National teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations competed in the European section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification as a means of qualifying for the tournament, which will be held in Qatar (UEFA). There were a total of 13 spots available in the championship tournament for UEFA teams.
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2022 World Cup Qualification UEFA Table
The day after the draw, on December 8, 2020, UEFA officially announced the schedule. The five-team Group A was paired with Qatar, allowing the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts to play centrally located friendlies against these nations on their “spare” match dates. These friendly matches, however, did not factor into the qualifying group standings.
Group A
So, Group A has Serbia which has scored 20 points.
Then, Portugal scored 17.
After that, Republic of Ireland – 9
Then, Luxembourg – 9
Lastly, Azerbaijan – 1
Group B
So, Group B has Spain which has scored 19 points.
Then, Sweden scored 15
After that, Greece – 10
Then, Georgia- 7
Lastly, Kosovo- 5
Group C
So, Group C has Switzerland which scored 18 points.
Then, Italy scored 16
After that, Northern Ireland- 9
Then, Bulgaria- 8
Lastly, Lithuania- 3
Group D
So, in the 2022 FIFA world cup qualifications UEFA, Group D has France which scored 18 points.
Then, Ukraine scored 12
After that, Finland- 11
Then, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 7
Lastly, Kazakhstan – 3
Group E
So, in the 2022 FIFA world cup qualifications UEFA, Group E has Belgium which scored 20 points.
Then, Wales scored 15
After that, the Czech Republic- 14
Then, Estonia – 4
Lastly, Belarus – 3
Group F
So, Group F has Denmark which scored 27 points.
Then, Scotland scored 23
After that, Israel- 16
Then, Austria- 16
Next, Faroe Islands- 4
Lastly, Moldova – 1
Group G
So, in the 2022 FIFA world cup qualifications UEFA, Group G has the Netherlands which scored 23 points.
Then, Turkey scored 21
After that, Norway – 18
Then, Montenegro – 12
Next, Latvia – 9
Lastly, Gibraltar – 0
Group H
So, Group H has Croatia which scored 23 points.
Then, Russia scored 22
After that, Slovakia – 14
Then, Slovenia – 14
Next, Cyprus – 5
Lastly, Malta- 5
Group I
So, Group I has England which scored 26 points.
Then, Poland scored 20
After that, Albania – 18
Then, Hungary – 17
Next, Andorra – 6
Lastly, San Marino- 0
Group J
So, in the 2022 FIFA world cup qualifications UEFA, Group J has Germany which scored 27 points.
Then, North Macedonia scored 18
After that, Romania – 17
Then, Armenia – 12
Next, Iceland – 9
Lastly, Liechtenstein – 1
2022 World Cup Qualification UEFA Playoff
Twelve teams from the UEFA portion of qualifying competed in the UEFA second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament, also known as the UEFA play-offs. The final three European teams that went to the World Cup in Qatar with the group winners were chosen through the playoffs. The play-offs featured two group winners from the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League in addition to the ten runners-up from the UEFA first round groups. Each of the three play-off paths, each of which contained four teams, featured two single-leg semi-finals and one single-leg final. Both March and June of 2022 saw the matches.
The play-offs were open to the ten runners-up from the UEFA first round. The six top-ranked teams were seeded in the semi-final draw, while the bottom four teams were unseeded, based on the outcomes of the qualifying group stage.
So, there is Group A where team Portugal scored 17 points.
Then, in Seed 2, in Group F, Scotland scored 17 also.
Next, in Group C, Italy scored 16.
After that in Group H, Russia scored 16 too.
Then, in Group B, Sweden scored 15.
Next, in Group E, Wales scored 15 again.
After this, in Group G, Turkey scored 15 too.
Moreover, in Group I, Poland scored 14.
Lastly, in Groups J and D, North Macedonia and Ukraine both scored 12 points.
Thus, out of all these teams, the first five were seeded in the semi-final draw while the rest did not.
2022 World Cup Qualification UEFA Africa
In order to qualify for the tournament, which will take place in Qatar, national teams affiliated with the Confederation of African Football competed in the African section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF). There were a total of five spots available for CAF teams in the championship tournament.
Following a CAF meeting on June 11, 2018, a previous proposal to combine the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification rounds with the World Cup qualification rounds was rejected.
CAF went back to the rules that applied to the competition for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- 28 teams (ranked 27–54) competed in the first round in a two-leg home-and-away format. The second round was reached by the 14 winners.
- Second round: Round robin games featuring home-and-away travel were played by 40 teams (ranked 1-26 and 14 first round winners). The top ten from each group moved on to the third round.
- Third round: Over the course of two legs, ten of the group winners from the second round competed. The five winners earned their places in the World Cup.
2022 World Cup Qualification UEFA Draw
The six runners-up with the highest rankings from the group stage of European qualifying were placed in Pot 1 and will host their play-off semifinal. Six additional teams were assigned to Pot 2.
Italy, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales are in the 1st one.
Pot 2: North Macedonia, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Turkey, and Ukraine
For groups with six teams, the results of the group runners-up against the teams in sixth place were disregarded before the following criteria were applied in the order given to get the six best runners-up in Pot 1. So, in the 2022 FIFA world cup qualifications UEFA:
- more number of points
- higher goal difference
- higher number of goals they score
- a greater number of away goals they score
- more number of wins
- more number of away wins
- low disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials.
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The six top-ranked teams, or the teams from Pot 1, were given home-field advantage.
The home position was held by the first team drawn in semi final 1, the second team in semi final 2, and so on until the pot was empty.
The draw then proceeded to pair up each of the teams from Pot 2 for the semifinals.
2022 World Cup Qualification UEFA Top Scorers
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Thus, in the 2022 FIFA world cup qualifications UEFA, the top scorers were:
- Memphis Depay (Netherlands) and Harry Kane (England) – 12 (4)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland) – 9 (1)
- Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia) and Eran Zahavi (Israel) – 8 (0)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Munas Dabbur (Israel), Antoine Griezmann (France), Teemu Pukki (Finland) and Burak Yılmaz (Turkey) – 6 (3)
2022 World Cup Qualification UEFA Portugal
Portugal defeated North Macedonia 2-0 on Tuesday night to secure their spot in the upcoming World Cup, doing what Italy was unable to do.
Although they’ve come close in recent years with a few playoff qualifications, Portugal maintained their perfect record of qualifying for every tournament since failing to qualify for the 1998 World Cup in France in qualifying.
With just over 30 minutes remaining in the first half, Bruno Fernandes scored the game’s first goal, giving Cristiano Ronaldo the opportunity to earn an assist.
Although their chemistry hasn’t always been strong for club or country, the ex-Real Madrid player provided the midfielder with a nutmegged assist, and the latter finished expertly from about 15 yards away.
His second race, which started after an hour had passed, had a stunning finish and excellent technical control. This time, Manchester United’s striker ran on to Liverpool’s Diogo Jota’s excellent cross from the left and volleyed the ball home first time just before it hit the ground.
2022 World Cup Qualification UEFA FAQs
Who scored the most goals in 2021 and 2022?
Down the stretch, Cristiano Ronaldo (18 goals) was making a strong push, but he ultimately fell short.
Who received the most points in Europe in 2021–2022?
2021–2022, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema has the most goals in Europe.
Has the FIFA World Cup 2022 begun?
The 2022 FIFA World Cup image
On November 21, Senegal and the Netherlands will face off in the opening match of the 22nd FIFA World Cup at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha. With Costa Rica’s 1-0 victory over New Zealand in the qualifying match, all 32 teams will now play for the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022. Costa Rica has also confirmed their flight to Qatar this winter.
Where can I find the 2022 FIFA World Cup schedule?
FIFA has set the dates for 21 November through 18 December 2022 in Qatar. After the tournament in South Korea and Japan in 2002, this is going the second World Cup entirely in Asia and the first World Cup ever to be in the Arab world.
