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Below is the schedule of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar. [8] [9] After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of the matchdays 1–2 of the second round were also rescheduled. [10]
The opening two rounds of qualifying also served as qualification for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Therefore, Qatar, the 2022 FIFA World Cup host, only participated in the first two rounds of qualifying. [22] The qualification structure was as follows: [23] First round: Twelve teams (ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six ...
Below is the schedule of the second round of CAF 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. [3] After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of Matchdays 1 and 2 of the second round were rescheduled. [4]
The draw for the third round was held on 22 January 2022 in Douala, Cameroon, starting at 16:00 (UTC+1). The seedings were based on the November 2021 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses). [1] [2] Teams from Pot 2 hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot 1 hosted the second leg. Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) is the African section of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. A total of nine slots in the final tournament and one inter-confederation play-off slot are reserved for CAF teams.
1978 WCQ: Tunisia, first African team to use penalties in World Cup Qualification, beating Morocco 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. [26] [27] 2002 WCQ: Abdul Hamid Bassiouny of Egypt, the fastest-ever hat-trick in an "A" international, scored a hat-trick in 177 seconds against Namibia in Alexandria on 13 July 2001 during an 8–2 win by ...
For the first time, FIFA decided to hold single-game matches in the World Cup host country, Qatar. They were scheduled for 13–14 June 2022 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. [4] They were originally scheduled for March that year, but were moved due to the changes in the FIFA International Match Calendar caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ...
The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of July 2019 (shown in parentheses below). [5] Teams from Pot 2 hosted the first leg, while teams from Pot 1 hosted the second leg. Note: Bolded teams qualified for the second round.