FIFA World Cup 2022, draw: Everything you need to know
The draw for the FIFA World Cup 2022 event in Qatar will be held on April 1. The event will be held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar. The draw will see the eight groups of four teams that will make up the first phase of the global event in Qatar. Here are the key details.
Confirmed teams for the World Cup
The confirmed teams - Qatar, Germany, Denmark, Brazil, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands, Argentina, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Canada, Ghana, Senegal, Portugal, Poland, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, Mexico, United States
Pots 1-3: Know the key details
Qatar will be seeded and is directly assigned to the A1 slot. Qatar will play in Group A. The other seven seeded teams will be the sides with the highest FIFA ranking. Teams ranked between 8-15 of the qualified teams will be allocated to Pot 2. The 16th-23rd best-ranked qualified sides will be placed in Pot 3.
What about Pot 4?
As far as Pot 4 is concerned, this will include the qualified teams in positions 24 to 28. Also, there will be three placeholders representing the two winners of the intercontinental play-offs and the remaining UEFA playoff winners.
Teams and the pots they are in
POT 1: Qatar, Belgium, Brazil, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal POT 2: Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, United States, Switzerland, Croatia, Uruguay POT 3: Senegal, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea, Tunisia POT 4: Australia/United Arab Emirates/Peru, New Zealand/Costa Rica, Ukraine/Scotland/Wales, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Ghana, Cameroon, Canada
Here's the complete schedule of the World Cup
The FIFA World Cup 2022 will start on November 21 this year with the group stages. The round of 16 matches will start from December 3 onwards. The quarter-finals will start on December 9. The semis will start from December 14 onwards. The third-place play-off will be played on December 17. The final will be held on December 18. All timings are on IST.
