Germany is the first country in Europe to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Which federations receive how many tickets – and who has already solved his.
Europe
Starting places: 13
Already qualified: Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, Switzerland, England, Netherlands
This is what the play-offs look like:
Semi-finals: Italy-North Macedonia 0:1, Portugal-Turkey 3:1, Sweden-Czech Republic 1:0, Wales-Austria 2:1, Scotland-Ukraine.
Final duels: Wales against winners Scotland/Ukraine, Poland, who have a bye after Russia’s exclusion for the final round, against Sweden (Tuesday), Portugal against Northern Macedonia (Tuesday).
Africa
Starting places: 5
Already qualified: none – Ten teams will play for the five tickets in the World Cup qualifying play-offs
Asia/Australia
Starting places: 4 or 5* (plus one for host Qatar).
Already qualified: Qatar (host), Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia
South America
Starting positions: 4 or 5*
Already qualified: Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay
North and Central America/Caribbean
Starting places: 3 or 4*
Already qualified: Canada
Oceania
Starting places: 0 or 1*
Already qualified: none
