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The final five spots in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be decided by five different playoffs held around the world in 2022. And we found out a lot more about them after the Friday, Nov. 26 draw.
FIFA will conduct the draw in Zurich at 11 a.m. ET (5 p.m. CET - Central European Time) and it will determine the matchups that will assign the final three berths in Europe, as well as the two intercontinental playoff berths (details below). The draw will be streamed live on FIFA.com, on YouTube, and on Twitter.
A total of 32 nations will participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup that will be held in Qatar beginning in November 2022. Qatar automatically qualifies as host and the other 31 finalists will emerge from regional qualifying held around the globe.
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There are 13 countries that have already booked their ticket to Qatar, and others will lock up spots during qualifying in January and February. Not including host Qatar, here's how the 31 direct berths are split up around the world:
The four playoff qualifiers noted above from the Asia, South America, North America and Oceania continents will be drawn in two separate "intercontinental" playoff knockout matches that will be played in a neutral venue with a ticket to Qatar on the line.
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Europe has its own playoffs involving 12 countries. They will be drawn into three "final four" brackets. The survivor of each bracket will head to Qatar (the winner has to survive two knockout matches).
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The draw split the 12 European playoff teams into three different brackets. Six of the 12 playoff teams (10 group runners-up and two Nations League group winners) were seeded: The six best teams based on points total (minus points earned against last-placed teams for those nations that played in six-team groups), were allocated to Pot 1, and the remaining six went into Pot 2.
Pot 1 (seeded teams): Italy, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Wales
Pot 2 (unseeded teams): Austria, Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine
The teams in Pot 1 are hosting the knockout semifinal in their respective bracket (or path, as FIFA calls it). The host of the final was determined by a draw.
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Home teams listed first
Date | Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
Thurs/Fri, March 24/25 | Semi #1: Scotland vs. Ukraine | TBD | TBD | |
Thurs/Fri, March 24/25 | Semi #2: Wales vs. Austria | TBD | TBD | |
Mon/Tues, March 28/29 | Final: (Wales vs. Austria winner will host) | TBD | TBD |
Date | Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
Thurs/Fri, March 24/25 | Semi #1: Russia vs. Poland | TBD | TBD | |
Thurs/Fri, March 24/25 | Semi #2: Sweden vs. Czech Republic | TBD | TBD | |
Mon/Tues, March 28/29 | Final (Russia vs. Poland winner will host) | TBD | TBD |
Date | Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
Thurs/Fri, March 24/25 | Semi #1: Italy vs. North Macedonia | TBD | TBD | |
Thurs/Fri, March 24/25 | Semi #2: Portugal vs. Turkey | TBD | TBD | |
Mon/Tues, March 28/29 | Final (Portugal vs. Turkey winner will host) | TBD | TBD |
There are four national teams that will advance to the FIFA intercontinental playoffs:
The Nov. 26 draw will determine which continents will face off in each knockout match in June 2022 to complete the field of 32 World Cup teams. In the past, these were held over two legs, but due to schedule congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic they will be single-game knockout playoffs at a neutral venue.
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Date | Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
Mon, June 13 | Asia vs. South America | TBD | TBD | |
Tues, June 14 | North America vs. Oceania | TBD | TBD |
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off on a Monday with four matches in Qatar.
The World Cup final will still be held on a Sunday, as per tradition. The trophy will be hoisted by the winner on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022.
A total of 13 teams have officially qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including the host nation. That leaves 19 spots to be filled in the upcoming months.
In addition to host nation Qatar, there have been 10 nations from Europe to qualify for the tournament (10 qualifying group winners). Brazil was the first to earn a berth from South America with five qualifying matches left, and it was later joined by Argentina.
No. | Nation | Region | How qualified |
1 | Qatar | Asia | Host |
2 | TBD | Asia | 1st - Asia Grp A |
3 | TBD | Asia | 2nd - Asia Grp A |
4 | TBD | Asia | 1st - Asia Grp B |
5 | TBD | Asia | 2nd - Asia Grp B |
6 | TBD | Africa | Winner - Africa Series 1 |
7 | TBD | Africa | Winner - Africa Series 2 |
8 | TBD | Africa | Winner - Africa Series 3 |
9 | TBD | Africa | Winner - Africa Series 4 |
10 | TBD | Africa | Winner - Africa Series 5 |
11 | TBD | N. America | 1st - CONCACAF |
12 | TBD | N. America | 2nd - CONCACAF |
13 | TBD | N. America | 3rd - CONCACAF |
14 | Brazil | S. America | Top 4 - South America |
15 | Argentina | S America | Top 4 - South America |
16 | TBD | S. America | Top 4 - South America |
17 | TBD | S. America | Top 4 - South America |
18 | Serbia | Europe | 1st - Europe Group A |
19 | Spain | Europe | 1st - Europe Group B |
20 | Switzerland | Europe | 1st - Europe Group C |
21 | France | Europe | 1st - Europe Group D |
22 | Belgium | Europe | 1st - Europe Group E |
23 | Denmark | Europe | 1st - Europe Group F |
24 | Netherlands | Europe | 1st - Europe Group G |
25 | Croatia | Europe | 1st - Europe Group H |
26 | England | Europe | 1st - Europe Group I |
27 | Germany | Europe | 1st - Europe Group J |
28 | TBD | Europe | Europe Playoff Bracket #1 Austria, Scotland, Ukraine or Wales |
29 | TBD | Europe | Europe Playoff Bracket #2 Czech Rep., Poland, Russia or Sweden |
30 | TBD | Europe | Europe Playoff Bracket #3 Italy, N. Macedonia, Portugal or Turkey |
31 | TBD | TBD | Intercontinental Playoff #1 Asia or South America |
32 | TBD | TBD | Intercontinental Playoff #2 North America or Oceania |
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