DAMS. After the exclusion of Russia, Fifa formalized the qualification of Poland for the final of the play-offs of the World Cup.
[Mis à jour le 9 mars 2022 à 11h26] It was expected, it is now official. After the exclusion of Russia from the play-offs and simply from the World Cup, Poland is officially qualified for the final of the path B of the play-offs of the World Cup and will face either Sweden or the Czech Republic. “Following the decision of February 28″ suspending Russian teams from all Fifa and UEFA competitions, Poland will directly face the winner of the Sweden-Czech Republic confrontation on March 29,” said the world body, which therefore rejected Russia’s appeal to the CAS. By “favoring” Poland, Sweden did not hesitate to challenge this choice.”The most reasonable and sportingly fair thing would have been for Poland to have a new opponent in the semi-finals.” said Hakan Sjöstrand, the president of the federation. “We understand that this is a difficult puzzle for Fifa to solve, but nevertheless the principle of playing under the same conditions, that is to say playing and winning two competitive matches to reach the final phase of the World Cup, should apply”.
Unlike Europe, the Africa zone cannot send teams directly to the World Cup. All nations will have to pass a 3rd round in the form of a home and away match. Here is the complete draw for the Africa zone play-offs for the 2022 World Cup, made this Saturday in Cameroon:
- Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo – Morocco
- Cameroon – Algeria
- Mali – Tunisia
- Egypt – Senegal
- Ghana – Nigeria
What is the draw for play-offs in Europe?
The draw for path A:
- Scotland – Ukraine (postponed)
- Wales – Austria
The draw for path B
- Russia – Poland (cancelled)
- Sweden – Czech Republic
The draw for path C
- Italy – North Macedonia
- Portugal – Turkey
What is the play-off schedule?
After the draw and the separation of the twelve teams into three ways, the matches will be played next March. Here is the schedule:
Finals (Tuesday March 29)
- Track A
- Wales or Austria – Scotland or Ukraine (8:45 p.m.)
- Track B
- Poland – Sweden or Czech Republic (8:45 p.m.)
- C-track
- Portugal or Turkey – Italy or North Macedonia (8:45 p.m.)
Dates of dams in Africa
- First leg matches:
- March 25, 2022, 4 p.m.: DR Congo – Morocco, Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa.
- March 25, 2022, 6 p.m.: Mali – Tunisia, 26-Mars Stadium, Bamako.
- March 25, 2022, 6 p.m.: Cameroon – Algeria, Japoma Stadium, Douala.
- March 25, 2022, 8:30 p.m.: Egypt – Senegal, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo.
- March 25, 2022, 8:30 p.m.: Ghana – Nigeria, Cape Coast Stadium, Cape Coast.
- Return matches:
- March 29, 2022, 7 p.m.: Senegal – Egypt, Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar.
- March 29, 2022, 7:00 p.m.: Nigeria – Ghana, MKO National Stadium, Abuja.
- March 29, 2022, 9:30 p.m.: Algeria – Cameroon, Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida.
- March 29, 2022, 9:30 p.m.: Tunisia – Mali, Hammadi Agrebi Olympic Stadium, Tunis.
- March 29, 2022, 9:30 p.m.: Morocco – DR Congo, Complexe Mohammed V, Casablanca.