2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification: The Road to Glory
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, but the 2022 World Cup hasn’t yet been decided on who will host it yet. However, as of 2018, 3 countries have been confirmed to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup – China, Qatar, and the United States, with Australia and Japan competing against each other to see who will face the host country(ies). So how does this all come about? This article will give an overview of how the qualification works for 2022.
Table of content
Section 1. Introduction
Section 2. The Teams
Section 3. The Format
Section 4. The Groups
Section 5. The Schedule
Section 6. The Venues
Section 7. The Broadcast Partners
Introduction
In 2022, the world will once again be captivated by soccer as they watch the best teams battle it out for the coveted trophy. But with only 32 qualifying spots, who will have the honor of representing their country? To answer that question, we're going to take a look at how qualification works in this post!
Qualification is done through six different regional competitions (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America). Each of these regions has 12 slots up for grabs. That leaves 20 spots left. Those are then distributed through continental confederations: Africa 3, Asia 3, Europe 4, North America 3 and 2 from Central America, South America 2 from CONMEBOL and 1 from CONCACAF plus an additional playoff between 1 Asian team and the winner of a play-off between the 4th place team from CONCACAF and 4th place team from AFC.
The Teams
Qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup starts in 2019, with preliminary qualification rounds. Teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams. The winners of each group will qualify automatically, while the best eight runners-up will play off in home-and-away playoffs against each other to determine the final four qualifiers. There are a total of 13 possible paths to the finals (), so who knows what might happen? It's going to be an exciting qualifying process! For more information on how the world is preparing for this event, please visit and follow @worldcup_us.
The Format
Qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in March 2020, with each nation's qualifying campaign culminating in a final match. Teams are split into six groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group will then progress to the next round of qualification, which will be played on a home and away basis. The winners of these games will then qualify for the final stage that leads up to the 2022 world cup. There is also a possibility that an additional eight European teams can qualify through their UEFA Nations League group standings as well as four extra slots allocated to countries who did not make it to Russia 2018. As the host country, Qatar automatically qualifies for the World Cup without having to participate in any qualifying matches at all! However, even with this advantage, Qatar is still ranked 106th out of 205 footballing nations in the world.
As hosts, there will be 8 different stadiums used for the 2022 World Cup: Al Wakrah Stadium; Al Bayt Stadium; Al Thumama Stadium; Ras Abu Aboud Stadium; Khalifa International Stadium; Mohammed bin Zayed stadium; Doha Port stadium and al Rayyan Sports Arena.
The Groups
There are 12 groups in the qualification process, with three teams in each group. All of the groups are divided based on geographical reg the ion so that teams from neighboring countries do not play against one another. Group A includes Andorra, Scotland, and San Marino. Group B includes Wales, Slovakia, and England. Group C includes Turkey, Ukraine, and Croatia. Groups D-L include all of the other teams that have qualified for the tournament or have been eliminated from qualifying for it. If a team fails to win two games out of six games played, they are eliminated from the competition.
If a team does win two games out of six played, then they proceed to the next round. If a team wins four games out of six played, then they qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Schedule
The qualification process for the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in March 2019 with the first stage of qualification. This stage is divided into two parts that will take place over two years. In each part, all teams will play home-and-away fixtures against every other team in their group, with each team getting six games. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the next round of qualification (Round 2) and they will be joined by four more winners from Round 1 who have been drawn at random.
The Venues
The qualification process for the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be different than the previous two qualifying cycles due to the changes in the format of the tournament. In total, there will be 16 groups of 4 teams each, with one team in each group given a bye and going straight into Round 3. Teams play a home-and-away round-robin against every other team in their group, with three points awarded for a win, one point awarded for a draw, and no points awarded for a loss.
The Broadcast Partners
The road to glory starts with qualification. With the help of our broadcast partners, the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification process will ensure that every country has an opportunity to compete for the chance to play on football's biggest stage. And it's not too late! Every national team must have a minimum of five matches against teams ranked in the top two-thirds (66) to be eligible. And while qualification is determined through a round-robin format, there are some additional quirks like head-to-head results being used as tiebreakers if teams are equal on points and goal difference. That said, all the matches in qualifying still count so even if your nation doesn't get off to a great start there is still hope!
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