Football’s World Cup 2022 will take place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.
The 27-day tournament will be held across eight stadiums. It will be the the first football World Cup to take place in the Middle East.
Including the hosts, 15 teams have qualified for the 32-team World Cup so far:
- Qatar
- Argentina
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Croatia
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Germany
- Iran
- The Netherlands
- Serbia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland
The draw for the World Cup will take place in Qatar’s capital Doha on April 1.
This is how the qualifying scenario looks across the world:
Africa
Five teams – winners of the two-legged qualifiers in March – will represent Africa at Qatar 2022.
Fixtures
Egypt v Senegal
Cameroon v Algeria
Nigeria v Ghana
DR Congo v Morocco
Mali v Tunisia
Asia
Five or six teams, depending on other qualifiers, will represent Asia.
According to FIFA, the top two teams in each group will qualify with the third-placed teams in each section, meeting in a single game for the right to go into an intercontinental playoff for a place at the World Cup.
Europe
In addition to the 10 who have already qualified, there are three more slots up for grabs for European sides.
Qualified for play-offs: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales.
North, Central America and the Caribbean
Three or four teams, depending on other qualifiers, will represent CONCACAF.
The top three will qualify directly with the third-placed finishers going into an intercontinental playoff.
Currently, Canada, USA and Mexico occupy the top three spots in the qualifying group.
Oceania
A maximum of one team will represent Oceania – no representation is also a possibility.
Qualification will take place between March 13 and 30. The winners will face a CONCACAF team in a playoff for a place.
South America
A minimum of four teams will represent South America.
The top four teams will qualify automatically while the fifth-placed finishers can qualify if they win an intercontinental playoff.
Source: Al Jazeera
BDST: 1654 HRS, FEB 02, 2022
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