2022 FIFA World Cup - European Qualifying Draw
- The European Qualifiers draw was made on 7 December in Zurich
- Seedings were based on FIFA World Rankings
- Teams were split into ten groups of five or six
- Matchday 1 will be played on 24-25 March 2021
World Cup title holders France face Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina & Kazakhstan in Group D (Getty Images)
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Group A: Portugal, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
Group B: Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo
Group C: Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania
Group D: France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan
Group E: Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia
Group F: Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova
Group G: Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar
Group H: Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta
Group I: England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino
Group J: Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein
Group Stage
Teams have been split into ten groups of five or six teams. The ten group winners qualify for the 2022 World Cup.
Play-offs
The ten group runners-up will be joined by the two best group winners of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League overall ranking that failed to qualify directly as group winners.
The 12 teams will be drawn into three play-off paths for one-off semi-finals and a final. The three path winners qualify for the World Cup.
Key Dates
- Matchday 1: 24–25 March 2021
- Matchday 2: 27–28 March 2021
- Matchday 3: 30–31 March 2021
- Matchday 4: 1–2 September 2021
- Matchday 5: 4–5 September 2021
- Matchday 6: 7–8 September 2021
- Matchday 7: 8–9 October 2021
- Matchday 8: 11–12 October 2021
- Matchday 9: 11–13 November 2021
- Matchday 10: 14–16 November 2021
- Play-offs: 24, 25, 28, 29 March 2022
- 2022 World Cup: 21 November–18 December 2022