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World Cup 2022 qualifiers: All you need to know about the fixtures, Rules and Where to watch the games

By Ritayan Chatterjee

Posted on September 2, 2021

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After the conclusion of Euro 2020, the new season’s first international break is taking place. Most of the teams will play three matches. Some of them will play one friendly fixture out of three and some of them will play all three in the UEFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers.

There are 55 nations participating in this qualifying round and they are spread across ten groups. Finishing first from every group will automatically qualify for the World Cup 2022. The second-placed teams will play a playoff round with the top two teams from UEFA Nations League.

All 12 teams will be separated into three groups and each group winner will book their ticket for the World Cup 2022. So, there are 13 spots from European qualifications.

Portugal beat Ireland at home last night after Cristiano Ronaldo produced a late heroic to earn the crucial three points and placed themselves at the top of the group.

Group G is currently looking tightest as four teams are separated with only one point. Turkey are leading with eight points in four games and Norway are fourth. Netherlands and Montenegro are currently second and third respectively.

Apart from European qualification, Asia, Africa, South America are all playing out their World Cup qualifiers during this international break. The World Cup 2022 will take place in Qatar from November 2022 to December 2022.

How to watch UEFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers live in India?

The games will be telecasted live on Sony Sports network, Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 2, Sony Six and on their HD channels as well. Sony Liv will be streaming the games live and these matches can be seen on the Jio TV platform as well.