After some intense qualification games this week, let’s take a look at the nations that have already qualified for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
With the major tournament approaching, certain nations have already received a golden ticket after an exciting qualification round. So, let’s take a look at all the teams that have qualified for the World Cup which will take place in Qatar next year. The hosting country, Qatar, has automatically qualified for the tournament when they were allotted the rights to host in 2010.
Which nations have qualified?
| Country | Association | Date qualified |
| Qatar ๐ถ๐ฆ | AFC | December 2, 2010 |
| Germany ๐ฉ๐ช | UEFA | October 11, 2021 |
| Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ | UEFA | October 12, 2021 |
| Brazil ๐ง๐ท | CONMEBOL | November 11, 2021 |
| Belgium ๐ง๐ช | UEFA | November 12, 2021 |
| France ๐ซ๐ท | UEFA | November 13, 2021 |
| Croatia ๐ญ๐ท | UEFA | November 14, 2021 |
| Spain ๐ช๐ธ | UEFA | November 14, 2021 |
| Serbia ๐ท๐ธ | UEFA | November 14, 2021 |
| England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | UEFA | November 15, 2021 |
| Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ | UEFA | November 15, 2021 |
| Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ | UEFA | November 16, 2021 |
| Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท | CONMEBOL | November 16, 2021 |
How many nations can go through from each association?
| Association | No. of Countries |
| AFC (Asia) | 4 or 5 |
| CAF (Africa) | 5 |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean) | 3 or 4 |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 4 or 5 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 13 |
| OFC (Oceania) | 0 or 1 |
After the qualification rounds are done and dusted, inter-confederation play-offs will be conducted in order to decide how many teams will go through from each association. The total number of nations that will be competing in the competition are 32.
When is the group stage draw?
On April 1, 2022, the draw for the World Cup will take place, with 32 teams making their way into eight groups of four.
When will the tournament happen?
The official schedule for the World Cup in Qatar is from November 21 to December 18, 2022.
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