World Cup already has all participating teams classified after the last definitions in the playoff matches of the Qualifiers
The World Cup this week saw all 32 teams qualified for the competition at the end of the year. The last spot in the world’s premier football tournament went to Costa Rica, who won the New Zealand in the World Cup repechage, providing us with the definition of all the groups in the tournament.
The World Cup in Qatar will take place between November 21 and December 18, and will feature: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Qatar, South Korea, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Spain, United States, France, Ghana, Netherlands and England.
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Besides these, Will, Japan, Morocco, Mexico, Wales, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia and Uruguay have also stamped their passports to be present at the 2022 World Cup at the end of the year. Now, check out how was the journey of each one of the selections until the conquest of the important place in the World.
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Qatar: as the host team, his spot was already more than certain; Germany: ranked for being the leader of Group J of the European qualifiers, as well as Denmark, leader of Group F. Brazil: with a very consistent and confident campaign, the Brazilian team finished in fourth place in the South American qualifiers and guaranteed another participation in the tournament.
France: being the current world champions, the selection got an early place in the Cup with a historic rout against Kazakhstan by 8 to 0. With that, it took the first place in Group D of the European qualifiers. Belgium: Secured themselves with one round to spare after beating Estonia 3-1 and take the lead in Group E.
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Croatia: the current world runner-up is in her sixth participation in World Cups, and achieved this feat after winning the direct confrontation with Russia by 1-0, in the last round of Group H of the tournament. Spain: stayed with the classification after a home victory against Sweden in the head-to-head for Group B of the European qualifiers.
Serbia: won a direct spot after beating Portugal away from home, taking the lead in Group A in stoppage time in the last game of the campaign. England: ended their participation in the leadership of Group I of the qualifiers and confirmed their spot with a 10-0 rout of San Marino.
Switzerland: they beat Italy and took the lead in Group C. They secured their place in the competition after a 4-0 thrashing of Bulgaria, while the Azzurri could only draw 0-0 with Northern Ireland. Netherlands: beat Norway 2-0 and finished top of Group G in the qualifiers.
Argentina: has 29 points in the South American qualifiers, and with four rounds to go, he will not finish his participation in the tournament below the fourth position, guaranteeing his place in Qatar, since the first four qualify. Will: was the first team from Asia to secure itself in the World Cup as leader of Group A of the Qualifiers in isolation.
South Korea: is in his 11th participation in World Cups and secured the spot after beating Syria in Group A of the Asian qualifiers. Japan: clinched his seventh straight appearance after beating Australia in Sydney with two late-game goals. Saudi Arabia: qualified without even entering the field, as Australia’s defeat to Japan gave them at least second place in Group B.
Ecuador: won the spot in the Qatar World Cup in the penultimate round of the South American Qualifiers, even after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Paraguay. Uruguay: won the important match against Peru, in the penultimate round, and also secured the 2022 World Cup.
Canada: beating Jamaica 4-0, in the penultimate round of the Concacaf qualifiers, the team secured itself in Qatar. In fact, this will be the country’s second participation in a World Cup. Ghana: established after eliminating Nigeria in the finals with a draw at home and a draw on the return. As noted out, he qualified on account of the qualified goal.
Senegal: got the spot after two complicated duels against Egypt, with a 1-0 defeat away from home, and a 1-0 victory on the return, with penalty kicks. Portugal: left the zebra behind and defeated North Macedonia 2-0. Poland: Lewandowski scored one of the goals in the 2-0 victory over Sweden and secured his country.
Morocco: A 4-1 defeat of the Democratic Republic of Congo gave the team its place in the World Cup. The team had drawn 1-1 in the first leg, but won at home to stamp their passport to Qatar. Tunisia: beat Mali 1-0 in the first leg and held the tie at 0-0 in the second leg, establishing themselves in the competition.
Cameroon: losing 1-0 in extra time, the Indomitable Lions scored two goals in the final six minutes of the match and eliminated Algeria, taking the spot. Mexico: with a quiet victory over El Salvador, confirmed its participation after having finished second in the Concacaf qualifiers.
United States: even though they lost 2-0 to Costa Rica, they also secured themselves for the World Cup, as the team finished third in the Concacaf qualifiers. Wales: Beating Ukraine 1-0, they were the last European team to win their place at the Qatar World Cup.
Australia: after a goalless draw in normal time and extra time, the Australian national team scored simply 5-4 in Peru on penalties, and secured their spot in the playoffs played in Qatar. Costa Rica: after beating New Zealand in the world playoffs, they qualified for their sixth World Cup, the third in a row for the Central American country.
Source: sportbuzz
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