Record five-time winners Brazil have won 11 and drawn two of their 13 matches to top the standings, with Argentina six points behind after eight wins and five draws.Įcuador appear poised to secure third place due to their six-point cushion over Colombia and Peru, who occupy the last automatic spot and the playoff position respectively.Ĭhile and Uruguay are one point behind, outside the qualification places, with the latter suffering a major blow by losing 3-0 to Bolivia in their latest qualifier. Only three teams will come through the playoff system, with matches to be held in March.īrazil and Argentina have advanced from the gruelling South American qualification campaign with matches to spare.
Portugal, Scotland, Italy, Russia, Sweden and Wales have been seeded for the semi-final draw in the playoffs, with Turkey, Poland, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Austria and the Czech Republic unseeded. The 2018 runners-up Croatia qualified after a late own goal saw them beat Russia 1-0 in the final Group H match to secure top spot in front of their opponents. Spain, the 2010 World Cup winners, topped Group B after bouncing back from a defeat to Sweden earlier in their campaign. World Cup holders France qualified from Group D after five wins and three draws, with beaten 2018 semi-finalists Belgium and England also booking their places at Qatar after unbeaten campaigns.Įngland captain Harry Kane finished as the joint top scorer in European qualification with 12 goals, matching Depay.Īrgentina and Brazil became the first South American nations to secure qualification for Qatar 2022 ©Getty Images Late goals from Steven Bergwijn and Memphis Depay gave the Dutch a 2-0 win over Norway to earn a direct berth to Qatar 2022, with their opponents missing out on qualification after Turkey won 2-1 against Montenegro to finish second. The Netherlands avoided the fate of Italy and Portugal, after edging a close Group G, which saw three teams in contention for automatic qualification and the playoffs heading into the final game. Portugal had required a draw to top the group and took the lead after two minutes through Renato Sanches.ĭusan Tadic equalised in the 33 rd minute after an error from goalkeeper Rui Patricio, before Serbia’s record goalscorer Aleksandar Mitrović scored a 90 th-minute header to snatch top spot in the group and send Serbia to a second straight FIFA World Cup.Įuropean champions Italy joined Portugal in the playoffs after being held to a goalless draw by Northern Ireland in Group C, with Switzerland seizing their opportunity by winning 4-0 against Bulgaria to earn automatic qualification. Serbia produced one of the notable stories by coming from behind to beat Portugal 2-1 in Lisbon to win Group A. The remaining eight European group winners were decided in the latest round of qualifiers, which have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The line-up for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has begun to take shape with 12 nations having booked their places alongside the host nation for next year’s 32-team tournament.įour-time winners Germany and five-time participants Denmark were the first nations to seal places last month after emerging as the winners of Groups J and F in the UEFA qualification process.
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