The draw for the 2022 Men’s World Cup was held in Doha, Qatar on FRI 01 APR 2022. The 32 teams were allocated into eight groups, each containing four teams.

Host nation Qatar, winners of the 2019 Men’s Asian Cup, will make their first Men’s World Cup appearance against Ecuador in Group A. They will then face 2021 Men’s African Nations Cup winners Senegal, followed by the Netherlands.

Title holders France are in Group D with Denmark, Tunisia, and the winner of the AFC/​CONMEBOL playoff – either the United Arab Emirates, Australia, or Peru.

2021 Men’s Copa América winners Argentina were placed in Group C, with Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland awaiting them.

A potential British derby awaits in Group B, which features England, Iran, 2021 CONCACAF Men’s Gold Cup winners the United States, and the winner of UEFA playoff final A – either Wales, Scotland, or Ukraine.

Canada’s first Men’s World Cup match in 36 years will be against Belgium in Group F, which also contains Morocco and Croatia. Meanwhile, a rematch of the infamous quarterfinal match at the 2010 Men’s World Cup between Uruguay and Ghana looms in Group H, in which Portugal and Korea Rep also find themselves.

For the second successive Men’s World Cup, Brazil, Serbia, and Switzerland all appear in the same group. This time, the fourth team in Group G is Cameroon.

Spain, Germany, and Japan all feature in Group E, which will also contain the winner of the CONCACAF/​OFC playoff between Costa Rica and New Zealand.

The final three places at the tournament will be decided in JUN 2022. The Men’s World Cup will then open on MON 21 NOV 2022. Four matches will be played per day for the next twelve days. Then, the top two teams in each group advance to the elimination phase, which begins on SAT 03 DEC 2022 and wraps up with the final match on SUN 18 DEC 2022 in Lusail.

• Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
• Group B: England, Iran, United States, Winner UEFA playoff final A
• Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
• Group D: France, Winner AFC/​CONMEBOL playoff, Denmark, Tunisia
• Group E: Spain, Winner CONCACAF/​OFC playoff, Germany, Japan
• Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
• Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
• Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, Korea Rep