The 2022 World Cup is taking place in Qatar in the winter months rather than the usual summer ones, due to the heat.The tournament kicks off onMonday November 21at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor with a match that will feature the host country.The final will be played at the Lusail Stadium in Doha a week before Christmas on Sunday December 18.As hosts, Qatar received automatic qualification to next year's tournament.Four-time World Cup winners Germany were the first team to guarantee a spot through the qualification process in Europe, while Brazil - the most successful national team in World Cup history with five trophies - secured swift qualification as one of the top four teams in South America's groups.
England secured their place in November by topping their qualifying group. Saudi Arabia and Japan became the latest nations to be confirmed in Qatar after the Samurai Blue beat Australia 2-0 on March 24.Uruguay and Ecuador secured their spots at the World Cup finals, joining Brazil and Argentina as the automatic qualifiers from the South American group.
Peru clinched the play-off spot thanks to a 2-0 win against Paraguay in the final qualification game.
Mexico and the United States also qualified for the World Cup in their final qualifier, while Costa Rica will face New Zealand in a play-off in June for a spot in Qatar.
On Tuesday, Senegal, Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco and Cameroon booked their places at Qatar 2022. Sadio Mane scored the winning kick as Senegal beat Egypt 3-1 on penalties, with Mo Salah among the Egyptian players to miss their spot-kicks.
In Europe, Portugal and Poland progressed to the finals after winning their play-off finals against North Macedonia and Sweden respectively. The third and final European play-off, which will feature Wales against Scotland or Ukraine, has been delayed until June.
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