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

The FIFA World Cup 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…

By Arsh Das

March 30, 2022

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The FIFA World Cup 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 🏆

RT if your country is going to Qatar 🌎 pic.twitter.com/tCeunssbo7
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 29, 2022

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.

He ended up scoring three in four games to send them to Qatar 😅 pic.twitter.com/ZV8HVBVTiK
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 30, 2022

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 (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.