This page lists every single member of FIFA eligible to enter the 2022 World Cup, sorted by confederation and then status. As of
January 12, 2021.
| Country | Confederation | WC 2022 Status | Date | Stage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | AFC | Eliminated | 6/11/2019 | AFC First Round | Eliminated 5-1 on aggregate by Guam |
| Brunei | AFC | Eliminated | 6/11/2019 | AFC First Round | Eliminated 3-2 on aggregate by Mongolia |
| Laos | AFC | Eliminated | 6/11/2019 | AFC First Round | Eliminated 1-0 on aggregate by Bangladesh |
| Macau | AFC | Eliminated | 6/27/2019 | AFC First Round | Eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Sri Lanka |
| Pakistan | AFC | Eliminated | 6/11/2019 | AFC First Round | Eliminated 4-1 on aggregate by Cambodia |
| Timor-Leste | AFC | Eliminated | 6/11/2019 | AFC First Round | Eliminated 12-2 on aggregate by Malaysia |
| Afghanistan | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 loss to Qatar |
| Australia | AFC | Qualifying | 11/14/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 over Jordan |
| Bahrain | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 0-0 with Iraq |
| Cambodia | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-0 loss to Hong Kong |
| China PR | AFC | Qualifying | 11/14/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-1 loss to Syria |
| Chinese Taipei | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 5-0 loss to Jordan |
| Guam | AFC | Qualifying | 10/15/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 4-0 loss to Syria |
| Hong Kong | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-0 over Cambodia |
| India | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 loss to Oman |
| Indonesia | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-0 loss to Malaysia |
| Iran | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-1 loss to Iraq |
| Iraq | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 0-0 with Bahrain |
| Japan | AFC | Qualifying | 11/14/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-0 loss to Kyrgzstan |
| Jordan | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 5-0 over Chinese Taipei |
| Korea DPR | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 0-0 draw with Lebanon |
| Korea Republic | AFC | Qualifying | 11/14/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 0-0 draw with Lebanon |
| Kuwait | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 over Nepal |
| Kyrgyzstan | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-1 draw with Tajikistan |
| Lebanon | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 0-0 draw with Korea DPR |
| Malaysia | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-0 over Indonesia |
| Maldives | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 3-1 loss to Guam |
| Mongolia | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 loss to Myanmar |
| Myanmar | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 over Mongolia |
| Nepal | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 loss to Kuwait |
| Oman | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 over India |
| Palestine | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-0 loss to Uzbekistan |
| Philippines | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 loss to Syria |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | Qualifying | 11/14/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 3-2 over Uzbekistan |
| Singapore | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-1 over Yemen |
| Syria | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 over Philippines |
| Tajikistan | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-1 with Kyrgryzstan |
| Thailand | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 0-0 draw with Vietnam |
| Turkmenistan | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-0 over Sir Lanka |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | Qualifying | 11/14/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 1-0 loss to Vietnam |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-0 over Palestine |
| Vietnam | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 0-0 draw with Thailand |
| Yemen | AFC | Qualifying | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Last result 2-1 loss to Singapore |
| Bangladesh | AFC | Eliminated | 12/4/2020 | AFC Second Round | Elimianted by 5-0 loss to Qatar |
| Sri Lanka | AFC | Eliminated | 11/19/2019 | AFC Second Round | Eliminated by 2-0 loss to Turkmenistan |
| Qatar | AFC | Qualified | 12/2/2010 | Group Stage – A | Hosts |
| Botswana | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 1-0 on aggregate by Malawi |
| Burundi | CAF | Eliminated | 9/8/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated on penalties (2-2 on agg.) by Tanzania |
| Chad | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Sudan |
| Comoros | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Togo |
| Eritrea | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 4-1 on aggregate by Namibia |
| Eswatini | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 2-1 on aggregate by Djibouti |
| Gambia | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Angola |
| Lesotho | CAF | Eliminated | 9/8/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated on away goals (1-1) by Ethiopia |
| Mauritius | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 3-0 on aggregate by Mozambique |
| Sao Tome e Principe | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Guinea-Bissau |
| Seychelles | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 10-0 on aggregate by Rwanda |
| Sierra Leone | CAF | Eliminated | 9/8/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 3-2 on aggregate by Liberia |
| Somalia | CAF | Eliminated | 9/10/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 3-2 on aggregate by Zimbabwe |
| South Sudan | CAF | Eliminated | 9/8/2019 | CAF First Round | Eliminated 2-1 on aggregate by Equatorial Guinea |
| Algeria | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Angola | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 3-1 on aggregate over Gambia |
| Benin | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Burkina Faso | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Cameroon | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Cape Verde | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Central African Republic | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Congo | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Congo DR | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Cote d’Ivoire | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Djibouti | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 2-1 on aggregate over Eswatini |
| Egypt | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | CAF | Qualifying | 9/8/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 2-1 on aggregate over South Sudan |
| Ethiopia | CAF | Qualifying | 9/8/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced on away goals (1-1) over Lesotho |
| Gabon | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Ghana | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Guinea | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 3-1 on aggregate over Sao Tome e Principe |
| Kenya | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Liberia | CAF | Qualifying | 9/8/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 3-2 on aggregate over Sierra Leone |
| Libya | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Madagascar | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Malawi | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 1-0 on aggregate over Botswana |
| Mali | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Mauritania | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Morocco | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Mozambique | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 3-0 on aggregate over Mauritius |
| Namibia | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 4-1 on aggregate over Eritrea |
| Niger | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Nigeria | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Rwanda | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 10-0 on aggregate over Seychelles |
| Senegal | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| South Africa | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Sudan | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 3-1 on aggregate over Chad |
| Tanzania | CAF | Qualifying | 9/8/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced on penalties (2-2 on agg.) over Burundi |
| Togo | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 3-1 on aggregate over Comoros |
| Tunisia | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Uganda | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Zambia | CAF | Qualifying | CAF Second Round | ||
| Zimbabwe | CAF | Qualifying | 9/10/2019 | CAF Second Round | Advanced 3-2 on aggregate over Somalia |
| Anguilla | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Aruba | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Bahamas | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Barbados | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Belize | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Bermuda | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| British Virgin Islands | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Canada | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Cayman Islands | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Cuba | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Curacao | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Dominica | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Dominican Republic | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| El Salvador | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Grenada | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Guatemala | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Guyana | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Haiti | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Montserrat | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Nicaragua | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Panama | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Puerto Rico | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| St Kitts and Nevis | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| St Lucia | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Suriname | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| US Virgin Islands | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF First Round | ||
| Costa Rica | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF Third Round | ||
| Honduras | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF Third Round | ||
| Jamaica | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF Third Round | ||
| Mexico | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF Third Round | ||
| United States of America | CONCACAF | Qualifying | CONCACAF Third Round | ||
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 2-0 over Peru | |
| Bolivia | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 2-2 draw with Paraguay | |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 2-0 over Uruguay | |
| Chile | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 2-1 loss to Venezuela | |
| Colombia | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 6-1 loss to Ecuador | |
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 6-1 over Colombia | |
| Paraguay | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 2-2 with Bolivia | |
| Peru | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 2-0 loss to Argentina | |
| Uruguay | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 2-0 loss to Brazil | |
| Venezuela | CONMEBOL | Qualifying | 11/17/2020 | Last result 2-1 over Chile | |
| American Samoa | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Cook Islands | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Fiji | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| New Caledonia | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| New Zealand | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Papua New Guinea | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Samoa | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Solomon Islands | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Tahiti | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Tonga | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Vanuatu | OFC | Qualifying | Qualification dates to be announced | ||
| Azerbaijan | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group A | ||
| Luxembourg | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group A | ||
| Portugal | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group A | ||
| Republic of Ireland | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group A | ||
| Serbia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group A | ||
| Georgia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group B | ||
| Greece | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group B | ||
| Kosovo | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group B | ||
| Spain | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group B | ||
| Sweden | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group B | ||
| Bulgaria | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group C | ||
| Italy | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group C | ||
| Lithuania | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group C | ||
| Northern Ireland | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group C | ||
| Switzerland | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group C | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group D | ||
| Finland | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group D | ||
| France | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group D | ||
| Kazakhstan | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group D | ||
| Ukraine | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group D | ||
| Belarus | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group E | ||
| Belgium | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group E | ||
| Czech Republic | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group E | ||
| Estonia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group E | ||
| Wales | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group E | ||
| Austria | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group F | ||
| Denmark | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group F | ||
| Faroe Islands | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group F | ||
| Israel | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group F | ||
| Moldova | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group F | ||
| Scotland | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group F | ||
| Gibraltar | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group G | ||
| Latvia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group G | ||
| Montenegro | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group G | ||
| Netherlands | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group G | ||
| Norway | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group G | ||
| Turkey | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group G | ||
| Croatia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group H | ||
| Cyprus | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group H | ||
| Malta | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group H | ||
| Russia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group H | ||
| Slovakia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group H | ||
| Slovenia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group H | ||
| Albania | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group I | ||
| Andorra | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group I | ||
| England | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group I | ||
| Hungary | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group I | ||
| Poland | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group I | ||
| San Marino | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group I | ||
| Armenia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group J | ||
| North Macedonia | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group J | ||
| Germany | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group J | ||
| Iceland | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group J | ||
| Liechtenstein | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group J | ||
| Romania | UEFA | Qualifying | UEFA First Round – Group J |
211 teams entered
1 qualified
188 are qualifying
22 have been eliminated