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10 teams currently qualified for the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2022
So far, 10 teams have qualified for the knockout stages in Qatar, including France, Brazil, Portugal and Argentina. Know all the teams that qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022 round of 16.
With the end of the group stage in Qatar, the FIFA World Cup 2022 moves into its Round of 16 stage.
The 32 teams competing in the Qatar 2022 World Cup have been divided into eight groups A to H for the first stage. In each group, each team will face each other in a round-robin format and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 – the first round of the knockout stages.
Defending champions France from Group D won their first two group matches convincingly to become the first team to progress to the round of 16.
With that, defending champions France became the first team since Brazil in 2006 to avoid a group stage exit from the FIFA World Cup. Italy in 2010, Spain in 2014 and Germany in 2018 was knocked out of the group stage. However, France lost their final group game against Tunisia but finished first ahead of Australia.
So far, 10 teams – Netherlands, Senegal, England, USA, France, Australia, Argentina, Poland, Brazil and Portugal – have qualified for the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
2022 FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයේ 16 දෙනාගේ වටයට කණ්ඩායම් 10ක් දැනට සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත
මේ වන විට ප්රංශය, බ්රසීලය, පෘතුගාලය සහ ආර්ජන්ටිනාව ඇතුළු කණ්ඩායම් 10ක් කටාර්හිදී පිළිමළුන් පිටුදැකීමට සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත. FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන 2022 16 වටයට සුදුසුකම් ලැබූ සියලුම කණ්ඩායම් දැනගන්න.
කටාර් හි කණ්ඩායම් අදියර අවසන් වීමත් සමඟ, FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන 2022 එහි 16 වටයේ අදියර කරා ගමන් කරයි.
කටාර් 2022 ලෝක කුසලානයට තරඟ වදින කණ්ඩායම් 32 පළමු අදියර සඳහා A සිට H දක්වා කාණ්ඩ අටකට බෙදා ඇත. සෑම කාණ්ඩයකම, සෑම කණ්ඩායමක්ම රවුන්ඩ් රොබින් ආකෘතියකින් එකිනෙකාට මුහුණ දෙන අතර සෑම කාණ්ඩයකින්ම ඉහළම කණ්ඩායම් දෙක FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන 2022 16 වටයට සුදුසුකම් ලබයි – පිළිමළුන් පිටුදැකීමේ අදියරවල පළමු වටය.
D කාණ්ඩයෙන් වත්මන් ශූර ප්රංශය, ඔවුන්ගේ පළමු කණ්ඩායම් තරග දෙක ඒත්තු ගැන්වෙන පරිදි ජයග්රහණය කර 16 දෙනාගේ වටයට පිවිසි පළමු කණ්ඩායම විය.
ඒ සමඟින්, 2006 දී බ්රසීලයෙන් පසුව, FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයෙන් කණ්ඩායම් අදියරෙන් ඉවත් වීම වළක්වා ගත් පළමු කණ්ඩායම වත්මන් ශූරයන් වන ප්රංශය විය. 2010 දී ඉතාලිය ද, 2014 දී ස්පාඤ්ඤය ද, 2018 දී ජර්මනිය ද කණ්ඩායම් අදියරෙන් ඉවතට විසි විය. කෙසේ වෙතත්, ප්රංශය ඔවුන්ගේ අවසන් කණ්ඩායම් තරගය ටියුනීසියාවට එරෙහිව පරාජයට පත් වූ නමුත් ඔස්ට්රේලියාවට වඩා ඉදිරියෙන් ප්රථම ස්ථානයට පත්විය.
මේ වන විට, නෙදර්ලන්තය, සෙනගල්, එංගලන්තය, ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය, ප්රංශය, ඕස්ට්රේලියාව, ආර්ජන්ටිනාව, පෝලන්තය, බ්රසීලය සහ පෘතුගාලය යන කණ්ඩායම් 10 කටාර්හි පැවැත්වෙන FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන 2022 වටයේ 16 දෙනාගේ වටයට සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත.
FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை 2022 இன் 16-வது சுற்றுக்கு தற்போது 10 அணிகள் தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளன.
இதுவரை கத்தாரில் பிரான்ஸ், பிரேசில், போர்ச்சுகல், அர்ஜென்டினா உள்ளிட்ட 10 அணிகள் நாக் அவுட் சுற்றுக்கு தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளன. FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை 2022 சுற்று 16 க்கு தகுதி பெற்ற அனைத்து அணிகளையும் தெரிந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.
கத்தாரில் குழு நிலை முடிவடைந்தவுடன், FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை 2022 அதன் ரவுண்ட் ஆஃப் 16 நிலைக்கு நகர்கிறது.
கத்தார் 2022 உலகக் கோப்பையில் போட்டியிடும் 32 அணிகள் முதல் கட்டமாக ஏ முதல் எச் வரை எட்டு குழுக்களாகப் பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. ஒவ்வொரு குழுவிலும், ஒவ்வொரு அணியும் ரவுண்ட்-ராபின் வடிவத்தில் ஒருவரையொருவர் எதிர்கொள்ளும் மற்றும் ஒவ்வொரு குழுவிலிருந்தும் முதல் இரண்டு அணிகள் FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை 2022 ரவுண்ட் ஆஃப் 16 – நாக் அவுட் நிலைகளின் முதல் சுற்றுக்கு தகுதி பெறும்.
குரூப் டியில் இருந்து நடப்பு சாம்பியனான பிரான்ஸ் தனது முதல் இரண்டு குரூப் போட்டிகளிலும் வெற்றி பெற்று 16-வது சுற்றுக்கு முன்னேறிய முதல் அணியாக மாறியது.
இதன் மூலம், நடப்பு சாம்பியனான பிரான்ஸ் 2006 இல் பிரேசிலுக்குப் பிறகு FIFA உலகக் கோப்பையில் இருந்து குழு நிலை வெளியேறுவதைத் தவிர்க்கும் முதல் அணி ஆனது. 2010ல் இத்தாலியும், 2014ல் ஸ்பெயினும், 2018ல் ஜெர்மனியும் குரூப் ஸ்டேட்டிலிருந்து வெளியேறியது. இருப்பினும், துனிசியாவிற்கு எதிரான இறுதிக் குழு ஆட்டத்தில் பிரான்ஸ் தோல்வியடைந்தது, ஆனால் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவை விட முதல் இடத்தைப் பிடித்தது.
இதுவரை, 10 அணிகள் – நெதர்லாந்து, செனகல், இங்கிலாந்து, அமெரிக்கா, பிரான்ஸ், ஆஸ்திரேலியா, அர்ஜென்டினா, போலந்து, பிரேசில் மற்றும் போர்ச்சுகல் – கத்தாரில் நடைபெறும் FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை 2022 இல் 16-வது சுற்றுக்கு தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளன.
Football
AIFF Faces FIFA, AFC Ban Threat as October 30 Deadline Looms
Indian football is staring at yet another international suspension as FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have jointly warned the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to ratify its long-pending constitution by October 30, 2025, or risk a complete ban from world football.
In a strongly-worded two-page letter sent on Tuesday (August 26) to AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, FIFA and AFC expressed “profound concern” over the failure to finalise and implement a revised constitution, a matter pending before India’s Supreme Court since 2017.
If suspended, India’s national teams and clubs would be barred from all international competitions, while the country’s ambitious 2036 Olympic Games bid in Ahmedabad could also be thrown into uncertainty.
FIFA & AFC Ultimatum
The letter, signed by FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer Elkhan Mammadov and AFC Deputy General Secretary Vahid Kardany, set out three urgent requirements for the AIFF:
1. Obtain a definitive Supreme Court order approving the revised constitution.
2. Ensure full compliance with FIFA and AFC statutes.
3. Formally ratify the constitution at the next AIFF General Meeting.
Failure to comply, they warned, would trigger sanctions, including full suspension of AIFF membership.
Previous Suspension in 2022
This is not the first governance crisis to hit Indian football. In August 2022, FIFA suspended the AIFF for “third-party interference” after a court-appointed Committee of Administrators temporarily ran the federation. That ban lasted just two weeks, lifted only after fresh elections were held in which Kalyan Chaubey defeated football legend Bhaichung Bhutia.
Domestic Fallout – ISL in Crisis
The deadlock has already disrupted Indian football at the domestic level. The Indian Super League (ISL), India’s top-tier professional league, has been put “on hold” by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the AIFF’s commercial partner, due to uncertainty over its Master Rights Agreement, which expires in December 2025.
At least three clubs have suspended operations or delayed salaries, while all 11 ISL clubs have warned of an “existential crisis.” Reports from FIFPRO further highlight cases of players’ contracts being terminated, leaving livelihoods at risk.
The Supreme Court of India will hear the matter again on August 28, a session that could determine the immediate future of the ISL and India’s football calendar.
What’s at Stake
If AIFF fails to meet the October deadline, India could lose:
• Participation in FIFA and AFC tournaments.
• Entry rights for national teams and clubs in international competitions.
• Momentum in its 2036 Olympics bid.
• Credibility with players, fans, and commercial partners.
For now, the football fraternity in India waits anxiously for the Supreme Court’s verdict and AIFF’s ability to steer through yet another governance storm
Football
Heritage Derby Trophy Goes to Hameed Al Husseinie College
Colombo – Hameed Al Husseinie College emerged victorious in the prestigious Heritage Derby Trophy football encounter against Zahira College, Maradana, securing a 3–1 win at the Colombo Racecourse grounds yesterday.
The match kicked off under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, adding special significance to this annual football rivalry.
Hameed Al Husseinie College took control early, leading 2–0 at halftime before sealing the victory with a third goal in the second half. Zahira College managed to pull one back, but it was not enough to challenge the dominant performance of the winners.
The trophy presentation was held soon after the final whistle, with the principals of both schools — Rizvi Marikkar of Zahira College and Mrs. Dain of Hameed Al Husseinie College — present to witness the celebrations.
This latest victory adds another chapter to the rich history of the Heritage Derby, further cementing Hameed Al Husseinie College’s reputation in school football.
Football
Exclusive: AFC Fines Sri Lankan Footballer Over “Free Palestine” Message
Colombo – June 13
Sri Lankan national footballer Mohamed Thilham, who recently made headlines after displaying a “PRAY FOR FREE PALESTINE” message on his undershirt during post-match celebrations, has now been officially penalized by international football authorities.
Following Sri Lanka’s 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers on June 10 at the Colombo Racecourse Stadium, Thilham—a non-playing substitute—unveiled the message, drawing both praise and criticism from various quarters.

⚠️ AFC Sanctions Player with USD 2,000 Fine
FIFA, in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has now issued a formal disciplinary notice to the player, imposing a USD 2,000 fine. This letter, according to sources within the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), was sent addressing to Thilham, underscoring AFC stance on politically charged expressions at official matches.
According to FIFA’s Disciplinary Code, players are prohibited from displaying political, religious, or personal slogans during matches or official ceremonies. While Thilham’s gesture occurred after the final whistle, FIFA and AFC treat any action within the stadium environment as part of official conduct.
⚽ FFSL Under Scrutiny for Disciplinary Action
FFSL President Jaswar Umar previously stated that the act “was not authorized by the federation” and “violates international football disciplinary norms.” He also confirmed that the FFSL would take internal disciplinary action against the player.
However, this incident has reignited public debate over the role of athletes in social advocacy and the limits imposed by international sports law. While some supporters see Thilham’s actions as courageous and morally driven, others have raised concerns about the player’s career stability and future opportunities under increasing scrutiny.
📝 Editorial Insight
At Sri Lankan Sports TV, we initially chose to withhold the content of the message in our match coverage—out of responsibility to the player’s career and to respect global sports protocol. However, the message went viral after several social media users circulated the full image, seemingly with the intention of sparking controversy.
The resulting spotlight has unfortunately led to a formal penalty, underscoring the real-world consequences that athletes may face when international regulations intersect with personal conviction.
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