Morocco on Sunday. Tunisia on Monday. England on Wednesday. Argentina on Thursday: The 32 teams competing in this year’s tournament have been arriving in Qatar, where they have been greeted by excited supporters.

Add Mexico, Canada and Japan early Friday.

Scenes of fans waving flags and marching in support of their favourite players – and crowding outside of the hotels where the teams are staying – have become common across Qatar’s capital, Doha over the last week.