Arabs in the World Cup Qatar 2022.. Everyone sings on his death set!

The story began on March 16, 2009, when the State of Qatar decided -officially- to form a working team to prepare the file for organizing the 2022 World Cup. Certainly, that was a far-fetched dream, which drew the ridicule of many at that time, until May 13, 2010 The file was officially submitted to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA).

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On December 2, 2010, the historic moment was when the International Federation announced that Qatar had won the right to host the tournament, becoming the first Arab country to receive this honor, and the third Asian country after South Korea and Japan, who jointly organized the 2002 World Cup.

With the countdown to the main event approaching, the world's attention turned to the World Cup draw, where 32 teams will compete - before increasing the number to 48 in the next edition in 2026 - for the title, but on the other hand, the Arab representatives aspire to take advantage of the opportunity to achieve a new achievement, Improving their poor record throughout tournament history, can they?

Group One - Qatar

Well, let's start our tour of the World Cup groups, where the first group includes Qatar - in its first participation in history - the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador.

As it is clear, the homeowner's task will not be easy, but Qatar is armed with the historical fact that South Africa in 2010 was the only host who failed to advance to the next round.

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Unusually in Arab teams, Qatar was keen on long-term planning to prepare a team that would give some hope to rival its rivals in 2022. The Aspire Academy was one of the pillars of that planning, and it was established in 2004 under the direct guidance of the country’s rulers, with the aim of raising and developing the level of Al Annabi players and teams in different games, whether individual or collective, and their activity is not limited to football only.

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"Qatar has a great football development plan, and certainly the Aspire Academy is one of the reasons for this development. Many players grew up there, and the academy worked on developing them, and then their clubs completed the march, and what the team reached is the result of teamwork. With good planning, we can achieve success."

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The planning was completed by replacing the naturalization of senior players with the sponsorship of some talents of non-Qatari origins at an early age - similar to "Al-Moez Ali" of Sudanese origins - and then achieving technical stability for the first team by appointing the former coach at Barcelona Academy "Felix Sanchez" in July 2017 and continuing until present day.

Knowing that the Spanish coach has been at Aspire Academy since 2006, and passed through the Qatar teams under 19, under 20 and under 21 years, until he reached the top of the pyramid and led Annabi to the crowning of the 2019 Asian Nations Cup (5)

Former English Football Star David Beckham meets Aspire Academy football student Athletes and give them precious tips on free kicks taking

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The above planning deserves all the credit, but battling the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador is another matter.

Ecuador reached here at the expense of higher-ranking teams such as Chile and Colombia, while Senegal is going through a golden era, consisting of Koulibaly (Napoli), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), and Edward Mendy (Chelsea). This team reached the 2018 World Cup, and was runner-up to the nations Africa 2019, then a champion for the 2022 edition. As for the Netherlands, the group champion on paper, it regained its luster after using the veteran "Louis van Gaal", who surprised everyone recently by announcing that he had cancer, which made his leadership of the mills questionable.

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Group C - Saudi Arabia

And from the first to the third group, where the second Arab representative is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was drawn by Argentina, Mexico and Poland.

According to the analysis of "Jonathan Wilson" for "Sports Illustrated", the Argentina team that won the Copa America 2021 has become better since the number of available strikers dwindled, from "Higuain", "Tevez", "Icardi", "Diego Milito" and "Aguero" to Lautaro Martinez only, which made the squad more balanced instead of trying to accommodate most of them.

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The confrontation with Mexico - led by Argentine "Tata Martino" - will be a preliminary test for the tango dancers, especially with their nomination for the title against their will, only because the 2022 World Cup will be the last for the legend "Messi".

Mexico has the equipment necessary to annoy Argentina and the rest of the adults in the presence of Hirving Lozano, Raul Jimenez and Jesus Corona, and as “Wilson” says, recent history refers to Mexico crossing to the next round and then exiting the round of sixteen, as usual in the last seven editions.

This may be bad news for the duo, Poland and Saudi Arabia, or on the other hand, it will force them to venture without accounts.

As for Poland, everyone has given up on them, and no one expects Lewandowski to shine with them.

Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, did a great job in the qualifiers and gave their fans some hope.

The Kingdom is reaping the fruits of planning similar to the Annabi project, and a report by the "ESPN" network clarified its most important features by focusing on young people, and the first signs of the initiative came in 2018, when the Green Falcons team was crowned the champion of the Asian Under-19 Championship.

Two years later, they came close to achieving more glory after finishing second in the AFC U-23 Championship, earning them a place at the 2021 Summer Olympics. (8)

A large number of young people from those age groups now appear prominently in the first team, as Firas Al-Braikan and Sami Al-Naji were among the best scorers in Saudi Arabia in the qualifiers.

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And from the interest in young people to the huge boom in the Saudi League, with the increase in the number of foreign professionals to 7 in the summer of 2018, as this contributed to raising the level of locals who benefited from the proximity of foreigners.

Finally, we reach the French coach "Renard", who took over the task in July 2019 and was able to lead the Saudi green to Qatar.

Renard has a long track record with national teams, winning the African Nations Cup with Zambia and Côte d'Ivoire, and leading Morocco in the 2018 World Cup, thanks to which the Saudis can be expected to surprise.

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Group D - Tunisia

And from Asia to Africa, where the Carthage Eagles, who fell in Group D with France and Denmark, are waiting for one of the trio: Peru, the UAE and Australia.

The roosters have a squad that may be the largest in terms of quality and depth, which qualifies them strongly to defend their title.

However, doubt remains about coach Didier Deschamps, who plays in a conservative style, as described by Jonathan Wilson.

A exit against Switzerland in the Euro 2020 round of 16 unleashed doubt about Deschamps's style of play, then heightened doubt in the World Cup qualifiers, when the French struggled to beat opponents the size of Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Nevertheless, the role of the groups does not appear to be a real test to reveal the truth of this doubt.

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— Emilio Sansolini (@EmilioSansolini) April 1, 2022

Then comes Denmark, which has developed very recently, armed with the return of "Christian Eriksen" (who suffered from a heart problem during the Euro 2020 competitions) to position itself as a first candidate to snatch the second ticket.

Until we discover the identity of the fourth team, Tunisia's task seems difficult, given the quality of the formation, as the Carthage Eagles are considered the lowest in North Africa in terms of quality, whether professional or local.

It is enough to see the trio "Hamza Mathlouthi", "Ali Maaloul" and "Saif Al-Din Al-Jaziri" are in the starting lineup despite their presence in the Egyptian League, and their level has significantly decreased.

After the 2022 African Nations Cup, coach Jalal Khodari replaced Munther Kabir after bidding farewell to the tournament from the quarter-finals.

According to Jonathan Wilson’s description, Tunisia relies primarily on cracking the game and preventing the opponent from conducting the match in his own style, more than focusing on playing their style, and perhaps qualifying for the World Cup at the expense of Mali with a score of 1-0 on aggregate, and with an opposite goal, is the best evidence .

Group F - Morocco

From Tunisia to Morocco, where Group F includes Belgium, Croatia and Canada.

Since we have reached our last stop, we can simply call this group the true death group.

Yes, all the groups for the Arab teams are like the group of death, but this seems to be the toughest of them all.

Despite this, the Moroccan national team appears optimistic, because in Russia 2018, it collided with Portugal, Spain and Iran.

For the current group, Belgium's golden generation is living its last days, with sure doubts about "Eden Hazard" and less doubts about the unsuccessful Chelsea deal "Romelo Lukaku", in addition to the combined ages of "Jan Vertonghen" and "Toby Alderfeld" to reach 68 years.

However, coach Roberto Martinez's team seems full enough to pass the group stage and move forward until it encounters the first candidate who is more ready and young.

Morocco 🇲🇦 in group F !

Here are the teams that will face Morocco in the group stage of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

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— Équipe du Maroc (@EnMaroc) April 1, 2022

As for the other competitors, Croatia is not like Croatia, which was runner-up in the 2018 World Cup, while Canada, led by Alfonso Davies from Bayern Munich and Jonathan David from Lille, appears as an ambitious team preparing for the next World Cup in 2026, which will be held in a joint tripartite organization between Canada, Mexico and the states. United States of America.

On the other hand, the Moroccan national team is not living its best days despite qualifying, and the reason may be its coach, "Wahid Halilhodzic", as the coach is not very popular among players and fans, not to mention his exclusion of the two stars Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) and Nassir Mazraoui (Ajax Amsterdam).

So far, Halilhodzic's survival appears in doubt, which could make the task even more difficult.

If you recall what happened in the World Cup Russia 2018, the Atlas Lions were better off with coach "Herve Renard", but the problem was in the strength of the group, who knows if they were at the same level, could they cross in 2022 or not?

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