FIFA World Cup Finals 2022 Qatar Overview

The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men’s association football championship contested by the national teams of FIFA’s member associations. It was held in Qatar in 2022, making It was the first World Cup ever staged in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country.
It was the second World Cup held entirely in Asia, after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. In addition, it was the last tournament to feature 32 teams, with the number set to increase to 48 for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The reigning champions going into the tournament were France. This was also the first World Cup not to be held in the summer; instead, it took place from late November to mid-December. It was played over a reduced time frame of around 28 days, with the final held on 18 December 2022, which coincided with Qatar National Day.

Qualification (32 Places from 220 Members)

CAF Africa: 5 Teams from 56 Members

AFC Asia: 5.5 Teams including Host Nation Qatar from 47 Members

UEFA Europe: 13 Teams from 55 Members (Draw on 7th December 2020)

CONCACAF North and Central America and Caribbean: 3.5 Teams from 41 Members

OFC Oceania: 0.5 Teams from 11 Members

CONMEBOL South America: 4.5 Teams from 10 Members


Nation
Qatar	Host nation	02 December 2010	0 (debut)	—
Germany	UEFA Group J winners	11 October 2021	19 (1934, 1938, 19542, 19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19742, 19782, 19822, 19862, 19902, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
Denmark	UEFA Group F winners	12 October 2021	5 (1986, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2018)	Quarter-finals (1998)
Brazil	One of CONMEBOL top four teams	11 November 2021	21 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
France	UEFA Group D winners	13 November 2021	15 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Champions (1998, 2018)
Belgium	UEFA Group E winners	13 November 2021	13 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018)	Third place (2018)
Croatia	UEFA Group H winners	14 November 2021	5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018)	Runners-up (2018)
Spain	UEFA Group B winners	14 November 2021	15 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Champions (2010)
Serbia	UEFA Group A winners	14 November 2021	12 (19303, 19503, 19543, 19583, 19623, 19743, 19823, 19903, 19983, 20064, 2010, 2018)	Fourth place (1930, 1962)
England	UEFA Group I winners	15 November 2021	15 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Champions (1966)
Switzerland	UEFA Group C winners	15 November 2021	11 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
Netherlands	UEFA Group G winners	16 November 2021	10 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014)	Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
Argentina	One of CONMEBOL top four teams	16 November 2021	17 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Champions (1978, 1986)
Iran	AFC 3rd Round Group A top 2 teams	27 January 2022	5 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018)	Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018)
South Korea	AFC 3rd Round Group A top 2 teams	01 February 2022	10 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Fourth place (2002)
Japan	AFC 3rd Round Group B top 2 teams	24 March 2022	6 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018)
Saudi Arabia	AFC 3rd Round Group B top 2 teams	24 March 2022	5 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018)	Round of 16 (1994)
Ecuador	One of CONMEBOL top four teams	24 March 2022	3 (2002, 2006, 2014)	Second Round (2006)
Uruguay	One of CONMEBOL top four teams	24 March 2022	13 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Champions (1930, 1950)
Canada	One of CONCACAF top three teams	27 March 2022	1 (1986)	Group Stage (1986)
Ghana	One of five CAF Africa teams	29 March 2022	3 (2006, 2010, 2014)	Quarter-finals (2010)
Senegal	One of five CAF Africa teams	29 March 2022	2 (2002, 2018)	Quarter-finals (2002)
Portugal	UEFA Play-Off Winners	29 March 2022	7 (1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Semi-Final (1966, 2006)
Poland	UEFA Play-Off Winners	29 March 2022	8 (1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2018)	Semi-Final (1974, 1982)
Morocco	One of five CAF Africa teams	29 March 2022	5 (1970, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2018)	Second Round (1986)
Tunisia	One of five CAF Africa teams	29 March 2022	5 (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018)	Group Stage
Cameroon	One of five CAF Africa teams	29 March 2022	7 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014)	Quarter Finals (1990)
Mexico	One of CONCACAF top three teams	31 March 2022	16 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)
United States	One of CONCACAF top three teams	31 March 2022	10 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)	Semi-Final (1930)
Wales	UEFA Play-Off Winners	05 June 2022	1 (1958)	Quarter Finals (1958)
Australia	Asia v CONMEBOL Play-Off	13 June 2022	5 (1974, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	Second Round (2006)
Costa Rica	Oceania v CONCACAF Play-Off	14 June 2022	5 (1990, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018)	Quarter Finals (2014)