2022 FIFA World

Cup qualification
(inter-confederation
play-offs)

For the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-
offs[note 1] to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Matches
were played on 13–14 June 2022 in Qatar.[2][1]
 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

Tournament details

Host country Qatar[1]

City Al Rayyan

Dates 13–14 June 2022

Teams 4 (from 4 confederations)

Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)

Tournament statistics

Matches played 2

Goals scored 1 (0.5 per match)

Top scorer(s) Joel Campbell (1 goal)

Format

The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held on 26 November 2021, 17:00 CET, in
Zürich, Switzerland.[2]

Four teams from four confederations (AFC, CONCACAF, 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.[2][1]

These play-offs were the last ties to decide the two remaining World Cup slots for a 32-team
tournament. The 2026 FIFA World Cup 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.[3]

Qualified teams
Confederation Placement Team

AFC Fourth round (play-off) winner Australia

CONCACAF Third round fourth place Costa Rica

CONMEBOL Fifth place Peru

OFC Qualification tournament winner New Zealand

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 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan.[4]
They were originally scheduled for March that year, but were moved due to the changes in the
FIFA International Match Calendar caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][5]

AFC v CONMEBOL

Team 1 Score Team 2

0–0 (a.e.t.)
Australia Peru
(5–4 p)

13 June 2022
21:00 UTC+3
 Australia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Peru
Report (https://www.fif
a.com/tournaments/me
ns/worldcup/qatar202
2/qualifiers/playoff/mat
ch-center/400242824)
Penalties
Boyle 5–4 Lapadula

Mooy Callens

Goodwin Advíncula

Hrustic Tapia

Maclaren Flores

Mabil Valera

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan (Qatar)

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

CONCACAF v OFC

Team 1 Score Team 2

Costa Rica 1–0 New Zealand

14 June 2022
21:00 UTC+3

Costa Rica 1–0 New Zealand

Campbell 3' Report (https://www.fif
a.com/fifaplus/en/matc
h-centre/match/520/28
6158/286159/40024282
3?date=2022-06-14&pre
v=competition)

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan (Qatar)

Attendance: 10,803
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Goalscorers
There was 1 goal scored in 2 matches, for an average of 0.5 goals per match.

1 goal

Joel Campbell

Notes

1. The notation on FIFA's official website is "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 intercontinental play-offs".

References

1. Allen, William (26 November 2021). "2022 World Cup inter-confederation play-off draw: fixtures and
format" (https://en.as.com/en/2021/11/26/soccer/1637955253_226019.html) . as.com. Retrieved
30 November 2021.

2. "Draw date set for new-look FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 intercontinental play-offs" (https://www.fifa.com/
media-releases/draw-date-set-for-new-look-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022-tm-intercontinental) . FIFA. 19
November 2021.

3. "Bureau of the Council recommends slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup" (https://web.archive.or
g/web/20170409184031/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y%3D2017/m%3D3/news%3Dbureau-of-t
he-council-recommends-slot-allocation-for-the-2026-fifa-wor-2878254.html) . FIFA. 30 March 2017.
Archived from the original (https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2017/m=3/news=bureau-of-the-cou
ncil-recommends-slot-allocation-for-the-2026-fifa-wor-2878254.html) on 9 April 2017.

4. "Last two FIFA World Cup 2022™ berths to be decided at Qatar's Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium" (https://www.fif
a.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/last-two-fifa-world-cup-2022-tm-berths-t
o-be-decided-at-qatars-ahmad-bin-ali) . FIFA. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

5. "FIFA Council unanimously approves COVID-19 Relief Plan" (https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/fifa-

council-unanimously-approves-covid-19-relief-plan) . FIFA. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

External links

Official FIFA World Cup website (https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar202

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