Arabia Saudita, rival de México en el Grupo C del Mundial 2022, terminó su preparación rumbo a Catar con una derrota 1-0 ante Croacia, en un amistoso jugado en el Estadio Prince Faisal bin Fahd.

La diferencia en el juego la hizo el delantero del 1899 Hoffenheim, Andrej Kramarić, quien luego de recibir un pase de Luka Modrić encaró al área desnudando un par de falencias en la zaga que quizás Alexis Vega pueda aprovechar cuando el Tri enfrente a Arabia Saudita el próximo miércoles 30 de noviembre.

Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani will replace RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku in the France squad for the World Cup in Qatar, the French federation (FFF) said on Wednesday.

Didier Deschamps has called up Randal Kolo Muani to replace Christopher Nkunku! #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/bFsbLfI7wI

Después de conocerse el nombre de los 26 seleccionados mexicanos que estarán en el Mundial de Catar faltaba por saber el número que cada uno llevará en la espalda durante el torneo.

Y bueno, el misterio se acabó.

Varios de los jugadores que estuvieron en Rusia 2018 mantendrán los mismos dorsales en esta Copa del Mundo. Guillermo Ochoa, por ejemplo, seguirá con el icónico 13 y lo mismo harán Raúl Jiménez (9), Héctor Moreno (15), Héctor Herrera (16), Andrés Guardado (18), Hirving Lozano (22) y Jesús Gallardo (23).

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here’s the Ghana World Cup preview — they’ll play in Group H against Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.

Ghana World Cup 2022 Preview

World Cup appearances: 4th 

Best finish: Quarterfinals (2010) 

Ecuador announced their squad for the upcoming World Cup with a big, big surprise. Coach Gustavo Alfaro decided to leave Byron Castillo out of the team to avoid future legal battles related to the player's eligibility. 

Eden Hazard believes he has a lot to offer Belgium at the World Cup and is confident he can prove his detractors wrong as the midfielder ruled out an imminent departure from Real Madrid.

Hazard, going to the global showpiece tournament for the third time, is Belgium captain but has barely played for Real this season after falling out of favor under coach Carlo Ancelotti.

The 31-year-old, however, is comparing the situation to the European Championship in 2020 when he also went into the competition lacking game time.

MEXICO CITY - Mexico coach Gerardo Martino named striker Raúl Jiménez in his squad traveling to the World Cup in Qatar as he continues his recovery from injury problems.

Jiménez, 31, has only played four matches this season for Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers after sustaining knee and groin injuries.