Who has qualified for 2022 World Cup and which teams can still make it?

The race for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is heating up with a number of countries competing for the final automatic qualification spots ahead of next week’s group stage draw.

Canada are through to their first World Cup finals since 1986

Germany and Denmark became the first teams to book place their place and join hosts Qatar in the tournament later this year, and they were soon followed by the likes of defending champions France as well as England, Brazil, Argentina and Spain.

This week will see the conclusion to the race in each of the respective confederations, with Europe and Africa staging play-off finals and the qualification process in South America and North and Central America also drawing to a close.

There will still be a few spaces to fill, however, with the inter-continental play-offs set to take place in June, while a play-off final between either Ukraine or Scotland and Wales or Austria will also not take place until around that time.

Here’s everything you need to know.

Who has qualified for the World Cup?

Uefa (12 qualified from 13 spots)

Conmebol (4 qualified from either 4 or 5 spots)

AFC (5 qualified from either 5 or 6 spots)

CAF (5 qualified from 5 spots)

Concacaf (1 qualified from 3 or 4 spots)

OFC (0 qualified from 0 or 1 spot)

Inter-confederation play-offs

When is the World Cup draw?

It will take place on Friday 1 April at 5:00pm BST (7:00pm local time).

How can I watch it?

There will be Fifa live stream while the BBC will also broadcast the ceremony.

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