Portugal will be seeded in the draw if for the 2022 World Cup
The selection of the same confederation cannot be integrated in the same group, with the exception of UEFA, taking into account that 13 European teams present in the finals.
Portugal will be at the top of the series in the draw for the 2022 World Cup finals, in Qatar, if they pass or play-off and maintain a current situation in the FIFA “ranking”.
The procedures for the draw for the final phase were released by FIFA, this Tuesday, and they add that the country and the first seven classified in the world hierarchy at the time of the world update (March 31), which showed their presence at the 2022 World Cup, the next Pot 1 .
Currently, Belgium (first in the ranking), Brazil (second), France (third), Argentina (fourth), England (fifth), Italy (sixth) and Spain (seventh) have this status, with Italians still not having a presence. confirmed in the final phase, if foreseen in the play-off and foreseen to move to Portugal, updated in the final phase for Portugal.
To be head to keep, Portugal has to be ahead of Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany, teams that already have a presence in Qatar and that, in the coming days, will play preparation matches, which can influence the classification of the hierarchy.
On the other hand, it is certain that teams from the same confeded cannot be integrated into the same group, with the exception of UEFA, taking into account that there may be 13 European teams present in the finals. In this way, five of the eight groups of the World Cup have two European teams.
The draw for the next World Cup will be on 1 April in Doha.