On the eve of the draw for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which will be held next Friday in Doha), the last tickets for the World Cup continue to be distributed.At the close of the CONCACAF Qualifiers, which already had Canada with their feet in Qatar, Mexico and the United States became the 28th and 29th qualifiers for the World Cup event. The Aztec team, led by Gerardo Martino, beat El Salvador 2-0 at home, with goals from Uriel Antuna and Raúl Jiménez. In this way, it was in second place with 28 points, the same as Canada (+16).
The United States lost to Costa Rica but still qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Photo: Reuters (Mayela Lopez)
For its part, the United States also got passage for Qatar despite having lost 2-0 in its visit to Costa Rica, which will finally play the repechage against New Zealand in search of its place. To be able to go directly to the World Cup, the Ticos needed to win by four goals difference and hope that Mexico would lose, or surpass by six goals the North American cast. Therefore, the goals of Juan Pablo Vargas and Anthony Contreras did not reach him despite the triumph.
The 29 qualified to the World Cup and who will play the repechage
Organizer
UEFA (Europe)
Qualified: Germany, Belgium, France, Croatia, Denmark, England, Switzerland, Serbia, Spain, Holland, Portugal and Poland.
To repechage: Wales and Scotland or Ukraine.
CONMEBOL (South America)
Qualified: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Ecuador.
To repechage: Peru. His rival will be the winner of the duel between the United Arab Emirates and Australia.
CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Classified: Canada, Mexico and the United States.
A repechage: Costa Rica will face New Zealand.
CAF (Africa)
Qualified: Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Senegal and Cameroon.
AFC (Asia)
Qualified: Iran, South Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
A repechage: United Arab Emirates will play Australia and the winner will face Peru.
OFC (Oceania)
A playoff: New Zealand will face Costa Rica.
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