The FIFA World Cup 2022 will feature 32 teams from six continental confederations. There are still seventeen spots available after fifteen teams qualified till February 1, 2022. Two of the five possible spots have already been confirmed in the South American zone. The final two or three slots will be determined during the March international break. Let's have a look at the FIFA World Cup 2022 South American Qualification Scenarios with only two matches left for each country. Qatar World Cup 2022 Qualified Teams from CONMEBOL Two of the favorites, Brazil and Argentina, qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022 last November. They are presently placed first and second respectively on the South American qualifying points table. Brazil have 39 points after 15 games, while Argentina have 35 points after the same number of matches. Both teams have three more qualifiers to play because a match between Brazil and Argentina was postponed in October 2021. However, the fate of that match has yet to be determined. FIFA may cancel the tie since both teams have already confirmed their participation in the mega event. Read Top Transfer Window Signings January 2022: Which Team Got Which Player? Brazil will face Chile at home on March 24, and they will face Bolivia away on March 29. Brazil will definitely finish first in the South American World Cup 2022 qualifying points table if they win these matches. However, depending on the results of Argentina's world cup games, they may finish second in the points table if they lose one match and draw the other. Brazil’s World Cup 2022 Qualifiers Performance So far Home Matches Results Away Matches Results Argentina Suspended Argentina 0-0 Ecuador 2-0 Ecuador 1-1 Uruguay 4-1 Uruguay 0-2 Peru 2-0 Peru 2-4 Chile March 24, 2022 (TBD) Chile 0-1 Colombia 1-0 Colombia 0-0 Bolivia 5-0 Bolivia March 29, 2022 (TBD) Paraguay 4-0 Paraguay 0-2 Venezuela 1-0 Venezuela 1-3  Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL) On the other hand, Argentina will surely finish second in the points standings. However, their hopes of finishing first are entirely dependent on Brazil's performance in their remaining World Cup qualifiers. Argentina will overtake Brazil at the top of the points table if they win both of their remaining games and if Brazil lose four points in their final two games. Argentina will play Venezuela at home On March 24 and they will face Ecuador away on March 29. Read Five Famous Professional Football Players who Retired in 2021 Argentina’s World Cup 2022 Qualifiers Performance So far Home Matches Results Away Matches Results Brazil 0-0 Brazil Suspended Ecuador 1-0 Ecuador March 29, 2022 (TBD) Uruguay 3-0 Uruguay 0-1 Peru 1-0 Peru 0-2 Chile 1-1 Chile 1-2 Colombia 1-0 Colombia 2-2 Bolivia 3-0 Bolivia 1-2 Paraguay 1-1 Paraguay 0-0 Venezuela March 24, 2022 (TBD) Venezuela 1-3  Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL) 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: South American Region scenarios Brazil and Argentina have maintained a substantial lead over the rest of the teams in the points standings. Argentina are 10 points ahead of Ecuador in third place. On the other hand, Venezuela are at the bottom of the standings with only ten points. The CONMEBOL region's four teams will automatically qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The fifth-placed team will compete in one inter-confederation play-off for a World Cup berth. Here are the team-by-team qualification scenarios for the South American region. Read The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2021: Robert Lewandowski Retains the Award Beating Lionel Messi Table: Team based qualification scenarios for the South American region Position Team Matches Points GD 1 Brazil 15 39 +27 2 Argentina 15 35 +16 3 Ecuador 16 25 +10 4 Uruguay 16 22 -3 5 Peru 16 21 -4 6 Chile 16 19 -1 7 Colombia 16 17 -3 8 Bolivia 16 15 -12 9 Paraguay 16 13 -14 10 Venezuela 16 10 -16  Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL) Ecuador Ecuador is in a stronger position than the other teams. They now have 25 points and just need one more win to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022. They can even qualify if they just get one point from their remaining games. Read Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: Federico Valverde Scores Winning Goal for Los Blancos’ Remaining Fixtures: Paraguay (March 24, away), Argentina (March 29, home) Uruguay Uruguay has two difficult games ahead of them, and they must win at least one match to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Remaining Fixtures: Peru (March 24, away), Chile (March 29, home) Peru If Peru lose points against Uruguay, their fate might be decided in their final World Cup qualifier match. Peru might qualify for the World Cup if they gain three points, depending on the outcomes of the other qualifiers. Read BPL Football to begin on February 3 Remaining Fixtures: Uruguay (March 24, home), Paraguay (March 29, away) Chile and Colombia Both Chile and Colombia must win their remaining World Cup qualifying matches in order to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Chile will face Brazil on March 24 and Uruguay on March 29. On the other side, Colombia will face Bolivia on March 24 and Venezuela on March 29. Colombia have a higher chance than Chile based on the fixtures. Bolivia, Paraguay, and Venezuela Bolivia are still in contention for at least the inter-confederation playoffs with 15 points from 16 games. Oppositely, Paraguay and Venezuela have no chance of qualifying for the next World Cup. Read Favourite to Win the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2021 Award Verdict Qatar will host the FIFA World Cup 2022 from November 21 to December 18. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is generating a lot of buzzes. Because for the first time, a Middle Eastern country will organize a World Cup tournament. The competition will take place at six different venues in five different cities in Qatar. The teams who have already qualified for the 22nd World Cup have begun their preparations. On the other hand, many teams from six confederations are still battling for the final few spots. There are eight Latin American teams among them. However, Paraguay and Venezuela are already out of the qualification race. Six teams from the CONMEBOL zone are vying for third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively. Overall, football fans in South America will witness some exciting FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification matches in March.  Read Messi among 4 PSG players who test positive for COVID-19

The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in the months of November and December of the next year. This tournament will include a total of 32 teams from six confederations. The main event will feature 13 national teams from Europe, followed by 5 from Africa, 4/5 from Asia and South America, 3/4 from CONCACAF, and 0.5/1 from Oceania. Thirteen nations have already qualified for the World Cup, with the remaining teams to be confirmed within March. Let's take a look at who has qualified for the 2022 World Cup. Qualified Teams for FIFA World Cup 2022 The Qatar World Cup 2022 will kick off in one year, with 13 teams out of 32 securing their spots in the main tournament. The majority of them are from Europe, with two from South America and the host Qatar. No teams from Africa, Asia, Concacaf, or Oceania have qualified yet. The following countries have qualified for next year's event Teams Confederation Serbia (Group A winner, UEFA) Spain (Group B winner, UEFA) Switzerland (Group C winner, UEFA) France (Group D winner, UEFA) Belgium (Group E winner, UEFA) Denmark (Group F winner, UEFA) The Netherlands (Group G winner, UEFA) Croatia (Group H winner, UEFA) England (Group I winner, UEFA) Germany (Group J winner, UEFA) Brazil (One of the top four teams in the CONMEBOL) Argentina (One of the top four teams in the CONMEBOL)    Source: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers  Scenarios of qualification in all confederations for the 2022 Qatar World Cup There are still 19 spots available for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Let's look at the overall World Cup 2022 qualification scenarios. Also Read: European soccer leagues oppose FIFA biennial World Cup plan Africa  The third round of African World Cup qualifiers will feature Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Five of the 10 teams in this round will advance to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Asia Iran and South Korea are in a solid position in Group A of the third round. Iran lead the standings with 16 points, followed by South Korea with 14 points. They are the favorites to qualify for the World Cup 2022. Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Australia are battling it out in Group B for a spot in the World Cup. Saudi Arabia are now in first place with 16 points, followed by Japan (12 points), and Australia (11 points). A play-off will be held between the two third-place teams.    Europe With ten national teams having already qualified, only three slots remain in the UEFA zone. Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Ukraine, Wales, Scotland, Turkey, Russia, Poland, and North Macedonia are the ten runner-up teams in each group, with two teams via the Nations League Austria and the Czech Republic will compete in a playoff round for a spot in the main event.  Read: Sepp Blatter, Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland CONMEBOL Ecuador (23 points), Colombia (17 points), and Peru (17 points) are all in great shape to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. Chile (16 points), Uruguay (16 points), Bolivia (15 points), and Paraguay (13 points) are still in contention, but with only four games remaining, securing a top-four finish will be extremely difficult. The fifth-place team will play an inter-confederation play-off.    Concacaf The real contenders for a spot in next year's World Cup are Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Panama. The top three teams in the points standings will advance to the main event, while the fourth-place team will compete in a play-off.  Oceania The Oceania region will compete in a qualifying competition, with the winner advancing to an inter-confederation play-off for a World Cup place.  Read: Who can replace coach Ronald Koeman at FC Barcelona? Bottom Line Some of the most anticipated teams have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022. However, few top teams have struggled in the qualifying round. From Europe, Italy and Portugal will have to compete in the qualifying round, and they are at risk of missing out on a place in the main tournament. Uruguay and Chile are in a perilous position in South America. These two teams may not be able to compete in the Qatar World Cup in 2022. There will be a lot of twists and turns before the end of the World Cup qualifiers.