The final hours of the final stretch towards the World Cup in Qatar were consumed and all the qualified teams were defined pending what will happen with the three playoffs in June. Mexico and the United States sealed their direct pass to the contest, while the last repechage to be played by Nueva was confirmed Zealand and Costa Rica.
Although in the coming hours FIFA will give the latest update to the FIFA ranking that could generate some modification in the pots, the current list places Mexicans and Americans in Pot 2. At the same time, the three balls designated for the repescas will be positioned in Pot 4.
According to the regulations of the highest body, no two teams from the same federation may meet in the group stage except UEFA representatives. The European continent has 13 places for this event and they can have up to two teams in the same area.
The hour of truth will be next Friday from 19 pm local time (13 in Argentina) Convention Center that FIFA set up in the city of Doha, Qatari capital: the eight zones will be formed for the maximum national team tournament that will start on November 21.
The only certainty so far regarding this draw is that Qatar, the host country, will be in first position in Group A and will be the protagonist of the opening clash.
THIS IS HOW THE HYDRUMS ARE CURRENTLY
• POT 1: Qatar - Belgium - Brazil - France - Argentina - England - Spain - Portugal
• POT 2: Denmark - Netherlands - Germany - Switzerland - Croatia - Uruguay - Mexico - United States
• POT 3: Senegal - Iran - Serbia - Japan - Poland - South Korea - Canada - Morocco
• POT 4: Ghana - Tunisia - Saudi Arabia - Ecuador - Cameroon - European Repechage (Scotland/Ukraine vs. Wales) - Concacaf Repechage vs. Oceania (Costa Rica vs. New Zealand) - Repechage Conmebol vs. Asia (Peru vs. Australia/United Arab Emirates)
* On March 31, the FIFA ranking will be updated for the last time and the final positions of the pots will be confirmed
THE RULES OF THE RAFFLE
The 29 qualified teams, the two intercontinental playoffs and the UEFA play-off quota will be divided into four groups of eight teams each, based on the World Ranking published on 31 March 2022, following the end of the international match window in March 2022. According to the standings, the top seven teams, along with the host, Qatar, are assigned to group 1. Selections ranked from 8 to 15 are assigned to group 2. The teams qualified from 16 to 23 are assigned to group 3 and, finally, group 4 includes the teams classified from 24 to 28, in addition to the two places that will be occupied by the winners of the intercontinental qualifiers scheduled for 13 and 14 June 2022 and the place of the winner of the UEFA playoff.
The general principle of FIFA, wherever possible, is to ensure that no group has more than one team from the same qualifying area. This applies to all areas, except Europe, which is represented by 13 teams. Each group must have at least one European team, but no more than two. Thus, five of the eight groups will have two European teams.
The geographical distribution of the winner of the UEFA repechage and the two winners of the intercontinental repechage will also follow the general principle of “separation” of teams from the same qualifying area
The geographical allocation of each intercontinental repechage place shall be based on the pairings of the confederation teams participating in that specific match of the intercontinental repechage
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