While Africa is represented by five countries at the World Cup, 11 more teams out of the 32 have players of African descent. Embolo's mother met her future husband, a Swiss national, in France, and the family moved to Basel, Switzerland. Mohammed MuntariMuntari netted Qatar's first-ever World Cup goal when he headed in against Senegal as the hosts lost 3-1 to Senegal in their second match. The 2022 tournament is his third World Cup after also featuring in the 2010 edition. Eduardo CamavingaThe 20-year-old Real Madrid midfielder is just getting started, having been selected for his first World Cup, but is highly rated.

Source: The Star December 07, 2022 05:25 UTC