Qatar 2022: Which stars are going to the World Cup and which are not

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022 is set to kick off on November 21st until the final on December 18 next year. Every four years the World Cup of Soccer unites the world in a celebration of the sport and the dreams of some of the best players in the world. National pride comes out in full force as fans are seen wearing their country's jerseys in the streets, bars have games on TV, and jobs even work half days so everyone can catch a game.

At the moment 32 nations have booked a ticket to the World Cup, they include World Cup champions France, Qatar as the host nation, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, and surprise entry Serbia. Spain and the Netherlands round out a very able list of teams

One thing is for sure, the best talents in the world will be on display in Qatar in November 2022, and for one month the eyes of the world will be glued to their screens cheering every goal, every save, and cherishing all the memories left by the World Cup. Here are the players to look forward to in the World Cup of Qatar, who is in, who is out, and who is starting to pack their bags.

The biggest star to have already punched a ticket to Qatar 2022 is none other than Lionel Messi. The Argentina captain already got the monkey off his back winning the Copa America with Argentina against archrivals Brazil. Messi will be 35 in Qatar, and he will look to finally lead Argentina to their third World Cup title. Fellow PSG teammate Neymar was the first to qualify from South America. Brazil under Tite is a machine, having not lost any games during World Cup qualifying in South America. Neymar has won one Confederations Cup with Brazil and will look to add the World Cup to his rather short list of titles with the five-time world champions.

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