With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar being played in the middle of the European club season, teams have an even shorter window to get their players ready.Club football in Europe continued up until Sunday, November 13 with the players released a day later to their national teams and the tournament set to begin on Sunday, November 20.That means most sides have le Allen Robinson Jersey s than seven days together before beginning their World Cup campaigns.Friendly games are usually a key part of World Cup preparation but Qatar 2022 means not every team have opted to play them.MORE: | Just over half of the 32 qualified sides scheduled official friendlies to be played in the weeks before the 2022 World Cup.The likes of England, France, USA and Australia all opted against arranging such matches.Of the sides that locked in an official friendly, Saudi Arabia were the busiest, scheduling in three games prior to the World Cup starting.Iraq have also been a favoured opponent for pre-World Cup friendlies with four teams competing in Qatar lining up games against them.World Cup teams Eddie Jackson Jersey playing friendlies:ArgentinaBelgiumCameroonCanadaCosta RicaCroatiaEcuadorGermanyGhanaIranJapanMexicoPolandPortugalSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSouth KoreaSpainSwitzerland Friendly dates leading up to the World Cup are up to the discretion of each nation and largely dependent on where their players are based for pre-World Cup camp.Saudi Arabia, for example, played their first friendly on November 6 with their national league having paused back on October 17.The majority of friendlies took place between November 16 and 17 with the final friendly involving a World Cup team taking place on Friday, November 18. Mexico's World Cup preparations took David Montgomery Jersey a hit on November 16 .The following day Switzerland also lost 2-0 to Ghana, while Canada edged Japan 2-1.Argentina and Portugal have both picked up big friendly wins to boost their confidence ahead of the World Cup.Notably, Belgium suffered a surprise lo s to Egypt on November 18, falling 2-1.DateMatch/ResultSun, Nov.6Saudi Arabia 1-0IcelandWed, Nov Andy Dalton Jersey . 9Qatar 1-0AlbaniaWed, Nov. 9Mexico 4-0IraqWed, Nov. 9Cameroon 1-1JamaicaWed, Nov. 9Costa Rica 2-0NigeriaThu, Nov. 10Panama 1-1Saudi ArabiaThu, Nov. 10Iran 1-0NicaraguaFri, Nov. 11South Korea 1-0IcelandFri, Nov. 11Bahrain 2-2CanadaSat, Nov. 12Iraq 0-0EcuadorTue, Nov. 15Iraq vs. Belgium (cancelled)Wed, Nov. 16UAE 0-5ArgentinaWed, Nov. 16Oman 0-1GermanyWed, Nov. 16Saudia Arabia 0-1CroatiaWed, Nov. 16Poland 1-0 Lucas Patrick Jersey ChileWed, Nov. 16Mexico 1-2SwedenThu, Nov. 17Ghana 2-0SwitzerlandThu, Nov. 17Japan 1-2CanadaThu, Nov. 17Iraq vs. Costa Rica (cancelled)Thu, Nov. 17Jordan 1-3SpainThu, Nov. 17Portugal 4-0NigeriaFri, Nov. 18Cameroon 1-1PanamaFri, Nov. 18Belgium 1-2EgyptFri, Nov. 18Bahrain 1-5Serbia