With just months to go before the World Cup, the biggest battle in the world of football, its procedures are nearing completion. Twenty-nine of the thirty-two teams competing in the World Cup will be on hand when the final draw of the tournament takes place on April 1 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center.
Twenty-eight teams currently qualified for FIFA’s competition organizing committee will be in the top one to four pots according to the latest FIFA rankings released on March 31. As the host nation, Qatar will be the first team in the Port One. They will be joined by seven teams with the highest FIFA rankings in qualifying.
Fans and teams will find out their paths to possible glory on 1 April from 19:00 (local time), at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center at which time 29 out of the 32 participants will be known. #FIFA2022 #Qatar2022 https://t.co/scgqu60eow
— Gulf-Times (@GulfTimes_QATAR) March 22, 2022
Those who qualify will be ranked eighth to fifteenth in the FIFA rankings, followed by Pots 2 and Pots 3 to 16th to 23rd. Winners of the Intercontinental Playoffs scheduled in June and winners of the UEFA Playoffs Slot will join them as the 24 to 28 go to the Pot Four.
Find the groups A to H for the World Cup from these four pots. When the host Qatar is in Group A, the rest of the teams will be selected from other pots. Select each subsequent group by taking the balls with the name of each team from each pot.
According to FIFA, only one team from each qualifying zone except Europe will be allowed in a group. As thirteen teams from Europe play in the World Cup, it is mandatory for each group to have one or more teams. The Intercontinental Play-off winners and UEFA Play-off spot winners will be grouped accordingly.
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