Australia's qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup gave Asia a record in the next edition of the tournament, as the number of participating Asian teams increased to 6 for the first time in the history of the World Cup.
Australia, which is participating in the AFC competitions, reached the World Cup in Qatar, after its victory over Peru on penalties 5-4, after the final match that brought them together in the Qatari capital, Doha.
And the Australian team had previously surpassed its UAE counterpart in the Asian playoffs 2-1, as each country ranked third in its group at the end of the qualifiers for the yellow continent.
Group D in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (Al-Jazeera)
Australia qualified for the sixth time in its history to the world finals, and its best achievement was reaching the round of 16 in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, when it was eliminated by Italy, who held the title that year.
The arrival of Australia received a great welcome from the football officials in the Asian continent, where the President of the Asian Confederation, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, praised this achievement, and indicated that it came after the great commitment made by the 12 federations that participated in the final rounds of the qualifiers.
Sheikh Salman said in statements published by the Asian Confederation on its website: “This is the time of the Asian continent, and there is no better way to confirm this celebration than by qualifying a record number of 6 teams from the Asian continent to the World Cup, for the first time in the history of the tournament.” .
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Qatar host country
Qatar was the first to qualify for the World Cup finals, being the country that won the right to host this major football event, and it is the first country in the Middle East and the Arab region to receive this honor.
The Qatari national team has never reached the World Cup before, and this is its first participation.
The draw - which took place at the beginning of last April - was the Qatari team in Group A, accompanied by the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador, which Al Annabi faces in the opening match of the World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium in the city of Al Khor.
Al Annabi's chances of reaching the round of 16 are quite large, given the remarkable development that the Qatari team has shown in recent years, in addition to the ground and public factors that will be armed by coach Felix Sanchez's men.
Group stage matches in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (Al-Jazeera)
Saudi green
Saudi Arabia reached the World Cup finals after a distinguished level presented by its team in the qualifiers, and occupied the first place in Group B with 23 points under the leadership of French coach Herve Renard.
Saudi Arabia reached the World Cup for the sixth time in its history and the second in a row, and represented its best achievement in the 1994 edition in the United States, in which it qualified for the round of 16 and bid farewell to Sweden, and was unable to repeat this achievement after that, as it was eliminated in all subsequent versions of the group stage. .
The Saudi national team is in Group C, which also includes Argentina, Mexico and Poland.
Renard described the group as difficult in his statements after the end of the draw ceremony, and said: "A difficult draw for us, Argentina, the recent Copa America champions, Mexico and Poland are good teams, but this is the World Cup and this is the place we want to be in and this is what is expected."
Japanese samurai
Japan qualified for the World Cup in Qatar after it finished second in its group behind Saudi Arabia, and ensured its seventh time in the finals after 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.
Japan had previously hosted the World Cup in partnership with South Korea in 2002, and then presented its best version, as it achieved an achievement by ascending to the top of its group that included Russia, Belgium and Tunisia, but it woke up from its euphoria to the impact of the defeat in the round of 16 with a goal without a response against Turkey, who He finished third in that World Cup.
Japan came in Group E in strong confrontations that will bring them together with Germany and Spain, and Costa Rica, another qualifier, after beating New Zealand 1-0 on Tuesday in Qatar.
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Sixth qualification for Iran
Iran reached the World Cup finals by leading the first group of Asian qualifiers (with a score of 25 points), also for the sixth time in its history.
Iran plays in Group B along with strong teams: England, the United States, and Wales, which qualified at the expense of Ukraine in the European play-off.
Despite being one of the most successful teams at the Asian level, the Iranian team did not record a remarkable presence and was unable to pass the first round in the history of its World Cup participation.
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South Korea booked its place in the World Cup finals in Qatar, collecting 23 points and placing it second after Iran in Group A.
South Korea has the best World Cup record in the history of Asian teams' participation, as it reached the finals on 10 previous occasions, in 1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.
The 2002 World Cup, which it hosted on its soil with Japan, was the best for the South Korean team, after it scored outstanding results that brought it to the semi-finals, before losing to its German counterpart (the runner-up).
South Korea finished fourth in that World Cup, after losing to Turkey 2-3.
South Korea will play in the next finals in Group H, along with Portugal, Ghana and Uruguay.