World Cup
The 32 teams of the World Cup in Qatar
With Costa Rica qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar, the jigsaw puzzle of the 32 teams set to take part in the premier soccer tournament is complete.
THE Costa Rica qualified as the 32nd and last team for the 2022 World Cup. The Central American team prevailed in New Zealand’s intercontinental barrage and completed the puzzle of qualifying for the top football rendezvous.
The 6th qualification in the final stages of the tournament and the 3rd in a row for Joel Campbell’s company sends them to the 5th group along with Spain, Germany and Japan.
The first game will take place on November 23 in Doha against Spain, the World Cup premiere is scheduled for November 21 with Senegal’s game against the Netherlands.
The Eight Groups
- Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador
- England, USA, Iran, Wales
- Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia
- France, Denmark, Tunisia, Australia
- Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica
- Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada
- Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon
- Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea, Ghana
The program of the group stage
FIRST GAME
Monday, 11/21
- 13:00 Senegal v Netherlands (Group 1), (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)
- 16:00 England v Iran (Group 2), (Khalifa International Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Qatar v Ecuador (1st group), (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)
- 22:00 USA v Wales (Group 2), (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan)
Tuesday 22 November
- 13:00 Argentina v Saudi Arabia (Group 3), (Lusail Stadium, Lusail)
- 16:00 Denmark v Tunisia (4th group), (Education City Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Mexico – Poland (3rd group), (Stadion 974, Doha)
- 22:00 France v Australia (4th group), (Al-Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah)
Wednesday 23 November
- 13:00 Morocco v Croatia (6th group), (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)
- 16:00 Germany v Japan (5th group), (Khalifa International Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Spain v Costa Rica (Group 5), (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)
- 22:00 Belgium v Canada (6th group), (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan)
Thursday, November 24th
- 13:00 Switzerland – Cameroon (7th group), (Al-Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah)
- 16:00 Uruguay v South Korea (Group 8), (Education City Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Portugal v Ghana (8th group), (Stadion 974, Doha)
- 22:00 Brazil v Serbia (7th group), (Lusail Stadium, Lusail)
SECOND GAME
Friday November 25th
- 13:00 Wales v Iran (Group 2), (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan)
- 16:00 Qatar v Senegal (Group 1), (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Netherlands v Ecuador (Group 1), (Khalifa International Stadium, Doha)
- 22:00 England v USA (Group 2), (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)
Saturday, November 26th
- 13:00 Tunisia v Australia (4th group), (Al-Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah)
- 16:00 Poland v Saudi Arabia (Group 3), (Education City Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 France v Denmark (4th group), (Stadion 974, Doha)
- 22:00 Argentina v Mexico (Group 3), (Lusail Stadium, Lusail)
Sunday 27th November
- 13:00 Japan-Costa Rica (Group 5), (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan)
- 16:00 Belgium v Morocco (6th group), (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Croatia v Canada (6th group), (Khalifa International Stadium, Doha)
- 22:00 Spain v Germany (5th group), (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)
Monday, 11/28
- 13:00 Cameroon v Serbia (7th group), (Al-Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah)
- 16:00 South Korea v Ghana (Group 8), (Education City Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Brazil v Switzerland (7th group), (Stadion 974, Doha)
- 22:00 Portugal v Uruguay (8th group), (Lusail Stadium, Lusail)
THIRD GAME
Tuesday, November 29th
- 19:00 Ecuador v Senegal (Group 1), (Khalifa International Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Netherlands v Qatar (Group 1), (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)
- 22:00 Iran v USA (Group 2), (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)
- 22:00 Wales v England (Group 2), (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan)
Wednesday 30 November
- 19:00 Australia v Denmark (4th group), (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah)
- 19:00 Tunisia v France (4th group), (Education City Stadium, Doha)
- 22:00 Poland – Argentina (3rd group), (Stadion 974, Doha)
- 22:00 Saudi Arabia v Mexico (Group 3), (Lusail Stadium, Lusail)
Thursday December 1st
- 19:00 Canada v Morocco (6th Group), (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)
- 19:00 Croatia v Belgium (6th group), (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan)
- 22:00 Japan v Spain (5th group), (Khalifa International Stadium, Doha)
- 22:00 Germany v Costa Rica (5th group, (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)
Friday December 2nd
- 19:00 Ghana v Uruguay (Group 8), (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah)
- 19:00 South Korea v Portugal (8th group), (Education City Stadium, Doha)
- 22:00 Serbia – Switzerland (7th group), (Stadion 974, Doha)
- 22:00 Cameroon v Brazil (Group 7), (Lusail Stadium, Lusail)
Below you can see all the crossings:
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, 2022 – 7th participation
- Saudi Arabia – March 24, 2022 – 6th participation
- Ecuador – March 24, 2022 – 4th participation
- Uruguay – March 24, 2022 – 14th participation
- Canada – March 28, 2022 – 2nd participation
- Ghana – March 29, 2022 – 4th participation
- Senegal – March 29, 2022 – 3rd participation
- Portugal – March 29, 2022 – 8th participation
- Poland – March 29, 2022 – 9th participation
- Morocco – March 29, 2022 – 6th participation
- Tunisia – March 29, 2022 – 6th participation
- Cameroon – March 29, 2022 – 8th participation
- Mexico – March 31, 2022 – 17th participation
- United States of America – March 31, 2022 – 11th participation
- Wales – June 5, 2022 – 2nd participation
- Australia – June 13, 2022 – 6th participation
- Costa Rica – June 14, 2022 – 6th participation
Source: sport 24
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.
