World Cup 2022: Which teams have qualified for Qatar finals? - Goal.com
And with the map to the finals having been finished, the identities of the teams participating in the tournament are now known.
GOAL has what you need to know about which teams have qualified for World Cup 2022.
Team
Association
Date qualified
Qatar
AFC
December 2, 2010
Germany
UEFA
October 11, 2021
Denmark
UEFA
October 12, 2021
Brazil
CONMEBOL
November 11, 2021
Belgium
UEFA
November 13, 2021
France
UEFA
November 13, 2021
Croatia
UEFA
November 14, 2021
Spain
UEFA
November 14, 2021
Serbia
UEFA
November 14, 2021
England
UEFA
November 15, 2021
Switzerland
UEFA
November 15, 2021
Netherlands
UEFA
November 16, 2021
Argentina
CONMEBOL
November 16, 2021
Iran
AFC
January 27, 2022
South Korea
AFC
February 1, 2022
Japan
AFC
March 24, 2022
Saudi Arabia
AFC
March 24, 2022
Ecuador
CONMEBOL
March 24, 2022
Uruguay
CONMEBOL
March 24, 2022
Canada
CONCACAF
March 27, 2022
Ghana
CAF
March 29, 2022
Senegal
CAF
March 29, 2022
Portugal
UEFA
March 29, 2022
Poland
UEFA
March 29, 2022
Tunisia
CAF
March 29, 2022
Cameroon
CAF
March 29, 2022
Morocco
CAF
March 29, 2022
Mexico
CONCACAF
March 30, 2022
United States
CONCACAF
March 30, 2022
Wales
UEFA
June 5, 2022
Australia
AFC
June 13, 2022
Costa Rica
CONCACAF
June 14, 2022
Qatar became the first nation to qualify for the 2022 World Cup automatically as hosts when they won the bid to stage the tournament. It is their first appearance in the competition having never previously qualified for the finals.
Germany were the second team to qualify for the tournament after defeating North Macedonia in October 2021 and topping Group J.
Denmark also qualified in October after their 1-0 victory over Austria, cementing their status as Group F winners.
Brazil became the first South American nation to qualify after beating Colombia 1-0, ensuring their status as the only country to reach every World Cup finals continues.
Belgium qualified as Group E winners, while France also were confirmed as Group D winners on the same day. Croatia qualified as winners of Group H, beating Russia 1-0 in a winner-takes-all clash, while Spain topped Group B. Serbia, meanwhile, qualified at the expense of Portugal in Group A after beating Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. in the final qualifier.
England qualified on November 15 with their final qualifying game against San Marino – an emphatic 10-0 victory – which also involved Harry Kane scoring four goals. Switzerland secured automatic qualification on the same day as Group C winners, ahead of Italy.
Netherlands booked their spot in Qatar with the final play-off slot on November 16 through a 2-0 win over Norway. Argentina qualified in the evening through a draw against Brazil and a Chile defeat to Ecuador.
Iran and South Korea qualified in 2022 as the top two finishing teams in the third round of Group A in AFC qualifying, while Japan and Saudi Arabia followed in March, as the top two teams in Group B.
Ecuador and Uruguay qualified on March 24 to become the third and fourth CONMEBOL teams to book their World Cup places.
Canada became the first team from the CONCACAF region to book their place in the finals and, in doing so, secured a World Cup spot for the first time since 1986.
Ghana qualified at the expense of Nigeria, with the Black Stars making it to the World Cup for the fourth time in their history.
Senegal's road to the World Cup overcame Egypt in a rematch of the Africa Cup of Nations final and, once again, it was Sadio Mane and co. that topped Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Egypt to seal their spot in Qatar.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are also World Cup-bound after topping North Macedonia in their play-off clash.
Poland booked their spot via a play-off as well, taking down Sweden to earn a ticket to Qatar.
Both Tunisia and Morocco also ensured they'll be in Qatar as topped Mali and DR Congo, respectively. Cameroon, meanwhile, advanced with a last-gasp winner against Algeria as Karl Toko Ekambi scored in the 124th minute to become a national hero.
Rivals Mexico and the United States booked their spots in the final round of CONCACAF's World Cup qualifiers, with the latter making it back to the tournament after missing out in 2018.
Wales reached their first World Cup in 64 years after beating Ukraine 1-0 in an emotional play-off clash at the Cardiff City Stadium on June 5.
The first of June's intercontinental play-off saw Australia beat Peru on penalties following a 0-0 draw in Qatar, and they were followed by Costa Rica, who beat New Zealand 1-0 to secure the 32nd and final spot.
A total of 32 teams compete in the World Cup and 31 must qualify for the tournament, with Qatar qualifying automatically as hosts.
AFC (Asia) have an allocation of four or five teams* competing in the World Cup finals.
CAF (Africa) are allocated five teams, with CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) having three or four.
CONEMBOL (South America) have four or five teams competing.
UEFA (Europe) have the most teams able to qualify, with 13 spots.
OFC (Oceania) have zero or one spot.
*Inter-confederation play-offs are contested at the end of the qualification phase to determine how many teams from each confederation will end up competing in the 2022 finals.
Confederation
Qualification start date
Qualification end date
AFC
June 6, 2019
June 13-14, 2022
CAF
September 4, 2019
March 29, 2022
CONCACAF
March 24, 2021
June 13-14, 2022
CONMEBOL
October 8, 2020
June 13-14, 2022
OFC
March 17, 2022
June 13-14, 2022
UEFA
March 24, 2021
June 2022
World Cup 2022 is set to take place in Qatar from November 21, 2022–December 18, 2022.
The draw for the 2022 World Cup group stage was made on April 1, 2022.
It was held in Doha, Qatar, with 32 teams being allocated to eight groups of four.
Read more about the draw here.
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