Two much sleeps earlier the World Cup kicks disconnected successful Qatar, and ESPN has you covered for the world's biggest sporting event.
Ahead of Sunday's opener betwixt the hosts Qatar and Ecuador, we person tons of large previews and reads to get you prepared for it all. Get started with our 2022 World Cup guide detailing the large stars (including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo), the faves (Argentina, France, Brazil) and cardinal games to ellipse connected your calendar (obviously United States-England adjacent Friday).
Be definite to cheque successful with ESPN passim the tourney arsenic we bring the latest from Qatar. Let's get into it.
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News and Notes
- Beer bait-and-switch? A large reversal for fans attending the games arsenic World Cup organizers banned the merchantability of intoxicant astir stadiums.
- Rest easy, Spain fans. Players for Luis Enrique's broadside volition beryllium sleeping connected specially designed mattress toppers successful the anticipation that a bully night's slumber volition assistance them win astatine the tournament.
- With immoderate fashionable fits and adjacent immoderate combatant jets, immoderate of the World Cup's apical players and squads to Qatar are arriving successful unsocial ways.
The champion from today
How the USMNT's 2022 World Cup squad took basal successful a affable vs. Portugal 5 years ago
After failing to scope the 2018 World Cup, a cardinal lucifer provided the blueprint for the USMNT squad we spot today.
The apical subordinate nether the property of 23 for each World Cup team
Jude Bellingham. Jamal Musiala. Ansu Fati. Remember these youngsters' names passim the tournament.
What's connected pat
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino volition code reporters connected Saturday wherever helium nary uncertainty beryllium asked astir the intoxicant merchantability controversy, arsenic good arsenic last-minute operation astatine assorted instrumentality parks, transport hubs and stadiums.
- From the USMNT camp, we expect to perceive from Sergino Dest, Weston McKennie and Jesus Ferreira. In the meantime, cheque retired our illustration connected chap rising prima Giovanni Reyna (and lad of USMNT fable Claudio Reyna), who has a rollercoaster twelvemonth owed to injuries.
- Christian Eriksen volition speech time astir Denmark's hopes astatine this World Cup and his singular comeback. If you recall, the Manchester United prima was fixed CPR connected the transportation after helium suffered cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match.
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ESPN's Herculez Gomez considers Gregg Berhalter's options if Sergino Dest isn't acceptable for USMNT's opener vs. Wales.
What caught our eye
Any hard feelings? Robert Lewandowski said helium has nary volition sick toward Argentina's Lionel Messi regarding the 2020 Ballon d'Or that galore thought the Poland striker deserved.
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Robert Lewandowski denies having immoderate sick feelings towards Lionel Messi implicit the 2021 Ballon d'Or award.
The 2 teams quadrate up successful radical signifier enactment connected Nov. 30 with perchance a spot successful the knockout circular connected the line.
- O'Hanlon: How to recognize the 2022 World Cup (ESPN+)
The large read
Is Qatar hosting the World Cup each astir "sportswashing," oregon are determination much subtle and layered reasons for its hosting FIFA's flagship competition? ESPN's Mark Ogden and Kyle Bonagura spoke to experts astir the motives down the arguable decision.
Your champion bets
ESPN volition supply you with the lines of the adjacent day's action, but instrumentality a look astatine however to really stake connected shot matches arsenic ESPN contributor Paul Carr gives you cardinal tips on odds, options, and futures.
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