| Official name | : | 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ |
| Host country | : |  Qatar |
| Mascot | : | Laʼeeb |
| Edition | : | 22nd |
| Dates | : | 20 November – 18 December 2022 |
| Teams | : | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Total matches | : | 64 |
| Venue | : | 8 (in 5 host cities) |
| Champions | : |  Argentina (2022) (3rd titles) |
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd running of the FIFA World Cup competition, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the senior national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world, and the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. In addition, the tournament will be the last to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Due to Qatar's intense summer heat, this World Cup will be held from late-November to mid-December, making it the first tournament not to be held in May, June, or July and to take place in the northern autumn; it will be played in a reduced timeframe of around 29 days. The first match played at the tournament will be contested between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. The final is due to be held on 18 December 2022, which also is Qatar National Day. The reigning World Cup champions are France.
FIFA Rankings
| No. | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | FIFA Rank |
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| 1 | Qatar | Hosts | 2 December 2010 | 50 |
| 2 |  Germany | UEFA Group J winners | 11 October 2021 | 11 |
| 3 |  Denmark | UEFA Group F winners | 12 October 2021 | 10 |
| 4 |  Brazil | CONMEBOL Round Robin winners | 11 November 2021 | 1 |
| 5 |  France | UEFA Group D winners | 13 November 2021 | 4 |
| 6 |  Belgium | UEFA Group E winners | 13 November 2021 | 2 |
| 7 |  Croatia | UEFA Group H winners | 14 November 2021 | 12 |
| 8 |  Spain | UEFA Group B winners | 14 November 2021 | 7 |
| 9 |  Serbia | UEFA Group A winners | 14 November 2021 | 21 |
| 10 |  England | UEFA Group I winners | 15 November 2021 | 5 |
| 11 |  Switzerland | UEFA Group C winners | 15 November 2021 | 15 |
| 12 |  Netherlands | UEFA Group G winners | 16 November 2021 | 8 |
| 13 | Argentina | CONMEBOL Round Robin Runner-up | 16 November 2021 | 3 |
| 14 |  Iran | AFC third round Group A winners | 27 January 2022 | 20 |
| 15 |  South Korea | AFC third round Group A runners-up | 1 February 2022 | 28 |
| 16 |  Japan | AFC third round Group B runners-up | 24 March 2022 | 24 |
| 17 |  Saudi Arabia | AFC third round Group B winners | 24 March 2022 | 51 |
| 18 |  Ecuador | CONMEBOL round robin fourth place | 24 March 2022 | 44 |
| 19 |  Uruguay | CONMEBOL round robin third place | 24 March 2022 | 14 |
| 20 |  Canada | CONCACAF third round winners | 27 March 2022 | 41 |
| 21 |  Ghana | CAF third round winners | 29 March 2022 | 61 |
| 22 |  Senegal | CAF third round winners | 29 March 2022 | 18 |
| 23 |  Portugal | UEFA second round winners | 29 March 2022 | 9 |
| 24 |  Poland | UEFA second round winners | 29 March 2022 | 26 |
| 25 |  Tunisia | CAF third round winners | 29 March 2022 | 30 |
| 26 |  Morocco | CAF third round winners | 29 March 2022 | 22 |
| 27 |  Cameroon | CAF third round winners | 29 March 2022 | 43 |
| 28 |  United States | CONCACAF third round third place | 30 March 2022 | 16 |
| 29 |  Mexico | CONCACAF third round runners-up | 30 March 2022 | 13 |
| 30 |  Wales | UEFA second round winners | 5 June 2022 | 19 |
| 31 |  Australia | AFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners | 13 June 2022 | 38 |
| 32 |  Costa Rica | CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners | 14 June 2022 | 31 |
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As of 6 October 2022
