The FIFA World Cup qualifiers determine the 31 nations that will compete in the tournament. Qatar receives an automatic place if it qualifies for the tournament and the host nation will be awarded a spot. A team must qualify in order to participate in the 2022 World Cup. The process is very complicated and competitive, so you should know what to expect. Listed below are the rules for the qualifiers.
Each confederation organises two parallel tournaments. The first tournament started on 6 June 2019, and the second round will take place in October 2021. The FIFA World Cup qualifiers take place in a number of different countries, so there will be no general preliminary draw. The six confederations use different timelines to organize the tournament, which has led to several postponements. The COVID-19 pandemic was the most significant disruption to the qualification process. The tournaments were cancelled several times, so the draw has been delayed.
The tournament is held every two years and consists of four qualifying rounds. In the first round, the four best teams from each region will be placed in groups of six teams. The winner of each group will advance to the World Cup. The winners of the three finals will earn the right to play in the knockout stage of the tournament. The final is a two-legged playoff, which will determine the knockout team in the World Cup.
The second round consists of the intercontinental play-offs. These will take place in June of 2022. The finals will consist of eight teams in eight groups of four. The top three teams will qualify directly, while the fourth team will be placed in a play-off to determine the fourth place team. The FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 2022 edition will include 32 nations, divided into eight groups of four teams. The group winners will advance to the final round.
The qualifying tournaments for the FIFA World Cup will be held in July. All 54 FIFA-affiliated football associations from Latin America, Africa and CAF will be participating in the competition. The countries will play each other in home-and-away round-robin games in order to determine the first, second and third place. The final four teams in each group will qualify directly to the World Cup. The fifth place team will advance to the inter-continental playoffs.
The AFC and the CAF have four slots each and the CONMEBOL and OFC each have three. The USMNT will be playing in the second round of the FIFA World Cup. The United States will play Mexico. The USMNT will be in the third round of the tournament. The USA will have two slots in the first round. The USA and Argentina will also be in the second round.
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