With the appearance of the UEFA Nations League, the format of the World Cup playoffs in the UEFA changed (now it is not a round trip match between the -best- second places after a draw). And teams like Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden will debut it.
We explain briefly.
The 10 second places in the knockout group stage will be joined by the top 2 teams (winners of their group) from the UEFA Nations League that have yet to qualify. And with these selections, a draw will be held looking for 6 clashes (there will be 6 semifinals). The 6 combined with the most points will go in pot 1 and the other 6 casts will be in pot 2 (the 4 sub-leaders with the fewest units + the 2 that entered via Nations League).
Regarding the assembly of drums: in the case of the teams that finished second in a group of 6 national teams, their results against the last place in their sector will not be considered. For example: North Macedonia scored 18 points, but only 12 units will be counted in the kick table. (18 – 6 points added against Liechtenstein = 12 points). This so that we equate things with the pictures that were in groups of 5 sets.
The semifinals will be a one-off match at the home of the 6 teams that scored the most points in the group stage. And then, with the 6 winners of the semis, there will be 3 finals, which will also be a single match and whose venue will be known via a draw.
FORMAT OF THE REPECHAFT UEFA – WORLDWIDE 2022
➤ The 10 teams that finished second in the group stage of the UEFA knockout stage.
➤ The 2 teams that are group winners in the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League that have not qualified directly for the tournament as group winners or entered the playoffs as group runners-up (right now they are Austria and Czech Republic) .
- 12 teams in combat (10 qualifying group runners-up + 2 via UEFA Nations League).
- Draw on November 26 to define 6 clashes and 3 keys (4 teams each).
- 6 semifinals to a single match (the one with the most points will be local).
- The 6 winners of the semis will advance to 3 finals in a single match (the venue will be drawn).
- The 3 winners of the finals advance to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Which teams are already safe in the playoffs? Portugal (with Cristiano in command), Sweden, Scotland, Russia and North Macedonia as second in qualifying. Austria will have a chance for their role in the UEFA Nations League. Wales and the Czech Republic also know that they will be here, although on the last date it will be known who entered as second in the group and who by the place given by the UEFA Nations League. And there are Monday and Tuesday to finish solving the rest of the places.
REPECHAFT DATES – PLAYOFFS
➤ Playoffs draw: November 26, 2021.
➦ Playoff semifinals: March 24 and 29, 2022.
➤ Playoff Finals: March 28-29, 2022.
CONCLUSION
In short, there are 3 more UEFA tickets in dispute. Those teams that win two KO matches (semi-final and final) against two different rivals will have access to them. Higher demand, higher risk.
Undefeated data. It is not the first time Cristiano Ronaldo He will play a World Cup playoff with the Portugal National Team. He had to live it on the way to Brazil 2014. Memorable performances against Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden. He sent 4 goals in 2 games (at that time it was a round trip against a single opponent).
Did you know…? In the World Cup playoff on the way to Russia 2018, Italy was left out. Sweden eliminated them in one of the most notorious blows in recent times.
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CRISTIANO AND ZLATAN WILL PLAY IT: This is the new format of the World Cup playoffs in UEFA