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The FIFA World Cup heads to Qatar in 2022 with 32 teams set to battle it out for glory in the Middle East.
Keep track of which sides have booked their spots for the carnival of football with our comprehensive list of qualifiers below — we will update this article as more teams are confirmed.
Qatar
As the host nation, Qatar are assured of their place at the finals without having to go through qualification and will be making their World Cup debut.
In the previous 21 tournaments, only South Africa in 2010 have failed to reach at least the knockout stages as a host nation — though Qatar will have their work cut out avoid a similar fate judging on official rankings.
They can at least take heart from their against-the-odds AFC Asian Cup win in 2019, overcoming likes of South Korea and Japan to lift the trophy in one of football’s most surprising upsets of recent years.
Germany
Germany became the first team to officially qualify for the World Cup, securing top spot in Group J of the European section with a 4-0 victory over North Macedonia in October 2021.
Seven wins from their opening eight clashes proved to be enough for Die Mannschaft to book their place in Qatar, where they will look to right the wrongs of a disastrous campaign at Russia 2018 which saw them exit at the group stage.
Former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick has replaced the long-serving Joachim Low in the dugout after their last 16 exit at Euro 2020 and will be hoping to lead his nation to a fifth Jules Rimet Trophy.
Denmark
Surprise semi-finalists at Euro 2020, Denmark carried their fine form in World Cup qualifying and sealed their place in the tournament with a 1-0 home win over Austria in October 2021.
A perfect run of eight victories put the Danes out of the reach of Scotland and Israel with two matches to spare — Kasper Hjulmand’s side scoring 27 times and not conceding a single goal in that run.
Though this will only be a sixth World Cup appearance in the nation’s history, Denmark have been present at four of the last six finals and will hope to improve on their sole run to the quarter-final stage in 1998.
