Your Guide To FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

The FIFA World Cup 2022™ kicks off in Qatar, and we're bringing you everything you need to know ahead of the biggest sporting event of the year. From information about the event to knowing Union connections, this is your hub for everything for about this year's tournament.

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Union Connections to The World Cup

Defender Olivier Mbaizo

Defender Olivier Mbaizo

Right back Olivier Mbaizo makes club history as he will become the first active player in Philadelphia Union history to be selected for a FIFA World Cup™ having qualified with Cameroon.

PHIvCOL | Oliver Mbaizo
Homegrown Brenden Aaronson

Homegrown Brenden Aaronson

Former Philadelphia Union homegrown Brenden Aaronson will represent the United States at the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ becoming the first Union homegrown product to appear on soccer's biggest stage.

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Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya

Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya

Philadelphia Union team captain Alejandro Bedoya was selected to the U.S. Men's National Team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ where he appeared in four total matches.

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