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, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offsThe notation on FIFA's official website is "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 intercontinental play-offs". to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Matches were played on 13–14 June 2022 in Qatar.

Format

The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held on 26 November 2021, 17:00

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, Switzerland. Four teams from four confederations ( AFC,

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, CONMEBOL, and OFC) were drawn into two ties. Originally, the two teams in each tie were to play a two-legged home-and-away series. However, the ties were single-leg knockout matches in Qatar. These play-offs were the last ties to decide the two remaining World Cup slots for a 32-team tournament. The

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has been expanded to 48 teams, and included as part of the qualifiers a play-off tournament involving six teams to decide the last two berths.

Qualified teams

Matches

For the first time, FIFA decided to hold single-game matches in the World Cup host country, Qatar. They were scheduled for 13–14 June 2022 at the

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. They were originally scheduled for March that year, but were moved due to the changes in the

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AFC v CONMEBOL

CONCACAF v OFC

Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links

* {{2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

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