#JAPAN WORLD CUP 3 HOW PLAY FULL#
Full details of how qualifying works can be found in the official regulations. A total of 31 spots are up for grabs as countries from six confederations battle it out. This article is for information only and all is subject to final confirmation from FIFA. Qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar began on June 6, 2019, with the last qualifying games set to be played in March 2022. *Did not finish in top two of qualifying group or reach play-offs via UEFA Nations League ranking. Teams in italics finished in the top two of a qualifying group. Japan World Cup 3 takes all three to a new level, challenging players to bet on horses (using that term loosely) in a race that is unpredictable at best. Forget everything you know about horses, racing and video games. first time since the 2015 World Cup and for the first time since 2008 outside a World Cup. Sometimes the best things in life just make no sense whatsoever. 'I fancy Japan to cause a few surprises, they won all their warm-ups including a 3-1 win over that handy Costa Rica side and last year they beat Belgium 3-2 in Brussels. Teams in bold entered the play-offs via this route. Wallabies legend Tim Horans expert analysis of Australias 32-23 Test win over Japan in Oita. League C 9 Slovenia* 10 Montenegro* 11 Albania* 12 Armenia* League B 5 Wales 6 Austria 7 Czech Republic 8 Hungary* League A 1 France 2 Spain 3 Italy 4 Belgium Rankings of UEFA Nations League group winners (highest two finishing outside top two in qualifying group enter play-offs) Portugal / Turkey vs Italy / North Macedonia (20:45 CET) Fixtures and results Russia / Poland vs Sweden / Czech Republic (20:45 CET) Wales / Austria vs Scotland / Ukraine (20:45 CET) Italy vs North Macedonia (20:45 CET) Portugal vs Turkey (20:45 CET)
Russia vs Poland (18:00 CET) Sweden vs Czech Republic (20:45 CET) Scotland vs Ukraine (20:45 CET) Wales vs Austria (20:45 CET) The three path winners qualify for the World Cup. These 12 teams have been drawn into three play-off paths for one-off semi-finals and finals. Play-offs For the play-offs from 24 to 29 March 2022, the ten group runners-up are joined by the two best group winners from the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League overall rankings that neither qualified directly for the World Cup as European Qualifiers group winners, nor entered the play-offs already as European Qualifiers group runners-up. Qualified for play-offs via UEFA Nations League rankings: Austria, Czech Republic Final group standingsÄirect qualifying The ten group winners have qualified for the 2022 World Cup, which runs from 21 November to 18 December in Qatar. Qualified for play-offs as group runners-up: Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales Qualified as group winners: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland