2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar[1] |
| City | Al Rayyan |
| 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 Qatar.[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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ "Australia - Peru 1:0".