The Black Stars of Ghana will know their group opponents for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday, April 1, when the draw is held in Qatar.
The draw is expected to be held on 16:00 GMT in Doha.
Black Stars, who are four-time African champions, are among a total of 32 teams that will travel to the Arab country for the tournament.
Ghana secured qualification on Tuesday in Abuja after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in the reverse leg game to qualify on the away goals rule.
Ghana will be hoping for a favourable group after being handed a difficult one in their previous appearance. In Brazil 2014, they faced eventual winners Germany, Portugal, and the United States.
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Ghana did not qualify for the 2018 edition staged in Russia after playing in 2006, 2010 and 2014 in Germany, South Africa and in Rio.
Ghana’s finest World Cup performance came in 2010 when the squad made it to the quarterfinals.
They will attempt to break that record in November when they travel to Qatar.
The 2022 World Cup gets underway in November this year.
POT 1
- Qatar
- Belgium
- Brazil
- France
- Argentina
- England
- Spain
- Portugal
POT 2
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Mexico
- United States
- Switzerland
- Croatia
- Uruguay
POT 3
- Senegal
- Iran
- Japan
- Morocco
- Serbia
- Poland
- South Korea
- Tunisia
POT 4
- Australia/United Arab Emirates/Peru
- New Zealand/Costa Rica
- Ukraine/Scotland/Wales
- Saudi Arabia
- Ecuador
- Ghana
- Cameroon
- Canada
Qatar 2022 World Cup format and schedule
The Qatar World Cup, still with 32 teams, will maintain a classic format of eight groups of four teams that will play three round-robin, one-legged matches. The top two finishers from each group will advance to the round of 16 and will face each other in the following format: A vs B, C vs D, E vs F and G vs H.
In the World Cup, unlike what happens in the European Championship, there is an extra match, the third and fourth place match played by the two teams that lose in the semifinals, the day before the final.
– Group stage: From November 21 to December 2
– Round of 16: 3 to 6 December
– Quarterfinals: December 9 and 10
– Semifinals: December 13 and 14
