Qatar 2022
Qualified to join Qatar in the 2022 WORLD CUP.
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Croatia
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Netherlands
Serbia
Spain
Switzerland
Ten more new teams qualified over the international break to join Germany, Denmark, and Qatar. The 12 nations that have qualified so far were all part of the last 2018 tournament.
CONMEBOL WCQ : South America
Brazil was the first to do so from the CONMEBOL; becoming the first South American team to book their place. Brazil will be making a record 22nd appearance in the World Cup. (They are the only team to have been a participant in every edition of the competition).
Following Brazil to the World Cup is no other than Argentina. An additional point picked up in a goalless draw with Brazil secured Argentina’s qualification.
Brazil and Argentina have qualified from the CONMEBOL with a game in hand.
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Peru 3-0 Bolivia
Brazil 1-0 Colombia
Paraguay 0-1 Chile
Ecuador 1-0 Venezuela
Friday, November 12, 2021
Uruguay 0-1 Argentina
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Colombia 0-0 Paraguay
Venezuela 1-2 Peru
Bolivia 3-0 Uruguay
Argentina 0-0 Brazil
Chile 0-2 Ecuador
CONMEBOL STANDINGS
1. Brazil – 35 points*
2. Argentina – 29 points*
3. Ecuador – 23 points
4. Colombia – 17 points
5. Peru – 17 points
6. Chile – 16 points
7. Uruguay – 16 points
8. Bolivia – 15 points
9. Paraguay – 13 points
10. Venezuela – 7 points
(*) = a game in hand.
UEFA WCQ : Europe
FIFA #1 ranked Belgium qualified with France on the same day. France will try to be the first reigning champions to defend their crown since Brazil in 1962.
Croatia booked their place at the expense of Russia.
An own goal in the 81st minute by Fero Kudryashov denied Russia the point needed to qualify.
Serbia booked their place at the expense of Portugal.
Portugal lost their advantage at home while Russia shot themselves in the foot in Croatia.
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored in the 90th minute to complete the comeback for Serbia.
Russia and Portugal went into the final round of their group game needing a draw or better to secure qualification for the 2022 World Cup. Both teams ended up settling for the playoff round after conceding a late goal.
England breezed through San Marino to get the point to qualify.
Harry Kane scored 40% of England’s goals as they thrashed San Marino 10-0 in search of a point.
Netherlands qualification was postponed after they blew a 2-goal lead against Montenegro in the final 10 minutes, but they scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to get qualification against Norway.
Sweden needed more than a draw to deny Spain qualification.
Alvaro Morata came off the bench in the second half and made it more difficult for the Swedes when he scored the game’s only goal in the 86th minute to give Spain a 1-0 victory.
The Swiss advanced at the expense of the Italians.
Italy needed to win in Northern Ireland by an equal or bigger margin of victory than what Switzerland could do at home against Hungary.
4 goals in the second half gave Switzerland the direct qualification from Group C.
UEFA WCQ FINAL STANDINGS
Group A
1. Serbia – 20 points
2. Portugal – 17 points
3. Republic of Ireland – 9 points
4. Luxembourg – 9 points
5. Azerbaijan – 1 point
Group B
1. Spain – 19 points
2. Sweden – 15 points
3. Greece – 10 points
4. Georgia – 7 points
5. Kosovo – 5 points
Group C
1. Switzerland – 18 points
2. Italy – 16 points
3. Northern Ireland – 9 points
4. Bulgaria – 8 points
5. Lithuania – 3 points
Group D
1. France – 18 points
2. Ukraine – 12 points
3. Finland – 11 points
4. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 7 points
5. Kazakhstan – 3 points
Group E
1. Belgium – 20 points
2. Wales – 15 points
3. Czech Republic – 14 points
4. Estonia – 4 points
5. Belarus – 3 points
Group F
1. Denmark – 27 points
2. Scotland – 23 points
3. Israel – 16 points
4. Austria – 16 points
5. Faroe Islands – 4 points
6. Moldova – 1 points
Group G
1. Netherlands – 23 points
2. Turkey – 21 points
3. Norway – 18 points
4. Montenegro – 12 points
5. Latvia – 9 points
6. Gibraltar – 0 points
Group H
1. Croatia – 23 points
2. Russia – 22 points
3. Slovakia – 14 points
4. Slovenia – 14 points
5. Cyprus – 5 points
6. Malta – 5 points
Group I
1. England – 26 points
2. Poland – 20 points
3. Albania – 18 points
4. Hungary – 17 points
5. Andorra – 6 points
6. San Marino – 0 points
Group J
1. Germany – 27 points
2. North Macedonia – 18 points
3. Romania – 17 points
4. Armenia – 12 points
5. Iceland – 9 points
6. Liechtenstein – 1 point
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Georgia 2-0 Sweden (UEFA WCQ – GROUP B)
Greece 0-1 Spain (UEFA WCQ – GROUP B)
Azerbaijan 1-3 Luxembourg (UEFA WCQ – GROUP A)
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Portugal (UEFA WCQ – GROUP A)
Armenia 0-5 North Macedonia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP J)
Germany 9-0 Liechtenstein (UEFA WCQ – GROUP J)
Romania 0-0 Iceland (UEFA WCQ – GROUP J)
Russia 6-0 Cyprus (UEFA WCQ – GROUP H)
Malta 1-7 Croatia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP H)
Slovakia 2-2 Slovenia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP H)
Friday, November 12, 2021
Andorra 1-4 Poland (UEFA WCQ – GROUP I)
England 5-0 Albania (UEFA WCQ – GROUP I)
Hungary 4-0 San Marino (UEFA WCQ – GROUP I)
Austria 4-2 Israel (UEFA WCQ – GROUP F)
Denmark 3-1 Faroe Islands (UEFA WCQ – GROUP F)
Moldova 0-2 Scotland (UEFA WCQ – GROUP F)
Italy 1-1 Switzerland (UEFA WCQ – GROUP C)
Northern Ireland 1-0 Lithuania (UEFA WCQ – GROUP C)
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Norway 0-0 Latvia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP G)
Turkey 6-0 Gibraltar (UEFA WCQ – GROUP G)
Montenegro 2-2 Netherlands (UEFA WCQ – GROUP G)
Belgium 3-1 Estonia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP E)
Wales 5-1 Belarus (UEFA WCQ – GROUP E)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-3 Finland (UEFA WCQ – GROUP D)
France 8-0 Kazakhstan (UEFA WCQ – GROUP D)
Sunday, November 14, 2021
Croatia 1-0 Russia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP H)
Malta 0-6 Slovakia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP H)
Slovenia 2-1 Cyprus (UEFA WCQ – GROUP H)
Armenia 1-4 Germany (UEFA WCQ – GROUP J)
Liechtenstein 0-2 Romania (UEFA WCQ – GROUP J)
North Macedonia 3-1 Iceland (UEFA WCQ – GROUP J)
Luxembourg 0-3 Republic of Ireland (UEFA WCQ – GROUP A)
Portugal 1-2 Serbia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP A)
Greece 1-1 Kosovo (UEFA WCQ – GROUP B)
Spain 1-0 Sweden (UEFA WCQ – GROUP B)
Monday, November 15, 2021
Northern Ireland 0-0 Italy (UEFA WCQ – GROUP C)
Switzerland 4-0 Bulgaria (UEFA WCQ – GROUP C)
Austria 4-1 Moldova (UEFA WCQ – GROUP F)
Israel 3-2 Faroe Islands (UEFA WCQ – GROUP F)
Scotland 2-0 Denmark (UEFA WCQ – GROUP F)
Albania 1-0 Andorra (UEFA WCQ – GROUP I)
Poland 1-2 Hungary (UEFA WCQ – GROUP I)
San Marino 0-10 England (UEFA WCQ – GROUP I)
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Montenegro 1-2 Turkey (UEFA WCQ – GROUP G)
Netherlands 2-0 Norway (UEFA WCQ – GROUP G)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Ukraine (UEFA WCQ – GROUP D)
Finland 0-2 France (UEFA WCQ – GROUP D)
Czech Republic 2-0 Estonia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP E)
Wales 1-1 Belgium (UEFA WCQ – GROUP E)
(In alphabetical order)the teams that will be part of the contest for World Cup qualification through the UEFA playoff rounds.
Italy
North Macedonia
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Scotland
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
Wales
CAF WCQ : Africa
In the CAF qualifiers, the chase was for the points to be part of the 10 teams that will play in the final round of qualification.
South Africa’s first defeat in the group eliminated them from the qualifiers.
Ghana and Congo DR made home advantage count by getting the result to leap to the top of the group and seal their place in the final round of the CAF qualifiers.
Congo won Group J by a point after a 2-0 victory against Benin, while Andre Ayew converted from the penalty spot to give Ghana the win to leap above South Africa in the Group G standings of the CAF qualifiers.
Early goals split evenly allowed Nigeria to win Group C with the needed point Cape Verde, while Karl Toko-Ekambi’s goal in the 21st minute handed Cameroon a 1-0 win to leap above Ivory Coast and win Group D.
Morocco, Senegal, Mali, and Egypt won their group by quite a sizeable margin.
The 10 qualified teams for the Third Round
Algeria
Cameroon
Congo DR
Egypt
Ghana
Mali
Morocco
Nigeria
Senegal
Tunisia.
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Uganda 1-1 Kenya (CAF WCQ – Group E)
Rwanda 0-3 Mali (CAF WCQ – Group E)
Ethiopia 1-1 Ghana (CAF WCQ – Group G)
South Africa 1-0 Zimbabwe (CAF WCQ – Group G)
Congo 1-1 Namibia (CAF WCQ – Group H)
Togo 1-1 Senegal (CAF WCQ – Group H)
Tanzania 0-3 DR Congo (CAF WCQ – Group J)
Benin 2-0 Madagascar (CAF WCQ – Group J)
Friday, November 12, 2021
Burkina Faso 1-1 Niger (CAF WCQ – Group A)
Djibouti 0-4 Algeria (CAF WCQ – Group A)
Gabon 1-0 Libya (CAF WCQ – Group F)
Angola 2-2 Egypt (CAF WCQ – Group F)
Guinea 0-0 Guinea-Bissau (CAF WCQ – Group I)
Sudan 0-3 Morocco (CAF WCQ – Group I)
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Zambia 4-0 Mauritania (CAF WCQ – Group B)
Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Tunisia (CAF WCQ – Group B)
Liberia 0-2 Nigeria (CAF WCQ – Group C)
Cape Verde 2-1 Central African Republic (CAF WCQ – Group C)
Malawi 0-4 Cameroon (CAF WCQ – Group D)
Ivory Coast 3-0 Mozambique (CAF WCQ – Group D)
Sunday, November 14, 2021
Mali 1-0 Uganda (CAF WCQ – Group E)
Zimbabwe 1-1 Ethiopia (CAF WCQ – Group G)
Ghana 1-0 South Africa (CAF WCQ – Group G)
DR Congo 2-0 Benin (CAF WCQ – Group J)
Madagascar 1-1 Tanzania (CAF WCQ – Group J)
Senegal 2-0 Congo (CAF WCQ – Group H)
Monday, November 15, 2021
Namibia 0-1 Togo (CAF WCQ – Group H)
Guinea-Bissau 0-0 Sudan (CAF WCQ – Group I)
Niger 7-2 Djibouti (CAF WCQ – Group A)
Kenya 2-1 Rwanda (CAF WCQ – Group E)
Morocco 3-0 Guinea (CAF WCQ – Group I)
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Mozambique 1-0 Malawi (CAF WCQ – Group D)
Cameroon 1-0 Ivory Coast (CAF WCQ – Group D)
Algeria 2-2 Burkina Faso (CAF WCQ – Group A)
Tunisia 3-1 Zambia (CAF WCQ – Group B)
Mauritania 1-1 Equatorial Guinea (CAF WCQ – Group B)
Nigeria 1-1 Cape Verde (CAF WCQ – Group C)
Liberia 3-1 Central African Republic (CAF WCQ – Group C)
Egypt 2-1 Gabon (CAF WCQ – Group F)
Libya 1-1 Angola (CAF WCQ – Group F)
Gibraltar 1-3 Latvia (UEFA WCQ – GROUP G)
CAF WCQ STANDINGS AT THE END OF THE SECOND ROUND
Group A
1. Algeria – 14 points
2. Burkina Faso – 12 points
3. Niger – 7 points
4. Djibouti – 0 points
Group B
1. Tunisia – 13 points
2. Equatorial Guinea – 11 points
3. Zambia – 7 points
4. Mauritania – 2 points
Group C
1. Nigeria – 13 points
2. Cape Verde – 11 points
3. Liberia – 6 points
4. Central African Republic – 4 points
Group D
1. Cameroon – 15 points
2. Ivory Coast – 13 points
3. Mozambique – 4 points
4. Malawi – 3 points
Group E
1. Mali – 16 points
2. Uganda – 9 points
3. Kenya – 6 points
4. Rwanda – 1 point
Group F
1. Egypt – 14 points
2. Gabon – 7 points
3. Libya – 7 points
4. Angola – 5 points
Group G
1. Ghana – 13 points
2. South Africa – 13 points
3. Ethiopia – 5 points
4. Zimbabwe – 2 points
Group H
1. Senegal – 16 points
2. Togo – 8 points
3. Namibia – 5 points
4. Congo – 3 points
Group I
1. Morocco – 18 points
2. Guinea-Bissau – 6 points
3. Guinea – 4 points
4. Sudan – 3 points
Group J
1. Congo DR – 11 points
2. Benin – 10 points
3. Tanzania – 8 points
4. Madagascar – 4 points
AFC WCQ : Asia
Iran and South Korea are comfortably ahead in the race in Group A.
In Group B, a point separates Japan and Australia, with Saudi Arabia in the lead by 4 points.
Thursday, November 11, 2021
South Korea 1-0 United Arab Emirates
Lebanon 1-2 Iran
Iraq 1-1 Syria
Australia 0-0 Saudi Arabia
Vietnam 0-1 Japan
China 1-1 Oman
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Iraq 0-3 South Korea
Syria 0-3 Iran
Lebanon 0-1 United Arab Emirates
China 1-1 Australia
Oman 0-1 Japan
Vietnam 0-1 Saudi Arabia
AFC WCQ STANDINGS
Group A
1. Iran – 16 points
2. South Korea – 14 points
3. United Arab Emirates – 6 points
4. Lebanon – 5 points
5. Iraq – 4 points
6. Syria – 2 points
Group B
1. Saudi Arabia – 16 points
2. Japan – 12 points
3. Australia – 11 points
4. Oman – 7 points
5. China – 5 points
6. Vietnam – 0 points
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CONCACAF WCQ – NORTH AMERICA
Canada beat Mexico to take the lead in the race to Qatar 2022.
Mexico suffered defeat in both of their matches played; defeat to arch-rival United States and then another to Canada. They were both away from home but Mexico expected better than 0 points.
The result in Canada moved the Canadians to the top of the standings; a point clear of United States.
Panama came from behind in both of their matches and secured the points from wins to move even on points with Mexico.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Honduras 2-3 Panama
El Salvador 1-1 Jamaica
Canada 1-0 Costa Rica
United States 2-0 Mexico
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Jamaica 1-1 United States
Costa Rica 2-1 Honduras
Panama 2-1 El Salvador
Canada 2-1 Mexico
CONCACAF STANDINGS
1. Canada – 16 points
2. United States – 15 points
3. Mexico – 14 points
4. Panama – 14 points
5. Costa Rica – 9 points
6. Jamaica – 7 points
7. El Salvador – 6 points
8. Honduras – 3 points
