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 ecuador
The best campaign Ecuador in the World Cup was in the 2006 edition. At the time, the selection reached the round of 16.
Netherlands flag
A Netherlands won the second place in the World Cup three times, in the editions of 1974, 1978 and 2010.
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.
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.
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 iran
O Will, in all of its five participations in the World Cup, it was eliminated in the first phase, the group.
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 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 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.
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 poland
A Poland reached third place in the World Cup in the 1974 and 1982 editions, their best campaigns in the competition.
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 Denmark
A Denmark reached the quarterfinals in 1998, the best position in the Cup tournament of all the selection's participations.
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 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.
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 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.
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 japan
O Japan made its best appearances in the World Cup in 2002 (the year it hosted), 2010 and 2018.
flag of belgium
At the 2018 World Cup, the Belgium ranked third.
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 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 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.
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.
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 switzerland
The best performances of Switzerland were in the editions of 1934, 1938 and 1954, in which the selection reached the quarterfinals.
flag of serbia
In 1962, the Serbia reached fourth place, the year in which he had his best campaign in the World Cup.
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 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 Portugal
In 1966 and 2006, Portugal obtained its best placements in the World Cup, placing third and fourth, respectively.
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.
2022 World Cup Groups
Discover the composition of the 2022 World Cup groups, which is part of the first stage of the championship:
By Lucas Afonso
Journalist
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/educacao-fisica/paises-participantes-da-copa-do-mundo-de-2022.htm
