World Cup has started: when all 17 Barca players can play first games in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup has officially started as Ecuador defeated hosts Qatar 2-0 in the opening game.

There were no Barcelona players involved in that match. In case you are excited to watch a Blaugrana in action, here's a quick rundown of when our boys can play their first games at the World Cup.

Monday, Nov 21

Frenkie de Jong, Memphis Depay v Senegal (Van Gaal has already said that Memphis will not start the game as he's only back from injury)

Tuesday, Nov 22

Andreas Christensen v Argentina

Robert Lewandowski v Mexico

Ousmane Dembele, Jules Kounde v Australia

Wednesday, Nov 23

Sergio Busquets, Eric Garcia, Alejandro Balde, Jordi Alba, Pedri, Gavi, Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati v Costa Rica

Marc-Andre ter Stegen v Japan

Thursday, Nov 24

Raphinha v Brazil

Ronald Araujo v South Korea (the centre-back is still recovering from injury and is expected to be benched until the knockout stages)