27 of the 32 spots for the FIFA World Cup 2022 have been confirmed.
The biggest upsets.
Italy– They did not qualify for Russia 2018,made everyone believe that their comeback was complete when they won Euro 2020,and then went back to square one by crashing out of Qatar 2022.Having Italy missing from a second world cup in a row is a monumental,immense and absolutely tremendous tragedy for a team that has won the Cup four times in the past ( 2006, 1982, 1938, 1934 ). An analysis of this ghastly situation here…
Nigeria got beaten by Ghana due to the away goals rule and are going to miss their first World Cup since 2006. That’s not as bad as Italy but still bad.
In an all Liverpool kind of thing – Mane scored a penalty for Senegal and Salah missed his spot kick for Egypt.
Senegal qualified for the World Cup for the first time ever and Egypt have to wait another four years.
Russia -they are out of Qatar 2022 because of all the havoc that Mr Putin is causing in the world.
The 27 qualifiers are – 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 and Cameroon.
Intercontinental Playoffs (2 spots)
Australia/United Arab Emirates vs. Peru/Colombia/Chile
USA/Mexico/Costa Rica vs. Solomon Islands/New Zealand
The one-off games will be played in Qatar on June 13 and 14.
D Day is the 21st of November when the action will kick off at last in Qatar.