Yes, there are! This is one of the most fun trivia-based 2022 World Cup FAQs! Canada and Wales are appearing after long stretches of not being in the World Cup. In other words, that's 36 and 64 years, respectively! Meanwhile, Italy aren't taking part for the second consecutive World Cup. This comes as quite the blow to the four-time winners. Chile is another noticeable absence, as they are a force on the Latin soccer scene, having won the 2015 and 2016 Copa América.