Which country has the most diverse squad at 2022 FIFA World Cup
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Belgium National Team for FIFA World Cup 2022
The long wait is ended as the highly anticipated and coveted FIFA World Cup 2022 is slated to start on November 20. Football fans around the world will be treated to a visual feast as 32 teams compete against one another to determine which squad is the greatest.
This year, there are many good teams competing, and we will explain which team among the 32 teams has the greatest ethnic diversity. This year’s most diverse team is the prestigious Belgium National Football Team.
Roberto Martinez, head coach of the Belgium National Team, has personally clarified and described each player’s various behaviors and the benefits he derived from them. Since taking over as the team’s head coach in 2016, he has contributed to the team’s successful growth. Two years later, Belgium placed third at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, which was the team’s best showing at the event and featured notable victories over Brazil and Japan.
On November 23, Canada and Belgium play their opening game. He spoke, “An interesting group because it is very diverse. There is a European nation that we all know very well: Croatia. They’ve got this wonderful generation that finished second in the 2018 World Cup. Since then, there has been a lot of consistency with the coaching and the way they play.”
Diversity of Belgium team in FIFA World Cup
He also added, “Canada have been very impressive. We follow them very closely, a team that is capable of beating the USA and Mexico. And then Morocco. Unless you are Belgian you do not understand the story but there is a strong link. There are up to five or six players who were born in Belgium and that creates an even stronger link. “
He also said, “Even staff members have been with both federations. There is a very strong community of Moroccan people in Belgium. So the links will make it a big football derby.”. The team’s captain Eden Hazard, best goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, and third-best scorer Romelu Lukaku were recognized by FIFA as the tournament’s second-best player, best goalkeeper (Golden Glove), and third-best scorer, respectively.
France and Netherlands are also in the diversity race in FIFA World Cup
In November 2015, Belgium topped the FIFA World Rankings for the first time. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Belgium came in third. The only national team in history to top the FIFA rankings without ever taking home a World Cup or a regional championship is Belgium. Fans await many more for this year.
Following Belgium, the national teams of the Netherlands and France all have players of similar diversity. The pupils that attend classes in Belgium are also trained in a more varied manner with multiple cultures and languages. A similar circumstance is also present in France and the Netherlands.
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