The group stage will take place across six zones. The Asian, African and North and Central America zones will each host a round robin match. The Europe zone will feature two home-and-away matches. The last qualifying round will take place in 2022, with the top two teams advancing to the finals. The remaining four slots will be filled by Asian nations. There is only one guaranteed spot, for Japan.

The schedule is now finalized. After the initial qualification round, the 32 teams will begin play. In round one, Tonga will play the Cook Islands, and in round two, Tonga will face the Cook Islands. Each team is split into two groups of four and the top two will advance to the knockout round. The other four teams will play in semifinals and the finals. The final will be an intercontinental playoff, against a CONCACAF team. Games will take place in Qatar on June 13 and 14.

The first round of the 2022 qualifying stage began on June 6, 2019. The minor nations in the Asian confederation played the first round. Mongolia's Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal scored the first goal in the tournament. The coronavirus outbreak has seriously affected World Cup qualifiers. This article will be updated with new information as they become available. While this list is not definitive, it is a starting point for those planning a trip to the finals.

The group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup has already concluded. Ten direct qualifiers and 12 play-off contenders have been confirmed. Here are the dates of the next group stage. The next round of the European World Championship will be in 2022. There are also several other tournaments that will take place over the next couple of years. Once the final tournament is decided, FIFA will make the final 32-team lineup.

In November 2009, FIFA published an overview of the world's FIFA World Cup preliminary competition. The history of the group stage has been updated. As of November 2010, the CONMEBOL Council decided to keep the same qualification structure as previous tournaments. All ten teams in the CONMEBOL will play in a round robin league of home-and-away matches. The top four teams in the league will qualify automatically, while the fifth-placed team will have to go through the inter-confederation play-offs.

The last round of World Cup Qualifying will take place between March and October 2020. The continent will have six tournaments. The six South American countries will each play a round robin competition. The top four teams in each region will qualify automatically for the World's most popular soccer tournament. The other five will be eliminated from the tournament. It will be a round-robin event. The first round will have a knockout round.