The FIFA ranking was announced last Thursday and the 'Sele' is in a good position: Peru is ranked 22nd, thanks to the good results it achieved against Panama, Jamaica, Colombia, and Ecuador. It even surpassed several countries already qualified for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
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One of the curiosities concerns the positions of the countries qualified for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. At the moment, the teams that have already secured their place in the World Cup are:
- Belgium (Rank 1)
- Brazil (Rank 2)
- France (Rank 3)
- Argentina (Rank 4)
- England (Rank 5)
- Spain (Rank 7)
- Denmark (Rank 9)
- Germany (Rank 11)
- Netherlands (Rank 10)
- Switzerland (Rank 14)
- Croatia (Rank 15)
- Iran (Rank 21)
- Serbia (Rank 25)
- South Korea (Rank 29)
- Qatar (Rank 52)
It is known that the Peruvian National Team is ranked 22nd in the updated FIFA ranking, surpassing three countries such as Serbia, South Korea, and the host Qatar.
However, it should be noted that there are countries who could secure their ticket to the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the next FIFA international window in March, which would be overcome by Peru in this ranking. Such is the case of Ecuador (Rank 44), who only needs one victory to celebrate their direct access to the World Cup.
Furthermore, there are countries from other continents that are close to reaching Qatar 2022 and are below Peru in the FIFA ranking:
- Japan (Rank 23)
- Morocco (Rank 24)
- Ukraine (Rank 27)
- Poland (Rank 28)
- Austria (Rank 30)
- Czech Republic (Rank 31)
- Nigeria (Rank 32)
- Egypt (Rank 34)
- Russia (Rank 35)
- Tunisia (Rank 36)
- Australia (Rank 37)
- Cameroon (Rank 38)
- Turkey (Rank 39)
- Scotland (Rank 40)
- Algeria (Rank 43)
- Mali (Rank 48)
- Saudi Arabia (Rank 53)
- Ghana (Rank 61)
- DR Congo (Rank 66)
- North Macedonia (Rank 67)
- United Arab Emirates (Rank 69)
When are the next Qatar 2022 Qualifiers matches played?
Everything is scheduled for the week of March 24, 2022. However, FIFA and Conmebol must officially announce the days, hours, and sports venues to communicate them to each of the member federations.