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The list of former Barça players present at Qatar 2022

Published:13/11/2022 - 14:07h

Updated:13/11/2022 - 14:07h

A total of 14 former Barça players, including academy players and prominent figures with the first team, will arrive at the 2022 Qatar World Cup defending the colors of their national teams

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After knowing how many and who will be the players of the current staff of the FC Barcelona that will be contesting the next Glass of the World, will be a total of 14 players with Barcelona past those who will represent the colours of his combined national in the event that will celebrate in Qatar between 20 November and on 18 December, and that will top to the maximum power of the world-wide football.

The big historical figure of the club

Between the most brilliant stars that will travel to floor catarí, stands out the name of Lionel Messi. The Argentinian star will play his first World-wide without arriving like footballer of the group culé and, to his 35 years of age, the one who possibly will be the last of his career. For this edition of the tournament, the 'Albiceleste' arrives like one of the big applicants to the title after winning the past Glass America, like part of a big sportive project headed by Lionel Scaloni.

Brazil and Low Countries, with two ex culés each one

Another stood out figure of the Barça in previous years, and that also is a member of the rows of Paris Saint-Germain, is Neymar Jr. The forward also arrives like part of one of the best selections of the world, the current leader of the ránking FIFA, that could embroider the sixth star in his T-shirt. But 'Ney' will not be only like ex culé in this adventure: also it will accompany him Dani Alves, today in the free agency, as one of the hierarchical pieces of the 'Scratch'.

The 'Oranje' also will carry to two effective that went through the Camp Nou. One of them is Luuk of Jong, the one who arrived pertinent of the Seville in condition of yielded, for then under the orders of Ronald Koeman, the one who will assume the technical direction after the cycle of Louis go Gaal. At present it forms part of the PSV Eindhoven, to the equal that Xavi Simmons, the one who formed in the quarry of the Barcelona before his go through the French football with the PSG.

Other mundialistas with Barcelona past

Luis Suárez also will be contesting his fourth and last Glass of the World. The Uruguayan forward, that comes to sack of National, team to the that arrived after putting end to his cycle with the Athletic once out of the City Condal, will look for to sign a new important participation for the 'Celestial', that in his last three participations has reached the semifinals in an occasion and in two of them the eighth of final.

By his part, Antoine Griezmann will arrive being part of one of the best staff of the contest looking for revalidate the title reached by France in the previous edition. The 'Principito', today in the rows of the Athletic of Madrid, team of the that formed part in Russia 2018, could be one of the main pieces in the attack of the directed by Didier Deschamps in the fight by the third championship of the world for 'Them Bleus'.

Although the Spanish selection has a high number of players of the FC Barcelona, only a name appears in the case of those who went through the City Condal but at present dress other colours. Such is the case of Dani Elm, formed in the categories of base of the Barcelona team between 2007 and 2014 and current midfield player of the RB Leipzig, that will do his debut mundialista in Qatar of the hand of Luis Enrique.

After have not been present in 2018, the selection of United States will go back to a Glass of the World. In her it will be present Sergiño Dest, the one who finds in the Milan in condition of yielded and will be sold at the end of the season in course. The North American had showed reacio to abandon the club, but finally finished abandoning the City Condal in search of better opportunities to see minutes.

The selection of Denmark will have Martin Braithwaite like his only ex culé. The Danish abandoned the Barcelona team the past summer, but did not go out of the city, since it is integrating the staff of the Espanyol. The combined Danish will arrive to Qatar with a solid staff, that for some could give of what speak in the tournament, in spite of having remained matched in a difficult group beside the valid champion of the world.

Other ancient effective Barcelona that will be in Qatar 2022 will be Ez Abde, the one who had several participations with the first team and now forms part of Osasuna and has been included in the announcement of the selection of Morocco. André Onana, key in the Inter, will be one of the designated to defend the goal of Cameroon. By his part, the ex canterano Takefusa Kubo, today in the Real Sociedad, will be with the combined Japanese, whereas Paik Seung-ho will defend the colours of South Korea.

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