# FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Teams qualified, Draw pots, Format and Date – Everything you need to know about the holy grail of football

URL: https://technosports.co.in/fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022-everything/  
Published: 2022-03-30  
Updated: 2022-03-30  
Author: Arsh Das

The [FIFA World Cup](https://twitter.com/Barca_Buzz/status/1509146225534124035?s=20&t=QBEw6SVbDMFIReFHdBobqA) is the most prestigious competition in the world of football. And in a matter of a few days, we will get to know all about the group stages of the competition. Here’s what we know so far about the tournament. 

## FIFA World Cup 2022 draw

The group stage draw for the World Cup will be held on Friday, 1 April, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar. The teams will be drawn into eight groups, which will then be played to determine the knockout stages. 

> ONLY 5 SPOTS REMAIN FOR THE WORLD CUP 🏆  
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> RT if your country is going to Qatar 🌎 [pic.twitter.com/tCeunssbo7](https://t.co/tCeunssbo7)
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> — ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) [March 29, 2022](https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1508933640180441088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Here are all the teams that have made it to the competition so far: 

- Qatar
- Germany
- Denmark
- Brazil
- France
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Spain
- Serbia
- England
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- Argentina
- Iran
- South Korea
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
- Canada
- Ghana
- Senegal
- Portugal
- Poland
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Cameroon 

## Pots for the draw 

As hosts, Qatar will be playing in Group A and will be seeded. The other seven seeded teams will be determined by their FIFA rankings. The countries which are 8-15 in the ranking will be assigned to Pot 2, while those ranked 16-23 with the best position will be placed in Pot 3. 

> Back in November, Uruguay were sat in 7th in qualifying and Luis Suárez responded to a WhatsApp about missing the World Cup.  
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> He ended up scoring three in four games to send them to Qatar 😅 [pic.twitter.com/ZV8HVBVTiK](https://t.co/ZV8HVBVTiK)
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> — B/R Football (@brfootball) [March 30, 2022](https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1509140315508289541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Finally, Pot 4 will include the teams ranked 24-28, which will also include the two winners of the intercontinental play-offs and the remaining winner of the [UEFA play-offs](https://technosports.co.in/2022/03/30/portugal-2-0-north-macedonia-fernand/) (Wales vs. the winner of the Scotland-Ukraine). 

## Format of the FIFA World Cup 

The tournament will consist of 32 teams, divided into eight groups. Each of the teams will play three games, in a round robin format. 

The winner of group A will face the second of group B, the second of group A the winner of group B, and so on with the rest of the groups C-D, E-F and G-H. 

## Dates for the matches 

-Group stage: From November 21 to December 2

– Round of 16: 3 to 6 December

– Quarterfinals: December 9 and 10

– Semifinals: December 13 and 14

– Third and fourth place: December 17

– Final: December 18