📈 World Cup Power Rankings: The top 🔟 favourites in Qatar | OneFootball

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is just months away and there will be plenty of international fixtures taking place between now and November.

Here – based on current form – is our top 10 ranking of the tournament favourites.

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10. Belgium 🇧🇪

The ‘Golden Generation’ tag has become something of an Albatross around Belgium’s necks at previous tournaments and they will head to Qatar with more hope than expectation. Their squad contains world class players like Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois, but some mixed results in June’s Uefa Nations League fixtures means it’s hard to get a handle on quite how good they are at the moment.

9. Senegal 🇸🇳

The 2022 Africa Cup of Nations winners have real dark horse potential, with the likes of Sadio Mané, Edouard Mendy and Ismaïla Sarr making them the most likely contender to be the first ever African nation to win the World Cup. Having said that, their last fixture saw them beaten by Liberia, and they will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they take on Mozambique in September.

8. Netherlands 🇳🇱

Having failed to qualify for the 2018 tournament, the Dutch will return to the World Cup this year, and it’s good to have them back. Louis van Gaal’s side are in strong form as well, having not lost a game in over a year. With established stars like Virgil van Dijk and Memphis Depay along with emerging talent in the form of Cody Gakpo and Tyrell Malacia, the Oranje will be a fearsome proposition in Qatar.

7. Uruguay 🇺🇾

It was a sad day when Óscar Tabárez ended his 15-year tenure as coach of Uruguay at the end of 2021, but his successor Diego Alonso has breathed new life into La Celeste, with his record since taking over standing at six wins, 0 defeats, 16 goals scored and just one conceded. The two-time winners last lifted the World Cup in 1950. Could 2022 be the year they surprise everyone and win it for a third time?

6. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The silver lining to England’s defeat in the Euro 2020 final was that it felt like the start of something special for a young and talented generation of players. However, recent results have sparked fears that coach Gareth Southgate is not getting the best out of the talent at his disposal. The Three Lions are winless in their last four and were beaten 4-0 by Hungary at Wembley last time out. A big confidence boost is needed when they take on Italy and Germany in the Uefa Nations League in September.

5. Spain 🇪🇸

After a disappointing showing in 2018, Spain have spent the last four years quietly rebuilding under Luis Enrique, and their crop of exciting young players like Pedri, Gavi and Ansu Fati could be set to bloom in Qatar. La Roja are in good form as well, with six wins and two draws from their last eight. Could a second World Cup be coming their way this year?

4. Germany 🇩🇪

“Always be wary of the Germans” is good advice heading into any tournament, and Qatar 2022 is no different. Joachim Löw’s successful 15-year term in charge of Die Mannschaft ended last year and they’ve been in blistering form since Hansi Flick took the reins, with nine wins, four draws, zero defeats and a 5-2 win over Italy last time out. It has been eight years since Germany’s last World Cup triumph and for a nation with high expectations when it comes to football, that’s already too long.

3. France 🇫🇷

The reigning world champions will be hoping to successfully defend their title in Qatar and with the talent at Didier Deschamps’s disposal, they have a better chance of lifting the trophy than most. But Les Bleus are not in great form, with two defeats and two draws in the Uefa Nations League in June. They will argue that all that matters is their form at the World Cup though, and they’d be correct.

2. Brazil 🇧🇷

The South American World Cup qualifying is arguably the most challenging in the world but Brazil tend to breeze through it with consummate ease, and it was the same story this year, with 14 wins, three draws and zero defeats in their 17 qualifiers. In June they also enjoyed a pair of friendly victories over South Korea and Japan respectively, and the likes of Neymar, Vinicíus Jr and Gabriel Jesus have all made excellent starts to the club football season. Is World Cup number six finally on its way?

1. Argentina 🇦🇷

Lionel Messi probably would have preferred to have experienced his most successful period in an Argentina shirt earlier in his career, but it’s a case of better late than never for the little magician. The 2021 Copa América champions built on that success with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Italy in the inaugural Finalissima in June, and it has now been over three years since they last lost a match. Diego Maradona was the captain the last time they lifted the World Cup. Will it be Messi’s turn in 2022?

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