The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be a 32-team tournament as originally planned, FIFA has announced.
The world governing body had considered expanding the event to 48 teams – as is planned for the tournament from 2026 – but this has proved impractical.
With the event just three years away, Qatari organisers did not feel there was enough time to carry out studies on the logistical impact of an expanded competition.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester CityMan City | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 24 | 47 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 35 | 29 | 67 |
| 3 | Leicester CityLeicester | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 63 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 61 |
| 5 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 58 |
| 6 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 38 | 22 | 56 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 54 |
| 8 | Everton | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 49 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 48 |
| 11 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 47 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 42 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 38 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 37 |
| 15 | Southampton | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | -18 | 37 |
| 16 | Burnley | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 36 |
| 17 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 36 |
| 18 | Fulham | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 65 | -34 | 26 |
| R | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 60 | -42 | 17 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester CityMan City | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 24 | 47 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 35 | 29 | 67 |
| 3 | Leicester CityLeicester | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 63 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 61 |
| 5 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 58 |
| 6 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 38 | 22 | 56 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 54 |
| 8 | Everton | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 49 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 48 |
| 11 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 47 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 42 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 38 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 37 |
| 15 | Southampton | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | -18 | 37 |
| 16 | Burnley | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 36 |
| 17 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 36 |
| 18 | Fulham | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 65 | -34 | 26 |
| R | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 60 | -42 | 17 |
