FIFA World Cup 2022 Draw: The journey to the World Cup in Qatar is nearing its end. All that remains to be determined is the fate of the World Cup qualifying teams, their group stage opponents, and the probable crossings and confrontations they will encounter in the knockout stages.
This draw, which occurs every four years, draws the entire world to a halt so that fans from all parts of the globe may learn the results of the final group stage.
When will the World Cup draw be held in Qatar?
The 2022 World Cup group stage draw will be conducted in a gala ceremony on Friday, April 1 at 12:00 p.m. ET at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar. The configuration of the eight groups of four teams that will make up the first phase of the World Cup in Qatar will be determined by the draw.
After the 32 teams have been separated into eight groups, the focus will shift to the knockout stages, since the match schedule has already been set. The winner of group A will face the second of group B, the second of group A the winner of group B, and so on with the rest of the groups C-D, E-F, and G-H.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Host nation | December 2, 2010 |
| Germany | UEFA Group J winners | October 11, 2021 |
| Denmark | UEFA Group F winners | October 12, 2021 |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL winners | November 11, 2021 |
| France | UEFA Group D winners | November 13, 2021 |
| Belgium | UEFA Group E winners | November 13, 2021 |
| Croatia | UEFA Group H winners | November 14, 2021 |
| Spain | UEFA Group B winners | November 14, 2021 |
| Serbia | UEFA Group A winners | November 14, 2021 |
| England | UEFA Group I winners | November 15, 2021 |
| Switzerland | UEFA Group C winners | November 15, 2021 |
| Netherlands | UEFA Group G winners | November 16, 2021 |
| Argentina | CONMEBOL runners-up | November 16, 2021 |
| Iran | AFC Third Round Group A winners | January 27, 2022 |
| South Korea | AFC Third Round Group A runners-up | February 1, 2022 |
| Japan | AFC Third Round Group B runners-up | March 24, 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC Third Round Group B winners | March 24, 2022 |
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL fourth place | March 24, 2022 |
| Uruguay | CONMEBOL third place | March 24, 2022 |
| Canada | CONCACAF Third Round winners | March 27, 2022 |
| Ghana | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Senegal | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Portugal | UEFA Second Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Poland | UEFA Second Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Tunisia | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Morocco | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Cameroon | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| United States | CONCACAF Third Round third place | March 30, 2022 |
| Mexico | CONCACAF Third Round runners-up | March 30, 2022 |
Pots for the Qatar World Cup
As hosts, Qatar will be seeded and given the A1 slot, which means they will play in Group A. The other seven seeded teams will be the top seven FIFA rankings teams.
Pot 2 will be awarded to nations ranked 8-15 in the ranking, while Pot 3 will be assigned to countries ranked 16-23 with the best position. Finally, Pot 4 will consist of the clubs ranked 24-28, as well as the two intercontinental play-off winners and the remaining UEFA play-off winner (Wales vs. the winner of the Scotland-Ukraine).
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
How to watch/live stream the 2022 World Cup draw?
The draw will be broadcast live on FIFA.com and on FIFA’s social media outlets, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
The BBC will broadcast coverage of the draw in the United Kingdom.
The draw will also be broadcast on Peacock, Telemundo, and Universo in the United States.
The draw will be shown live on History TV18 HD in India, and it will also be a webcast on Voot.
Qatar 2022: World Cup draw format and schedule
The Qatar World Cup, which will continue to include 32 countries, will follow the traditional structure of eight groups of four teams playing three round-robin, one-legged matches. Each group’s top two finishers will proceed to the round of 16, where they will compete in the following format: A vs B, C versus D, E versus F, and G versus H.
Unlike the European Championship, the World Cup has an extra match, the third and fourth place match, played the day before the final by the two teams that lost in the semifinals.
– Group stage: From November 21 to December 2
– Round of 16: 3 to 6 December
– Quarterfinals: December 9 and 10
– Semifinals: December 13 and 14
– Third and fourth place: December 17
– Final: December 18
