Held once every 4 years is the clash of one of the world’s most successful football teams in the world. The FIFA World Cup is an international stage for the nations to exhibit their strength via football. After rigorous qualifiers, a mere 32 teams have qualified for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Hosted by one of the oil nations: Qatar, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will commence on 21st November 2022. The final is scheduled for 18th December 2022. All the 32 teams will battle it out for the Cup and the strongest will stand out victorious. Here are the top 5 contenders for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
1. Argentina
Home to Lionel Messi, Argentina is one of the top teams in international football. However being not able to perform well in the previous world cup, this year we see a completely new Argentina team that looks unstoppable.
The qualifier statistics show that the team is unbeatable right now. If the team carries on their momentum towards the 2022 FIFA World Cup, they might as well lift the cup.
2. France
Current champions and two times FIFA World Cup winners, France is one of the most successful football teams in the world.
They defeated Croatia 4-2 in the last FIFA World Cup 2018 final to claim their second honor. Home to many renowned players like Mbappe, Benzema, and Kante, France is one of the strongest football teams.
With an assembly of these many great players, the defending Champions look good and are easily one of the top contenders for the Qatar FIFA 2022 World Cup.
3. Brazil
The only team to qualify for every World Cup since the very start is none other than Brazil. Five times champions, the Brazilian football team is the most successful team in the World Cup. Brazil has a stunning record in the World Cup and has a 67% win ratio.
The team hasn’t lost a single match in their qualifiers and hence is looking quite strong going into the round of 32. Brazil has Serbia, Cameroon, and Switzerland in their group stages. On paper, stats show an easy victory in the group stages for Brazil and hence they are one of the top contenders for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
4. England
1966 FIFA World Cup Champion Team England looks quite strong going onto the upcoming 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup. With 8 wins in 10 total matches played, England had a great run in the qualifiers. Although the Three Lions were eliminated in the semi-finals last World Cup, they are looking good for the Cup.
With the addition of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Emile Smith Rowe the team now looks great and complete. Also, not to mention an easy bracket for them to at least reach the quarter-finals if they play with the same force.
5. Germany
Having won 9 out of 10 matches in the Qualifiers, the German Team is surely one of the top contenders for the title. Although the last World Cup was a huge upset for The Team, this year they have given their fans a promising start.
Four times World Cup winner, the German football team is one of the elite teams in the tournament. Their World Cup record is remarkable as they have ended up in the top 3 most of the time.
