World Cup knockout draw: Qatar 2022 last place around the world and Europe

The final five places in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be decided by five different playoffs to be held around the world in 2022. And we’ll learn more about them in the Playoff Draw on Friday. , November 26

FIFA will conduct the draw in Zurich at 11am ET (5pm CET – Central European Time) and it will determine the matches that will assign the final three European berths, as well as two intercontinental playoff berths (details below). The draw will be streamed online live on FIFA.com.

A total of 32 countries will participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Qatar starting in November 2022. Qatar automatically qualifies as the host and another 31 finalist teams will emerge from the regional qualifiers. are organized globally.

THAN: Which teams have qualified for the World Cup 2022?

Yes 13 countries have booked tickets to Qatar, and others will finalize qualifying spots in January and February. Here’s how the 31 live berths are split around the world:

• Africa (CAF): 5
• Asia (AFC): 4 (plus 1 playoff qualifier)
• Europe (UEFA): 13 (including 3 playoff winners)
• North/Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF): 3 (plus 1 playoff qualifier)
• Oceania (OFC): 1 playoff qualifier
• South America (CONMEBOL): 4 (plus 1 playoff qualifier)

The four playoff qualifiers mentioned above from the continents of Asia, South America, North America and Oceania will be drawn in two separate “intercontinental” playoff matches played in a neutral venue with a ticket to Qatar.

Europe has its own knockout round with 12 countries. They will be placed in the last three or four brackets. The survivor of each group will go to Qatar.

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European World Cup knockout (3 rounds)

Friday’s draw will divide the 12 teams participating in the European knockout stages into three different groups. The 12 teams entering the knockout round (10 group runners-up and two Nations League winners) are seeded: The six best qualifying teams (points and goal difference) are allocated to Group 1 and The remaining six teams will enter Group 2.

Pot 1: Italy, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Wales

Pot 2: Austria, Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine

Teams in Group 1 will hold the semi-finals according to their respective groups. The host of the final will be determined by a draw.

Bracket (Path) 1

Brackets (Path) 2

Brackets (Path) 3

World Cup Intercontinental knockout (2 rounds)

There are four national teams that will advance FIFA Intercontinental Qualifiers:

The draw on November 26 will determine which continent will face off in two knockout matches in June 2022 that will complete the field of 32 teams for the World Cup. In the past, these matches were held over two legs, but due to schedule bottlenecks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, matches will take place in a one-match knockout at a neutral venue.

When does the FIFA World Cup start?

• Opening matches: Monday, November 21, 2022
• World Cup Finals: Sunday, December 18, 2022

The FIFA World Cup 2022 will begin on Monday with four matches in Qatar.

Traditionally, the World Cup final will still be held on Sunday. The winner will lift the trophy on Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Which teams have qualified for the World Cup?

A total of 13 teams have officially participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including the host country. That leaves 19 positions to be filled in the coming months.

Outside the host country Qatar, already 10 countries from Europe qualified for the tournament. Brazil was the first to earn a landing from South America with five qualifying matches left and it was joined by Argentina.