Today, Thursday, the first round matches of the fifth and sixth groups of the Qatar World Cup 2022 will be concluded, and the Moroccan national team will have an opportunity to qualify for the final price, after winning 4 points in the first two rounds, while Germany is playing its last chances of qualifying and avoiding the bitterness of early exit for the second World Cup in a row.
Morocco will face its Canadian counterpart, while Belgium will meet Croatia in Group F, and Germany will face Costa Rica and Spain will face Japan at the end of Group E matches.
The teams that qualified for the 2022 World Cup:
Before today's matches, 10 teams secured their qualification to the next round, namely: Brazil, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Senegal, England, the United States of America, Australia, Argentina and Poland.
The parties to 4 matches were clear in the final price, according to the following program:
December 3: Netherlands x United States of America (Khalifa Stadium, 18:00 Mecca Al-Mukarramah time).
December 3: England x Senegal (Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium, 22:00 CET).
December 4: Argentina x Australia (Al-Thumama Stadium, 18:00 Mecca time).
December 4: France x Poland (Al-Bayt Stadium, 22:00 Mecca time).
Qualifying accounts in the Morocco group
Today, the matches of Group F, led by the Croatian national team, will be completed with 4 points, with a goal difference from Morocco. Belgium ranks third with 3 points, while Canada is at the bottom of the standings without points.
Croatia qualifies if it wins or draws, and if it loses, it will qualify on the condition that Morocco loses and the goal difference between them is invoked.
Morocco qualifies in the event of a victory or a tie, and the promise of losing it will qualify if Belgium loses, and if Croatia loses and the goal difference between them is in its favor, and if Belgium draws and the goal difference between them is in its favor.
Belgium will guarantee qualification if it beats Croatia, and will be eliminated if it loses. When it is tied, it will qualify if Morocco loses and the goal difference between them is in its favour.
Canada lost hope of qualifying after the second round.
Qualify accounts in the fifth group
Spain leads Group E with 4 points, one point ahead of Japan and Costa Rica, and Germany is at the bottom of the standings by a point, which means that all the teams in the group have a chance to qualify:
Spain qualifies if it wins or draws, and if it loses, the goal difference will be used unless Costa Rica wins.
Japan qualifies if it wins, and also qualifies if it draws, coinciding with a tie in the second match.
It will be eliminated when it loses, or if it is tied, coinciding with Costa Rica's victory over Germany.
The rest of the qualification criteria listed below will be used in the event of a tie and Germany winning.
Costa Rica qualifies if it beats Germany, and a tie guarantees it passage if Spain wins, or if Spain loses and the goal difference is in its favour.
A tie in the two matches eliminates Costa Rica, and if it loses as well.
Germany must win to qualify;
Its victory at the same time as Spain’s victory will qualify it, and its victory at the same time as a draw or Japan’s victory requires resorting to goal difference and the rest of the criteria.
How are the qualifying teams for the 2022 World Cup determined?
The champion and runner-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
In the event that the number of points of two or more elected teams is equal, the following criteria shall be used in order:
The difference between goals scored and conceded in all matches.
The number of goals scored.
The number of points in direct confrontations between the tied teams.
Goal difference between tied teams.
The number of goals scored for the tied teams.
Fair play order (yellow card: 1 point, second yellow card [indirect red]: 3 points, direct red card: 4 points, yellow then direct red: 5 points).
In the event of a tie, a lottery will be drawn.