The FIFA World Cup 2022 draw will be conducted on Friday, April 1 in Qatar starting at 7 PM EAT ahead of the 2022 global showpiece later in the year.Five countries from Africa are among the 29 that have already confirmed the slots in the main event, with the remaining three expected to book theirs later to complete the 32.African champions Senegal highlight the five representatives from Africa having edged out Egypt both for continental glory and a World Cup ticket in post-match penalties in both games.Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, and Tunisia are the other countries that made it out of the playoffs and will be headed to Qatar towards the end of the year.The teams are put in four pots based on the Fifa world rankings released on Thursday, March 31, with the three play-off winners not yet decided (Wales v Scotland/Ukraine, Costa Rica v New Zealand, UAE/Australia v Peru) being placed in pot four.The FIFA #WorldCup Qatar 2022 Final Draw will take place tomorrow, Friday 1 April at 19:00 Doha time.These are the ranking pots. The countdown is🔛! pic.twitter.com/jcQoM1q4yl— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) March 31, 2022 Pot 1: Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal.Pot 2: Mexico, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Croatia.Pot 3: Senegal, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea, Tunisia.Pot 4: Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine, CostaFor the draw on Friday, all the 32 participants, with even the three yet to be confirmed represented in the draw, will be drawn into eight groups of four as it has been the norm recently with the host nation Qatar being placed in position one of Group A of the draw.However, there will be a change as the schedule for the matches will be decided later and will not happen automatically depending on how teams are drawn out as has been the case previously. This will be to allow more beneficial kick-off times for audiences at home for the respective teams, according to the global body.🇹🇳 🇨🇲 🇸🇳 🇲🇦 🇬🇭THE SET IS HERE, AFRICA’S REPRESENTATIVES IN 𝐐𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐑! 🌍#WorldCup | #WCQ pic.twitter.com/urwDUUt6AM— CAF (@CAF_Online) March 29, 2022 It is important to note that Europe is the only continent that could have more than one country in the same group but they will not exceed two in one group, otherwise, teams from the same continent will be kept apart. With 13 of the 32 countries being from Europe, it is automatic that five of the eight groups will have two European countries.Hosts: Qatar.Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia.Asia: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea.Europe: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland.North, Central America, and Caribbean: Canada, Mexico, USA.South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay.
