World Cup 2022 qualification: Who will be in Qatar and who is in play-offs?
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Gareth Southgate's England are heading to Qatar 2022, while Wales and Scotland have a play-off place secured
England have qualified for the 2022 World Cup finals while Wales and Scotland are heading to the play-offs along with some surprising names.
European champions Italy and Portugal will also have to go through two rounds of play-off games next March after failing to win their respective groups.
Heading to the World Cup so far are: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
The winners of each group secure a place at the World Cup, with the 10 runners-up joining two Nations League teams in the play-offs, where three further places are up for grabs.
Group I - England
England ensured top spot and qualified in style by thrashing San Marino 10-0 in their final Group I match.
Poland's win in Andorra meant they still had a chance going into the final round of matches but they have to settle for a play-off spot, with their 2-1 defeat to Hungary academic after England's win.
Group F - Scotland
Scotland secured a play-off place by beating Moldova 2-0 on Friday then produced a superb 2-0 win against previously flawless Denmark to ensure they have a home draw for the play-offs next March.
Denmark had already wrapped up top spot to take the sole automatic qualification spot from Group F.
Group E - Wales
Wales earned a home play-off semi-final spot after a 1-1 draw against Belgium in Cardiff on Tuesday.
Robert Page's side had already secured their play-off spot on Thursday without playing after winning their Nations League group and Spain finishing top of Group B.
World number one side Belgium sealed their progression to next year's tournament courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Estonia on Saturday.
Group C - Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland are out of contention for Qatar 2022 but that didn't stop them from causing an upset as they held European champions Italy to a goalless draw - a result that means Roberto Mancini's men are heading to the play-offs.
Switzerland thrashed Bulgaria 4-0 to snatch top spot in the final round of games.
Group A
Serbia went through automatically as Group A winners following a dramatic, last-gasp win in Portugal, with Aleksandr Mitrovic scoring a last-minute winner in a 2-1 victory.
It sent them to Qatar and Portugal to the play-offs as group runners-up.
The Republic of Ireland finished third in the group after beating Luxembourg 3-0 in their final game.
Group B
Just as in Group A, it took a late goal in a game between the top two to finally settle Group B.
Alvaro Morata scored it for Spain to give them a 1-0 win over Sweden and book their place in Qatar.
Like Portugal, Sweden will have to rally themselves for the play-offs.
Group D
Already-qualified France beat Finland 2-0 in Helsinki on Tuesday to deny their opponents a play-off spot.
Ukraine won 2-0 against Bosnia-Herzegovina to overtake the Finns into second place.
Group G
The Netherlands secured their spot at the World Cup finals on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over Norway, who will miss out on the tournament as a result.
Turkey beat Montenegro 2-1 to secure second place over Norway, who were held to a costly surprise goalless draw at home to Latvia on Saturday.
Group H
Russia looked on course to win the group but an own goal with nine minutes to go in their final game against Croatia sent their opponents, who reached the World Cup final in 2018, to Qatar.
Russia must make do with a place in the play-offs.
Group J
Germany had already qualified as group winners with two games to spare and rounded off their qualifying campaign with a 4-1 win away to Armenia on Sunday.
North Macedonia secured a place in the play-offs after beating Iceland 3-1 at home on Sunday.
Romania, who had started second before this week's final round of qualifying matches, rounded off their campaign with a 2-0 win away to Liechtenstein.
They dropped to third after they drew 0-0 at home to Iceland and North Macedonia won 5-0 away at Armenia on Thursday.
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