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Who has qualified for the 2022 World Cup?

The 2022 World Cup is now just months away and the final line-up for the tournament is almost complete, with just a couple of remaining places left to be decided.

Wales booked their ticket to Qatar with a nervy 1-0 win at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday night. You can read all about that here.

They will join 31 other teams at this winter's World Cup, including hosts Qatar who will be making their first appearance at the finals. It was predetermined how many nations would qualify from each region, with 13 making the cut from Europe, five from Africa, four from both Asia and South America and three from North/ Central America and the Caribbean, not including play-off qualifiers.

But which countries will we be watching in Qatar in November? Here's everything you need to know about who has qualified and which teams are still in with a chance.

Who has qualified for the World Cup 2022?

The teams that have qualified for the World Cup in Qatar so far are:

  • Qatar
  • England
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Serbia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Netherlands
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Iran
  • South Korea
  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Ecuador
  • Uruguay
  • Canada
  • Ghana
  • Senegal
  • Portugal
  • Poland
  • Tunisia
  • Morocco
  • Cameroon
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Wales

Who could still qualify?

There are five countries still in the mix to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar later this year, with two places remaining. They are:

  • Australia
  • UAE
  • Peru
  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand

Australia are looking to reach a fifth successive World Cup but will have to beat UAE in a play-off on June 8 to stand a chance of doing so. The winner of that game will play Peru on June 13 to book their spot on the plane to Qatar.

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Meanwhile, 2014 quarter-finalists Costa Rica will play New Zealand in the CONCACAF/ Oceania play-off on June 14. The winner of that game will qualify for the tournament and join the 'Group of Death' alongside Spain, Germany and Japan.

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