World Cup 2022 is going to be the first tournament hosted in the Middle East and the first to be held between November and December. World Cup Football is just a few months away and the FIFA World Cup 2022 team list is almost complete as 29 out of the 32 spots are already taken. Games are to be played across five cities in Qatar: Al Khor, Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Doha, and Lusall.
FIFA World Cup 2022 qualified teams by region
AFC
Qatar
Iran
South Korea
Japan
Saudi Arabia
UEFA
Germany
Denmark
France
Belgium
Croatia
Spain
Serbia
England
Switzerland
Netherlands
Portugal
Poland
CONMEBOL
Brazil
Argentina
Ecuador
Uruguay
CONCACAF
Canada
USA
Mexico
CAF
Ghana
Senegal
Tunisia
Morocco
Cameroon
FIFA World Cup 2022 groups
World Cup 2022 will commence on November 21 and it will end a week before Christmas on December 18. Learn more about the detailed schedule of games here.
France are the defending champions after winning it in 2018. Croatia were the runners-up, while Belgium and England finished third and fourth respectively.
Four-time champions and winners of Euro 2020, Italy, failed to qualify for a second successive World Cup for the first time in their history. They are the only former champions that failed to qualify in this year’s edition of the competition.
The previous World Cup hosts, Russia, were disqualified from joining as a consequence to their invasion of Ukraine. Nigeria also didn’t qualify as they went out to Ghana on away goals in their final playoff round, after having qualified for three previous World Cups and six out of the last seven.
Two inter-confederation playoff matches that are to be played in June, featuring one country from each of four different regions, will determine two berths for Qatar: AFC-CONMEBOL and CONCACAF-OFC.
The final European world cup spot is also going to be determined in June after Ukraine requested that the matches will be rescheduled given their current situation with Russia. Wales will play the waiting game for UEFA Path A and they will host the winner between Scotland and Ukraine in a single-elimination playoff final.
FIFA 2022 Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Qatar have automatic qualification since they’re the hosts, while Ecuador qualified after taking the fourth spot of the CONMEBOL qualifiers. Senegal won their first-ever AFCON championship last February and are one of the Group A favourites here alongside Netherlands.
FIFA 2022 Group B: England, Iran, USA, UEFA Path A Winner
After finishing as Euro 2020 runners-up, England secured their place in November by topping their qualifying group. Iran topped Group A during the third round of the Asian qualifiers, while USA are also heading back to the World Cup after placing third in the CONCACAF qualifiers table.
FIFA 2022 Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Saudi Arabia finished on top of Group A during the third round of the Asian qualifiers and Mexico were second in the CONCACAF qualifiers. Poland were the winners in UEFA Path B. Argentina won the 2021 Copa America and placed second in the CONMEBOL standings.
FIFA 2022 Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, AFC-CONMEBOL Winner
France and Denmark finished on top of Group E and F for Europe. Tunisia have qualified for a World Cup tournament for the sixth time in history after doing well in the CAF qualifiers.
FIFA 2022 Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, CONCACAF-OFC Winner
Spain and Germany clinched their spots as they finished on top of Groups B and J in the Europe qualifiers, while Japan finished second behind Saudi Arabia in Group B during the third round of the Asian qualifiers.
FIFA 2022 Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
Belgium were once the top-ranked team by FIFA and they are through after topping Group E in Europe. Croatia, on the other hand, were above in Group H. Canada have qualified for the first time since 1986, while Morocco round out Group F.
FIFA 2022 Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
Brazil are currently the top-ranked nation by FIFA and were dominant in the CONMEBOL. Serbia and Switzerland took the top spot in Group A and C of the Europe qualifiers, while Cameroon will be qualifying for their eighth World Cup.
FIFA 2022 Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
Portugal were the winners in UEFA Path C while South Korea qualified alongside Iran in Group A of the Asian qualifiers. Ghana will be returning to the tournament after missing out on Russia 2018 and they will meet a familiar foe in Uruguay, who eliminated them during the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals.
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