World Soccer - UK (2020-10)

2022

March

2022

Nov-Dec

explained

up Qualifiers

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GROUP G

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GROUP H

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GROUP I

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GROUP J

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WORLD SERVICE

The second edition of the competition created to replace international

friendlies, which was first won by Portugal in 2019 and deemed an

unprecedented success, begins again in September. The format has

changed a little since then, so here’s everything you need to know...

EUROPE’S WORLD CUP DELEGATION

RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS

C1 Bottom team

C2 Bottom team

C3 Bottom team

C4 Bottom team

Europe will have13

representatives at the 2022

World Cup in Qatar – ten

group winners and three

play-off winners.

Play-off

1 winner

Play-off

3 winner

Group D

winner

GroupJ

winner

Group F

winner

Group B

winner

Group H

winner

Play-off

2 winner

Group A

winner

Group G

winner

Group C

winner

Group I

winner

Group E

winner

The four group

winners in League

A will head to the finals,

with one of the four nations

selected to host. As in 2019,

there will be semi-finals, a

final and a third-place

play-off.

The ten

runners-up will be

joined by the two best Nations

League group winners who

failed to finish in the top two

of their World Cup qualifying

group. To reach Qatar, teams

must win a semi-final

then a final.

WORLD CUP PLAY-OFFS

Group A runner-up

Group B runner-up

Group C runner-up

Group D runner-up

Group E runner-up

Group F runner-up

Group G runner-up

Group H runner-up

Group I runner-up

GroupJ runner-up

Nations League group winner

Nations League group winner