ADDS WORLD CUP FINALS DRAW POTS
By Muhammed Enes Calli
ANKARA (AA) - The draw for the 2022 World Cup group stage will take place Friday in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
Out of 32 nations that will play, 29 have qualified for the tournament. Two winners of the inter-confederation playoffs and one from the European Qualifiers playoff will be decided later.
To fill the last two places from the inter-confederation playoffs, Peru will face the United Arab Emirates or Australia and New Zealand will meet Costa Rica.
For the last spot from Europe, Wales will take on the winners between Scotland and Ukraine in the playoff qualifier, which was delayed because of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The World Cup will be held from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18 with 32 teams in eight groups.
Here are 4 pots for the World Cup finals draw:
Pot 1:
Qatar
Brazil
Belgium
France
Argentina
England
Spain
Portugal
Pot 2:
Mexico
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Uruguay
Switzerland
United States
Croatia
Pot 3:
Senegal
Iran
Japan
Morocco
Serbia
Poland
South Korea
Tunisia
Pot 4:
Cameroon
Canada
Ecuador
Saudi Arabia
Ghana
Wales or Scotland/Ukraine
Costa Rica or New Zealand
Peru or Australia/United Arab Emirates