The Qatar 2022 World Cup has defined the formation of the groups and only the playoffs of Conmebol, UEFA, Concacaf, Asia and Oceania remain to be played.
The Qatar World Cup 2022 is getting closer and, after it is defined how the groups were formed, it remains to be known the last three classified to the FIFA Soccer World Cup that will be confirmed through the playoffs of the continental Qualifiers that between selected Conmebol, UEFA, Concacaf, Asia and Oceania. Know who plays the crosses and when.
Playoffs for the Qatar 2022 World Cup: when are they played, who is playing and format
In Europe there are three countries that will fight for the only place left available by UEFA: Wales will face the winner of Scotland or Ukraine, which will be played on June 1. The final in which the classified will be known was scheduled for the 5th of the same month. Secondlytwo games have already been defined, in which Portugal and Poland qualified for the World Cup.
In Conmebol, for its part, Peru finished fifth in the standings after beating Paraguay 2-0 and earned the right to play the playoffs after knocking out Colombia and Chile.. Now it will be measured with the winner of Australia and the United Arab Emirates, on June 13.
In Concacaf, the final octagonal defined the top three classified who have a direct ticket to the World Cup. These are: Canada, Mexico and the United States. While, Costa Rica came fourth and will play the Repechage with New Zealand on June 14.
On the Asian side, the four classifieds are already known directly, which are Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Japan. The Japanese beat Australia – which plays in the Asian Qualifiers – 2-0, which helped them to qualify for the World Cup and give the ticket to the Saudis. Now Australia will have to face the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday 7 in Doha to determine who goes to the playoff against Peru.
Meanwhile, in Oceania the tie began in mid-March and as it has 11 countries, the winner will face the fourth in the octagonal Concacaf for a place in Qatar. They were played in two groups of four as Samoa and American Samoa pulled out due to travel complications, while Tonga were unable to attend due to a violent volcano eruption. New Zealand thrashed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final and will play the playoff against Costa Rica.
To which group of the Qatar 2022 World Cup does each qualified for the playoff go?
With the Groups formed for the World Cup, they only have to know which will be the three members who will join the classifieds who in turn already know which zone they will integrate according to each key. Is that the winner of Conmebol and Asia, that is Peru or Australia/United Arab Emirates will go to group D, with France, Denmark and Tunisia.
Also, Whoever qualifies by UEFA will join Zone B, which includes England, Iran and the United States. while the winner of Costa Rica and New Zealand will fall into group E with Spain, Germany and Japan.
When are the Qatar 2022 World Cup playoffs?
Peru will play against whoever is in the Asian playoffs. On the other hand, Costa Rica, from Concacaf, will face New Zealand. The format will be a single match and on a neutral court. The dates have already been confirmed.
- Wales vs. the winner of Scotland vs. Ukraine | June 5, with schedule to be confirmed
- Peru vs. Australia/United Arab Emirates | June 13 at 3:00 p.m. in Argentina
- Costa Rica vs. New Zealand | June 14, with time to be confirmed
When is the Soccer World Cup Qatar 2022
As scheduled, the group stage will take place between November 21 and December 2days in which four games will be played per day. The round of 16 will start on the 3rd and will last until the 6th.
Later, the rooms will be held on December 9 and 10. The semi-finals will also take up two days: 13 y 14. Finally, the final will be on December 18 at Lusail Stadium.
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