The countdown for the debut of Mario Pašalić, the 4th Atalantino player called up for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar and last in order of appearance, is almost up: as SuperMario and his Croatia are on their marks and set to start off in the world championship tomorrow, Wednesday November 23, against Morocco.

Teun Koopmeiners and Marten de Roon have been the first Atalanta players to make their appearance in the World Cup, with a victory cheering their debut as The Netherlands imposed themselves 2-0 over Senegal, followed today by Joakim Mæhle who hit the pitch in the match opposing Denmark and Tunisia, culminated in a 0-0 tie (making it the first draw so far in the current World Cup).

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF FIXTURES

GROUP A
– Monday 21 November: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands
– Friday 25 November, 17:00 CET: Netherlands vs. Ecuador
– Tuesday 29 November, 16:00 CET: Netherlands vs. Qatar

GROUP D
– Tuesday 22 November: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia
– Saturday 26 November, 17:00 CET: France vs. Denmark
– Wednesday 30 November, 16:00 CET: Australia v Denmark

GROUP F
– Wednesday 23 November, 11:00 CET: Morocco vs. Croatia
– Sunday 27 November, 17:00 CET: Croatia vs. Canada
– Thursday 1 December, 16:00 CET: Croatia vs. Belgium