World Cup 2022: All Teams that Have Qualified for Global Tournament in Qatar

• The 2022 World Cup is slowly taking shape after a number of teams confirmed their spots in the tournament
• As many as 27 countries have already qualified for the Qatar edition of the tournament, with Germany, Belgium, and holders France leading the pack
• From Africa, Senegal and Ghana headline the five countries set to represent the continent in Qatar later in the year

World Cup qualifying has been coming thick in recent days as countries from around the globe battle to secure the final spots for the tournament.

Interestingly, we will not get to know all the teams that have qualified until at least June when the inter-confederation playoffs are set to be played to decide the final spot.

However, 27 of the 32 teams set to participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later in the years have already sealed qualification for the tournament.

Germany, France, Belgium, and Brazi headline a list of football heavyweights set to compete for the prestigious title.

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Below is a list of the teams that have qualified per continent:

Europe

Europe has the highest number of slots for the tournament, with up to 13 countries eligible for qualification.

Of the 13 places available 12 have already been decided, with Portugal the latest country to sail through.

Others include:

• Germany
• Denmark
• France
• Belgium
• Croatia
• Spain
• Serbia
• England
• Switzerland
• The Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Scotland or Ukraine or Wales

Africa

From Africa, all the five slots available for the continent have been decided, with reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions, Senegal, leading the pack.

• Senegal
• Cameroon
• Ghana
• Morocco
• Tunisia

South America

Qualifying in South America is often tricky, but the top four have already been decided with fixtures to spare. Here are the representatives:

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Ecuador
• Uruguay
• Peru to in inter-confederation play-off

Asia

After the second round of qualifying in Asia, 12 teams qualified for the next stage and split into two pools. The top two from each group earned a place at the World Cup. The teams include:

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• Qatar (automatic qualification as hosts)
• South Korea
• Iran
• Japan
• Saudi Arabia
• Australia/United Arab Emirates will go through to inter-confederation play-off.

CONCACAF:

From the CONCACAF, the top three sides in qualifying go straight through to the World Cup.

Canada already leads the pack, and it now remains to be seen who joins them though, with the United States and Mexico in the mix.

• Canada
• USA/Mexico/Costa Rica
• USA/Mexico/Costa Rica
• USA/Mexico/Costa Rica go to inter-confederation play-off

Inter-Confederation Playoffs

Two countries are expected to join the rest of the teams that have qualified after an inter-confederation playoff.

The two play-off permutations have already been confirmed, with one of the Asian countries set to face off with a country from CONMEBOL (South America).

A CONCACAF (North America) will battle one from OFC (Oceania). Here are the fixtures:

• Australia/United Arab Emirates v Peru
• USA/Mexico/Costa Rica v New Zealand/Solomon Islands

List of the 2022 World Cup teams in full (27 out of 32)

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• Qatar
• Germany
• Denmark
• France
• Belgium
• Croatia
• Spain
• Serbia
• England
• Switzerland
• Netherlands
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Ecuador
• Uruguay
• Iran
• South Korea
• Japan
• Saudi Arabia
• Canada
• Poland
• Portugal
• Senegal
• Ghana
• Morocco
• Tunisia
• Cameroon

Cristiano Ronaldo excited after World Cup qualification

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Cristiano Ronaldo has said Portugal are in their "rightful place" after they qualified for the 2022 World Cup.

Portugal had to go through two gruelling fixtures to earn their ticket for the global football extravaganza set for Qatar.

Ronaldo has now taken to social media to express his delight at seeing his home country qualify for the sixth straight World Cup since 1998.

"Goal achieved, we’re at the Qatar World Cup, we’re in our rightful place," he posted on Instagram.