2022 World Cup Update (3 Spots Left)

29 clubs have now earned their bids to the 2022 World Cup after the CONCACAF region sent 3 more teams into the dance last night.

We have 3 spots remaining to be filled in qualifying which will complete the 32-team field for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

On June 7, UAE and Australia will square off to play their AFC 4th Round match and the winner will advance to compete in an Intercontinental playoff against Peru. (AFC vs CONMEBOL Playoff)

On June 13las4, two matches will take place to help fill the 32-nation field.

UAE / Australia Vs Peru (AFC vs CONMEBOL)
Costa Rica vs New Zealand (CONCACAF vs OFC)

The Ukraine conflict is now an issue because Ukraine needs to finish qualifying. Scotland and Ukraine are supposed to compete in a match with the winner going on to face Wales in UEFA Path A play. Wales will play the winner of that match and then we will complete the field but we are obviously concerned about not just football in Ukraine but so much more.

Of course, this year marks the first time that we see a tournament past July on the calendar and I know I am excited as all hell to get this shindig going. Security concerns will be a thing, Russian football will not be a thing, and there will be plenty of more things to discuss as the most recognized competition on the globe kicks off the 22nd running of the event.

Where will Ej be covering this World Cup? I do not have the answer to that yet but I am hoping to make this my 5th straight World Cup (Including the 2019 Women’s World Cup) writing for a major site. Of course, I appeared in Beckett’s World Cup Magazine in 2010 and 2014 and I did the 2018 version for World In Sport. I was a featured handicapper and video analyst at Odds market for the 2018 Women’s dance and 2022 will make it #5 in a row for me. I will share who decides to hire me to write previews this time around so stay tuned here at the Pub for that news.

I am writing for a few sites right now and I have been covering the entire NCAA Tournament as well as picking up the NIT and TBC tourneys from the semifinals to the finals of those tourneys too.

Life keeps going and I just keep writing about it! Here is how the groups will shape up when the final draw is made. The pots have already been decided.

Pot 1
Qatar (51) (hosts)
Brazil (1)
Belgium (2)
France (3)
Argentina (4)
England (5)
Spain (7)
Portugal (8)

Pot 2
Mexico (9)
Netherlands (10)
Denmark (11)
Germany (12)
Uruguay (13)
Switzerland (14)
United States (15)
Croatia (16)

Pot 3
Senegal (20)
Iran (21)
Japan (23)
Morocco (24)
Serbia (25)
Poland (26)
South Korea (29)
Tunisia (35)

Pot 4
Cameroon (37)
Canada (38)
Ecuador (46)
Saudi Arabia (49)
Ghana (60)
AFC–CONMEBOL playoff winner
CONCACAF–OFC playoff winner
UEFA Path A winner

Despite not knowing 3 of the nations that will be competing, the group stage draw will still be held on April 1 at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. As you can see, the final 3 positions will still get their placement upon completion of the matches.

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Ej is currently the lead writer for all U.S. sports at BettingExpert.com. He covers the NHL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAB on a daily basis, when in season.

Ej has been covering Italian Serie A, Serie B, as well as the Coppa Italia dating back to the 1980s and he fell in love with the NY Cosmos in 1977. (Blame Pele (RIP).

Ej has been watching WTA Tennis since 1974, as he and his mother would watch all of the Majors together until her passing in 2011 (RIP Mom).

Ej has written for Becketts World Cup Magazine, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will mark his 5th straight coverage of the Major global football event.

Ej has hosted numerous football shows and podcasts over the last 20 years. (Views of the Pitch; This Week in Lega Calcio; GMS World Soccer Tour; Happy Hour Here at the Pub)

The Rainmaker is his alter-ego, and his passion for football/soccer is extremely obvious. His ability to cap US Sports rivals the best cappers in the business, and he has earned his stripes in the betting industry!

Ej is a Legend of Odds, the Mayor of Value City, and the Master of Lines when it comes to sports betting. No one you will meet concentrates on their ROI as much as Ej!

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