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The FIFA World Cup takes place every four years and every association affiliated with FIFA may participate in the tournament. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Qatar and like previous tournaments, it will consist of a preliminary competition and a final competition. The finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup are scheduled to be played in Qatar from November 20, 2022, to December 18, 2022.
The tournament will feature 32 teams, all these teams have gone through the preliminary competition which was played from June 6, 2019, to June 14, 2022. Qatar gets automatic qualification being the host of the tournament.
The Qualification Process for the 2022 FIFA World Cup began on June 6, 2019, and will be completed on June 14, 2022. As of now, 32 teams including Qatar have qualified for the tournament.
The list of teams that have qualified so far is arranged as per the date of their qualification in the table below:-
List of Qualified Teams for FIFA World Cup 2022
| S.No. | Team | Qualification Date | Qualified as | |
| 1. |  | Qatar | 2 December 2010 | Host Nation |
| 2. |  | Germany | 11 October 2021 | UEFA Group J winners |
| 3. |  | Denmark | 12 October 2021 | UEFA Group F winners |
| 4. |  | Brazil | 11 November 2021 | Among CONMEBOL’s top four teams |
| 5. |  | France | 13 November 2021 | UEFA Group D winners |
| 6. |  | Belgium | 13 November 2021 | UEFA Group E winners |
| 7. |  | Croatia | 14 November 2021 | UEFA Group H winners |
| 8. |  | Spain | 14 November 2021 | UEFA Group B winners |
| 9. |  | Serbia | 14 November 2021 | UEFA Group A winners |
| 10. |  | England | 15 November 2021 | UEFA Group I winners |
| 11. |  | Switzerland | 15 November 2021 | UEFA Group C winners |
| 12. |  | Netherlands | 16 November 2021 | UEFA Group G winners |
| 13. |  | Argentina | 16 November 2021 | Among CONMEBOL’s top four teams |
| 14. |  | Iran | 27 January 2022 | Among the top two teams in AFC Third Round |
| 15. |  | South Korea | 1 February 2022 | Among the top two teams in AFC Third Round |
| 16. |  | Japan | 24 March 2022 | Among the top two teams in AFC Third Round |
| 17. |  | Saudi Arabia | 24 March 2022 | Among the top two teams in AFC Third Round |
| 18. |  | Ecuador | 25 March 2022 | One of CONMEBOL’s top four teams |
| 19. |  | Uruguay | 25 March 2022 | One of CONMEBOL’s top four teams |
| 20. |  | Canada | 27 March 2022 | One of CONCACAF Third Round top three teams |
| 21. |  | Ghana | 29 March 2022 | CAF Third Round winner |
| 22. |  | Senegal | 29 March 2022 | CAF Third Round winner |
| 23. |  | Portugal | 29 March 2022 | UEFA Second Round winner |
| 24. |  | Poland | 29 March 2022 | UEFA Second Round winner |
| 25. |  | Tunisia | 29 March 2022 | CAF Third Round winner |
| 26. |  | Morocco | 29 March 2022 | CAF Third Round winner |
| 27. |  | Cameroon | 29 March 2022 | CAF Third Round winner |
| 28. |  | United States | 30 March 2022 | One of CONCACAF Third Round top three teams |
| 29. |  | Mexico | 30 March 2022 | One of CONCACAF Third Round top three teams |
| 30. |  | Wales | 5 June 2022 | UEFA play-offs Path A winners |
| 31. |  | Australia | 13 June 2022 | AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners |
| 32. |  | Costa Rica | 14 June 2022 | CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners |
All the participating nations are divided into six FIFA confederations and the slots available for each association are as under:-
| Confederation | Number of Teams that can Qualify |
| Asian Football Confederation (AFC) | 6 |
| Confederation of African Football (CAF) | 5 |
| Union of European Football Associations (UEF) | 13 |
| Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) | 4 |
| Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) | 0 |
| South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) | 4 |
| Total | 32 |
The Road Ahead
After making it to the top 32 the teams will feature in the finals in Qatar where they will compete to win the prestigious World Cup Trophy.
