Free Kick: Which continent features the most teams in FIFA World Cup 2022? Here's what to know!

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is underway in full swing with numerous superstars and star-studded national teams competing to win the biggest prize in football. Over the course of the last 10 days, Qatar has played host to several nerve-jangling fixtures and a couple of shocking upsets have kept football fans around the world on their toes. The quadrennial global spectacle is only picking up pace as the tournament slowly but surely enters its business end.

While most fans and football followers are aware of the 32 teams competing in Qatar, not many are aware of which continent is featuring the most team in the 2022 World Cup. Let's take a closer look at the list of continents featuring the most number of teams in Qatar and also which continent has had maximum champions over the rich history of the tournament.

FIFA's six confederations

Football is played in over 200 countries around the world. Needless to say that football is the most popular sport, head and shoulders above the rest. FIFA, which is the governing body, has made confederations of six continents. These include the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), the Confederation of South American Football (CONEMBOL), the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Every country in the world is included in the aforementioned confederations.

Europe leads the way

The ongoing World Cup in Qatar is dominated by European countries, and truth be told, Europe has dominated the sport for a long time. A total of 13 teams made it to Qatar by qualifying from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). A total of six Asian countries are competing in Qatar after securing qualification from AFC. Apart from this, five teams from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), four teams from CONCACAF and four teams from CONMEBOL are currently gunning to win the biggest prize in football in Qatar. Interestingly, no country from the OFC region is participating in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Europe's domination

The first-ever FIFA World Cup was played in 1930 in Uruguay and since then, the competition evolved as one of the most viewed sporting events in the world. European countries have been successful in clinching the World Cup 12 times The South American countries have won the most prestigious trophy in football nine times. Talking about the countries which have won the FIFA World Cup the most number of times, Brazil leads the way with five trophies. Italy and Germany have won the World Cup four times each.