FIFA World Cup 2022

Brazil currently tops CONMEBOL’s 2022 World Cup qualifying standings for the time being, and eternal rivals Argentina take second place. The current CONMEBOL zone 2022 World Cup qualifiers have been completed for up to four match days.

In other words, the maximum achievement of the teams in the CONMEBOL zone is 12 points. And Brazil, which is still the only team in the South American qualifying zone, was able to record 100 percent of the four matches that have been played. Brazil crushed Bolivia 5-0 and won 4-2 over Peru in the international break of the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers last October.

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In their last two matches this month, the Samba team won 1-0 over Venezuela and 2-0 against Uruguay. Brazil successfully beat Uruguay 2-0, and even Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani was also rewarded with a red card.

Uruguay host Brazil in the 2022 World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Centenario on Wednesday 11/18/2020 morning. Uruguay made threats early in the match. Darwin Nunez broke through the Brazilian defense then hit a hard shot, but the ball still hit the crossbar.

After that threat, Brazil successfully controlled Uruguay. The home team was made it difficult to attack and had to play more defensively to stem the Samba Team.

Brazil’s hard work finally paid off in the 34th minute. Gabriel Jesus, under close control, manages to pass the ball to Arthur Melo. The midfielder from the Juventus club then fired a hard shot horizontally from outside the penalty box to penetrate the Uruguay net. Brazil leads with a score of 1-0.

Trouble came again for Uruguay when the game entered the 45th minute. Renan Lodi’s cross was followed by Richarlison’s header and led to a goal.

These goals made Brazil close the first half with a score 2-0 leading. Uruguay, who appeared without Luis Suarez, failed to pose a threat to Brazil.

Meanwhile, Argentina took second place because it was stuck on the third matchday. After earning full points in October, with a score of 1-0 against Ecuador and a score of 2-1 from Bolivia, Argentina were matched by Paraguay 1-1 at the weekend. The Tango team returned to winning ways with a 2-0 result over Peru on Wednesday, 11/18/2020. Lionel Messi vs pocketed 10 points.

Apart from Brazil and Argentina there is also Paraguay who are unbeaten in four match days so far, with one win and three draws (six points). Paraguay sits in fourth position.

Ecuador managed to win the third position ahead of Paraguay. Even though they have lost once.

The CONMEBOL Zone 2022 World Cup qualifiers will continue on the fifth matchday in March, with a total up to matchday 18. The top four teams qualify directly for the 2022 World Cup, with the team finishing fifth in the playoffs.

The 2022 European zone World Cup qualifiers will begin at the international break in March 2021, while the play-offs will be held in March 2022. The 2022 World Cup finals take place from 21 November to 18 December 2022, which will mark the first time the World Cup has been held in winter.

Previously, France and Italy were both at a disadvantage for not being in the top spot in recent years. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, for example, France was in a group with Spain and was only able to qualify for the finals after eliminating Ukraine in the play-offs. Then in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Les Bleus joined in a group with the Netherlands and Sweden where they were able to come out as group winners.

France and Italy, which previously qualified for pot 2, are now joined by Portugal, England, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Croatia in pot 1.

That means, these countries will not meet each other in a group in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, which means they will be spared from the hell zone. This UEFA zone PD qualifying draw will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on 7 December.

Italy even had a bad experience in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. Joining a group with Spain, Italy had to settle for finishing second before losing to Sweden in the play-offs, making them absent from the World Cup for the first time since 1958. In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers of course Italy hopes to reclaim their achievements on the world football scene. Roberto Mancini was appointed as coach to replace Gian Piero Ventura. It was under Mancini’s command that Italy was back in its good times again. So far, Mancini’s Italian national team has played 22 matches.

Incredibly, they never lost once. Mancini also did not hesitate to give young Italian players the opportunity to show off.

Luckily, their improved position in the FIFA rankings means they are now in the top pot for the 2022 World Cup qualifying draw. As is known, the pot ranking is based on FIFA ranking as of November 2020.

In total, UEFA has a share of 13 countries. The ten group winners will automatically qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals which will compete in Qatar. Meanwhile, the remaining three tickets are up for grabs via play-offs.

This play-off involves 12 countries, consisting of ten teams that have finished runners-up plus two other countries from the group winners in UEFA Nations who have not yet qualified. Later, the 12 teams will be divided into three routes, each consisting of semi-finals and finals.