THE QUALIFIED. (15/32)
- Qatar (Host Nation)
- Argentina
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Croatia
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Germany
- Iran
- Netherlands
- Serbia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland
At the end of the month, we will know 30 of the 32 nations who will be at the 2022 World Cup.
OFC WCQ
It will be a bold bet to make if you pick the likes of Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tahiti, and Papua New Guinea to stop New Zealand from winning the OFC playoffs.
New Zealand is already qualified for the semifinal stage of the OFC qualifiers. They are the favorites to win qualification for the inter-continental playoff math with CONCACAF’s 4th place finish.
CONMEBOL WCQ
Two* more rounds left of the CONMEBOL WCQ and Brazil and Argentina have taken half of the direct qualification spots. The remaining fixtures of the CONMEBOL qualifiers will determine which nations join them.
The target is to finish in the ‘top 4’.
As things stand, Chile and Colombia wouldn’t mind finishing ‘top 5’, while Uruguay and Peru will look at ‘top 5’ as the least they can do.
Ecuador is getting closer to clinching a place in the 2022 World Cup.
Uruguay will need a late charge to hold on to the direct qualification.
Peru is staying close.
It is looking like Colombia will miss out on the 2022 World Cup.
Chile is hovering around the qualification spot but is it too late to clinch a qualification spot?
Bolivia is virtually out.
Paraguay and Venezuela are out.
CONMEBOL STANDINGS
1| Brazil – 39 points
2| Argentina – 35 points
3| Ecuador – 25 points
4| Uruguay – 22 points
5| Peru – 21 points
6| Chile – 19 points
7| Colombia – 17 points
8| Bolivia – 15 points
9| Paraguay – 13 points
10| Venezuela – 10 points
March 24.
Uruguay vs Peru
Colombia vs Bolivia
Brazil vs Chile
Paraguay vs Ecuador
March 25.
Argentina vs Venezuela
March 29.
Venezuela vs Colombia
Bolivia vs Brazil
Chile vs Uruguay
Ecuador vs Argentina
CONCACAF WCQ
It’s quite evident which three nations will be booking their place in the World Cup.
The traditional giants (USA and Mexico) are bound to qualify with a Canadian side looking to qualify as group winners.
Canada leads with 4 points with three more rounds left of the CONCACAF qualifiers to go.
Costa Rica and Panama will be gunning for the playoff spot.
El Salvador is virturally out.
Jamaica and Honduras are out
CONCACAF STANDINGS AFTER 11/14 rounds
1|Canada – 25 points
2|United States – 21 points
3|Mexico – 21 points
4|Panama – 17 points
5|Costa Rica – 16 points
6|El Salvador – 9 points
7|Jamaica – 7 points
8|Honduras – 3 points
March 24.
Jamaica vs El Salvador
Panama vs Honduras
Mexico vs United States
Costa Rica vs Canada
March 27.
Canada vs Jamaica
El Salvador vs Costa Rica
United States vs Panama
Honduras vs Mexico
March 30.
Panama vs Canada
Jamaica vs Honduras
Mexico vs El Salvador
Costa Rica vs United States
UEFA WCQ
Three more slots are left to be filled.
Russia’s ban advanced Poland to the final.
Ukraine and Scotland’s fixture has been postponed.
Portugal or Italy will miss out on the tournament.
For Italy, missing out on the 2022 World will be a consecutive absence from the World Cup. That will be poor for the current continental champion and a 4x winner.
Anything can happen in a one-off game so the underdogs have nothing to lose and nothing to fear. North Macedonia and Turkey can force us to rewrite the headlines.
SPOT ONE:
Winner of [WALES VS AUSTRA] and the winner of [SCOTLAND VS UKRAINE]
SPOT TWO:
POLAND vs winner of [SWEDEN VS CZECH REPUBLIC]
SPOT THREE:
Winner of [PORTUGAL VS TURKEY] and the winner of [ITALY VS NORTH MACEDONIA]
March 24.
Scotland vs Ukraine (postponed)
Wales vs Austra
Russia vs Poland (automatic advancement for Poland)
Sweden vs Czech Republic
Portugal vs Turkey
Italy vs North Macedonia
CAF WCQ
Cameroon failed to win the Africa Cup of Nation as the host nation, but a World Cup qualification will help heal some wounds.
A little over a month ago, Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations at Egypt’s expense. The two nations are now going to fight for one ticket to the 2022 World Cup.
The rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria means one nation is going to have a lifetime of bragging rights.
Ghana or Nigeria will qualify for the World Cup at the expense of the other.
March 25.
Egypt vs Senegal
Cameroon vs Algeria
Ghana vs Nigeria
Congo DR vs Morocco
Mali vs Tunisia
March 29.
Senegal vs Egypt
Algeria vs Cameroon
Nigeria vs Ghana
Morocco vs Congo DR
Tunisia vs Mali
AFC WCQ
Iran and South Korea’s qualification has left United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and Iraq to go for a third-place finish in Group A of the AFC qualifiers in order to get another chance through the playoff round.
In Group B, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Australia have options to directly qualify to the World Cup or have to settle for the playoff round.
The playoff match winner will then go to the continental playoff round with the 5th place from CONEMBOL.
March 24.
Group A
South Korea vs Iran
Iran vs United Arab Emirates
Lebanon vs Syria
Group B
Australia vs Japan
China vs Saudi Arabia
Vietnam vs Oman
March 29.
Group A
Iran vs Lebanon
United Arab Emirates vs South Korea
Syria vs Iraq
Group B
Japan vs Vietnam
Saudi Arabia vs Australia
Oman vs China
Some highlighted scheduled FRIENDLIES to look out for.
March 25
Norway vs Slovakia
France vs Ivory Coast
March 26
Croatia vs Slovenia
Spain vs Albania
Ireland vs Belgium
England vs Switzerland
Netherlands vs Denmark
March 29
Belgium vs Burkina Faso
England vs Ivory Coast
Netherlands vs Germany
Spain vs Iceland
France vs South Africa
