Football, Holland is the tenth European to qualify for the World Cup

A phase of Holland-Norway (Ansa)

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  Spain and Croatia also pass by

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November 16, 2021 With the last day of the groups filed, here are the 10 European national teams who qualified directly for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar: Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium,

Denmark, Holland, Croatia, England and Germany.

In the play-offs, on the other hand, Portugal, Sweden, ITALY, Ukraine, Wales, Scotland, Turkey, Russia, Poland and Macedonia as well as Austria and the Czech Republic go as runners-up via Nations League.

The draw for the play-offs will be held on November 26 at 5 pm, which will assign the last three places available. The 12 national teams will be distributed in three mini-groups, with the semi-finals and the final in a single match on 24-25 and 28-29 March respectively. The six seeded players - Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Russia, Sweden and Wales - will have the advantage of playing the first match at home, while the venues for the three finals will be designated by drawing lots.

Brazil is already admitted to the final stage for the South American group and Qatar itself, the organizing country.

Dutch

at the World Cup, Turkey in the play-offs, Norway out of everything. This is what emerges from the last day of group

of the world qualifiers, where three national teams played first and second place. The big match of "De Kuip" in Rotterdam, behind closed doors, saw the hosts win 2-0 over Norway thanks to goals from Bergwijn in the 84th minute and Depay in the 91st minute. In Podgorica Turkey beat Montenegro 2-1. To close the picture of the day, the Victoria Stadium match between the two Cinderella girls of the group that saw Latvia overtake Gibraltar 3-1. RANKING: Netherlands 23; Turkey 21; Norway 18; Montenegro 12; Latvia 9; Gibraltar 0.

Ukraine remains in the running for the World Cup, nothing to do for Finland. The last verdict of group

also arrives

qualifier for Qatar 2022, already won by France. The play-offs, therefore, go to Ukraine, which at the last minute grabs the second place going to win in Zenica against Bosnia for 2-0 while Finland, opposed to Helsinki against Bleus, yields 2-0 (Benzema and Mbappé scoring ). RANKING: France 18 points; Ukraine 12; Finland 11; Bosnia 7; Kazakhstan 3.

Wales in the play-offs from second, Czech Republic via Nations League. It is the last verdict of group

qualifier won by Belgium after the last day.

The Red Dragons confirm themselves as the second strength of the group thanks to a 1-1 draw against Martinez's men in Cardiff while the Czechs beat Estonia 2-0 in Prague.

RANKING: Belgium 20 points;

Wales 15;

Czech Republic 14;

Estonia 4;

Belarus 3.