User:Rylesbourne/sandbox/2022 FIFA Rimet Cup qualification

The 2022 FIFA Rimet Cup qualification is the qualifying process which will decide the final 16 teams to qualify for Group Stage of the 2022 FIFA Rimet Cup.

31 of the 32 teams that will participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, joining hosts Qatar, who received an automatic spot.

Parallel tournaments are organised by FIFA's six confederations. Qualification started on 6 June 2019, when the first match played was between Mongolia and Brunei and the first goal was scored by Mongolian player Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal, and is set to end in June 2022. In contrast to previous editions, there was no general preliminary draw, with confederations carrying out separate draws due to their differing timelines.[1] The qualification process has suffered numerous postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The six teams from the Third Round of AFC qualification competed for two additional spots. The fourth place finishers in each group earned a bye to the qualification finals, and were seeded. The fifth and sixth place finishers were unseeded.

Seeded Unseeded
  Iraq
  Oman
  China
  Lebanon
  Syria
  Vietnam

Bracket

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Qualification semi-finals Qualification finals Qualified
1   Iraq 1
4   Vietnam 1   Syria 0
5   Syria 2   Iraq
  Oman
2   Oman  0 (8) 
3   Lebanon 2   China 0 (7)
6   China (a.e.t.) 3

Summary

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The matches were played as a single-leg in India. Matches were played on 13 or 14 June 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Qualification Semifinals
Vietnam   1–2   Syria
Lebanon   2–3 (a.e.t.)   China
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Qualification Finals
Iraq   1–0   Syria
Oman   0–0 (8–7 p)   China

Matches

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Qualification semifinals

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Vietnam  1–2  Syria
Nguyễn   73' Report Al Somah   45', 55'
Attendance: 1,191
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Lebanon  2–3 (a.e.t.)  China
El-Helwe   35'
Saad   41'
Report Wu   27'
Zhang   75'
Xu   104'
Attendance: 1,383
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Qualification finals

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Iraq  1–0  Syria
Abbood   63' Report

Oman  0–0 (a.e.t.)  China
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Penalties
Fawaz  
Al-Khaldi  
Al-Harthi  
Al-Saadi  
Al-Muqbali  
Al-Sabhi  
Durbin  
Al-Aghbari  
Al-Rawahi  
Al-Ghafri  
8–7   Gao
  Wu
  Jiang
  Ji
  Xu
  Zhang
  Duan
  Ālán
  Aloísio
  Wang

Six teams competed for three additional group stage spots. The three lowest performing clubs from the CAF Third Round played against the three best second place finishers from the CAF Second Round. The third round teams were seeded, while the second round teams were not.

Seeded Unseeded
  DR Congo
  Mali
  Nigeria
  Burkina Faso
  Ivory Coast
  South Africa

Summary

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The matches were played as a single-leg at the home venue of the higher seed. Matches were played on 13 or 14 June 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mali   1–0   Burkina Faso
Nigeria   1–2   South Africa
DR Congo   3–3 (4–5 p)   Ivory Coast

Matches

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Mali  1–0  Burkina Faso
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Nigeria  1–2  South Africa
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DR Congo  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast
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Penalties
4–5

CONCACAF

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Twelve teams competed for two additional group stage spots. The three lowest performing clubs from the CONCACAF Third Round, the three losing teams from the CONCACAF Second Round, the six runners-up from the First Round, and the best third place team from the First Round participated.

Eight teams participated in the first round, while four teams earned a bye to the second round.

Seeding

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The three Octagonal finishers and the highest ranked second round loser received an automatic bye to the semi-final round. The remaining teams were seeded by FIFA World Rankings

Bye to semi-final Seeded Unseeded
  Honduras
  El Salvador
  Jamaica
  Haiti
  Curaçao (79)
  Trinidad and Tobago (103)
  Guatemala (118)
  Suriname (141)
  Saint Kitts and Nevis (142)
  Nicaragua (144)
  Dominican Republic (155)
  Montserrat (178)

Summary

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The matches were played as a single-leg. Matches were held at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, United States. Matches were played on 13 or 14 June 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Quarter-finals
Curaçao   3–0   Montserrat
Suriname   1–0   Nicaragua
Guatemala   2–0   Saint Kitts and Nevis
Trinidad and Tobago   1–2   Dominican Republic
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-finals
El Salvador   2–0   Dominican Republic
Honduras   1–2   Curaçao
Haiti   1–2   Guatemala
Jamaica   3–1   Suriname
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Finals
El Salvador   1–0   Guatemala
Curaçao   1–0   Jamaica

Matches

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Quarter-finals

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Curaçao  3–0  Montserrat
Robertha   27'
Hooi   41'
Bacuna   73'
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Guatemala  2–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lom   51', 61' Report
Attendance: 11,292

Suriname  1–0  Nicaragua
Vlijter   87' Report

Trinidad and Tobago  1–2  Dominican Republic
Fortune   57' Report Azcona   19'
Mariano   31'

Semi-finals

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Honduras  1–2  Curaçao
Quioto   90+4' Report L. Bacuna   34'
Van den Hurk   82'
Exploria Stadium, Orlando (United States)
Attendance: 8,291

El Salvador  2–0  Dominican Republic
Bonilla   7'
Roldan   16'
Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando (United States)
Attendance: 11,495
Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

Jamaica  3–1  Suriname
Report Wildschut   21'
Exploria Stadium, Orlando (United States)
Attendance: 3,505

Haiti  1–2  Guatemala
Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando (United States)
Attendance: 7,493

Finals

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Curaçao  1–0  Jamaica
Benschop   43' Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando (United States)
Attendance: 20,458

El Salvador  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Guatemala
Henríquez   99' Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando (United States)
Attendance: 20,458

CONMEBOL

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Three teams competed for two spots in the Rimet Cup. The bottom three teams in CONMEBOL qualification played a single round robin against each other. The top two finishers qualified for the tournament. Paraguay, as the highest placing team, hosted the matches.

Standings

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Matches

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Paraguay  2–0  Venezuela
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Bolivia  3–2  Venezuela
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Paraguay  1–0  Bolivia
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Three teams competed for one additional group stage spot. The losing semifinalists from OFC Final stage played against each other in a single match, where the winner playued the OFC finalist for a spot in the Rimet Cup group stage. The matches were hosted at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
  Solomon Islands
  Papua New Guinea  
  Tahiti

Summary

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The matches were played as a single-leg at the home venue of the higher seed. Matches were played on 13 or 14 June 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-final
Papua New Guinea   9 Jun   Tahiti
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Final
Solomon Islands   14 Jun   Semi-final winner

Matches

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Papua New Guinea  0–3  Tahiti
Report Kaspard   2'
Tze Yu   66', 76'

Solomon Islands  2–1  Tahiti
Lea'i   20', 52' Report Tehau   26'

UEFA

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Twelve teams competed for six group stage spots. The worst semifinal losers of the UEFA Second Round played the third place teams from the UEFA First Round that did not already qualify for the second round. The teams that advanced to the Second Round were automatically seeded, while the rest were seeded by their March 2022 FIFA World Rankings. Hungary also participated as the top fourth place team after Russia was suspended by FIFA.

Qualified teams

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Seeded Unseeded
  Scotland (39) or   Ukraine (27)[R2]
  Turkey (43)[R2]
  Hungary (40)[HUN]
  Norway (41)
  Slovakia (45)
  Republic of Ireland (47)
  Romania (48)
  Greece (55)
  Northern Ireland (54)
  Finland (57)
  Albania (66)
  Israel (76)

Notes

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    Second Round: Turkey and the Scotland/Ukraine loser were automatically the top seeded teams due to advancing to the Second Round of UEFA qualification.
  2. ^
    Hungary (HUN): Hungary qualified for the Rimet Cup qualification due to Russia being suspended by FIFA.

Summary

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The matches were played as a single-leg at the home venue of the higher seed. Matches were played on 26 or 27 September 2022.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Turkey   0–1   Finland
Slovakia   1–1 (5–6 (p))   Israel
Hungary   3–0   Romania
Republic of Ireland   1–2   Albania
Norway   2–3   Greece
Scotland   4–0   Northern Ireland

Matches

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Turkey  0–1  Finland
Report Pukki   83'
Attendance: 31,202

Slovakia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Israel
Rusnák   56' Report Koscelník   17' (o.g.)
Penalties
Boženík  
Herc  
Rusnák  
Lobotka  
Bero  
Kucka  
Gyömbér  
5–6   Weissman
  Baribo
  Kinda
  Avraham
  Tibi
  Natcho
  Goldberg

Hungary  3–0  Romania
Gazdag   23'
Sallói   45'
Szoboszlai   63'
Report
Attendance: 18,393

Republic of Ireland  1–2  Albania
Robinson   4' Report Cikalleshi   16' (pen.)
Broja   55'
Attendance: 21,573

Norway  2–3  Greece
Larsen   42'
Sørloth   56'
Report Bakasetas   57'
Fountas   68'
Mantalos   73'
Attendance: 16,646

Scotland  4–0  Northern Ireland
Adams   25', 35'
McGinn   73', 86'
Report
Attendance: 51,866