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Watch FIFA World Cup draw live from Qatar for World Cup 2022 (World Soccer Talk)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine had impacts on the UEFA World Cup Qualifying playoffs. Ukraine's playoff semi-final against Scotland is scheduled for June.

In terms of the draw, FIFA places the highest-ranked qualifying teams based on the World Rankings in Pot 1. To get the draw under the belt despite not all qualifying finishing, FIFA places Scotland, Ukraine and Wales in Pot 4 as one entrant. The draw takes place Friday, April 1, beginning at noon ET. It is in Doha, Qatar, the site of the many World Cup games. Four teams go in each of the eight different groups. With the World Cup teams locking in their places, the usual anticipation is somewhat dampened. Normally, the World Cup is the most popular sporting event with international excitement.

When is the World Cup 2022 draw? Current FIFA rankings, seedings ... (Mirror.co.uk)

The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place this week following the conclusion of the current international break, where the remaining places in Qatar ...

The same process will be applied for Pot B, Pot C and Pot D. Pot 2 will then contain the next eight highest ranked teams, while the same will be applied for Pot 3 and Pot 4. The 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four, listed alphabetically from Group A to Group H, and will play each other once.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Draw, Live Streaming: Qatar Gets Ready For ... (Outlook India)

The group stage draw for the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in Doha on April 1. Here's all you need to know, including qualified teams and how to watch.

A team's path through to the quarterfinals, semifinals and final is set in the bracket. The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will kick-off on November 21, and finishes on December 18. Why is the schedule so tight? The 32-team lineup is the perfect number for a knockout bracket. Each four-team group of is a round-robin of six games in total. The next eight highest-ranked qualifiers go into pot 2, which is the second to be drawn. Canada are in pot 4 despite leading the North American qualifying group. Pot 4 will include the qualified teams in positions 24 to 28, plus three placeholders -- the two winners of the intercontinental play-offs and the remaining UEFA play-off winner. That team also gets just two full days off before a round of 16 game on December 5. Qatar, as hosts, will take position A1 in Pot 1, where they will be joined by the seven highest-ranked teams. Teams which can still qualify: UAE or Australia meet in the fourth round, with the winners facing Peru to decide the AFC vs CONMEBOL inter-confederation play-off. The draw for FIFA World Cup 2022 will be telecast live.

2022 FIFA World Cup Draw: How does it work? When is it? (FOXSports.com)

The 2022 FIFA World Cup Draw sorts the qualified teams into groups ahead of November's big tournament. Here's how it works.

FIFA Men's World Cup FIFA Men's World Cup FIFA Men's World Cup The exception is Europe, which qualifies 13 teams. No two teams from any pot can end up in the same group, which in theory should make the groups even in terms of talent. But before that can happen, the qualifying teams have to be sorted into eight groups.

Which teams are in the World Cup draw 2022? Complete list of ... (Sporting News AU)

The countdown to the Qatar 2022 World Cup has begun. The draw for the showpiece tournament will be held on April 1, more than seven months before the event ...

Tunisia (35) Croatia (16) Portugal (8) USA (15) Poland (26) Switzerland (14) England (5) Morocco (24) France (3) Cameroon (37) Senegal (20) Mexico (9)

USA pot in World Cup draw: Where USMNT will be selected for ... (Sporting News)

The United States became the final team in the March international window, alongside CONCACAF rivals Mexico, to qualify directly for the 2022 World Cup.

USA (15) England (5) Germany (12) France (3) Cameroon (37) Mexico (9)

Qatar's World Cup gets real as Doha hosts tournament draw (FRANCE 24)

The countdown towards the most controversial World Cup in history really begins on Friday as the draw for Qatar 2022 takes place in Doha, less than eight ...

That led to the threat from some countries of a boycott. It's about money, commercial interests, that's the main motive of FIFA," said Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal recently. Their next chance to qualify will be in 2026, by which time the World Cup will have been expanded to a bloated 48 teams. To develop football there? The obvious issue was the extreme heat in June and July, when the World Cup is traditionally held, and so the decision was taken to move the tournament to the northern hemisphere winter. As pandemic restrictions ease, some of football's biggest names will be there for the draw at a Doha convention centre among the skyscrapers of the city's West Bay district, as holders France and their rivals find out who they will face in the group stage of the first World Cup to be held in November and December.