A combination lottery for the intercontinental playoffs to qualify for the soccer and World Cup Qatar tournaments was held on the 26th, and it was decided that Asia would play against the South American team.
Qualifying is currently underway for the right to qualify for the World Cup Qatar tournament, of which one team from Asia, North and Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Oceania will advance to the intercontinental playoffs, and two of them will participate in this tournament. Compete for the frame.
On the 26th, the FIFA = International Football Federation held a combination drawing of intercontinental playoffs in Switzerland, and it was decided that Asia and South America, North and Central America, the Caribbean Sea and Oceania would each play against each other.
The intercontinental playoffs will be held in Qatar, a central location, on June 13th and 14th next year, and the game will be decided in one game.
In Asia, 12 teams including Japan are divided into two groups for the final qualifying, and the top two teams qualify for the World Cup, and the third-placed teams play against each other. The winner will go to the intercontinental playoff and play against the 5th place team in the South American qualifying.
Japan is currently in second place in Group B of the Asian Final Qualifying, where they can qualify unconditionally after finishing 6 out of 10 games.