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#3 Qatar (Current ranking: 101, Avg. ranking: 82)
The hosts of the 2022 World Cup are now a few places behind India.
Qatar are a strong team at the continental level and have made the last eight at Asian Cups.
They are also known to field a lot of foreign-born players. Very regularly, you find players originally of other nationalities, turning out in Qatari colours having become naturalized citizens of the Gulf state.
Case in point, Sebastian Soria. Soria is their all-time leading goalscorer and most capped player. He was born in Uruguay, but then moved to Qatar to further his football career. Not casting aspersions on their selections, but they have known to be welcoming to players from other parts of the world. They provide them with the best facilities and in return, they turn out for them.
Qatar will play their first ever World Cup match four years from now on home soil. It will be interesting to contrast the fortunes of India and Qatar in four years' time.
