Qatar 2022
Champions: Argentina
Bundesliga representative: Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Palacios went to the first ever winter World Cup having featured in 10 of Leverkusen's first 15 league matches of the 2022/23 campaign, during which he emerged as a regular in Xabi Alonso's midfield. The 24-year-old missed his nation's shock defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia in their Group C opener, but went on to feature in three matches from the bench as La Albiceleste lifted the famous Jules Rimet trophy for a third time in their history.
