On the field of Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and the Netherlands, two teams that were absent from the World Cup Russia 2018, will battle for the 13 seats awarded by FIFA to UEFA for the Qatar World Cup 2022 and that 55 European countries will fight for a year.
How are the 13 UEFA participants obtained?
For this edition of the qualifying round of Europe, UEFA divided the 55 participants into 10 groups: five from five countries and five from six. In Round Trip duels, the first places in each of the sectors will win their direct ticket to the tournament starting November 21, 2022.
The other three passes are determined in a playoff round in which the 10 second-best places in each group and the two best-placed teams in the group will participate. General Classification of the UEFA Nations League.
Three groups of four are formed and a direct elimination match will all face each other for a semi-final and a final in each sector. The three winners will join the European representation in Qatar.
How are the groups formed?
To: Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
B: Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo
C: Italy, Suiza, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania
D: France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan
E: Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia
F: Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova
G: Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar
H: Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta
I: England, Poland, Mania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein
The big absentees in Russia 2018 looking for revenge
In the past World Cup, Italy, four-time world champion, and the Netherlands, were the big absentees. The Italians finished second in group G in the Qualifications on the way to RussiaHowever, in the playoff round, they lost to Sweden, a team that reached the quarter finals.
While the Mechanical orange, In one of the worst qualifying rounds, it was in third place in the group, below France, the ultimate champion, and coincidentally Sweden, which won the ticket to the play-off round, where it eliminated Italy.
The days of European elimination
According to information on the official UEFA website, from March 24 to November 16 this year, the 10 days of the group stage will be held as follows:
- Matchday 1:24 and March 25, 2021
- Matchday 2:27 and March 28, 2021
- Matchday 3:30 am and March 31, 2021
- Matchday 4: September 1 and 2, 2021
- Matchday 5: September 4-5, 2021
- Matchday 6: September 7 and 8, 2021
- Matchday 7: October 8 and 9, 2021
- Matchday 8:11 AM and October 12, 2021
- Matchday 9:11 AM and November 13, 2021
- Matchday 10:14 AM and November 16, 2021
Meanwhile, the playoff round, from which the final three tickets will come, is set on March 24, 25, 28 and 29, 2022, eight months after the start of the first World Cup to be held in an Arab country.
Qatar will ‘participate’ in the UEFA knockout
The Qatar national team, which will host the 2022 World Cup, will have a friendly entry into the UEFA qualifiers. The team will work with Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan, playing Round Trip preparation matches with each of the countries.
It is clear and because it is friendly, the results of the European teams against Qatar will not be reflected in the points in the group stage.
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- Matchday 7 Poland-England