Meet the 32 Teams Playing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Starting on November 20th, 32 teams from around the world will compete in the 22nd FIFA World Cup Championship in Qatar.

This graphic by Athul Alexander shows the teams that will be playing against one another this year, and their latest pre-tournament FIFA rankings.

All roads lead to the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar this Sunday, with the FIFA World Cup 2022 opening ceremony set to kick off the quadrennial footballing extravaganza ahead of the tournament opener between the hosts and Ecuador at the same venue.

Grand opening ceremonies, with cultural programmes depicting the heritage and culture of host nations and performances by prominent global singers and artists have been a prominent feature of football World Cup opening ceremonies from the past and much of the same is expected of Qatar.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 opening ceremony is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM local time in Qatar or 7:30 PM Sri Lankan time. 

Source: FIFA / VisualCapitalis / Olympics