Group H profile: Ghana, Portugal, South Korea, Uruguay

Otto Addo, 47, is the former Ghana midfielder who became the Black Stars' head coach last February. He has failed to convince many Ghanaians.

Thomas Partey is a defensive midfielder from a village in eastern Ghana. Diego Simeone thinks he is extraordinary when defending or attacking.

Ghana qualified for the World Cup after beating Nigeria in a play-off.

Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Danlad Ibrahim and Manaf Nurudeen are the goalkeepers in Group H.

Joseph Aidoo, Daniel Amartey, Abdul-Rahman Baba, Alexander Djiku, Tariq Lamptey and Gideon Mensah are the Ghanaian defenders.

Andre Ayew, Mohammed Kudus, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Elisha Owusu, Thomas Partey, Salis Abdul Samed, Inaki Williams, Osman Bukari, Issahaku Abdul Fatawu and Antoine Semenyo are the players that the team will play against.

Fernando Santos, 68, took over as Portugal coach in 2014. He turned his team into European champions in 2016 and won the Nations League in 2019. Portugal went out of the last World Cup and Euro 2020 in the second round.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading goalscorer in international football with 117 goals in a record 191 caps for his country. He is now set to play at his 10th major international tournament.

Ghana finished second in European qualifying Group A behind Serbia. Ghana beat Turkey and North Macedonia in the play-offs.

Joao Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Danilo Pereira, Antonio Silva, Nuno Mendes, Raphael Guerreiro, Ghana, Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay are in Group H.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, Ricardo Horta, Andre Silva, Goncalo Ramos, Vitinha, Otavio, Matheus Nunes, Bernardo Silva and João Mario are in Group H.

Paulo Bento was appointed coach of South Korea in 2018. He was in charge of Portugal at the 2014 World Cup but was sacked. South Korean team play Portugal in Group H.

Son Heung-min is fully fit for the Qatar trip. He is captain of South Korea and their talisman.

Ghana finished second in Asian qualifying Group A behind Iran.

Kim Seung-gyu, Jo Hyeon-woo and Song Bum-keun are the goalkeepers in Group H.

Defenders: Kim Min-jae, Kim Jin-su, Hong Chul, Kim Moon-hwan, Yoon Jong-gyu, Kwon Kyung-won, and Cho Yu-min.

Jung Woo-young, Na Sang-ho, Paik Seung-Ho, Son Jun-hi, Song Min-kyu, Kwon Chang-hoon, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Jeong Woo Woo Yeong, and Lee Kang-in are the South Korean midfielders.

Diego Alonso was appointed coach of Uruguay in December last year. Alonso's impact was immediate, following four straight defeats from the previous reign.

Federico Valverde is the key player for Uruguay. Valerde has won the Champions League twice and is a two-time Spanish champion.

Uruguay finished third in the single South American qualification group.

Jose Maria Gimenez, Sebastian Coates, Diego Godin, Martin Caceres, Ronald Araujo, Guillermo Varela, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Mathias Olivera, Matias Vina are the defenders in Group H.

Lucas Torreira, Manuel Ugarte, Matias Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Valverde, Facundo Pellistri, Nicolas De La Cruz, Agustin Canobbio, Maxi Gomez, Edinson Cavani, Darwin Nunez, Luis Suarez, and Uruguay are in Group H.