When and where is the draw taking place?On Friday in Doha, Qatar, at 7pm local time (5pm BST). It will be broadcast live on fifa.com and RTÉ 2.
Which countries have qualified?Twenty-nine of the 32 places have been filled.
Hosts: Qatar.Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia.Asia: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea.Europe: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland.North America: Canada, Mexico, USA.South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay.
What about the remaining three slots?The final European berth is due to be decided in June with Scotland facing Ukraine in a playoff semi-final and the winners taking on Wales. Scotland’s manager, Steve Clarke, has suggested those games could be subject to further delay.
The other two places will go to the winners of intercontinental playoffs, contested on June 13-14 in Qatar, with Costa Rica facing New Zealand and Peru taking on the UAE or Australia, who first play the Asian confederation playoff in Doha on June 7th.
How will the draw work?The teams are divided into four pots based on the Fifa rankings published on …
- April 1, 2022
