World Cup 2022 draw on April 1, 2022 in Doha, Qatar
The draw for the 2022 World Cup is on April 1, 2022 at 7:00 PM in Doha, the capital of Qatar. On this page you will find everything about the pot classification and the procedure of the World Cup draw.
The draw follows FIFA's annual meeting the day before. This draw determines the classification of the eight groups for the World Championship, after which England will know their three opponents.
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? min. reading time | ? wordsAt the time of the draw, three of the 32 participants are still unknown. A few months later, in June, intercontinental play-off matches are played between countries from Asia, North America, Oceania and South America for the last places. The last European play-off winner will also be known.
2022 World Cup draw results
The results of the World Cup draw are as follows:
- Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
- England, Iran, United States, European Playoffs
- Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
- France, IC play-offs 1, Denmark, Tunisia
- Spain, IC Playoffs 2, Germany, Japan
- Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
- Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
- Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
Where is the 2022 World Cup draw?
Where is the 2022 World Cup draw? The World Cup draw is at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) in Qatar.
What time is the 2022 World Cup draw?
What time is the 2022 World Cup draw? The World Cup draw is on Friday, April 1, at 7:00 PM local time. That's at 19:00 UK time.
Want to watch the 2022 World Cup draw live?
The World Cup draw can be watched live via the BBC. []
What is the World Cup draw for?
The World Cup draw determines the classification of the groups of the tournament in Qatar. There are 8 groups of 4 countries each and the countries are divided into these World Cup groups based on the draw.
Pot layout for the World Cup draw
The pot division for the World Cup draw consists of the 32 participants, who are divided into 4 pots of 8 teams each (pot 1 to pot 4). The pot classification is based on the FIFA World Ranking released on March 31, 2022. []
| Pot 1 |
|---|
 Qatar |
 Brazil |
 Belgium |
 France |
 Argentina |
 England |
 Spain |
 Portugal |
| Pot 2 |
|---|
 Mexico |
 Netherlands |
 Denmark |
 Germany |
 Uruguay |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
 Croatia |
| Pot 3 |
|---|
 Senegal |
 Iran |
 Japan |
 Morocco |
 Serbia |
 Poland |
 South Korea |
 Tunisia |
| Pot 4 |
|---|
 Cameroon |
 Canada |
 Ecuador |
 Saudi Arabia |
 Ghana |
| Intercontinental playoffs |
| Intercontinental playoffs |
| Europe playoffs |
The intercontinental playoffs 1 consist of: Costa Rica or New Zealand. The intercontinental playoffs 2 consist of Peru, Australia or the United Arab Emirates. The European playoffs are played by Wales, Scotland and Ukraine. All these matches will be played after the draw.
The seven best teams together with host country Qatar make up the first pot. Pot 2 consists of numbers 8 to 15 and pot 3 of numbers 16 to 23. The last pot 4 consists of numbers 24 to 28 of the Ranking + 2 winners of the intercontinental play-offs + 1 winner of the UEFA play-offs.
- Pot 1: Qatar + teams 1 to 7
- Pot 2: teams 8 to 15
- Pot 3: teams 16 to 23
- Pot 4: teams 24 to 28 + 2 winners of the intercontinental play-offs + 1 winner of the UEFA play-offs
England is in fifth place in the ranking and will be placed in pot 1. []
Procedure of the draw for the 2022 World Cup
The procedure for the draw for the 2022 World Cup is as follows. []
The 4 pots for the countries are numbered 1 to 4. Each pot contains 8 balls with the names of the 8 teams or place holders for the teams that are not yet known.
The 8 pots for the groups are labeled A through H. Each pot contains 4 balls numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 for position in that group.
The draw starts with country pot 1 and ends with country pot 4. Each pot is empty before moving on to the next pot.
A ball is drawn from the team pot, followed by a ball from one of the group pots. This places a team in a certain position in the group.
Restrictions on the draw
There are also some restrictions on the draw for the World Championship.
In pot 1, Qatar's ball has a different color, because the host country is automatically assigned to position A1.
The remaining 7 teams from pot 1 are automatically drawn in position 1 of the remaining groups B to H.
Basically one wants to make sure that no group has more than one team from the same continent. The exception to this is Europe with 13 teams. Each group must have at least 1, but no more than 2 European teams. So 5 groups contain 2 European teams.
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