World Cup: Where all 32 teams are staying in Qatar

This is where all 32 countries will be staying and training at the Qatar World Cup, with England selecting an alcohol-free beach resort, Germany staying at a wellness retreat and Belgium's base boasting a water park. Gareth Southgate has opted to base his England squad at the Souq Al Wakra Hotel for the Qatar World Cup this winter The hotel is a five-star facility and is certainly luxurious, but it is also less expensive than some of the other options Southgate and his England squad were greeted by hundreds of local football fans as they arrived at their hotel this week The Three Lions squad received a heroes welcome as they walked through the doors of the Souq Al Wakra Hotel Staff members gathered in the reception area and applauded the team as they entered the building on Tuesday evening The players were in good spirits ahead of the tournament - which will get underway on Sunday with Qatar vs Ecuador FIFA revealed in July where each of the 32 nations playing at the World Cup in Qatar this winter will be staying and training The compact nature of Qatar means travel distances between team hotels, training grounds and stadiums will be drastically reduced in comparison with the Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018 tournaments Southgate and the Football Association chose the venue in part because it is a short drive from eight of the 10 venues for the tournament, which gets underway on Sunday when hosts Qatar play Ecuador. The impressive Aspire Academy in the centre of Doha will host Australia, who were among the last teams to qualify The Australia squad are put through their paces on Aspire Zone Training Facilities 5 after their arrival in Qatar last week Socceroos legend Tim Cahill works at the Aspire Academy and helped the team secure their World Cup training base The Socceroos will be staying in on-site accommodation at the Aspire Academy, in rooms just like this one A communal area within the Aspire Academy where Australia's squad can watch games during this year's tournament A general view inside the Aspire Academy, which Tim Cahill helped arrange for the Socceroos to stay at in Qatar Kylian Mbappe kisses the World Cup trophy after France beat Croatia to win the last tournament in Russia four years ago Belgium's base has a theme park and go-karts, the Germans have a 'wellbeing centre' with Himalayan salt cave, the French an 'Arabian Palace' with champagne at £330-a-pop and England a bolthole by the beach - inside the 2022 World Cup team hotels BY CHARLIE WALKER Secluded beaches, a water park, private pools, rooms costing more than £5,000-a-night, and a mouth-watering spread of global cuisine - the hotels awaiting the 32 teams that have qualified for the World Cup have never been more luxurious. The Three Lions have also secured the Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium as their training base which is a 12,000 seater stadium and the home of the Al-Wakrah Sports Club Belgium Staying: Hilton Salwa Rooms: 361, including private villas Most expensive accommodation: £5,890/night Cool features: Private swimming pool for the team, two training pitches, 3.5km private beach… and 56 water park rides, a canyon with 16 cliff jumps, desert go-kart track and an underwater restaurant To eat: Surf&Turf… butter-poached Canadian lobster with Australian wagyu rib-eye £88 To drink: Blended juice £12 Alcohol: Yes If the gaffer's not looking: Bottle of Heineken £10 Celebration tipple: Louis Roederer Crystal Champagne £828 per bottle If Belgium enjoy a long run at the 2022 World Cup they certainly won't be bored at the super-luxurious fun park they have booked for their stay in Qatar. Alternatively, take the chopper down to the Belgian's place… France Hotel: Al Messila Rooms: 130, including 30 private-pool villas Most expensive accommodation: £1,500/night Cool features: Six restaurants, three swimming pools and a Michelin-starred chef To eat: Refuel on pizza and burger at the Deli Kitchen £35 To drink: Cucumber juice, honey water, lemon, coriander leaf and lemonade £9 Alcohol: Yes If the gaffer's not looking: Bottle of Stella £11 Celebration tipple: Veuve Cliquot Champagne £330 per bottle It is appropriate that the World Cup holders France should be billeted like kings in Qatar, in a hotel that resembles an Arabian palace.