The FIFA World Cup Trophy in numbers

From Diego Armando Maradona to Zinedine Zidane, via Ronaldo and Bastian Schweinsteiger – plenty of footballing legends have had the pleasure of lifting this trophy heavenward and by doing so have gone down in history forever.

With the clock running down ahead of Qatar 2022 and six Asian teams participating, the-AFC.com profiles each of the sides representing the continent. Next up in this series are Iran.

With the clock ticking towards the showpiece kicking off in Al Khor on Qatar's eastern coast on November 20, the-AFC.com takes a closer look at the teams representing Asia in the tournament – kicking off with Australia in focus.

Standing in their way will be Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon, with the Neymar-led South Americans looking to add the Qatar 2022 title to the one won in Korea/Japan 2002 - the only other previous edition contested in Asia.

Awaiting them in Group F will be Canada, Morocco and Croatia but - at the very least - progress to the Round of 16 should be a mere formality for 2018 semi-finalists.

Hajime Moriyasu’s side will go up against Germany, Spain and Costa Rica as they bid to improve on their Round of 16 showing four years ago.

The Socceroos, however, face a tough challenge in Group D, with defending champions France, Denmark and Tunisia also harbouring hopes of extended runs in Qatar 2022.

With two-time champions Argentina, Mexico and Poland to contend with, Herve Renard's side know they will have to hit the ground running in their bid to advance to the knockout stage.

Team Melli will have to be at their best with England, the United States of America and Wales also looking to advance.