The draw for the qualifying stage for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will take place on Monday 7 December at 19:00 Kyiv time at UEFA headquarters in Zurich.

Like the last similar procedures, the drawing process will take place within the video conference. National team representatives will not be present.

Format of the qualifying tournament Traditionally, the qualification for the World Championship will consist of two parts. First, the group stage will take place, and then the playoffs, where the last tickets to the Mundial will be played.

Thirteen national teams will represent the European continent at the World Cup. To get to the finals, you need to either win your group, or take second place and get to the finals through the playoffs.

There will be 10 groups in total (5 to 5 teams and 5 to 6 teams). Teams France, Spain, Italy and Belgium will be in the five-handed group as they compete in the UEFA Nations League final.

To your attention the compositions of all baskets:.

Pot 1: Belgium, France, England, Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands Pot 2: Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, Wales, Ukraine, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Turkey, Romania Pot 3: Russia, Ireland. They will also be joined by two national teams that performed best in the League of Nations, but could not take the first line in their quartet..

The playoffs itself will be played in the " 12 national teams will be divided into three grids, each of which will host two semi-finals and a final. Thus, three more participants in the World Championship will be determined.

Restrictions when drawing groups Also, it will not do without the already familiar restrictions when forming groups in an international tournament.

- due to political: Armenia / Azerbaijan, Gibraltar / Spain, Kosovo / Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo / Serbia, Kosovo / Russia, Russia / Ukraine.

- due to climatic conditions (no more than two national teams with a high or average level of winter conditions can get into each group): Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Ukraine. (Note that the Faroe Islands and Iceland do not host home games in November and March).

- due to organizational (countries that are separated by a long distance): Azerbaijan: with Iceland, Gibraltar, Portugal; Iceland: with Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel. Kazakhstan: with Andorra, England, Faroe Islands, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Malta, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Wales.

Match Schedule Group Stage Match Dates:.

Tour 1: March 24-25, 2021.

Tour 2: March 27-28, 2021.

Tour 3: March 30-31, 2021.

Round 4: 1-2 September 2021.

Tour 5: September 4-5, 2021.

Tour 6: September 7-8, 2021.

Tour 7: October 8-9, 2021.

Tour 8: October 11-12, 2021.

Matchday 9: 11-13 November 2021.

Matchday 10: 14-16 November 2021 Play-off dates:.

Semi-finals: March 24-25, 2022.

Final: March 28-29, 2022.