High-caliber teams that missed out on qualifying for the Qatar World Cup in 2022

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Italy, the reigning European champion, was defeated by North Macedonia in the play-off, and as a result, it will not participate in the 2022 World Cup.

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Italy has now missed out on qualifying for the World Cup for two years in a row.

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Sweden's failure to qualify for the World Cup after finishing in the quarterfinals in Russia in 2018 was due to its loss in the play-off final against Poland.

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Scotland, who hasn't qualified for the tournament since 1998, was ousted in the UEFA World Cup Qualifying playoffs against Ukraine by a score of 1-3.

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Wales qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1958 by defeating Ukraine 0-1 in the final playoff of the World Cup Qualifiers.

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Nigeria, one of the top teams in African football, was shockingly eliminated by Ghana at home.

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Algeria, the champion of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), was denied qualification for the World Cup for the second time in a row.

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Egypt won't be participating this year on the biggest international soccer platform.

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Colombia has failed to qualify for the World Cup for a third time in a row after losing in the quarterfinals and the round of 16 in the previous two competitions.

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Newzealand didn't qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

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Peru was eliminated from the competition for the FIFA World Cup 2022 after losing to Australia on penalties.

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Chile has now been eliminated from the World Cup two times in a row.

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