Qatar 2022 World Cup: Who is eligible, who is in the play-offs, and everything you need to know about the draws for the play-offs

In Asia, Qatar is the only team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals through automatic host country qualification. This will be Qatar’s first participation in the World Cup finals and the first Arab country to host the World Cup.

As of now, only 13 of the 32 places have been locked, and 10 European qualifiers have been confirmed: Germany, Spain, Denmark, Croatia, Belgium, England, Serbia, Switzerland, the Netherlands and France.

Hans Flick’s team remained unbeaten in the qualifiers, scoring 27 points from a possible 30 points, and easily advanced to the final, while Kylian Mbappé became the first since Fontaine in the 1958 World Cup The French player, who scored four times in a single game during the French team’s cruise, entered the final.

Brazil became the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022 so far. Brazil scored only one draw in 12 games and remained unbeaten in its qualifying matches. So far, the five-time FIFA World Cup champion has obtained the qualification to participate in each World Cup.

However, there were some major upsets in the qualifiers in the 2020 European Cup Championship. The Italian team drew with the Swiss team and entered the play-offs. This time it will seek to avoid the embarrassment of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

Fulham striker Alexander Mitrovic was a thorn in Portugal’s road to the final. His final goal against Portugal pushed Cristiano Ronaldo’s team into the play-offs.

The teams currently shortlisted:

Qatar (host)

Germany

Spain

Denmark

Croatia

Brazil

Serbia

Belgium

U.K

Switzerland

France

Netherlands

Argentina

Which teams participated in the play-offs?

Portugal*

Italy*

Sweden*

Wales*

Czech Republic

Russia*

Scotland*

Austria

North Macedonia

Poland

Turkey

Ukraine

(* Seed country)

How does the European playoffs work?

Three other European qualifying berths are in competition. The six seeded teams will face off in the one-leg semifinals, and then another round of three one-leg play-off finals to determine three teams to advance.

When is the draw time for the 2022 World Cup play-offs?

The draw for UEFA and the 2022 Intercontinental World Cup play-offs will be held on Friday, November 26, 2021. The lottery process will begin at 4 pm GMT (11 am Eastern Time) and will be held at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.