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The 60,000 capacity Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor will host the opening game of the tournament on Monday, 21 November, as we know hosts Qatar will feature. Back to the 2022 World Cup schedule, start date and kick off times. Well, as long as the USMNT qualify for the tournament this time, as CONCACAF are still working out how the qualifying tournament will work in North and Central America.Īnyway, let’s cross that bridge when we get to it. Playoffs will be three brackets of four teams in March 2022, each playing single-game semifinals and finals to fill the last three places in Europe’s 13-nation quota.“A World Cup over Thanksgiving!” I hear you cry. Those two will be the two highest-ranked Nations League group winners who did finish in the top two of their World Cup qualifying group.
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The 10 group runners-up will enter the playoffs, joined by two teams from the Nations League groups. Rather than the usual glitzy event in the host nation with all the coaches, the draw was conducted in a studio in Zurich without any audience due the pandemic. European champion Portugal is in Group A with Serbia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan. Top-ranked Belgium, which finished third at the 2018 World Cup, is in Group E with Wales, the Czech Republic, Belarus and Estonia. Hungary, Albania, Andorra and San Marino are also in Group I. “He’s a player that can hurt you and his goal-scoring record for his country is phenomenally good,” England coach Gareth Southgate said of Lewandowski. Group I should pit two of Europe's most prolific strikers against each other: England's Harry Kane and Poland's Robert Lewandowski. Spain’s refusal to respect the flag and anthem of Kosovo last year forced UEFA to move qualifying games in soccer’s Under-17 European Championship. It's also a politically charged group since Kosovo will play Spain, Georgia and Greece, who all don’t recognize the former province which declared independence from Serbia in 2008. “I don’t think them or us are happy about it.” “We are tired of playing against each other,” Spain coach Luis Enrique said. Group B produced yet more matches between Spain and Sweden, who met in Euro 2020 qualifying and are in the same group at the delayed tournament. The Netherlands, another powerhouse to miss out on the 2018 World Cup, is in Group G with Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia and Gibraltar. “We are going into the race as the big favorites,” said Joachim Löw, who is remaining Germany coach despite recent poor results. Germany faces five opponents in Group J, but only North Macedonia qualified for the European Championship next year, unlike Romania, Iceland, Armenia and Liechtenstein. “Obviously, as a seeded team France will be favorite, but we still need to make sure we do deliver.” “I’m not going to jump for joy, one always needs to be humble and show respect to all these teams," France coach Didier Deschamps said. World Cup-holder France, Belgium and Spain are also vying for UEFA's newest title next year.įrance is in Group D with Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kazakhstan. Italy will contest the Nations League finals next year, meaning it has only four opponents in Group C: Northern Ireland, Bulgaria and Lithuania. “I think it will be a fight between us and Switzerland," Italy coach Roberto Mancini said. Only the first-placed teams qualify automatically. Qatar plans 'normal' World Cup in 2022 after vaccines, says tournament CEO