The countdown to the start of the 2022 World Cup is on. On November 21 in Qatar, 32 teams will claim the prestigious trophy to put their name in the history books.

The World Cup qualifiers are in the final stages and there are only a few tickets left. In Qatar, 19 countries are guaranteed while another 13 spots are still open. So what applies and which teams claim their World Cup qualification for themselves.

The teams that got the ticket to Qatar:

1. Qatar (Organizer) – December 2, 2010 – 1st participation
2. Germany – October 11, 2021 – 19th participation
3. Denmark – October 12, 2021 – 5th participation
4. Brazil – November 11, 2021 – 21st participation
5. Belgium – November 13, 2021 – 13th participation
6. France – November 13, 2021 – 15th participation
7. Croatian – November 14, 2021 – 5th participation
8. Serbia – November 14, 2021 – 3rd participation as Serbia / 13th together with Yugoslavia
9. Spain – November 14, 2021 – 16th participation
10. Switzerland – November 15, 2021 – 12th participation
11. England – November 15, 2021 – 16th participation
12. Netherlands – November 16, 2021 – 11th participation
13. Argentina – November 16, 2021 – 18th participation
14. Iran – January 27, 2022 – 6th participation
15. South Korea – February 1, 2022 – 11th participation
16. Japan – March 24 – 7th participation
17. Saudi Arabia – March 24 – 6th participation
18. Ecuador – March 24 – 4th participation
19. Uruguay – March 24 – 14th participation

Europe (UEFA)

There are three cards left

UEFA awards 13 tickets for the World Cup. For some time, ten countries have secured a place in Qatar as the first of their groups. These are Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Croatia and England.

From there, three teams will emerge from the play-offs where the ten second-place teams and two countries qualified from the Nations League. So far, two final couples have been formed. Poland meets Sweden and Portugal meets North Macedonia. Wales also qualified but are waiting to see what will happen to Scotland and Ukraine after Russia invades. Austria, Russia (due to the invasion), the Czech Republic, Turkey and Italy were excluded from the lockdowns.

The couples of the final of locks:

• Wales – Scotland / Ukraine (undefined)
• Poland – Sweden (March 29, 21:45, Horzov)
• Portugal – North Macedonia (March 29, 21:45, Porto)

South America (CONMEBOL)

Another ticket can be given by a barrage

One game remains in the South American zone until the end of qualification. The first four, which lead directly to Qatar, have already been blocked by Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay. From there it’s the battle for 5th place, ending in a tie with the Round 4 winner from the Asian Zone (AFC).

Three teams will fight, namely Peru (5th – 21 points), Colombia (6th – 20 points) and Chile (7th – 19 points). Paraguay, Bolivia and Venezuela are out of contention.

The rating

The last game (30/3, 02:30)

Africa (CAF)

There are five cards left

Five tickets will be issued from the African zone. The third and final round will determine which teams will qualify for the Qatar World Cup. The first games were played, some teams took a slight lead, but everything is open for the second half of the season on March 29th. Remember that the away goal counts.

Pairs and the first games

North and Central America (CONCACAF)

There are three tickets left and one over intercontinental bans)

The North and Central American zone is in the third round, which will see eight teams compete in a mini-championship. The first three qualify directly for the World Championships, while the 4th plays against the winner from Oceania (OFC). So far Canada (1st – 25pts), USA (2nd – 22pts) and Mexico (3rd – 22pts) have the upper hand in the top three. Next to them are Costa Rica (4th – 19 points) and Panama (5th – 18 points).

There are two more games to go before the end of the mini-championship, with the first three having the opportunity to block the World Cup ticket from the 13th game onwards. Canada even suspended the 4th team and will unexpectedly end the trio’s case.

The rating

The program of the 13th race

The program of the 14th race

Asia (AFC)

Another ticket can be issued via intercontinental locks

In Asia we are currently in the third qualifying round. The 12 teams that qualified from the second group were divided into two groups of six. The top two finishers in each group qualify for the World Cup and those countries are suspended. The first group includes South Korea and Iran, and the second group includes Japan and Saudi Arabia.

From then on, the third parties of each group compete in a single draw, with the winner then playing the 5th of the South American zone qualifiers. Definitely in the fourth round Australia will be from the second group. In the first group, everything will be evaluated in the last game between the United Arab Emirates (3rd place – 9 points), Iraq (4th place – 8 points) and Lebanon (5th place – 6 points). The only match of the 4th round will take place in Doha on June 7th.

The result of the first group

The program of the last game

Oceania (OFC)

A ticket can be given across intercontinental locks

The qualifiers in the Oceania zone went through a thousand waves. The corona pandemic put obstacles in the way, several teams were eliminated from the group stage. Four teams qualified for the mini-tournament in Doha, Qatar. The winner meets the 4th Central and North American Zone (CONCACAF).

The semifinals:

• Solomon Islands – Papua New Guinea (27.3., 17:00)
• New Zealand – Tahiti (27.3., 20:30)

* The final will take place on March 30th

The Intercontinental Barrage

The final two World Cup tickets will appear in the single-game intercontinental barrages, as analyzed above. The fourth round winner from Asia (AFC) meets the 5th from South America (CONMEBOL), while the fourth in the third round from North and Central America (CONCACAF) meets the winner from Oceania (OFC). The games will take place in Qatar on June 13-14.