FIFA raffled this Friday the pairings of the intercontinental qualifiers that will decide the last teams classified for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in which the representative of Asia will face that of Conmebol and that of Concacaf that of Oceania.
The qualifiers will be played as a single match on June 13 and 14, 2022, since, although they were scheduled for March, they were delayed until that date.
In these play-offs the fourth classified of the final league of Concacaf and the fifth of Conmebol will play. Representing Asia (AFC), it will be the winner of the match between the third classified of each group in the third round and the winner of the qualifying phase for Oceania (OFC).
For the last World Cup in Russia 2018, the teams of Australia and Peru were the ones that achieved the last tickets through these qualifiers after their victories over Honduras and New Zealand, respectively.
For Qatar 2022, in addition to the host team, Brazil, Argentina from Conmebol and ten UEFA teams have already secured places: Germany, Denmark, Belgium, France, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Before raffling the intercontinental play-offs, FIFA also raffled on Friday those of the European zone, which will be decided by the last three UEFA representatives next March and which may include a match between Portugal and Italy, the last two European champions, which it will put one out of the competition.
The semifinals on the 24th will be Scotland-Ukraine, Wales-Austria, Russia-Poland, Sweden-Czech Republic, Italy-North Macedonia and Portugal-Turkey.
The finals on the 29th Wales-Austria / Scotland-Ukraine, Russia-Poland / Sweden-Czech Republic and Portugal-Turkey / Italy-Macedonia.
In the distribution of the 32 places for the World Cup, in addition to the host country, UEFA will have 13 teams, Africa 5 -no play-off-, Conmebol 4.5, Asia 4.5. Concacaf 3.5 and Oceania 0.5.
In Asia, the two third group will play a one-game tie at a neutral venue between March and June and the winner will go to the intercontinental play-off.
In Conmebol, with Brazil and Argentina already classified, the fifth at the end of the last day of the qualifying phase on March 29 will be the one that accesses this last play-off, along with the one who finishes fourth in the Concacaf qualifying phase. on the same date and the winner of the qualifying round from Oceania.
The African Confederation (CAF) will solve its qualifying phase without repechage in March with five round-trip qualifiers, the winners of which will win the ticket.
Qatar 2022 will be played from November 21 to December 18, 2022 and the draw will be held next April.
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