Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong believes Ghana will qualify for World Cup ahead of Nigeria
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This year’s edition of the World Cup will be a bit different from other past tournaments for several reasons.
While teams competing in the finals in Qatar still remains at 32, the tournament will be held in the middle of league campaigns in November and December.
This will be the last World Cup that will feature 32 teams as from the next edition, a mammoth 48 teams will be participating in the the the biggest single-sport event on the planet.
Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong believes Ghana will qualify for World Cup ahead of Nigeria
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Notably, the 2026 edition will be hosted by the North American triumvirate of the United States, Mexico and Canada.
For now, however, focus is on the Qatar spectacle, and participants in the tournament are slowly taking shape as we draw closer to November 2022.
The latest on World Cup qualification took place on Tuesday, February 1, when Colombia suffered a major set back in their quest for qualification after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Argentina in South America qualifying.
As reported by Daily Mail, Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal of the match in Cordoba after being left alone in the box by two Colombia defenders.
Argentina, who are on an impressive unbeaten run, already secured their place in Qatar alongside Brazil, but Colombia, who are seventh in their group with 17 points, are in danger of missing out.
Who has qualified for Qatar 2022?
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FootballAhead of the March international break, Sportsbrief.com takes a look at the teams that have already secured their tickets to Qatar, and what needs to happen for others across the world.
Spot 1: Host Nation
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In Europe, only three slots remain and they will be decided via a grueling playoff which will feature a semi-final and a final.
One subplot of these playoffs is the fact that either Italy or Portugal will miss out on the World Cup as they were placed in the same path.
South Korea became the latest to claim their place in Qatar as they claimed a 10th successive qualification following a 2-0 win against Syria on Tuesday, February 1.
At least two spots in Asia are yet to be claimed, with a third spot set to be decided via an intercontinental play off.
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FootballNo African team has secured qualification for Qatar as of yet, although fans can look forward to an engaging fight for a place in the spectacle via a playoff which will feature:
Other slots for a place in the World Cup include via the CONCACAF (NORTH AMERICA), with only three places available for this region.