Spain is the fourth youngest team in the Qatar tournament and Gavi is the third youngest player
Ever since FIFA announced in 2010 that the 2022 World Cup would be held in Qatar, it was already known that this World Cup would be different and that, for better or for worse, it would be remembered by fans. Alleged corruption at the time of the concession, violation of human rights in the host country, strange dates and, in sports, the last World Cup for Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Exactly, the Portuguese star, who will play his fifth World Cup, is the player with the most caps among the participants in Qatar. The Manchester United striker also holds the record for the most appearances with his team in European football with 191 appearances.
Exactly 52 fewer are those of Sergio Busquets. The Barcelona midfielder, the only survivor of the 23 heroes who made it to the skies in South Africa in 2010, has donned the Spanish team jersey 139 times and will bring experience to a group of rookies in the planetary event, such as Yéremy Pino, Nico Williams of Gavi is the third youngest footballer in the league after Australian Garang Koul and German Youssoufa Moukoko.
This World Cup will be the first for players born in this century and destined to become the stars of the next decade, such as Pedri, Bellingham or Musiala, and the last for footballers born in the 1980s. Mexican goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera will be the oldest of the tournament, along with ex-madridista Pepe and ex-azulgrana Dani Alves.
Spain is not a favorite, but it is one of the ‘outsiders’ to win the World Cup on December 18. Perhaps the two main weaknesses of the national team are the absence of a goal scorer and the inexperience of the block. It is the fourth youngest team at the World Cup, behind Ecuador, the United States and Ghana, something that contrasts with the average age of two of the favorites Brazil and Argentina, fifth and fourth respectively in the ranking of veteran teams. that it leads Iran.
Brazil, Germany, Italy, the major absence in Qatar, Uruguay, Argentina, France, Spain and England are the eight teams that have a World Cup in their window. While only seven games are needed to achieve victory, in this kind of short tournament, where regularity doesn’t prevail and individuality does, set pieces are an aspect to be reckoned with. Australia and the Netherlands will get more facilities in this area with Harry Souttar and Wout Weghorst, the two tallest outfield players in the league. Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert leads the ranking of tallest footballers at 2.03 metres, 45 centimeters more than Queens Park Rangers Moroccan midfielder Ilias Chair, the shortest player in this competition.
These are just a few of the many contrasts of the great planetary date. 831 football players, spread over five locations – Al-Rayán, Doha, Al-Wakrah, Al-Khor and Lusail – come together in the Asian country. The countdown ends. The World Cup is here.
Source: La Verdad
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