With 22 teams now qualified for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, this international break will continue to complete qualification for the tournament.
After Saudi Arabia and Japan officially qualified on Thursday morning, teams from Europe, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF and Africa are now looking to qualify too during the March international break.
Ghana, the African representative, earned its place in the next World Cup after drawing 1-1 with Nigeria in the second leg. In the first leg, both teams played to a goalless draw, so Thomas Partey‘s away goal was enough.
With a great deal of drama, Senegal became the second African team to win one of the five places for Qatar 2022. Despite losing the second leg 1-0 to Egypt, Sadio Mané was once again his country’s hero on penalties, scoring the winning goal, while his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah missed his shot for the Egyptians.
In addition, the United Arab Emirates defeated South Korea 1-0 to secure third place in Asian Group A and will play a playoff against Australia to determine which team will play a playoff against a CONMEBOL team.
Last Friday night, Ecuador and Uruguay book their ticket for Qatar as part of CONMEBOL qualification. Then, on Sunday night, Canada reached the World Cup for the first time in 36 years via CONCACAF qualification.
For now, Qatar (as hosts) are at the top of the list of teams already qualified for this winter’s 2022 World Cup. They will be seeded, while the rest will depend on the FIFA ranking.
These are the teams with their tickets already booked:
- Qatar
- Germany
- Denmark
- Brazil
- France
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Spain
- Serbia
- England
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- Argentina
- Iran
- South Korea
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
- Canada
- Ghana
- Senegal
When are the key matches in each confederation?
Here are all the dates for the key games that remain in each continent:
UEFA (Europe)
- Wales 2-1 Austria
- Italy 0-1 North Macedonia
- Portugal 3-1Turkey
- Sweden 1-0 Czech Republic
- Scotland – Ukraine (postponed)
- Russia – Poland: Poland get a bye for the play-off final
The winners of each group will play next Tuesday, March 29 for a place in the playoffs.
These are the draws drawn at the time by UEFA:
- Poland vs Sweden
- Scotland/ Ukraine vs Wales
- North Macedonia vs Portugal
CONMEBOL (South America)
- Brazil 4-0 Chile
- Colombia 3-0 Bolivia
- Paraguay 3-1 Ecuador
- Uruguay 1-0 Peru
- Argentina 3-0 Venezuela
After Brazil and Argentina had already qualified, Ecuador and Uruguay sealed their ticket during this international break. and Peru can at least secure their place in the playoffs.
CONCACAF (North America)
- Canada 4-0 Jamaica
- El Salvador 1-2 Costa Rica
- Honduras 0-1 Mexico
- United States 5-1 Panama
Canada booked its first ticket to the World Cup since Mexico 1986, while the United States and Mexico virtually sealed their place in Qatar in 2022, although they must confirm it on Wednesday.
CAF (Africa)
- DR Congo 1-1 Morocco
- Cameroon 0-1 Algeria
- Mali 0-1 Tunisia
- Egypt 1-0 Senegal
- Ghana 0-0 Nigeria
Second leg matches
- *Nigeria 1-1 Ghana
- *Senegal 0-1 Egypt (3-1 pen.)
- DR Congo vs Morocco
- Cameroon vs Algeria
- Mali vs Tunisia
These are two-legged ties, with the first leg on March 25, and the second leg on March 29.
AFC (Asia)
South Korea, Iran, Japan and Saudi Arabia have already qualified.
Australia and United Arab Emirates will play a playoff to see who will represent Asia in the intercontinental playoff and their opponents will be the 5th place team from CONMEBOL.
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