The different qualifying phases continue to advance in each national team break and, as they come to an end, the different classifieds for next year’s World Cup are becoming known.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be the last to keep 32 participants, since FIFA announced that the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexico will have 48. Of the 32 places to fill, the next eleven are already known, to which they could add two more this week:
Iran has become the second Asian team to win a ticket to the World Cup, apart from the hosts. The Iranian team added the three points against Iraq after winning 1-0 and will be in the December meeting. At the moment they are first in group A with a 10-point advantage over third-placed Saudi Arabia, with only three games to play.
England had their ticket practically assured but they got it mathematically in a big way: beating a weak San Marino 0-10. The current European runner-up won the first place in group I with 26 points, six more than Poland, which was defeated by Hungary. The English have not missed a World Cup since 1996.
Surprise in group C. Switzerland has finished in first position ahead of Italy and gets directly into the World Cup. Yakin’s team needed to win by two more goals than the azzurra or wait for the puncture of his rival. The goalless draw of the Italians and the rout of Switzerland against Hungary (4-0) puts the Central European team in the 12th World Cup in its history.
The host team will debut in a World Cup in front of its fans by obtaining the direct quota for organizing the event. It has avoided having to go through the qualification process in the Asian Confederation. Since the foundation of the Qatar Football Federation (1970), they have missed out on their place on the last day of qualifying for Italy 1990, France 1998 and Korea and Japan 2002.
The verdeamarelha have sealed their pass after winning 11 of their 12 matches in the CONMEBOL qualifying phase. They have only drawn (1-1) against Chile and, with an 18-point advantage over the fifth, which still has 15 to play, they are inside. It will be their 22nd participation, being able to boast of having been in all the World Cups and of being the country that has won it the most times (5).
The victory (3-1) against Estonia allowed the Red Devils maintain the five-point difference over Wales with three to play for. It will be the 14th participation of the Belgian team in a World Cup, second in a row and coming from its best result: third place in Russia 2018.
The rout (8-0) against Kazakhstan allowed Les Blues maintain the four-point difference with Finland with three remaining to play. In this way, the Gauls will be in their 16th World Cup, seventh in a row, trying to equal the crowns in France 1998 and Russia 2018.
The Danes did their homework in the previous break and, despite having a guaranteed pass, they continue to have full victories (9 out of 9) in the qualifying phase, something that only they have been capable of in the entire European Confederation. It will be their sixth World Cup, second in a row, where they will seek to match the best result in their history: the quarterfinals in France 1998.
The mannschaft He had also left the homework done in the previous break and has eight wins and one loss in nine games. He will participate in his 20th World Cup, 18th in a row. It will try to match the success of Switzerland 1954, West Germany 1974, Italy 1990 and Brazil 2014.
It seemed that the situation was getting complicated for Spain in recent days but thanks to the victory against Greece and Morata’s goal that gave La Roja victory against Sweden at the end of the match, Luis Enrique’s men managed to qualify directly for world
They had to beat a Portugal full of stars as visitors to qualify for the World Cup and that’s how it happened. A goal by Renato Sanchez at minute 2 of the game reassured the Portuguese, who ended up slipping away from the game, as Tadic tied the game at 33′ and Mitrovic at 90′. In this way, the Serbs qualified directly for the World Cup, while Ronaldo’s men will have to go to the playoffs.
Croatia and Russia played a final in Group H. The Russians were two points above the southern European country, who needed a victory to travel to Qatar without stopping in the playoffs. In a game clearly led by the Croats (19 shots), the goal came thanks to the goal against Fyodor Kurdyashov in the 81st minute. With this, the team led by Luka Modric entered the top 9 ranked in the competition.
The Argentines were very underestimated by everyone after the terrible campaign of the last World Cup, from which they were eliminated in the round of 16 against France, and that is why their solidity and their ease in qualifying for the World Cup is a source of surprise for anyone who is based on the results and does not closely follow the Scaloni process. The team led by Leo Messi got his ticket to Qatar with five games to go and is presented to the great competition as one of the great candidates.
The Dutch team suffered until the end, because if they lost against Norway and Turkey won their last game (as it happened), they were automatically out of the World Cup. Luckily for them, the tension eased in the 84th minute. Bergwijn made it 1-0 and Memphis finished off the score in the 91st minute. In this way, the Dutch got on the list.
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