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2022 World Cup Draw: Teams Assigned to 12 Groups

12/1/2025

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The 2022 World Cup draw in Qatar assigned qualifying nations into 12 groups of four.
FIFA rankings published on November 19 placed teams into four pots for the draw.
Teams were drawn from each pot into groups labeled A through L.
Cafu, the former Brazilian soccer player, attended the draw.
Confederation rules prevent same-pot matches, except UEFA with 16 teams, allowing two UEFA teams in four groups.

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The 2022 World Cup draw in Qatar assigned qualifying nations into 12 groups of four.
FIFA rankings published on November 19 placed teams into four pots for the draw.
Teams were drawn from each pot into groups labeled A through L.
Cafu, the former Brazilian soccer player, attended the draw.
Confederation rules prevent same-pot matches, except UEFA with 16 teams, allowing two UEFA teams in four groups.