On Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 11:16:13 p.m. UTC-4, Michael Falkner wrote:
THE FIELD FOR QATAR 2022:
Host:
Qatar.
UEFA Group Winners:
Serbia
Spain
Switzerland
France
Belgium
Denmark
Netherlands
Croatia
England
Germany
UEFA Playoff Pod Winners:
Portugal
Poland
African Finals Playoff Winners:
Ghana
Cameroon
Morocco
Tunisia
Senegal (Egypt has formally protested the laser-light show the Senegal part of the tie devolved into -- expected to go nowhere)
Though not as bad, the laser pens were out in the first leg in Cairo as well. Kind of got the feeling it was retribution in Senegal.
Asia 1st and 2nd in Final Group Phase Qualifiers:
South Korea
Iran
Japan
Saudi Arabia
CONMEBOL Group Stage Qualifiers
Brazil
Argentina
Ecuador
Uruguay
CONCACAF:
Canada
Mexico
United States
THE THREE REMAINING SPOTS TO BE DECIDED IN JUNE:
UEFA UKRAINE PLAYOFF IN THE UK:
Ukraine vs. Scotland in Scotland, date to be determined for some point in June.
I cant help but think Ukraine will have to withdraw.
Winner gets Wales in Wales, a few days after the UKR-SCO match.
AND THREE MATCHES IN QATAR FOR TWO SPOTS:
First, the Asian third-place group playoff: Australia vs. United Arab Emirates on June 7 in Doha, Qatar.
That winner goes to play:
INTERCONFEDERATIONAL PLAYOFF ONE:
Asian playoff winner vs. Peru on June 13th or 14th, site in Qatar to be determined. Peru is protesting that the tie be moved to Europe or made a two-legged tie, but that will go nowhere.
Is it because of the heat in June in Qatar?
By December will we know the correct pronunciation of "Qatar"? Is it like cutter or catar or kaytar or kwaytar????
INTERCONFEDERATIONAL PLAYOFF TWO:
Costa Rica vs. New Zealand, same one of the pair of dates, also a TBD site in Qatar.
Mike
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