Stoke City may only have one player at the World Cup but the rest of the Potters squad will still be enjoying some sunshine in the Persian Gulf.
But when the action hots up in Qatar, Stoke will then head off for a week-long training camp in nearby Dubai.
And they are there alongside Potters boss Alex Neil's old club Sunderland.
Neil booked the trip for Sunderland, with whom he won promotion back to the Championship in May, prior to leaving Wearside to join Stoke in late August.
But he will now bump into a few old workmates, having decided what was good enough for Sunderland will work for Stoke too.