On March 28, Beijing time, the 13th round of the World Preliminary Round in North America and the Caribbean, Canada defeated Jamaica and qualified again after 36 years! At present, 20 teams have reached the final round of this year's World Cup.
North America and caribbean (1): Canada
In the early hours of this morning, Canada beat Jamaica 4-0, locked the top three of the group in the first round of 1 round, and directly advanced to the World Cup! The last time they made it to the World Cup, and the only time they made it to the World Cup, was back in 1986, 36 years.
Next, there are two straight-out spots, while the fourth place will play a continental play-off against the Oceania champions.
Asia (5): Qatar (host), Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia
In the 9th round, Japan defeated Australia, Saudi Arabia drew with the Chinese men's football team, and the two places directly qualified by Group B were also all produced, counting the host, a total of 5 teams entered the World Cup finals.
Next, Australia has locked in group B third and will compete with group A third in the Asian zone play-offs for places in the intercontinental play-offs against the fifth place in South America.
European Zone (10): Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands
The European Zone has produced 10 teams that have directly qualified. In the semi-finals of the play-offs, Italy is out of the cold, Portugal will play against North Macedonia in the final, and Poland will play against Sweden in the final, in the early morning of March 30. Wales needed to wait for the winners from Scotland and Ukraine, and the tournament was postponed to June.
South America (4): Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay
The final four in South America were all produced, and Ecuador, although it was defeated by Paraguay, still joined the team with Uruguay, which defeated Peru.
Next up is to compete for fifth place in South America and participate in the intercontinental play-offs with Asian play-off winners, and Peru, Uruguay and Chile all have opportunities.
Before the draw, there will be 9 teams to qualify
At 0:00 a.m. on April 2, the World Cup group draw ceremony is about to take place, and before that, there will be 9 more out-of-line teams.
The United States and Mexico are expected to qualify directly from The North and Central Regions. In the early morning of March 30, all 5 teams will be born in the African Zone, and the champions of The European Zone Play-offs Group B and Group C will also be decided.
As for the European Zone Play-off Group A champions, as well as the winners of the two Intercontinental Play-offs, they will be selected in June this year, when all 32 will be made.