The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off on November 20.

Hosts Qatar will face Ecuador in the opening match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.

The 32 teams were divided into eight groups, with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stages.

plex FIFA process. The ranking system assigns the host country and the seven strongest teams to different groups. To guarantee geographical expansion, FIFA defines six qualification zones: Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America and the Caribbean, Oceania and South America.

No two teams from the same zone – excluding Europe – can be in the same group, while no more than two European teams can be in the same group.

Here are the groups:

Group A

Holland

Senegal

Ecuador

Catarrh


Group B

England

USA

Iran

Wales


Group C

Argentina

Mexico

Poland

Saudi Arabia


Group D

France

Denmark

Tunisia

Australia


Group E

Spain

Germany

Japan

Costa Rica


Group F

Belgium

Croatia

Morocco

Canada


Group G

Brazil

Switzerland

Serbia

Cameroon


Group H

Portugal

Ghana

Uruguay

South Korea