World Cup qualifying in Europe: Where the giants meat each other

How many teams from Europe will join the 2022 World Cup qualifying?

The UEFA starts the World Cup qualifying with 55 football teams. This is the zone with the most participants in the World Cup. However, 55 European football associations will be reduced to only 13 slots in the final tournament.

These teams will be then divided into ten groups by a draw. And the result of this draw for the 2022 World Cup qualifying UEFA is as below:

Group A: Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan

Group B: Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo

Group C: Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania

Group D: France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan

Group E: Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia

Group F: Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Group G: Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar

Group H: Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta

Group I: England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino

Group J: Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein

How can I watch the World Cup qualifying in Europe?

There are numerous platforms offered to watch the UEFA World Cup qualifying. If you are in Europe, you can track the World Cup qualifying Europe on Sky, ITV, DAZN, or fuboTV broadcasters. UEFA.tv is also streaming the World Cup qualification stage in the European region.   

If you are outside Europe, you can stream on ESPN+ or TUDN, which are in English and Spanish respectively, or beIN Sports and DirecTV in some South American countries. Besides these typical platforms and services that broadcast the European qualifiers, each country can have its own channel to live the World Cup qualification.

Which European country has won the most World Cups?

Germany and Italy are currently sharing the same records at the World Cup. They are both crowned for the champion four times, one time fewer than Brazil, which is the most successful national team in the World Cup history.

Germany has won the World Cup titles in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014 seasons, and Italy has obtained the World Cup triumphs in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006 seasons.

Germany in the 2014 World Cup

Italy and the 2006 World Cup winning title

World Cup qualifying: all you need to know 

So the longest stage in a World Cup season is the World Cup qualification. Let’s learn some basic things about this biggest cup competition and how teams from the UEFA are divided to meet each other in the qualifying rounds of the World Cup in the following part. 

What is World Cup qualifying?

Every entrant (except for the host) must participate in the World Cup qualifying stage to determine if they can be chosen and qualified for the final tournament. The AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (European Union) are the six major continental football regions that will take part in every World Cup. 

The key goal of World Cup qualification is to reduce the number of teams competing in the tournament. with more than 200 clubs from the beginning, there will be only 32 teams officially race in the final tournament. While the biggest cup is held every four years, the World Cup qualifying phase is held in the three years between two World Cup seasons. 

How does World Cup qualifying work in Europe?

The qualifying round takes place in two stages: 

Group stage

Teams will be divided into ten groups of five or six (the four teams that qualified for the UEFA Nations League finals in the previous season will be in the smaller groups). The top ten teams in ten groups are ready for the next World Cup stage. 

Play-offs 

The ten group runners-up and the two best group winners from the UEFA Nations League will be drawn into three play-off paths and compete with each other in single-leg ties. Three paths winners will also have tickets to the World Cup.

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification