World Cup
Canada qualified for the World Cup after 1986, the remaining 12 tickets
Canada beat Jamaica 4-0 to secure their spot at the World Cup in Qatar. There are still 12 tickets left for the World Cup. In detail what applies.
For the second time in its history, Canada has qualified for its World Cup. John Herdman’s team beat Jamaica 4-0 to secure their place at the World Cup after 1986 when they played in Mexico.
In the 13th minute, Kyle Larin opened the scoring after an assist from Estakio. Canada secured victory from the first part. In particular, Tajon Buchanan hit the net in the 44th minute. Junior Hewlett increased in the 82nd minute while Mariapa’s own goal in the 88th minute sealed the score.
There are now 12 tickets left for Qatar. See in detail what applies per federation.
The teams that got the ticket to Qatar:
- Qatar (Organizer) – December 2, 2010 – 1st participation
- Germany – October 11, 2021 – 19th participation
- Denmark – October 12, 2021 – 5th participation
- Brazil – November 11, 2021 – 21st participation
- Belgium – November 13, 2021 – 13th participation
- France – November 13, 2021 – 15th participation
- Croatian – November 14, 2021 – 5th participation
- Serbia – November 14, 2021 – 3rd participation as Serbia / 13th together with Yugoslavia
- Spain – November 14, 2021 – 16th participation
- Switzerland – November 15, 2021 – 12th participation
- England – November 15, 2021 – 16th participation
- Netherlands – November 16, 2021 – 11th participation
- Argentina – November 16, 2021 – 18th participation
- Iran – January 27, 2022 – 6th participation
- South Korea – February 1, 2022 – 11th participation
- Japan – March 24 – 7th participation
- Saudi Arabia – March 24 – 6th participation
- Ecuador – March 24 – 4th participation
- Uruguay – March 24 – 14th participation
- Canada – March 28 – 2nd 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 two tickets left and one over intercontinental locks
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). Canada has secured first place, while the US (2nd – 22 points) and Mexico (3rd – 22 points) have the upper hand over the other two. Next to them are Costa Rica (4th – 19 points) and Panama (5th – 18 points). There are still two games left before the end of the mini-championship to clarify the situation.
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.
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.
