2022 FIFA World Cup Qualified Teams

A full list of qualifiers for the 22st FIFA World Cup can be found below

2022 FIFA World Cup Qualified Teams

In addition, the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar qualifying teams will be the last to involve 32 teams. The FIFA Association offers the 2022 FIFA World Cup to include 32 teams in Qatar the first in a Muslim-majority country where 48 teams are scheduled for the 2026 tournament in the United States.

This is the 22nd edition of the men’s World Cup tournament and is due to be held in Qatar from November 20 to 18 December. This will be FIFA’s last World Cup in which 32 teams are playing with an increase of 48 teams set for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

All 211 (expected) (from 6 confederations) remaining FIFA member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process. Qualification started on 6 June 2019,

All 24 teams are eligible, and Qatar automatically qualifies as a host. The merit process was honored on 2 December 2010 with hosting rights.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification process is sometimes getting postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we are sharing the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Qualifying Teams and an updated table of qualifier nationals.

Qualified teams for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar

FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualification Schedule

Teams Method of qualification
Qatar Host
Germany UEFA Group J winner
Denmark UEFA Group F winner
Brazil CONMEBOL Round Robin top two
France UEFA Group D winner
Belgium UEFA Group E winner
Croatia UEFA Group H winner
Spain UEFA Group B winner
Serbia UEFA Group A winner
England UEFA Group I winner
Switzerland UEFA Group C winner
Netherlands UEFA Group G winner
Argentina CONMEBOL Round Robin top two
Iran AFC Third Round Group A top two
South Korea AFC Third Round Group A top two
Japan AFC Third Round Group B top two Saudi
Saudi Arabia AFC Third Round Group B top two
Ecuador CONMEBOL Round Robin third or fourth place
Uruguay CONMEBOL Round Robin third or fourth place
Canada CONMEBOL third-round top three
Ghana CAF third-round winners
Senegal CAF third-round winners
Portugal UEFA second-round winners
Poland UEFA second-round winners
Tunisia CAF third-round winners
Morocco CAF third-round winners
Cameroon CAF third-round winners
United State CONMEBOL third round third place
Mexico CONMEBOL third-round runners-up
Wales UEFA play-offs Path A winner
Australia AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners
Costa Rica CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners

A full list of qualifiers for the 22nd FIFA World Cup can be found below

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Continent Teams
Asia 5(not including host nation)
Africa 5
UEFA (EUROPE) 13
North America, Central America, and the Caribbean 4
South America 4
Oceania 0
Host Nation Qatar

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is European football’s administrative and controlling body. This Football Association has 55 members part of this association and all represent their respective countries.

FIFA selected 32 teams from 5 continents for the road to Russia. Africa (5 teams), Asia (5 teams), Europe (14 teams), North, Central America and the Caribbean (3 teams), and South America (5 teams).

Confederation Available slots in finals Teams started Qualifying start date Qualifying end date
AFC 4 or 5 +1 45+1 6 June 2019 March 2022
CAF 5 54 4 September 2019 16 November 2021
CONCACAF 3 or 4 34 31 August 2020 March 2022
CONMEBOL 4 or 5 10 23 March 2020 March 2022
OFC 0 or 1 7 2020 14 June 2022
UEFA 13 55 25 March 2021 5 June 2022

FIFA world cup is the largest and biggest playing sport in the world. Total of 64 football matches played in the 8 or 12 (in 5 or 8 host cities) in world cup 2022.

AFC (Asian Football Confederation)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC third Round

Current stage (third round) 

(Z)  Eliminated from the World Cup

(Y) Cannot win Group, may still advance as group runner-up

Group A
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Iran 10 25
2 South Korea 10 23
3 United Arab Emirates 10 12
94 Iraq 10 9
5 Syria 10 6
6 Lebanon 10 6
Group B
S.No Teams Pld Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 10 23
2 Japan 10 22
3 Australia 10 15
4 Oman 10 14
5 China PR 10 6
6 Vietnam 10 4

CAF (Confederation of African Football)

CAF 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Teams and Schedule

CONCACAF (Central America and Caribbean Association Football)

  1. First round: CONCACAF teams ranked 6 to 35 based on the FIFA ranking of July 2020.
  2.  Second round: The six first-round group winners will play in a two-legged home and away series. The three winners will advance to the final round
  3. Third round: The three-second round winners will join the top five CONCACAF teams.

Current stage (third round)

S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Canada 14 28
2 Mexico 14 28
3 United States 14 25
4 Costa Rica 14 25
5 Panama 14 21
6 Jamaica 14 11
7 EI Salvador 14 10
8 Honduras 14 4

CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification CONMEBOL Teams & Group

The CONMEBOL Council decided on 24 January 2019 to maintain the same qualification structure used for the previous six tournaments. From October 2020 to June 2022(previously scheduled March 2020 to November 2021).

S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Brazil 17 45
2 Argentina 17 39
3 Uruguay 18 28
4 Ecuador 18 26
5 Peru 18 24
6 Colombia 18 23
7 Chile 18 19
8 Paraguay 18 16
9 Bolivia 18 15
10 Venezuela 18 10

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OFC (Oceania Football Confederation)

OFC qualifiers 2022

Qualifying was expected to begin in September 2020, but the FIFA international window in that month for the OFC was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 28 July 2020, the OFC announced that they had submitted a proposal to FIFA for the qualifiers in response to the pandemic.

First round: The 11 OFC teams would be split into two groups based on their FIFA Ranking, and play round-robin matches at a centralized location.
Second round: The four teams would play knockout two-legged home-and-away matches. The eventual winner would advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Qualifying Teams Current stage  (semi-final and final)

FIFA World Cup 2022 Ticket

Semi-final
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Solomon Islands vs Papua New Guinea 3 2
2 New Zealand vs Tahiti 1 0

 

Final
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Solomon Islands vs New Zealand 0 5

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations

Qualified Teams of UEFA for FIFA World Cup 2022

The qualification format was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Nyon, Switzerland on 4 December 2019. The qualification will depend on results from the 2020-21 UEFA National League.

  • First-round: 10 groups of 5 or 6 teams with group winners qualifying for the World Cup final.
  • Second round: The 10-group runner-up would be joined by the best 2 Nations League group winners, based on the National League overall ranking.

Current round (First round)

Group A
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Serbia 8 20
2 Portugal 8 17
3 Republic of Ireland 8 9
4 Luxembourg 8 9
5 Azerbaijan 8 1
Group B
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Spain 8 19
2 Sweden 8 15
3 Greece 8 10
4 Georgia 8 7
5 Kosovo 8 5
Group C
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Switzerland 8 18
2 Italy 8 16
3 Northern Ireland 8 9
4 Bulgaria 8 8
5 Lithuania 8 3
Group D
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 France 8 18
2 Ukraine 8 12
3 Finland 8 11
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 7
5 Kazakhstan 8 3
Group E
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Belgium 8 20
2 Wales 8 15
3 Czech Republic 8 14
4 Estonia 8 4
5 Belarus 8 3

 

Group F
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Denmark 10 27
2 Scotland 10 20
3 Israel 10 13
4 Austria 10 13
5 Faroe Island 10 4
6 Moldova 10 1
Group G
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Netherlands 10 23
2 Turkey 10 21
3 Norway 10 18
4 Montenegro 10 12
5 Latvia 10 9
6 Gibraltar 10 0
Group H
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Croatia 10 23
2 Russia 10 22
3 Slovakia 10 14
4 Slovenia 10 14
5 Cyprus 10 5
6 Malta 10 5
Group I
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 England 10 26
2 Poland 10 20
3 Albania 10 18
4 Hungary 10 17
5 Andorra 10 6
6 San Marina 10 0
Group J
S. No Teams Pld Pts
1 Germany 10 27
2 North Macedonia 10 18
3 Romania 10 17
4 Armenia 10 12
5 Iceland 10 9
6 Liechtenstein 10 1

UEFA Second Round

Path A

Semi-Finals

Wales (2-1) Austria (24 March 2022)

  • Bale 25′, 51 (Wales)
  • Sabitzer   65′ (Austria)

Scotland (1-3) Ukraine(24 March 2022)

  • McGregor   79 (Scotland)
  • Yarmolenko   33′ , Yaremchuk   49′ , Dovbyk   90+5′ (Ukraine)

Finals

Wales (1-0)  Ukraine (24 March 2022)

  • Yarmolenko (Own Goal)  (Ukraine)

Path B

Semi-Finals

Russia vs Poland (24 March 2022)

  • Poland – Won

Sweden vs Czech Republic (24 March 2022)

  • Sweden – Extra Time

Finals

Poland (2-0)  Sweden (29 March 2022)

  • Lewandowski   49′ (pen.), Zieliński   72′ (Poland)

Path C

Semi-Finals

Portugal 3-1 Turkey (24 March 2022)

  • Otávio   15′, Jota   42′, Nunes   90+4′ (Portugal)
  • Yılmaz   65′ (Turkey )

Italy 0-1 North Macedonia(24 March 2022)

  • Trajkovski   90+2′ (North Macedonia)

Finals

Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia (29 March 2022)

  • Fernandes   32′, 65′ (Portugal )

2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Qualifying Team Top Goal scorers

2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Qualifying Team Top Goal scorers

There have been more than 1525 goals have been scored in the 515 total matches, with an average of 2.96 goal scorers in each match. Here is the list of top Goal scorers from the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar qualifying team schedule.

  1. Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) – 14 goals.
  2. Cyle Larin (Canada) – 13 goals
  3. Wu Lei, Harry Kane, Memphis Depay – 12 goals
  4. Marcelo Moreno(Bolivia), David Rugamas(El Salvador) – 8 goals.
  5. Karim Ansarifard(Iran), Sardar Azmoun(Iran), Memphis Depay(Netherlands), Aleksandar Mitrovic(Serbia), Omar Al Somah(Syria), Eldor Somurodov(Uzbekistan) – 7 goals.

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