QUALIFYING NEWS

Draw for CAF group phase complete
[WED 22 JAN 2020]

Fixtures assigned in CONMEBOL group phase draw
[WED 18 DEC 2019]

CAF preliminary round recap
[THU 12 SEP 2019]

CAF hold draw for preliminary round
[TUE 30 JUL 2019]

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QUALIFIED TEAMS

UEFA		CAF		AFC		CONMEBOL		CONCACAF
				HOST QAT				PLAYOFFS

KEY DATES

• 2019:
  • WED 17 APR 2019: Draw for AFC preliminary round [Kuala Lumpur, MAS]
  • THU 06-TUE 11 JUN 2019: AFC preliminary round
  • WED 17 JUL 2019: Draw for AFC first group phase [Kuala Lumpur, MAS]
  • MON 29 JUL 2019: Draw for CAF preliminary round
  • THU 05 SEP 2019: AFC first group phase begins
  • WED 04-TUE 10 SEP 2019: CAF preliminary round
  • TUE 17 DEC 2019: Draw for CONMEBOL group phase [Luque, PAR]
• 2020:
  • TUE 21 JAN 2020: Draw for CAF group phase [Cairo, EGY]
  • THU 26 MAR 2020: CONMEBOL group phase begins
  • TUE 09 JUN 2020: AFC first group phase ends
  • MON 31 AUG 2020: CONCACAF first tier begins, CONCACAF second tier group phase begins
  • THU 03 SEP 2020: AFC final round begins
  • MON 05 OCT 2020: CAF group phase begins
  • TUE 17 NOV 2020: CONCACAF second tier group phase ends
• 2021:
  • MON 22-TUE 30 MAR 2021: CONCACAF second tier quarterfinals
  • MON 31 MAY-TUE 08 JUN 2021: CONCACAF second tier semifinals
  • TUE 07 SEP 2021: CONCACAF first tier ends
  • MON 30 AUG-TUE 07 SEP 2021: CONCACAF second tier final
  • TUE 12 OCT 2021: CAF group phase ends, AFC final round ends
  • MON 04-TUE 12 OCT 2021: CONCACAF playoff
  • TUE 16 NOV 2021: CONMEBOL group phase ends
  • THU 11-TUE 16 NOV 2021: AFC playoff
  • MON 08-TUE 16 NOV 2021: CAF playoffs
• 2022:
  • MON 21-TUE 29 MAR 2022: Playoffs
  • APR 2022: Draw for final tournament