QATAR WORLD CUP 2022
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

The World Cup Qualifiers were a series of matches that teams played to qualify for World Cup 2022. This normally starts two years before the current world cup and involves teams worldwide playing multiple matches in order to narrow down who will play in the World Cup and stand a chance to win.

Here’s what you need to know about the qualifying teams for World Cup 2022.

WORLD CUP 2022 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS

Each of the 55 European nations were split into ten groups. The winners of each of the ten groups are in the finals for World Cup 2022.

The ten groups for Europe were:

FIFA World Cup Qualification 2022 UEFA

Group A

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Serbia Serbia 8 6 2 0 18 8 10 20
Portugal Portugal 8 5 2 1 17 6 11 17
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 8 2 3 3 10 8 2 9
Luxembourg Luxembourg 8 3 0 5 8 18 -10 9
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 8 0 1 7 5 18 -13 1

Group B

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Spain 8 6 1 1 15 5 10 19
Sweden Sweden 8 5 0 3 12 6 6 15
Greece Greece 8 2 4 2 8 8 0 10
Georgia Georgia 8 2 1 5 6 12 -6 7
Kosovo Kosovo 8 1 2 5 5 15 -10 5

Group C

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Switzerland Switzerland 8 5 3 0 15 2 13 18
Italy Italy 8 4 4 0 13 2 11 16
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 8 2 3 3 6 7 -1 9
Bulgaria Bulgaria 8 2 2 4 6 14 -8 8
Lithuania Lithuania 8 1 0 7 4 19 -15 3

Group D

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
France France 8 5 3 0 18 3 15 18
Ukraine Ukraine 8 2 6 0 11 8 3 12
Finland Finland 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 11
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1 4 3 9 12 -3 7
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 8 0 3 5 5 20 -15 3

Group E

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Belgium Belgium 8 6 2 0 25 6 19 20
Wales Wales 8 4 3 1 14 9 5 15
Czech Republic Czech Republic 8 4 2 2 14 9 5 14
Estonia Estonia 8 1 1 6 9 21 -12 4
Belarus Belarus 8 1 0 7 7 24 -17 3

Group F

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Denmark Denmark 10 9 0 1 30 3 27 27
Scotland Scotland 10 7 2 1 17 7 10 23
Israel Israel 10 5 1 4 23 21 2 16
Austria Austria 10 5 1 4 19 17 2 16
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 10 1 1 8 7 23 -16 4
Moldova Moldova 10 0 1 9 5 30 -25 1

Group G

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Netherlands 10 7 2 1 33 8 25 23
Turkey Turkey 10 6 3 1 27 16 11 21
Norway Norway 10 5 3 2 15 8 7 18
Montenegro Montenegro 10 3 3 4 14 15 -1 12
Latvia Latvia 10 2 3 5 11 14 -3 9
Gibraltar Gibraltar 10 0 0 10 4 43 -39 0

Group H

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Croatia 10 7 2 1 21 4 17 23
Russia Russia 10 7 1 2 19 6 13 22
Slovakia Slovakia 10 3 5 2 17 10 7 14
Slovenia Slovenia 10 4 2 4 13 12 1 14
Malta Malta 10 1 2 7 9 30 -21 5
Cyprus Cyprus 10 1 2 7 4 21 -17 5

Group I

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
England England 10 8 2 0 39 3 36 26
Poland Poland 10 6 2 2 30 11 19 20
Albania Albania 10 6 0 4 12 12 0 18
Hungary Hungary 10 5 2 3 19 13 6 17
Andorra Andorra 10 2 0 8 8 24 -16 6
San Marino San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 46 -45 0

Group J

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Germany 10 9 0 1 36 4 32 27
North Macedonia North Macedonia 10 5 3 2 23 11 12 18
Romania Romania 10 5 2 3 13 8 5 17
Armenia Armenia 10 3 3 4 9 20 -11 12
Iceland Iceland 10 2 3 5 12 18 -6 9
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 10 0 1 9 2 34 -32 1

FIFA World Cup Qualification 2022 CAF

Group A

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Algeria Algeria 6 4 2 0 25 4 21 14
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 6 3 3 0 12 4 8 12
Niger Niger 6 2 1 3 13 17 -4 7
Djibouti Djibouti 6 0 0 6 4 29 -25 0

Group B

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Tunisia 6 4 1 1 11 2 9 13
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 6 3 2 1 6 5 1 11
Zambia Zambia 6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 7
Mauritania Mauritania 6 0 2 4 2 11 -9 2

Group C

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nigeria Nigeria 6 4 1 1 9 3 6 13
Cape Verde Cape Verde 6 3 2 1 8 6 2 11
Liberia Liberia 6 2 0 4 5 8 -3 6
Central African Republic Central African Republic 6 1 1 4 4 9 -5 4

Group D

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cameroon Cameroon 6 5 0 1 12 3 9 15
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 6 4 1 1 10 3 7 13
Mozambique Mozambique 6 1 1 4 2 8 -6 4
Malawi Malawi 6 1 0 5 2 12 -10 3

Group E

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mali Mali 6 5 1 0 11 0 11 16
Uganda Uganda 6 2 3 1 3 2 1 9
Kenya Kenya 6 1 3 2 4 9 -5 6
Rwanda Rwanda 6 0 1 5 2 9 -7 1

Group F

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Egypt Egypt 6 4 2 0 10 4 6 14
Gabon Gabon 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1 7
Libya Libya 6 2 1 3 4 7 -3 7
Angola Angola 6 1 2 3 6 8 -2 5

Group G

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ghana Ghana 6 4 1 1 7 3 4 13
South Africa South Africa 6 4 1 1 6 2 4 13
Ethiopia Ethiopia 6 1 2 3 4 7 -3 5
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 6 0 2 4 2 7 -5 2

Group H

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Senegal Senegal 6 5 1 0 15 4 11 16
Togo Togo 6 2 2 2 5 6 -1 8
Namibia Namibia 6 1 2 3 5 10 -5 5
Congo Congo 6 0 3 3 5 10 -5 3

Group I

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Morocco Morocco 6 6 0 0 20 1 19 18
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 6 1 3 2 5 11 -6 6
Guinea Guinea 6 0 4 2 5 11 -6 4
Sudan Sudan 6 0 3 3 5 12 -7 3

Group J

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
DR Congo DR Congo 6 3 2 1 9 3 6 11
Benin Benin 6 3 1 2 5 4 1 10
Tanzania Tanzania 6 2 2 2 6 8 -2 8
Madagascar Madagascar 6 1 1 4 4 9 -5 4

FIFA World Cup Qualification 2022 CONCACAF

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Canada Canada 14 8 4 2 23 7 16 28
Mexico Mexico 14 8 4 2 17 8 9 28
USA USA 14 7 4 3 21 10 11 25
Costa Rica Costa Rica 14 7 4 3 13 8 5 25
Panama Panama 14 6 3 5 17 19 -2 21
Jamaica Jamaica 14 2 5 7 12 22 -10 11
El Salvador El Salvador 14 2 4 8 8 18 -10 10
Honduras Honduras 14 0 4 10 7 26 -19 4

FIFA World Cup Qualification 2022 CONMEBOL

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Brazil 17 14 3 0 40 5 35 45
Argentina Argentina 17 11 6 0 27 8 19 39
Uruguay Uruguay 18 8 4 6 22 22 0 28
Ecuador Ecuador 18 7 5 6 27 19 8 26
Peru Peru 18 7 3 8 19 22 -3 24
Colombia Colombia 18 5 8 5 22 19 1 23
Chile Chile 18 5 4 9 19 26 -7 19
Paraguay Paraguay 18 3 7 8 12 26 -14 16
Bolivia Bolivia 18 4 3 11 23 42 -19 15
Venezuela Venezuela 18 3 1 14 14 34 -20 10

FIFA World Cup Qualification 2022 AFC

Group A

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran Iran 10 8 1 1 15 4 11 25
South Korea South Korea 10 7 2 1 13 3 10 23
UAE UAE 10 3 3 4 7 7 0 12
Iraq Iraq 10 1 6 3 6 12 -6 9
Syria Syria 10 1 3 6 9 16 -7 6
Lebanon Lebanon 10 1 3 6 5 13 -8 6

Group B

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 10 7 2 1 12 6 6 23
Japan Japan 10 7 1 2 12 4 8 22
Australia Australia 10 4 3 3 15 9 6 15
Oman Oman 10 4 2 4 11 10 4 14
China China 10 1 3 6 9 19 -10 6
Vietnam Vietnam 10 1 1 8 8 19 -11 4

FIFA World Cup Qualification 2022 OFC

Group A

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
Solomon Island Solomon Island 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
Tahiti Tahiti 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
Cook Island Cook Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vanuatu Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B

Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand New Zealand 3 3 0 0 12 1 11 9
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
Fiji Fiji 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3
New Caledonia New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0

The World Cup 2022 qualifiers for Europe were Germany, Denmark, Belgium, France, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland and Netherlands.

There were three more places left to qualify for World Cup 2022 for teams who did not automatically qualify for Qatar.

These were played by the 10 runner-ups as well as the two best-ranked group winners from the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League.

The teams competing were: Portugal, Scotland, Wales, Austria, Russia, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Italy, North Macedonia, Turkey.

WORLD CUP 2022 PLAY-OFFS

There were three paths for World Cup 2022 which each featured two semi-finals and a final.
The paths were:

Path A:

Semi-final:

team Scotland vs team Ukraine
team Wales vs team Austria

Path B:

Semi-final:

team Russia vs team Poland
team Sweden vs team Czech Republic

Path C:

Semi-final:

team Italy vs team North Macedonia
team Portugal vs team Turkey

IMPORTANT QUALIFYING MATCHES

The European semi-finals took place on March 24, 2022, while the European final qualifying matches took place on March 29, 2022. The winners of these rounds went on to compete in World Cup 2022.

There were also four more matches that were played so South American teams to qualify.

Matches were played on:

  • January 27, 2022
  • February 1, 2022
  • March 24, 2022
  • March 29, 2022

FAQs

Brazil and Argentina qualified for World Cup 2022 in November 2021

There were twelve teams in the Asia World Cup which qualified for the World Cup 2022. The teams were: Iran, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, Oman and Vietnam.

Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, and Congo werethe ten qualifying teams.

For 2022, North American, Central American and Caribbean teams were given a chance to qualify. El Salvador, Canada, and Panama played against Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and the United States in 14 matches. The top three winners qualified for World Cup 2022 with a fourth team playing against Oceania to qualify for another place at the World Cup.