All the teams who will compete in Football’s World Cup 2022 in Qatar from November 21 to December 18 have now qualified and the players of the top European leagues have begun their domestic tournaments.
It is in the respective leagues and domestic cups the very best players will be vying for a place in their national team’s squad all with the hope of playing in the greatest football tournament in the World Cup.
The 27-day tournament will be held across eight stadiums entirely new and essentially air-conditioned stadiums. It will be the first football World Cup to take place in the Middle East.
It is anticipated to be one of the most globally even World Cup tournaments ever with there being the potential for Non-European and Non-South American teams to not only do well but potentially win!
World Cup 2022 qualified teams
| Team | Current Odds 06/08/2022 |
|---|---|
| Qatar | 250/1 |
| Brazil | 5/1 |
| France | 11/2 |
| England | 13/2 |
| Argentina | 13/2 |
| Spain | 15/2 |
| Germany | 9/1 |
| Belgium | 11/1 |
| Netherlands | 12/1 |
| Portugal | 12/1 |
| Denmark | 30/1 |
| Croatia | 45/1 |
| Uruguay | 45/1 |
| Switzerland | 80/1 |
| United States | 100/1 |
| Poland | 100/1 |
| Serbia | 100/1 |
| Senegal | 100/1 |
| Mexico | 100/1 |
| Ecuador | 125/1 |
| Wales | 150/1 |
| Canada | 200/1 |
| Morocco | 200/1 |
| Japan | 250/1 |
| Ghana | 250/1 |
| South Korea | 250/1 |
| Cameroon | 250/1 |
| Australia | 425/1 |
| Tunisia | 425/1 |
| Iran | 500/1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 500/1 |
| Costa Rica | 500/1 |
Qatar automatically qualify as hosts for the 2022 World Cup when they won the bid to stage the tournament. Having never previously qualified is their first appearance in the competition for the finals which is also the first to be held in the Middle East.
Germany was the top team in their group to qualify and second of all the teams to qualify. Having won the tournament four times most recently in Brazil 2014 they’ll be expecting to give a good account of themselves.
Denmark also qualified as group winners in October after their 1-0 victory over Austria. They are currently 9th in the world according to Fifa’s rankings and certainly punch well above their weight for a country their size.
Brazil is the only country to reach every World Cup finals and became the first South American nation to qualify after beating Colombia 1-0. Their reputation for being possibly the greatest team ever to compete in the World Cup makes it almost surprising that their last win was 20 years ago.
Belgium qualified as Group E winners
France also was 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
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.