Qatar Football World Cup 2022: From teammates to national team opponents

Last week's draw for the 2022 World Cup in Doha featured steel groups and confrontations to wait, but no "group of death" - a group consisting of three world powerhouses.

What is special about the Qatar World Cup group stage is that the match saw many teammates of the same team play against each other who would turn into opponents in the national team confrontation.

Among the most prominent are:

Englishman Mason Mount and American Christian Pulisic (Chelsea): The two players will meet on November 25, with the two teams drawn in Group B.

Senegalese Sadio Mane and Dutchman Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool): The two players will meet on November 21, with the two teams drawn in Group A.

Spaniard Rodri and German Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City): The two players will meet on November 27, with the two teams drawn in Group E.

French Hugo Lloris and Dane Pierre-Emile Hoiberg (Tottenham Hotspur): The two players will meet on November 26 and the two teams are drawn in Group D .

Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Croatian Luka Modric (Real Madrid): The two players will meet on December 1, with the two teams drawn in Group F.

German goalkeeper Ter Stegen and Spain's Sergio Busquets (Barcelona): The two players will meet on November 27 and the two teams are drawn in Group E.

Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Uruguayan Edinson Cavani (Manchester United): The two players will face off on November 28, with the two teams in Group H.

Brazilian Arthur Enrique and Serbian Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus): The two players will meet on November 24, with their countries' teams drawn in Group G.

Portuguese Joao Felix and Uruguayan Luis Suarez (Atlético de Madrid): The two players will meet on November 28, with their country's teams drawn in Group H.

Swiss Granit Xhaka and Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal): The two players will meet on November 28, with their national teams drawn in Group G.