As qualifying begins to wind its way to conclusion, some teams have already booked their place in sports biggest event.
As the clock ticks away we are fast approaching the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. With kick off slated for November 21st 2022 we are now arriving at the business end of qualification. Once the dust settles there will be a total of 32 teams participating in the finals next year which will mark the first time the tournament is being held in the Middle East.
As we enter the final phases of the qualification campaign the landscape is becoming clearer across a number of football confederations. For those who are strong enough to make it, there are a total of 5 host cities - utilizing 8 stadiums between them - waiting to accomodate them in next year's footballing fiesta.
Countdowns on heres the matchday venues The compact nature of #Qatar2022 means fans will be able to attend two matches per day during the group stage…something unique in the modern history of the @FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/rf3Zo6fGYq
With regards to the allocation of teams per confederation, it is as follows: AFC (Asia) will be represented by 4 to 5 teams with the 5th facing a two-leg play off, CAF (Africa) will have 5 teams, CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) will have three or four with the 4th facing a two-leg playoff. CONMEBOL (South America) will send 4 or 5, UEFA (Europe) have their slated 13 spots, with OFC (Oceania) closing out the spots with 1 possible. There is also an inter-confederation play-in round that determines the remaining spots in order to arrive at 32 teams.
