Costa Rica beat New Zealand in the playoffs, this Tuesday, 1-0 in Al Rayyan to become the 32nd and last team qualified for the Qatar-2022 World Cup.
With this victory, Costa Rica is framed in group E of the global event and will have Germany, Spain and Japan as rivals.
In addition, the Central American team achieved its 6th qualification for the final phase of a World Cup and 3rd in a row.
Yesterday, Australia had become the penultimate country instead of its ticket to the World Cup by beating Peru 5-4 on penalties (0-0 in 120 minutes) also in a playoff match played in Al Rayyan.
The ‘Aussies’ will play in Group D against defending champions France, Denmark and Tunisia.
The 32 qualified for the Qatar-2022 World Cup:
Conmebol: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay
Concacaf: Canada, United States, Mexico and Costa Rica
Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia
Asia: Qatar (host), Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Iran, Japan and Australia
Europe: England, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Wales, Portugal, Poland, Serbia and Switzerland
? Attention! We already know the 32 teams qualified for #Qatar2022. The FIFA World Cup is VERY close! pic.twitter.com/YV6GQULaSt
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