2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar[1] |
| Dates | 13–14 June 2022 |
| Teams | 4 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Goals scored | 1 (0.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 54,313 (27,157 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Joel Campbell (1 goal) |
← 2018 2026 → | |
For the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Matches were played on 13–14 June 2022 in the city of Al Rayyan, Qatar (one of the venues of the World Cup).[2][1]
Format
[edit]The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held on 26 November 2021, 17:00 CET, in Zürich, Switzerland.[2]
Four teams from four confederations (AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC) were drawn into two ties.
Originally, the two teams in each tie were to play a two-legged home-and-away series. However, the ties were single-leg knockout matches in Qatar.[2][1]
These play-offs were the last ties to decide the two remaining World Cup slots for a 32-team tournament. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been expanded to 48 teams, and included as part of the qualifiers a play-off tournament involving six teams to decide the last two berths.[3]
Qualified teams
[edit]| Confederation | Placement | Team |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Fourth round (play-off) winner |  Australia
|
| CONCACAF | Third round fourth place | Costa Rica
|
| CONMEBOL | Fifth place |  Peru
|
| OFC | Qualification tournament winner |  New Zealand
|
Venue
[edit]| City | Stadium | Location of the host city of the matches. |
|---|---|---|
| Al Rayyan (Doha Area) |
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | |
|
| |
| Capacity: 45,032 | ||
Matches
[edit]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.[1][5]
AFC v CONMEBOL
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Peru
|
CONCACAF v OFC
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica
|
1–0 | New Zealand
|
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Goalscorers
[edit]There was 1 goal scored in 2 matches, for an average of 0.5 goals per match.
1 goal
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Allen, William (26 November 2021). "2022 World Cup inter-confederation play-off draw: fixtures and format". as.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Draw date set for new-look FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 intercontinental play-offs". FIFA. 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Bureau of the Council recommends slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup". FIFA. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Last two FIFA World Cup 2022 berths to be decided at Qatar's Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium". FIFA. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Council unanimously approves COVID-19 Relief Plan". FIFA. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "How Australia got the better of Peru in World Cup playoff".