"I expected Iran to be stronger. Only one of the Iran team was born outside Iran, but several of them do play in the European leagues. There is a good article about the squads on wikipedia.<br/>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_squads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_squads)<br/>None of the Welsh  squad  play in the Cymru Premier, but four play for Welsh teams (Cardiff City and Swansea City) who  play in the stronger English League. USA have played well and deserve their lead so far."