The quadrennial World Cup is quite a long period of time in a player's short career.
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The same applies to lineups. Teams in their golden age can fall quickly, with the old and new generations not being able to compete with each other, obscure teams can rise instantly to become the most interesting young team in the tournament, and of course, some teams can last forever, carrying the heavy label of traditional power.
"Four Years On, How Are You Doing?" is an 8-part series of articles comparing the changes in each participating team's lineup over the past 4 years in an entertaining way, featuring interesting stories and brief analysis of the strengths of all 32 teams in the 2022 Kadar World Cup.
Of course, for the more seasoned fans out there, this series will also try to point out the key players or future stars of each team, so that you can catch all the interesting points of interest of each team before the game starts!
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
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In 2022, for the first time in the team's history, Qatar will participate in the World Cup proper as a host nation. The team's strength is naturally questionable as they did not earn their ticket by competing in the qualifying rounds. However, in recent years, they have participated in various major tournaments and achieved a lot of brilliant results.
2019 was Kada's finest hour, with the year finishing as a dark horse for the
Asian Cup Champion
, and on the way it even beat well-known powers such as South Korea and Japan, which is a lot of gold. At the same time, this championship proves that Kada's determination to become the powerhouse of Asia is not just a slogan to be shouted.
Success on top of Asia, followed by the challenge of the world stage. Kada traveled to the other side of the globe to take on the powerhouses of the Americas.
Invited to the Copa America (South America) in 2019, they were defeated by the world's top teams, Argentina and Colombia, and were eliminated early in the group stage.
Invited to play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup (North and Central America) in 2021, Cada finished in the quarterfinals, losing to the United States, who at the time fielded an all-homegrown squad and ended up winning the title unexpectedly.
After four years of continental competitions, 2022 will finally be the year when the world will be watching on their home turf.
In order to prepare for the World Cup, Kadar has started training as early as six months ago. Starting with the 30-man squad, an all-homegrown lineup was drawn up, with two of them being the core players that must be given special attention.
26 year old winger/forward
(Al-Sadd, Qatar League) is an excellent assisting player, with good penetration through the ball and the ability to constantly feed his teammates in front of him. According to Transfermarkt, he is valued at 55 million euros, which is the most expensive player in the Qatar squad.
26 year old striker
(Al-Duhail, Qatar League) was an excellent goal scorer, tying for the top spot in Qatar with 41 goals.
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The second highest in team history and just one shy of first place, it is highly likely that the record will be broken at this World Cup (or in friendlies in recent days). He is also the Golden Boot winner for the 2019 Asian Cup and 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, proving his goal-scoring prowess in numbers.
Cada's 3-5-2 formation pairs the two up front and doesn't give them much defensive responsibility in order to allow them to concentrate on attacking, especially in the counter-attacking phases where they can break through quickly.
In the World Cup, there are a lot of strong opponents in the field, and there is not much chance for Cada to stabilize the ball and play pass-and-control. Reducing the vulnerability of the defense caused by high-pressure pressing, concentrating on the defensive formation, and patiently waiting for counter-attacks to create a threat from the Afif-Ali connection is the most effective game plan to fight against the powerhouse.
Looking at the odds from the major gaming companies, Kada
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With far better odds for the knockout rounds, it will be quite difficult to get off the bottom of the table, let alone the top two in the group. However, 2018 landlord nation Russia
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Already showing fans the power of home field advantage, can Cada replicate Russia in 2022?
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Landlord's Miracle in the Elite Eight?
