Two more European countries locked up their spots in the 2022 World Cup field as Portugal downed North Macedonia and Poland made it past Sweden on Tuesday.
Portugal and Poland claimed spots through UEFA’s revamped playoff format which allowed qualifying group runner-ups, and the two highest-ranking UEFA Nations League group winners who failed to finish in the top two in the European Qualifiers, a chance to remain in contention for a World Cup berth. There are three separate playoff routes, or “paths”, and Portugal and Poland emerged from two of them.
Here is the complete list of European countries that have qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar so far:
Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Serbia
Spain, Switzerland, Portugal and Poland.