All you need to know about World Cup Qualifiers:2021/2022 season
World Cup draw in full
Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador
Group B: England, USA, Iran, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine
Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia
Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, UAE/Australia/Peru
Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica/New Zealand
Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada
Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea, Ghana
The 2022 Qatar edition will be the first tournament hosted in the Middle East and the first to be held at the end of the calendar year in November and December.
A total of 20 of 32 teams have officially qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including the host nation.
Canada qualifies for FIFA World Cup for first time in 36 years.
1)Qatar (hosts) ; 2) Germany; 3) Denmark; 4) Brazil 5)France; 6)Belgium; 7)Croatia; 8)Spain; 9) Serbia; 10) England; 11)Switzerland; 12)Netherlands; 13) Argentina; 14) Iran; 15) South Korea; 16) Japan; 17) Saudi Arabia; 18) Ecuador; 19) Uruguay; 20) Canada
The 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar will feature 32 teams before the field expands to 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup. The FIFA men’s World Cup has featured 32 teams for the last six editions since France 1998.
Joining host nation Qatar at the tournament will be 31 other countries that will earn a ticket to the big dance through regional qualifying matches. It has been predetermined how many nations will qualify from each region:
Qualified: Hosts
Confederation: AFC
Previous World Cups: Debutant
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: 19
Best finish: Four-time champions
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: Five
Best finish: Quarterfinalists, 1998
Qualified: Top-four finish
Confederation: CONMEBOL
Previous World Cups: 21
Best finish: Five-time champions
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: 15
Best finish: Two-time champions
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: 13
Best finish: Third-place, 2018
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: Five
Best finish: Finalist, 2018
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: 15
Best finish: Champions, 2010
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: 12
Best finish: Fourth-place
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: 15
Best finish: Champions, 1966
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: 11
Best finish: Quarterfinals
Qualified: Group winner
Confederation: UEFA
Previous World Cups: 10
Best finish: Three-time finalists
Qualified: Top-four finish
Confederation: CONMEBOL
Previous World Cups: 17
Best finish: Two-time champions
Qualified: Top-two finisher, Group A
Confederation: AFC
Previous World Cups: Five
Best finish: Group stage
Qualified: Top-two finisher, Group A
Confederation: AFC
Previous World Cups: 10
Best finish: Fourth place, 2002
Qualified: Top-two finisher, Group B
Confederation: AFC
Previous World Cups: Six
Best finish: Round of 16
Qualified: Top-two finisher, Group B
Confederation: AFC
Previous World Cups: Five
Best finish: Round of 16, 1994
Qualified: Top-four finish
Confederation: CONMEBOL
Previous World Cups: Three
Best finish: Round of 16, 2006
Qualified: Top-four finish
Confederation: CONMEBOL
Previous World Cups: 13
Best finish: Two-time champions
Qualified: Top-fhree finish
Confederation: CONCACAF
Previous World Cups: One
Best finish: Group stage
Semifinals
Finals – will host
Wales/Austria vs Scotland/Ukraine
Russia/Poland vs Sweden/Czech Republic
Portugal/Turkey vs Italy/North Macedonia
The playoff semifinals will be held March 24-25, 2022, and the finals will be held March 28-29.
The European FIFA World Cup play-off draw will be held in Zurich on Friday 26 November 2021.
Teams through to the play-offs
Pot 1
Portugal
Scotland
Italy
Russia
Sweden
Wales
Pot 2
Turkey
Poland
North Macedonia
Ukraine
Austria (via UEFA Nations League)
Czech Republic (via UEFA Nations League)
Play-off semi-finals: Thursday 24 March 2022
Play-off finals: Tuesday 29 March 2022
UEFA will confirm the kick-off times after the draw.
Check out European Qualifiers for 2022 World Cup Schedule, latest news and Groups at FootballBetExpert. The European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup commence on 1 September.
All Matches kick off at 20:45 CET unless otherwise stated. All times CET.
Wednesday 1 September
Group A: Luxembourg ? Azerbaijan 2-1, Portugal ? Republic of Ireland 2-1
Group D: Kazakhstan 2-2 Ukraine, France ? Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1
Group F: Denmark ?Scotland 2-0, Faroe Islands ? Israel 0-4, Moldova ? Austria 0-2
Group G: Latvia ? Gibraltar 3-1, Norway ? Holland 1-1 , Turkey ?Montenegro 2-2
Group H: Malta ? Cyprus 3-0, Russia ? Croatia 0-0, Slovenia ? Slovakia 1-1
Thursday 2 September
Group B: Georgia ? Kosovo (18:00) 0-1, Sweden? Spain 2-1
Group C: Italy ? Bulgaria 1-1, Lithuania ? Northern Ireland 1-4
Group E: Czech Republic ? Belarus 1-0, Estonia ? Belgium 2-5
Group I: Andorra ? San Marino 2-0, Hungary ? England 0-4, Poland ? Albania 4-1
Group J: Iceland ? Romania 0-2, Liechtenstein ? Germany 0-2, North Macedonia ? Armenia 0-0
Saturday 4 September
Group A: Republic of Ireland ?Azerbaijan (18:00) 1-1, Serbia ? Luxembourg (18:00) 4-1
Group D: Finland ? Kazakhstan (18:00) 1-0, Ukraine ? France 1-1
Group F: Faroe Islands ? Denmark 0-1, Israel ? Austria 5-2, Scotland ? Moldova 1-0
Group G: Latvia ? Norway (18:00) 0-2, Gibraltar ? Turkey 0-3, Netherlands ? Montenegro 4-0
Group H: Cyprus ? Russia (15:00) 0-2, Slovenia ? Malta (18:00) 1-0, Slovakia ? Croatia 0-1
Sunday 5 September
Group B: Kosovo ? Greece 1-1, Spain ? Georgia 4-0
Group C: Bulgaria ? Lithuania (18:00) 1-0, Switzerland ? Italy 0-0
Group E: Belarus ? Wales (15:00) 2-3, Belgium ?Czech Republic 3-0
Group I: Albania ? Hungary (18:00) 1-0, England ?Andorra (18:00) 4-0, San Marino ? Poland 1-7
Group J: Iceland ? North Macedonia (18:00) 2-2, Germany ? Armenia 6-0, Romania ? Liechtenstein 2-0
Tuesday 7 September
Group A: Azerbaijan ? Portugal (18:00) 0-3, Republic of Ireland ? Serbia 1-1
Group D: Bosnia-Herzegovina ? Kazakhstan 2-2, France ? Finland 2-0
Group F: Austria ? Scotland 0-1, Denmark ? Israel 5-0, Faroe Islands ? Moldova 2-1
Group G: Montenegro ? Latvia 0-0, Netherlands ? Turkey 6-1, Norway ? Gibraltar 5-1
Group H: Croatia ? Slovenia 3-0, Russia ? Malta 2-0, Slovakia ? Cyprus 2-0
Wednesday 8 September
Group B: Greece ? Sweden 2-1, Kosovo ? Spain 0-2
Group C: Italy ? Lithuania 5-0, Northern Ireland ? Switzerland 0-0
Group E: Belarus ? Belgium 0-1, Wales ? Estonia 0-0
Group I: Albania ? San Marino 5-0, Hungary ? Andorra 2-1, Poland ?England 1-1
Group J: Armenia ? Liechtenstein (18:00) 1-1, Iceland ? Germany 0-4, North Macedonia ? Romania 0-0
Friday 8 October
Group E: Czech Republic? Wales 2-2, Estonia ? Belarus 2-0
Group G: Gibraltar ? Montenegro 0-3, Latvia ?Holland 0-1, Turkey ? Norway 1-1
Group H: Cyprus ? Croatia 0-3, Malta ? Slovenia 0-4, Russia ? Slovakia 1-0
Group J: Germany ? Romania 2-1, Iceland ? Armenia 1-1, Liechtenstein ? North Macedonia 0-4
Saturday 9 October
Group A: Azerbaijan ? Republic of Ireland (18:00) 0-3, Luxembourg ?Serbia 0-1
Group B: Georgia ? Greece (18:00) 0-2, Sweden ? Kosovo (18:00) 3-0
Group C: Lithuania ? Bulgaria (15:00) 3-1, Switzerland ? Northern Ireland 2-0
Group D: Kazakhstan ? Bosnia and Herzegovina (15:00) 0-2, Finland ? Ukraine (18:00) 1-2
Group F: Scotland ? Israel (18:00) 3-2, Faroe Islands ? Austria 0-2, Moldova ? Denmark 0-4
Group I: Andorra? England 0-5, Hungary ? Albania 0-1, Poland ? San Marino 5-0
Monday 11 October
Group E: Belarus ? Czech Republic 0-2, Estonia ? Wales 0-1
Group G: Latvia ? Turkey 1-2, Netherlands ? Gibraltar 0-1, Norway ? Montenegro 2-0
Group H: Croatia ? Slovakia 2-2, Cyprus ? Malta 2-2, Slovenia ? Russia 1-2
Group J: Iceland ? Liechtenstein 4-0, North Macedonia ? Germany 0-4, Romania ? Armenia 1-0
Tuesday 12 October
Group A: Portugal ? Luxembourg 5-0, Serbia ? Azerbaijan 3-1
Group B: Kosovo ? Georgia 1-2, Sweden ? Greece 2-0
Group C: Bulgaria ? Northern Ireland 2-1, Lithuania ? Switzerland 0-4
Group D: Kazakhstan ? Finland (16:00) 0-2, Ukraine? Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1
Group F: Denmark ? Austria 1-0, Faroe Islands ?Scotland 0-1, Israel ? Moldova 2-1
Group I: Albania ? Poland 0-1, England ? Hungary 1-1, San Marino ?Andorra 0-3
Thursday 11 November
Group A: Azerbaijan ?Luxembourg (18:00) 1-3, Republic of Ireland ? Portugal 0-0
Group B: Georgia ? Sweden (18:00) 2-0, Greece ?Spain 0-1
Group H: Russia ? Cyprus (18:00) 6-0, Malta ? Croatia 1-7, Slovakia ? Slovenia 2-2
Group J: Armenia ?North Macedonia (18:00) 0-5, Germany ? Liechtenstein 9-0, Romania ? Iceland 0-0
Friday 12 November
Group C: Italy ?Switzerland 1-1, Northern Ireland ? Lithuania 1-0
Group F: Austria ? Israel 4-2, Denmark ? Faroe Islands 3-1, Moldova ? Scotland 0-2
Group I: Andorra ? Poland 1-4, England ? Albania 5-0, Hungary ? San Marino 5-0
Saturday 13 November
Group D: Bosnia and Herzegovina ? Finland (15:00) 1-3, France ? Kazakhstan 8-0
Group G: Norway ? Latvia (18:00) 0-0, Turkey ? Gibraltar (18:00) 6-0, Montenegro ? Netherlands 2-2
Group E: Belgium ? Estonia 3-1 , Wales ? Belarus 5-1
Sunday 14 November
Group A: Luxembourg? R. Ireland 0-3, Portugal ?Serbia 1-2
Group B: Greece ? Kosovo 1-1, Spain ?Sweden 1-0
Group H: Croatia ? Russia (14:00) 1-0, Malta ? Slovakia (15:00) 0-6, Slovenia ? Cyprus (14:00) 2-1
Group J: Armenia ? Germany (18:00) 1-4, Liechtenstein ?Romania 0-2 (18:00), North Macedonia ? Iceland (18:00) 3-1
Monday 15 November
Group C: Northern Ireland ? Italy 0-0, Switzerland ? Bulgaria 4-0
Group F: Austria ? Moldova 4-1, Israel ? Faroe Islands 3-2, Scotland ? Denmark 2-0
Group I: Albania ? Andorra 1-0, Poland ? Hungary 1-2, San Marino ? England 0-10
Tuesday 16 November
Group D: Bosnia and Herzegovina ? Ukraine 0-2, Finland ?France 0-2
Group E: Czech Republic? Estonia 2-0, Wales ? Belgium 1-1
Group G: Gibraltar ? Latvia 1-3, Montenegro ? Turkey 1-2, Netherlands ? Norway 2-0
Wednesday 31 March
Group B: Greece 1-1 Georgia, Spain 3-1 Kosovo
Group C: Lithuania 0-2 Italy, Northern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria
Group D: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-1 France, Ukraine 1-1 Kazakhstan
Group F: Austria 0-4 Denmark, Moldova 1-4 Israel, Scotland 4-0 Faroe Islands
Group I: Andorra 1-4 Hungary, England 2-1 Poland, San Marino 0-2 Albania
Group J: Armenia 3-2 Romania, Germany 1-2 North Macedonia, Liechtenstein 1-4 Iceland
Tuesday 30 March
Group A: Azerbaijan 1-2 Serbia, Luxembourg 1-3 Portugal
Group E: Belgium 8-0 Belarus, Wales 1-0 Czech Republic
Group G: Gibraltar 0-7 Netherlands, Montenegro 0-1 Norway, Turkey 3-3 Latvia
Group H: Croatia 3-0 Malta, Cyprus 1-0 Slovenia, Slovakia 2-1 Russia
Sunday 28 March
Group B: Georgia 1-2 Spain, Kosovo 0-3 Sweden
Group C: Bulgaria 0-2 Italy, Switzerland 1-0 Lithuania
Group D: Kazakhstan 0-2 France, Ukraine 1-1 Finland
Group F: Denmark 8-0 Moldova, Austria 3-1 Faroe Islands, Israel 1-1 Scotland
Group I: Albania 0-2 England, Poland 3-0 Andorra, San Marino 0-3 Hungary
Group J: Armenia 2-0 Iceland, North Macedonia 5-0 Liechtenstein, Romania 0-1 Germany
Saturday 27 March
Group A: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg, Serbia 2-2 Portugal
Group E: Belarus 4-2 Estonia, Czech Republic 1-1 Belgium
Group G: Montenegro 4-1 Gibraltar, Norway 0-3 Turkey, Netherlands 2-0 Latvia
Group H: Russia 2-1 Slovenia, Croatia 1-0 Cyprus, Slovakia 2-2 Malta
Thursday 25 March
Group B: Spain 1-1 Greece, Sweden 1-0 Georgia
Group C: Bulgaria 1-3 Switzerland, Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland
Group F: Israel 0-2 Denmark, Moldova 1-1 Faroe Islands, Scotland 2-2 Austria
Group I: Andorra 0-1 Albania, England 5-0 San Marino, Hungary 3-3 Poland
Group J: Germany 3-0 Iceland, Liechtenstein 0-1 Armenia, Romania 3-2 North Macedonia
Wednesday 24 March
Group A: Portugal 1-0 Azerbaijan, Serbia 3-2 Republic of Ireland
Group D: Finland 2-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina, France 1-1 Ukraine
Group E: Belgium 3-1 Wales, Estonia 2-6 Czech Republic
Group G: Gibraltar 0-3 Norway, Latvia 1-2 Montenegro, Turkey 4-2 Netherlands
Group H: Cyprus 0-0 Slovakia, Malta 1-3 Russia, Slovenia 1-0 Croatia
The ten group winners qualify for the 2022 World Cup which runs from 21 November to 18 December in Qatar.
For the play-offs from 24 to 29 March 2022, the ten group runners-up will be joined by the two best group winners from the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League overall ranking that have neither qualified directly for the final tournament as European Qualifiers group winners, nor entered the play-offs already as European Qualifiers group runners-up. The 12 teams will be drawn into three play-off paths for one-off semi-finals and a final. The three path winners qualify for the World Cup.
GROUP A
Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Serbia, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
GROUP B
Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo
GROUP C
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Northern Ireland.
GROUP D
France, Ukraine, Finland, Boznia Herzegovina, Kazkhastan
GROUP E
Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia
GROUP F
Scotland, Denmark, Austria, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova
GROUP G
Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar
GROUP H
Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta
GROUP I
England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino
GROUP J
Germany, Romania, Iceland, Northern Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein
Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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