There is less than a year left for the World Cup event in Qatar, and many people are already wondering when the draw that will define the teams that make up the group stage of that championship will be. The repechage matches are still to be played, but once those matches are played, everything will be ready to remove the balls.
When and where will the draw take place?
The chosen date is March 31, 2022, since at that moment the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF qualifying rounds that end the week of March 24 will have ended. It is an official date but it is provisional, since if any inconvenience should occur, there would be no problem in modifying it.
Assuming that the World Cup will be held in Qatar, the draw will take place in Doha.
There is a lot of excitement about how many teams will participate in the tournament since in recent years there has been much discussion about the possible expansion of the number that until now was familiar to us. Finally in this World Cup we will enjoy for the last time a tournament with 32 participants, and that is that for the 2026 championship, 16 more teams will be added to the final list.
How does the draw procedure work?
The 32 qualified countries will be divided into four different pots based on the FIFA ranking of teams. The top seven on the list will be chosen to be included in the first pot along with the host of the World Cup, Qatar. Little by little the other gaps will be filled.
It should be remembered that no confederation except UEFA may have two teams in the same group.
There is less and less time for the World Cup event and many teams are already preparing their teams for a tournament that will take place in less than 12 months.
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