Group A: El Salvador, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Montserrat, US Virgin Islands Each team played every other team in their group only once, in March and June 2021. Round One: Nations ranked 6-35 in the FIFA World Ranking were drawn into six groups of five. The format had to be reworked again, as follows: However, this was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic. A revamped qualification process was confirmed for the 2022 edition, which was due to begin in September 2020 and run to September 2021. Check out the latest fixtures and results here | Latest table NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, CARIBBEAN (CONCACAF 3.5 PLACES)ĬONCACAF has 35 FIFA-affiliated nations, most of them very minor in world football. 11, 2021, and Argentina followed five days later, leaving two automatic slots to play for.
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There will be an additional international break in January 2022, in order to complete qualifying in full in the existing format.īrazil were the first country to qualify, on Nov. Qualifying resumed with two rounds of games before the Copa America in early June 2021. However, the two planned rounds of matches in March 2021 were postponed due to issues with European players being able to travel to South America amid the pandemic. The first four rounds of qualifiers in March and September 2020 were suspended and it finally began in October 2020. The fifth-place team will go into an intercontinental playoff against a nation from Asia. The top four nations qualify directly to the finals. SOUTH AMERICA (CONMEBOL 4.5 PLACES)Īs in recent qualifying competitions, all 10 nations play each other home and away. The semifinals will be played on Thursday, March 24, with the finals on Tuesday, March 29. The two UEFA Nations League teams were unseeded. The draw was seeded based upon qualifying-round points. There are three routes, each with four teams featuring a semifinal and a final for a place at the World Cup. Austria and Czech Republic qualified for the playoffs by virtue of their Nations League performance.
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This will involve the 10 runners-up plus the two best-ranked group winners from the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League who do not finish in the top two in their qualifying group. The final three places will be allocated via playoffs. Group J: Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein
Group I: England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino Group H: Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta Group G: Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar Group F: Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova Group E: Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia
Group D: France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan
Group C: Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania Group B: Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo Group A: Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan The 10 group winners, in bold, went direct to the finals. There were 10 groups of 5 or 6 teams, with qualifying treble headers in March and September to make up for the lost World Cup qualifying dates of June 2021 (when Euro 2020 was played). There are 55 European nations and qualifying began in March 2021. Qualified teams: Germany, Denmark, Belgium, France, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands The information below may change depending on the viability of the qualifying paths and local situations. World Cup qualifying has been seriously affected by the coronavirus pandemic with many qualifying paths suspended. QUALIFIED (13/32): Qatar (as hosts), Germany, Denmark, Brazil, Belgium, France, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands, Argentina Mongolia's Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal scored the very first goal in qualifying in a 2-0 win over Brunei Darussalam. Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup began on June 6, 2019, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches.