Who are the teams that have qualified for the World Cup? draws, pots and dates

The Super Eagles of Nigeria won’t be at the Qatar 2022 World Cup but the tournament will definitely continue.

Five African teams have picked up tickets to the competition and are joining 27 other countries from different parts of the world.

The most represented continent as usual is Europe with 12 teams with one still expected to join. Africa has 5 representatives while four teams has made it from South America so far with the possibility of one more making it to Qatar.

North America will be represented by Mexico, Canada and the United States – the three countries hosting the 2026 World Cup by the way, while Asia is represented by hosts Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Japan and Iran.

CAF

• Ghana
• Cameroon
• Senegal
• Tunisia
• Morocco

UEFA

• Germany
• France
• Spain
• England
• Denmark
• Switzerland
• Portugal
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Poland
• Croatia

CONCACAF

• Canada
• United States
• Mexico

AFC

• Qatar – hosts
• Saudi Arabia
• Japan
• South Korea
• Iran

CONMEBOL

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Ecuador
• Peru

Playoffs

• Australia/United Arab Emirates/Peru
• New Zealand/Costa Rica
• Ukraine/Scotland/Wales

When are the draws coming up?

The World Cup draws will come up on Friday, April 1 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre in Qatar at 12 p.m.

Who is in what Pot?

Pot 1

• Qatar
• Belgium
• Brazil
• France
• Argentina
• Portugal
• England
• Spain

Pot 2

• Netherlands
• Germany
• Mexico
• United States
• Denmark
• Switzerland
• Croatia
• Uruguay

Pot 3

• Senegal
• Japan
• Morocco
• Iran
• Tunisia
• South Korea
• Serbia
• Poland

Pot 4

• Cameroon
• Ghana
• Australia/UAE/Peru
• Scotland/Ukraine/Wales
• New Zealand/Costa Rica
• Saudi Arabia
• Ecuador
• Canada

When will the World Cup commence and when will the games be up?

Group Stage: November 21 to December 2

Round of 16: December 3 to December 6

Quarterfinals: December 9 and 10

Semifinals: December 13 and 14

Thirdplace match: December 17

Finals: December 18