Young talented players Group A

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 GROUP A: Ecuador, Netherlands, Qatar, Senegal.

written by Nordensa Team

World cup trophy photo credit: Rhett Lewis | www.historyofsoccer.info

Ecuador leads Group A in terms of young players drafted.

17 out of the 26 selected for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 are 25 or younger in the Ecuador squad.

The Netherlands follows with 12/26, with a squad that continues to search for chemistry.

Senegal, with 11/26 young players can always cause upsets, but we’re not sure if the squad still has the players that can make a difference.

Qatar, the host country, has 9/26 youngsters drafted, most of them playing in their home country.

Our bet is that Netherlands will take this one, but Ecuador is definitely a team to keep an eye on.

Ecuador (17/26)

GK - Moisés Ramírez – 22
DF - Pervis Estupiñán – 24
DF - Ángelo Preciado – 24
DF - Ángelo Preciado – 25
DF - Piero Hincapié – 20
DF - Félix Torres – 20
DF - Diego Palacios – 23
DF - Jackson Porozo – 22
DF - William Pacho – 21
MF - Sebas Méndez – 25
MF - Gonzalo Plata – 22
MF - Moisés Caicedo – 21
MF - Alan Franco – 24
MF - José Cifuentes – 23
MF - Jeremy Sarmiento – 20
MF - Kevin Rodríguez – 22
FW - Djorkaeff Reasco– 23

Netherlands (12/26)

GK - Justin Bijlow - 24
DF - Tyrell Malacia - 23
DF - Jurriën Timber – 21
DF - Matthijs de Ligt – 23
DF - Jeremie Frimpong – 21
MF - Teun Koopmeiners – 24
MF - Frenkie de Jong – 25
MF - Kenneth Taylor – 20
MF - Xavi Simons – 19
FW - Steven Bergwijn – 25
FW - Cody Gakpo – 23
FW - Noa Lang – 23

Senegal (11/26)

DF - Fodé Ballo-Touré – 25
DF - Ismail Jakobs – 23
DF - Formose Mendy – 21
MF - Krépin Diatta – 23
MF - Pape Gueye – 23
MF - Pape Matar Sarr – 20
MF - Mamadou Loum – 25
FW - Ismaïla Sarr – 24
FW - Bamba Dieng – 22
FW - Iliman Ndiaye – 22
FW - Nicolas Jackson – 21

Qatar (9/26)

GK - Meshaal Barsham – 24
DF - Bassam Al-Rawi – 24
DF - Tarek Salman – 24
DF - Homam Ahmed – 23
DF - Jassem Gaber – 20
MF - Mohammed Waad– 23
MF - Mostafa Meshaal – 21
FW - Khalid Muneer – 24
FW - Naif Al-Hadhrami – 21