: Michael Estrada (Newell’s Old Boys)
Senegal
- GK: Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)
- DF: Bouna Sarr (Bayern Munich)
- DF: Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea)
- DF: Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig)
- DF: Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiacos)
- MF: Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham)
- MF: Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City)
- MF: Papa Gueye (Marseille)
- FW: Sarr Ismaila (Watford)
- FW: Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich)
- FW: Famara Diedhiou (Kayserispor)
Netherlands
- GK: Remko Pasveer (Ajax)
- DF: Jurriën Timber (Ajax)
- DF: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
- DF: Nathan Ake (Manchester City)
- DF: Denzel Dumfries (Internazionale)
- DF: Daley Blind (Ajax)
- MF: Marten de Roon (Atlanta)
- MF: Steven Berghuis (AFC Ajax)
- MF: Davy Klaassen (AFC Ajax)
- FW: Vincent Janssen (Antwerp)
- FW: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax)
Group B
England
- GK: Nick Pope (Newcastle United)
- DF: John Stones (Manchester United)
- DF: Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur)
- DF: Harry Maguire (Manchester United)
- MF: James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
- MF: Jude Bellingham (Borussia)
- MF: Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
- FW: Harry Kane (Tottenham Spur)
- FW: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
- FW: Sterling (Chelsea)
- Tammy Abraham (Roma)
Iran
- GK: Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal)
- DF: Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb)
- DF: Kanaanizadegan (Al-Ahli)
- DF: Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor)
- MF: Saeid Ezatolahi (Vejle)
- MF: Omid Ebrahimi (Al-Wakrah)
- MF: Ali Karimi (Kayseispor)
- FW: Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen)
- FW: Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi)
- FW: Mehdi Taremi (Porto)
- FW: Kaveh Rezaei (Tractor)
USA
- GK: Matt Turner (Arsenal)
- DF: DeAndre Yedlin
- DF: Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)
- DF: Aaron Long (New York RedBulls)
- DF: Sergino Dest (Milan)
- MF: Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles FC)
- MF: Tyler Adams (Leeds United)
- MF: Weston McKennie (Juventus)
- FW: Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund)
- FW: Ricardo Pepi (Groningden)
- FW: Christian Pulisic (Chelsea)
Wales
- G.K Wayne Hennessey (Nottingham Forest)
- DF: Ben Cabango (Swansea City)
- DF: Joe Rodon (Rennes)
- DF: Rhys Norrington Davies (Sheffield)
- DF: Connor Roberts (Burnley)
- DF: Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest)
- MF: Joe Morrell (Portsmouth)
- MF: Dylan Levitt (Dundee United)
- FW: Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest)
- FW: Daniel James (Fulham)
- FW: Gareth Bale (Los Angeles)
Group C
Argentina
- GK: Emiliano Martinez (River Plate)
- DF: Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla)
- DF: Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
- DF: Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
- MF: Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- MF: Guido Rodriguez (Betis)
- MF: Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)
- MF: Angel Di Maria (Juventus)
- FW: Lautaro Martinez (Roma)
- FW: Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)
- FW: Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Saudi Arabia
- Mohammed Al-Owais (Al-Hilal)
- DF: Sultan Al-Ghanam (Al-Nassr)
- DF: Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr)
- DF: Yasser Al- Shahrani (Al-Nassr)
- DF: Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal)
- MF: Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nassr)
- MF: Riyadh Sharahili (Abha)
- MF: Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal)
- MF: Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab)
- FW: Firas Al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh)
- FW: Haroune Camara (Al-Ittihad)
Mexico
- GK: Guillermo Ochoa (Juarez)
- DF: Kevin Alvarez (Pachuca)
- DF: Nestor Araujo (América)
- DF: Héctor Moreno (Monterrey)
- DF: Gerardo Arteaga (Genk)
- MF: Carlos Rodriguez (MF)
- MF: Erick Gutierrez (PSV)
- MF: Andres Guardado (Betis)
- MF: Uriel: Antuna (Cruz Azul)
- FW: Henry Martin (América)
- FW: Alexis Vega (Guadalajara)
Poland
- GK: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus)
- DF: Jan Bednarek (Aston Villa)
- DF: Kamil Glik (Benevento)
- DF: Jakub Kiwior (Spezia)
- MF: Grzegorz Krychowiak
- MF: Szymon Zurkowski (Fiorentina)
- MF: Piotr Zielinski (Napoli)
- MF: Nicola Zalewski (Roma)
- FW: Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus)
- FW: Karol Swiderski (Charltte)
- FW: Robert Lewandowsk (Barcelona)
Group D
France
- G.K: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
- DF: William Saliba (Arsenal)
- DF: Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
- DF: Benoit Badiashile (Monaco)
- MF: N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
- MF: Paul Pogba (Juventus)
- MF: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)
- FW: Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
- FW: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
- FW: Oliver Giroud (Milan)
- FW: Kylian Mbappe (Paris-Saint-germain)
Australia
- GK: Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC)
- DF: Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian)
- DF: Thomas Deng (Albirex Niigata)
- DF: Harrison Delbridge (Incheon United)
- DF: Joel King (OB)
- MF: Denis Genreau (Toulouse)
- MF: Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli)
- FW: Mathew Leckie (Melbourne)
- MF: Riley McGree (Middlesbrough)
- FW: Marco Tilio (Melbourne City)
- FW: Mitchell Duke (Fagiano Okayama)
Denmark
- GK: Kasper Schmeichel (Nice)
- DF: Rasmus Kristensen (Barcelona)
- DF: Simon Kjær (Milan)
- DF: Andreas Christensen (Barcelona)
- MF: Daniel Wass (Brøndby)
- MF: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Hotspur)
- MF: Christian Eriksen (Manchester United)
- FW: Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol)
- FW: Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge)
- FW: Kasper Dolberg (Sevilla)
- FW: Damsgaard (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Tunisia
- GK: Bechir BenSaid (US Monastir)
- DF: Mohamed Drager (Luzern)
- DF: Dylan Bronn (Salernitana)
- DF: Montassar Talbi (Lorient)
- DF: Bilel Ifa (Kuwait SC)
- MF: Ferjani Sassi (Al-Duhail)
- MF: Ellyes Skhiri (1.FC Koln)
- MF: Anis Ben Slimane (Brøndby)
- FW: Naim Sliti (Al-Ettifaq)
- FW: Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier)
- FW: Youssef Msakni (Montpellier)
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Group E
Spain
- GK: Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao)
- DF: Pau Torres (Villarreal)
- DF: Hugo Guillamón (Valencia)
- DF: César Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
- DF: Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
- MF: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
- MF: Koke (Atlético Madrid)
- MF: Rodri (Manchester City)
- FW: Álvaro Morata (Atlético Madrid)
- FW: Ferran Torres (Barcelona)
- FW: Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint-Germain)
Costa Rica
- GK: Esteban Alvarado (Herediano)
- DF: Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake)
- DF: Kendall Waston (Saprissa)
- DF: Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake)
- DF: Francisco Calvo (Konyaspor)
- MF: Bryan Ruiz (Alajuelense)
- MF: Celso Borges (Alajuelense)
- MF: Gerson Torres (Herediano)
- FW: Joel Campbell (León)
- Johan Venegas (Alajuelense)
- Anthony Contreras (Herediano)
Germany
- GK: Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona)
- DF: Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund)
- DF: Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)
- DF: David Raum (RB Leipzig)
- DF: Robin Gosens (Inter Milan)
- MF: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
- MF: Kai Havertz (Manchester United)
- MF: İlkay Gündoğan (Manchester City)
- FW: Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich)
- FW: Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)
- FW: Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich)
Japan
- GK: Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truiden)
- DF: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo)
- DF: Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04)
- DF: Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- DF: Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale)
- MF: Genki Haraguchi (Union Berlin)
- MF: Gaku Shibasaki (Union Berlin)
- MF: Takumi Minamino (Monaco)
- MF: Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart)
- Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic)
- Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge)
Group F
Belgium
- GK: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
- DF: Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht)
- DF: Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund)
- DF: Jason Denayer (Al Ahli)
- MF: Axel Witsel (Atlético Madrid)
- MF: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
- MF: Eden Hazard (Real Madrid)
- MF: Yannick Carrasco (Atlético Madrid)
- MF: Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund)
- FW: Dries Mertens (Galatasaray)
- FW: Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahçe)
Canada
- GK: Milan Borjan (Red Star Belgrade)
- DF: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
- DF: Steven Vitória (Chaves)
- DF: Sam Adekugbe (Hatayspor)
- DF: Richie Laryea (Toronto FC)
- MF: Samuel Piette (CF Montréal)
- MF: Mark-Anthony Kaye (Toronto FC)
- MF: Stephen Eustáquio (Porto)
- FW: Cyle Larin (Club Brugge)
- FW: Junior Hoilett (Reading)
- FW: Jonathan David (Lille)
Morocco
- GK: Yassine Bounou (Sevilla)
- DF: Romain Saïss (Beşiktaş)
- DF: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)
- DF: Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich)
- DF: Samy Mmaee (Ferencváros)
- MF: Younès Belhanda (Adana Demirspor)
- MF: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina)
- MF: Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers)
- MF: Selim Amallah (Standard Liège)
- FW: Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla)
- FW: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea
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Croatia
- GK: Dominik Livaković (Dinamo Zagreb)
- DF: Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens)
- DF: Borna Barišić (Rangers)
- DF: Dejan Lovren (Zenit Saint Petersburg)
- DF: Josip Juranović (Celtic)
- MF: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
- MF: Mateo Kovačić (Chelsea)
- MF: Marcelo Brozović (Internazionale)
- FW: Ivan Perišić (Tottenham Hotspur)
- FW: Andrej Kramarić (1899 Hoffenheim)
- FW: Bruno Petković (Dinamo Zagreb)
Group G
Brazil
- GK: Alisson (Liverpool)
- DF: Danilo (Juventus)
- DF: Thiago Silva (Chelsea)
- DF: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
- DF: Éder Militão (Real Madrid)
- MF: Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United)
- MF: Casemiro (Manchester United)
- MF: Fabinho (Liverpool)
- FW: Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
- FW: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
- FW: Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur)
Serbia
- GK: Marko Dmitrović (Sevilla)
- DF: Stefan Mitrović (Getafe)
- DF: Strahinja Pavlović (Red Bull Salzburh)
- DF: Miloš Veljković (Werder Bremem)
- DF: Filip Mladenović (Legia Warsaw)
- MF: Dušan Tadić (Ajax)
- MF: Filip Kostić (Juventus)
- MF: Nemanja Maksimović (Getafe)
- MF: Filip Đuričić (Sampdoria)
- FW: Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham)
- FW: Luka Jović (Fiorentina)
Switzerland
- GK: Yann Sommer (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
- DF: Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino)
- DF: Fabian Schär (Newcastle United)
- DF: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City)
- DF: Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
- MF: Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire)
- MF: Granit Xhaka (Arsenal)
- MF: Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest)
- FW: Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray)
- FW: Breel Embolo (Monaco)
- FW: Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg)
Group H
Portugal
- GK: Rui Patrício (Roma)
- DF: Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
- DF: Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain)
- DF: Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
- DF: João Cancelo (Manchester City)
- MF: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
- MF: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
- MF: William Carvalho (Betis)
- MF: João Mário (Benfica)
- FW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
- FW: Diogo Jota (Liverpool)
Ghana
- GK: Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates)
- DF: Gideon Mensah (Bordeaux)
- DF: Abdul Rahman Baba (Reading)
- DF: Daniel Amartey (Leicester City)
- DF: Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg)
- MF: André Ayew (Al-Sadd)
- MF: Thomas Partey (Arsenal)
- MF: Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Freiburg)
- FW: Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace)
- FW: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Sporting)
- FW: Kamaldeen Sulemana (Rennes)
Uruguay
- GK: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray)
- DF: Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy)
- DF: Matías Viña (Roma)
- DF: Mathías Olivera (Napoli)
- MF: Matías Vecino (Lazio)
- MF: Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur)
- MF: Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
- MF: Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo)
- FW: Luis Suárez (Nacional)
- FW: Darwin Núñez (Liverpool)
- FW: Diego Rossi (Fenerbahçe)
Korea Republic
- GK: Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabab)
- DF: Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
- DF: Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan Hyundai)
- DF: Hong Chul (Daegu FC)
- DF: Kim Min-jae (Napoli)
- MF: Jung Woo-young (Al-Sadd)
- MF: Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur)
- MF: Lee Jae-sung (Mainz 05)
- MF: Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- FW: Cho Young-wook (FC Seoul)
- FW: Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiacos)
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