Qatar 2022 World Cup draw: Watch free live stream of draw for this year’s tournament
Qatar 2022 World Cup draw: Watch free live stream of draw for this year’s tournament
Qatar 2022 World Cup draw live stream begins at 5pm on Friday; England, Wales and Scotland will all learn their possible group-stage opponents in the Gulf State
We already know 29 of the 32 participants at the first winter World Cup. The final three places will be decided in the intercontinental playoffs in June, as well as the final European playoff final which has been delayed due to the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
What is the format of the draw?
The 32 nations involved in the 2022 World Cup will be drawn into eight groups of four.
Host nation Qatar will be in position one of Group A. The other nations will be split into four pots based on FIFA rankings with the top-rated teams joining Qatar in pot one.
Each group will have no more than one nation from any confederation, aside from Europe who can have no more than two nations in any one group.
FIFA World Cup 2022
Qualified teams
| Qatar | Host nation | December 2, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | UEFA Group J winners | October 11, 2021 |
| Denmark | UEFA Group F winners | October 12, 2021 |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL winners | November 11, 2021 |
| France | UEFA Group D winners | November 13, 2021 |
| Belgium | UEFA Group E winners | November 13, 2021 |
| Croatia | UEFA Group H winners | November 14, 2021 |
| Spain | UEFA Group B winners | November 14, 2021 |
| Serbia | UEFA Group A winners | November 14, 2021 |
| England | UEFA Group I winners | November 15, 2021 |
| Switzerland | UEFA Group C winners | November 15, 2021 |
| Netherlands | UEFA Group G winners | November 16, 2021 |
| Argentina | CONMEBOL runners-up | November 16, 2021 |
| Iran | AFC Third Round Group A winners | January 27, 2022 |
| South Korea | AFC Third Round Group A runners-up | February 1, 2022 |
| Japan | AFC Third Round Group B runners-up | March 24, 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC Third Round Group B winners | March 24, 2022 |
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL fourth place | March 24, 2022 |
| Uruguay | CONMEBOL third place | March 24, 2022 |
| Canada | CONCACAF Third Round winners | March 27, 2022 |
| Ghana | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Senegal | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Portugal | UEFA Second Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Poland | UEFA Second Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Tunisia | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Morocco | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| Cameroon | CAF Third Round winner | March 29, 2022 |
| United States | CONCACAF Third Round third place | March 30, 2022 |
| Mexico | CONCACAF Third Round runners-up | March 30, 2022 |
