World Cup 2022: participating countries

A World Cup 2022 will have 32 participating countries. The competition will be held at Qatar (or Qatar). This will be the tournament's first time in Middle East.

Between the 20th of November and the 18th of December 2022, all corners of the world must follow this one of the most watched events on the planet. To get an idea of ​​the audience, more than 3.5 billion people followed the world cup 2018 from Russia.

After world cup qualifiers, which took place between June 2019 and June 2022, 32 nations were classified to participate in the competition.

Read too: World Cup — the history of the most famous football competition

Countries participating in the 2022 World Cup

  • Qatar

  • Ecuador

  • Netherlands

  • Senegal

  • U.S

  • England

  • Will

  • Wales

  • Argentina

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Mexico

  • Poland

  • France

  • Denmark

  • Tunisia

  • Australia

  • Spain

  • Germany

  • Japan

  • Costa Rica

  • Belgium

  • Canada

  • Morocco

  • Croatia

  • Brazil

  • Serbia

  • Switzerland

  • Cameroon

  • Portugal

  • Ghana

  • Uruguay

  • South Korea

Flags of countries participating in the 2022 World Cup

  • flag of qatar

O Qatar is the host country of the 2022 World Cup, so it already had its place guaranteed in the competition.

Flag of Qatar, in white and burgundy.
Qatar is the host in the 2022 World Cup. In the image, the flag of Qatar.
  • flag of ecuador

The best campaign Ecuador in the World Cup was in the 2006 edition. At the time, the selection reached the round of 16.

Flag of Ecuador, in yellow, blue and red colors.
Flag of Ecuador.
  • Netherlands flag

A Netherlands won the second place in the World Cup three times, in the editions of 1974, 1978 and 2010.

Netherlands flag in red, white and blue colors.
Netherlands flag.
  • flag of senegal

O Senegal was qualified to play in the World Cup in the years 2002, 2018 and in 2022. The best campaign of the selection was in 2002, reaching the quarterfinals.

Flag of Senegal, in green, yellow and red colors. A star in the center.
flag of senegal
  • United states's flag

You U.S conquered in its first participation in the World Cup, in 1930, its best campaign, being in third place.

 Flag of the United States, in blue, white and red colors.
United states's flag.
  • England's flag

A England won the World Cup in 1966. Its second best campaign took place in the Russian Cup, in 2018, when it finished fourth.

Flag of England, with a red cross and white background.
England's flag
  • flag of iran

O Will, in all of its five participations in the World Cup, it was eliminated in the first phase, the group.

Flag of Iran, in green, white and red colors.
flag of iran
  • flag of wales

O Wales competed in the World Cup only in 1958, before its participation in the 2022 edition. On that occasion, the team reached the quarterfinals.

Flag of Wales, in white and green colors, with a dragon in red.
flag of wales
  • flag of Argentina

A Argentina already won the World Cup in the 1978 and 1986 editions. The country is among the eight nations that have already won the competition.

Flag of Argentina, in white and blue colors with a yellow sun in the center.
flag of Argentina
  • flag of saudi arabia

A Saudi Arabia played 18 matches in the Asian Qualifiers. Of these, he secured 14 victories, had four draws and one defeat, obtaining first place in that phase. The country's best campaign in the championship was in the 1994 World Cup, in which it reached the round of 16.

Flag of Saudi Arabia, green with white details.
flag of saudi arabia
  • Mexican flag

The best shares of Mexico in World Cup took place in 1970 and 1986. In these editions, the country reached fourth place.

Flag of Mexico, in green, white and red colors.
Mexican flag
  • flag of poland

A Poland reached third place in the World Cup in the 1974 and 1982 editions, their best campaigns in the competition.

Flag of Poland, in white and red colors.
Flag of Poland.
  • flag of australia

In 2006, the selection of Australia reached the round of 16, this being the best campaign of the Australians in the World Cup.

Flag of Australia, in blue, red and white colors.
flag of australia
  • Flag of Denmark

A Denmark reached the quarterfinals in 1998, the best position in the Cup tournament of all the selection's participations.

Flag of Denmark, in red and white colors.
Flag of Denmark
  • France flag

A France was crowned World Cup champion in the years 1998 and 2018. In the year it won its first title (1998), the country hosted the event.

Flag of France, in blue, white and red colors.
France flag
  • flag of tunisia

A Tunisia did not make it past the group stage of the World Cup. The country participated in the competition five times. In 2022, it will be his sixth participation.

Flag of Tunisia, in red with a white circle in the center. Figures of a moon and a star inside the circle.
flag of tunisia
  • Germany's flag

A Germany ranked first in the European Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. The highlight of the German team is goalkeeper Neuer, from Bayer Munich, considered one of the best in history.

The country is second in number of World Cup titles, with four, behind Brazil, which has five. The best participation occurred in 2014, in which the Germans were undefeated.

Flag of Germany, in yellow, red and black colors.
Germany's flag
  • flag of costa rica

A Costa Ricareached the quarterfinals of the World Cup in 2014. At the time, the Costa Ricans had the best performance of their participation in the tournament.

Flag of Costa Rica, in blue, white and red colors.
flag of costa rica
  • Spanish flag

A Spain participated in 15 editions of the World Cup, hosting the event in 1982. His best participation was in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, in which he emerged victorious.

Flag of Spain, in yellow and red colors.
Spanish flag
  • flag of japan

O Japan made its best appearances in the World Cup in 2002 (the year it hosted), 2010 and 2018.

Flag of Japan, in white and with a circle in the center in red.
flag of japan
  • flag of belgium

At the 2018 World Cup, the Belgium ranked third.

Flag of Belgium in black, yellow and red colors.
flag of belgium
  • Canada flag

O Canada, together with the United States and Mexico, will host the 2026 World Cup, which will have 48 participating teams, the largest number of participants in history.

Flag of Canada, in white and red colors.
Canada flag
  • flag of Croatia

The first participation of Croatia in a World Cup was in 1930, the first of them. Its best participation was in the 2018 edition, in Russia, when it played in the final against France and was runner-up.

Flag of Croatia, in red, white and blue colors.
Croatia flag.
  • flag of morocco

The only time the Morocco passed the group stage of the World Cup was in 1986, in which it reached the round of 16.

Flag of Morocco, in red and with a dark green star in the center.
flag of morocco
  • Brazil's flag

O Brazil is the greatest World Cup champion in history, with five titles. The country hosted the competition on two occasions, in 1950 and 2014.

Flag of Brazil, in green, yellow, blue and white colors.
Brazil's flag.
  • Cameroon flag

The team of Cameroon will make its eighth participation in the 2022 World Cup. Its best campaign was in 1990 (quarterfinals).

Flag of Cameroon, in green, red and yellow, with a star in yellow in the center.
Cameroon flag
  • flag of switzerland

The best performances of Switzerland were in the editions of 1934, 1938 and 1954, in which the selection reached the quarterfinals.

Flag of Switzerland, in red and with a white cross in the center.
flag of switzerland
  • flag of serbia

In 1962, the Serbia reached fourth place, the year in which he had his best campaign in the World Cup.

Serbia flag in red, blue and white.
flag of serbia
  • flag of south korea

A South Korea participated for the first time in the World Cup in 1954. Since then, its best participation took place in 2002, placing fourth.

Flag of South Korea, in black and white, with a blue and red circle in the center.
flag of south korea
  • flag of ghana

In its first participation, in 2006, the selection of Ghana reached the round of 16. The best performance was in 2010, when it was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Flag of Ghana in red, yellow and green. Black star in the center.
flag of ghana
  • Flag of Portugal

In 1966 and 2006, Portugal obtained its best placements in the World Cup, placing third and fourth, respectively.

Flag of Portugal in dark green, red, yellow and with details in white and blue.
Flag of Portugal
  • Flag of Uruguay

O Uruguay was the seat of first world cup, in 1930. The country has already won first place in two editions, in the 1930s and 1950s.

Flag of Uruguay, in white and blue, with the sun in yellow in the upper left corner.
Flag of Uruguay

2022 World Cup Groups

Discover the composition of the 2022 World Cup groups, which is part of the first stage of the championship:

Information board for the 2022 World Cup first phase groups.
Information board for the 2022 World Cup first phase groups.

By Lucas Afonso
Journalist

Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/educacao-fisica/paises-participantes-da-copa-do-mundo-de-2022.htm

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