Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup draw set for Friday

The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals set for Qatar November 21st -December 18^th is set to be conducted on Friday, April 1^st.

This follows the near completion of confederations qualifiers with at least 29 out of 32 participants at the World showpiece already known.

The procedures approved by the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions outline that the 28 already qualified teams will be allocated according to sporting principles to pots 1 to 4 based on the Men’s World Ranking released on 31 March following the conclusion of the international match window.

As hosts, Qatar will take position A1 from Pot 1, where they will be joined by the seven highest-ranked qualified teams.

The countries occupying positions 8-15 in the ranking of the qualified teams will be allocated to Pot 2, while the 16th-23rd best-ranked qualifiers will be placed in Pot 3.

Finally, Pot 4 will include the qualified teams in positions 24 to 28, plus three placeholders representing the two winners of the intercontinental play-offs and the remaining UEFA play-off winner.

Africa which has fielded 5 teams at the World Cup since 1998 will be represented by Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, and Ghana.