The field of participants in the football World Cup in Qatar is widely known, and the group draw will take place on Friday. An overview of the qualified teams and the raffle pots.
Everything is fine – Cristiano Ronaldo (left) qualifies with Portugal for his fifth World Cup.
Which teams are qualified for Qatar 2022?
- Europe (13 starting places): Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland.
- Africa (5 starting places): Ghana, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon.
- Asia/Australia (5 starting places): Qatar (hosts), Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia.
- South America (4 or 5 starting places): Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay.
- North and Central America (3 or 4 starting places): Canada.
- Oceania (0 or 1): none.
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Which countries are still playing for a World Cup ticket?
In Europe there is still one World Cup place open. Because of the war in Ukraine, the play-off game between Scotland and Ukraine has been postponed to mid-June. The winner of this match plays against Wales for the last European World Cup ticket.
Another two World Cup places will be played in the intercontinental play-offs. As South American representatives, Peru have already qualified for the decider, where they will face either the United Arab Emirates or Australia.
In the second play-off game, the winner of the Oceania zone meets the fourth-placed team from North and Central America. From Oceania, the Solomon Islands or New Zealand could make it into the play-offs, from North and Central America it will probably be Costa Rica. The intercontinental play-offs will take place on June 13th and 14th.
In North and Central America, the last round of qualification is still to come, where two more tickets will be awarded. In addition to the Canadians who have already qualified, Mexico and the USA have the best chances.
Alphonso Davies’ reaction to Canada making the World Cup ❤️
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When does the draw take place and which pots are the teams divided into?
The preliminary round groups for the World Cup will be drawn on April 1st at 6 p.m. Swiss time in Doha. The draw will be broadcast live on SRF 2, ARD and the Fifa website.
Teams from the same continental federation cannot meet in the group stage of the World Cup, the only exception to this rule being Uefa.
Draw pots for the preliminary round of the World Cup in Qatar:
- Pot 1: Qatar (hosts), Belgium, Brazil, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal.
- Pot 2: Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Croatia, Uruguay, Mexico*, USA* or Costa Rica*.
- Pot 3: Poland, Serbia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal.
- Pot 4: Scotland/Ukraine*, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Tunisia, Cameroon and the two winners of the intercontinental play-offs.
*= still playing for qualification.
When does the World Cup start and in which stadiums will it be played?
The World Cup in Qatar is the first tournament to be held in winter. The opening game will take place on November 21, 2022, the final on December 18. It will be a world championship in a very small space, with all the stadiums no more than a hundred kilometers apart.
The final will be held at the new 86,254-seat Lusail Iconic Stadium. The Doha Port Stadium is special. It is made from recycled shipping containers and will be dismantled after the World Cup.