As ever, the Premier League is well represented across African national teams at the World Cup, with all but one of the content's 10 contenders featuring at least one player from the division.
Here's our complete team-by-team guide of the PL players set to fly the flag for African sides in the United States, Mexico and Canada over the coming weeks.
Algeria
Coming off the back of a testing maiden season at City after signing from Wolves, Ait-Nouri picked up an ankle injury early in the campaign, and by the time he returned to fitness, wonderkid Nico O'Reilly had locked down his leftback berth.
He ended the season with only 17 league appearances to his name, and will be desperate to end the campaign on a high note with a strong World Cup down Algeria's left flank.
Cape Verde
No Premier League players in Cape Verde's squad, although both Nuno da Costa and Ryan Mendes played for Nottingham Forest in the Championship.
DR Congo
Coming off the back of a miserable Prem campaign in which he was part of the West Ham team relegated from the top flight, Wan-Bissaka's future remains up in the air this summer, with Everton one of several teams monitoring his services.
His decision to switch his allegiance from England to the DRC gives the Leopards a proven one-on-one defender, and his ability to neutralise advancing widemen should be valuable against Portugal and Colombia.
Also relegated from the top flight, Tuanzebe contributes experience and versatility across the line after also swapping England for the Leopards.
He scored the winning goal against Jamaica in the March playoff to send Congo to their first World Cup in 52 years.
Experienced left-sider who will offer dressing-room poise, reassuring presence at left back, and decent set-piece quality.
Noah Sadiki was key to Sunderland's seventh-place finish in the English Premier League. George Wood/Getty Images One of the revelations of the Premier League season, Sadiki was influential as Sunderland defied the pre-season forecasts to end the campaign in seventh position.
His energetic, bold performances in midfield have attracted rumoured transfer attention from the likes of Manchester United, and he will play a key role - looking to carry and progress the ball - in the Leopards' midfield.
Signed for Newcastle for £50 million on summer deadline day as a replacement for Alexander Isak, but endured a testing injury-hit campaign in which he registered just one league goal for the Magpies.