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Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – Here is a list of favorite teams and dark horse teams at the event World Cup 2022 Qatar.

The 2022 World Cup will take place in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022.

A total of 32 teams will host FIFA’s biggest football tournament which takes place every four years.

Qatar hosts Ecuador will be the opener of the 2022 World Cup.

Several top teams are favorites to win the 2022 World Cup, including Brazil, Spain, Germany and France.

However, it is also possible that dark horse teams will emerge that will surprise at the 2022 World Cup.

Here are the seeded teams and dark horses for the 2022 World Cup:

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1. Brazil

The holders of the most World Cup titles will enter Group G at the 2022 World Cup, alongside Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon.

Looking at the potential opponents to face and the equipment of the Brazilian national team players, Tite’s side should qualify for the last 16.

• Coach: Adenor Leonardo Bacchi (Tite)
• Captain: Thiago Silva
• FIFA Ranking: 1

2. Spain

The Spanish national team is in Group E of the 2022 World Cup along with Germany, Japan and Costa Rica. Spain and Germany are the top seeds to qualify for the last 16 of this group.

Armed with class players like Sergio Busquets, Pedri and Marco Asensio, the Matador team is one of the favorite teams of the 2022 World Cup.

• Coach: Luis Enrique
• Captain: Sergio Busquets
• FIFA Ranking: 7

3. Germany

Germany have a lot of quality players. In the 2022 World Cup, Germany are expected to combine youth and senior players to achieve feats.

Der Panzer star players like Leroy Sane, Joshua Kimmich and Kai Havertz are expected to be the backbone of the team.

• Coach: Hansi Flick
• Captain: Manuel Neuer
• FIFA Ranking: 11

4.France

The reigning World Cup champion is indeed hit by a storm of injuries. Paul Pogba and Raphaël Varane might not be able to defend France at the 2022 World Cup.

However, France, who are in Group D with Australia, Denmark and Tunisia, still have plenty of other quality players, like Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema and Theo Hernandez.

• Coach: Didier Deschamps
• Captain: Hugo Lloris
• FIFA Ranking: 4

5. Argentina

The 2022 World Cup will be the last for Argentine superstar Lionel Messi. Therefore, the Tango team should do everything to help Messi win the first and last World Cup trophy.

Argentina are in Group C with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. The Argentina team, especially up front, is filled with quality players such as Messi, Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martinez, etc.

• Coach: Lionel Scaloni
• Captain: Lionel Messi
• FIFA Ranking: 3

The Dark Horse Team

1. Senegal

Senegal has many players who compete in the world’s elite competitions such as the English League, the Spanish League and the Italian League.

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations champion has a string of famous names such as Sadio Mane, Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy.

• Coach: Aliou Cisse
• Captain: Kalidou Koulibaly
• FIFA Ranking: 18

2. Belgium

The golden generation of the Belgian national team are set to enter the final point of the 2022 World Cup. Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku will be Belgium’s mainstays to surprise at the 2022 World Cup.

The Red Devils are in Group F with Canada, Morocco and Croatia. If you look at the potential opponents, Belgium have a great chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.

• Coach: Roberto Martinez
• Captain: Eden Hazard
• FIFA Ranking: 2

3. Croatia

The Croatian national team had great motivation to make up for their failure to win the 2018 World Cup. At that time, Croatia lost in the final to France.

Many senior players are full of experience in the current Croatian national team, such as Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Domagoj Vida.

• Coach: Zlatko Dalic
• Captain: Luka Modric
• FIFA Ranking: 15

4.Uruguay

Escaped from the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in the Conmebol zone, the Uruguay national team has become one of the candidates for the dark horse. They entered Group H with Portugal, Ghana and South Korea.

Even though it will be against a pretty tough team, Uruguay, who have star players like Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and Federico Valverde, should be able to compete.

• Coach: Diego Alonso
• Captain: Diego Godin
• FIFA Ranking: 14

5. Serbia

Although not too flashy, but Serbia has spread a lot of players in the elite leagues of the world. These players are expected to be the backbone of the squad at the 2022 World Cup.

Dusan Tadic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Luka Jovic and Dusan Vlahovic are some of the names of the star players in the Serbian national team right now. Serbia are in Group G along with Brazil, Switzerland and Cameroon.

• Coach: Dragan Stojkovic
• Captain: Dusan Tadic
• FIFA Ranking: 25

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