Qatar World Cup: Eleven European nations battle for one of three places in finals

Ten European nations have qualified for the 2022 World Cup and only three spots remain.

Eleven countries are still dreaming of earning their places at the tournament in Qatar in November and December, including Scotland, Wales, European champions Italy, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden, reports BBC.

The play-off situation is a slightly different one now to that presented when the draw was made back in November, following Fifa's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russia, who were due to face Poland, have been disqualified from the competition, while Ukraine's path A semi-final with Scotland has been postponed until June.

The 11 countries have been split into three sections, with only one nation advancing from each path.