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The 2022 FIFA Rimet Cup qualification is the qualifying process which will decide the final 16 teams to qualify for Group Stage of the 2022 FIFA Rimet Cup.

31 of the 32 teams that will participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, joining hosts Qatar, who received an automatic spot.

Parallel tournaments are organised by FIFA's six confederations. Qualification started on 6 June 2019, when the first match played was between Mongolia and Brunei and the first goal was scored by Mongolian player Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal, and is set to end in June 2022. In contrast to previous editions, there was no general preliminary draw, with confederations carrying out separate draws due to their differing timelines.[1] The qualification process has suffered numerous postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AFC
The six teams from the Third Round of AFC qualification competed for two additional spots. The fourth place finishers in each group earned a bye to the qualification finals, and were seeded. The fifth and sixth place finishers were unseeded.

Summary
The matches were played as a single-leg in India. Matches were played on 13 or 14 June 2022.


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CAF
Six teams competed for three additional group stage spots. The three lowest performing clubs from the CAF Third Round played against the three best second place finishers from the CAF Second Round. The third round teams were seeded, while the second round teams were not.

Summary
The matches were played as a single-leg at the home venue of the higher seed. Matches were played on 13 or 14 June 2022.


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CONCACAF
Twelve teams competed for two additional group stage spots. The three lowest performing clubs from the CONCACAF Third Round, the three losing teams from the CONCACAF Second Round, the six runners-up from the First Round, and the best third place team from the First Round participated.

Eight teams participated in the first round, while four teams earned a bye to the second round.

Seeding
The three Octagonal finishers and the highest ranked second round loser received an automatic bye to the semi-final round. The remaining teams were seeded by FIFA World Rankings

Summary
The matches were played as a single-leg. Matches were held at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, United States. Matches were played on 13 or 14 June 2022.


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CONMEBOL
Three teams competed for two spots in the Rimet Cup. The bottom three teams in CONMEBOL qualification played a single round robin against each other. The top two finishers qualified for the tournament. Paraguay, as the highest placing team, hosted the matches.

OFC
Three teams competed for one additional group stage spot. The losing semifinalists from OFC Final stage played against each other in a single match, where the winner playued the OFC finalist for a spot in the Rimet Cup group stage. The matches were hosted at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Summary
The matches were played as a single-leg at the home venue of the higher seed. Matches were played on 13 or 14 June 2022.


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UEFA
Twelve teams competed for six group stage spots. The worst semifinal losers of the UEFA Second Round played the third place teams from the UEFA First Round that did not already qualify for the second round. The teams that advanced to the Second Round were automatically seeded, while the rest were seeded by their March 2022 FIFA World Rankings. Hungary also participated as the top fourth place team after Russia was suspended by FIFA.

Qualified teams
Notes

Summary
The matches were played as a single-leg at the home venue of the higher seed. Matches were played on 26 or 27 September 2022.


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