The 2022 FIFA World Cup draw takes place today. 32 teams will learn their initial opponents in the world’s biggest sporting event ahead of the November 2022 tournament, a competition which has been marred by corruption and human rights violations.
On Friday, April 1, the soccer world will converge on Doha, Qatar, where the initial eight groups will be chosen at random, setting up the opening round of the competition.
The teams
29 teams have already qualified for Qatar, with the final three spots still to be decided via playoffs. The teams are sorted into four pots, based on primarily on FIFA’s world rankings.
Pot 1
- Brazil 🇧🇷 (1) – CONMEBOL winners
- Belgium 🇧🇪 (2) – UEFA Group E winners
- France 🇫🇷 (3) – UEFA Group D winners
- Argentina 🇦🇷 (4) – CONMEBOL runners up
- England 🏴 (5) – UEFA Group I winners
- Spain 🇪🇸 (7) – UEFA Group B winners
- Portugal 🇵🇹 (8) – UEFA Second Round winner
- Qatar 🇶🇦 (51) – Host nation
Pot 2
- Mexico 🇲🇽 (9) – Concacaf Third Round runners up
- Netherlands 🇳🇱 (10) – UEFA Group G winners
- Denmark 🇩🇰 (11) – UEFA Group F winners
- Germany 🇩🇪 (12) – UEFA Group J winners
- Uruguay 🇺🇾 (13) – CONMEBOL third place
- Switzerland 🇨🇭 (14) – UEFA Group C winners
- United States 🇺🇸 (15) – Concacaf Third Round third place
- Croatia 🇭🇷 (16) – UEFA Group H winners
Pot 3
- Senegal 🇸🇳 (20) – CAF Third Round winners
- Iran 🇮🇷 (21) – AFC Third Round Group A winners
- Japan 🇯🇵 (23) – AFC Third Round Group B runners up
- Morocco 🇲🇦 (24) – CAF Third Round winners
- Serbia 🇷🇸 (25) – UEFA Group A winners
- Poland 🇵🇱 (26) – UEFA Second Round winners
- South Korea 🇰🇷 (29) – AFC Third Round Group A runners up
- Tunisia 🇹🇳 (35) – CAF Third Round winners
Pot 4
- Cameroon 🇨🇲 (37) – CAF Third Round winners
- Canada 🇨🇦 (38) – Concacaf Third Round winners
- Ecuador 🇪🇨 (46) – CONMEBOL fourth place
- Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 (49) – AFC Third Round Group B winners
- Ghana 🇬🇭 (60) – CAF Third Round winners
- Wales 🏴 (18), Ukraine 🇺🇦 (27) or Scotland 🏴 (39) – UEFA Path A winners
- Peru 🇵🇪 (22), Australia 🇦🇺 (42) or United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 (68) – AFC vs CONMEBOL playoff winner
- Costa Rica 🇨🇷 (31) or New Zealand 🇳🇿 (101) – Concacaf vs OFC playoff winner
The draw
The draw will take place in Doha, Qatar on April 1. The draw will be broadcast live at 11 am CT on FS1, Telemundo and Universo.
We’ll have live coverage of the draft on Twitter, and will also speak with USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter, forward Christian Pulisic, midfielders Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie, and defender Walker Zimmerman later in the afternoon.
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