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7th
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HWWC22 Update # 11
(12/19) "I'm Here to Win and Walk Away" [End of
Final]
Slight Possibility Correction
(12/17) - Unlucky tiebreaker correction
ARG vs FRA - Live! (12/18)
Dailies # 22
(12/18) "Lived up to the Hype"
AP Match Recap (12/18) "Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties"
[
FIFA |
ESPN |
BBC |
FOX |
AFA |
FFF ]
Final Standings # 21
(12/18) "Merman and AC in Doha Join
Winners"
Final Results # 22
(12/18) "ARG Wins 3rd WC in PSO"
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Dailies # 21
(12/17) "Third Top 3"
HWWC22 Update # 10 (12/16)
"I'm Condemned to Use the Tools of my Enemy to Defeat Them" [Final
Preview & History of Pool]
HWWC22 Update # 9 (12/14)
"Power Doesn't Panic" [End of
Semifinals]
Dailies # 21
(12/14) "Deflected, Goal!"
Final Possibilities # 9
(12/14) "Soccerbix Wins the Pool; 8 Others Still Alive for Remaining
4 Spots"
Final Bonus Possibilities #
3 (12/14) "UEFA Can Win
With 8 or 9; 32 Entries Alive"
Dailies # 20
(12/13) "Dynamic Duo"
Foster's Football Brew # 6.2 (12/13)
"FFB 12.13.22.1 - I think Croatia may have a slight edge" [CRO-ARG Preview]
HWWC22 Update # 8 (12/12)
"There Will Be Times When the Struggle Seems Impossible"
[Semifinal Preview + Bonus Details]
HWWC22 Update # 7 (12/10)
"So Fat and Satisfied, They Can't Imagine It" [End of Quarterfinals]
Dailies # 19 (12/10) "African
Breakthrough"
Dailies # 18
(12/9) "Late Comebacks & Heartache"
HWWC22 Update # 6 (12/7)
"That Would Be Me" [End of Round of
16]
8192 Possibilities (12/4) -
Working, after first 2 R16 matches
USA v NED - Live! (12/3)
Dailies # 17 (12/6) "Ronaldo Who?"
Dailies # 16
(12/5) "Depth"
Dailies # 15
(12/4) "Easy Peasey"
Dailies # 14
(12/3) "Dum-founded"
Foster's Football Brew # 6.1 (12/3)
"FFB 12.3.22.1 - Fully rooting for La Albiceleste" [ARG-AUS Preview]
HWWC22 Update # 5 (12/2)
"The Axe Forgets" [End of 3 of 3 Matches]
Dailies # 13 (12/2) "Stoppage Time Winner"
Dailies #
12
(12/1) "Craziness at the Top" 
Dailies # 11
(11/30) "Group Drama"
Dailies # 10
(11/29) "+9"
HWWC22 Update # 4 (11/28)
"One Way Out" [End of 2 of 3 Matches]
Dailies # 9 (11/28) "Goals
& Golazos"
Dailies #
8 (11/27) "Not as Expected"
Dailies # 7
(11/26) "The Stars Shine"
Dailies # 6
(11/25) "High Kick"
HWWC22 Update # 3 (11/24)
"Announcement" [End of 1 of 3 Matches]
Dailies # 5 (11/24) "Scissor
Kick"
Dailies # 4 (11/23) "Asian
Shocker Redux!"
Dailies # 3 (11/22) "Asian
Shocker!"
Dailies # 2 (11/21) "I
Got Your Back"
HWWC22 Update # 2 (11/20)
"Reckoning" [Opening Match]
Admin Pick # 2 (11/20) - Arabian Bribes
is the second entry
Admin Pick # 1 (11/18) - Futbol Fabone is
Kurat Alqadam Fab 13
Dailies # 1 (11/20) "Not for Us"
Team Choice Distribution
(11/20) "South America Rules - Brazil & Argentina Top the List" 
Who's Who
(11/20) "From 2 Goals 1 World Cup to Young Bloods"
Individual Picks
(11/20) "All 109 Entries"
POOL
NEWS
HWWC22 Update # 1 (11/9)
"Nobody's Listening!"
USA Qualifies, Draws Jolly 'ole England (4/1) - USA returns to WC
after choking in 2014
Glory to the Heroes (3/8) - Russia's war
disqualifies their soccer team
A World Cup pool every two years? (5/21/21) -
What will happen to the Euros?
FIFA
WORLD CUP NEWS
Opening Match Moved Up One Day
(8/11) - Change allows Opening Ceremonies to be stand-alone
event with QAT-ECU match now 8 am PST on Sunday, November 20, SEN-NED
now 8 am Monday
FIFA
Expands WC Rosters from 23 to 26 (6/23) - Allows for additional
flexibility due to impacts from COVID-19 and tight fall calendar
Costa Rica Becomes Final Team to Qualify (6/14) - Wales and
Australia qualified earlier in the month as 30th and 31st teams
FIFA
Unveils Streaming Platform FIFA+ (4/12) - Ad supported service is
free with documentaries and live-streamed matches but no World Cup games
Final
Draw Includes 3 Unknown Teams (4/1) - BRA, BEL, FRA, ARG, ENG, ESP
and POR in Pot A [
Ranking (3/31)]
Russia Suspended from Qualifying (2/28) - Russia was in UEFA
playoffs but cannot compete due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Intercontinental Draw Pits AFCvCONMEBOL and CONCACAFvOFC (11/26/21)
- European play-off draw for 12 teams also held
UK to Allow Fully Vaccinated Players Overseas (10/3/21) - BRA, CHI,
MEX, and PAR had filed a complaint that UK did not release players for
qualifying matches due to COVID-19 travel concerns in those countries
Five Subs an Option for 2022 WC (5/28/21) - Pandemic-era rule
extended until end of 2022
March/April International Window Postponed due to COVID-19 (3/13/20)
- [Qualifiers:
AFC (3/9) |
CONMEBOL (3/12) |
UEFA (3/17) |
CAF (5/6) |
CONCACAF (6/15) |
OFC (7/28) ] 
Qatar & FIFA Reveal WC 2022 Logo (9/3/19) - Swooping curves
represent desert, infinity/8 shape 
2022 WC Qualifying Kicks Off (6/9/19) - 10 AFC teams kick off
210-team qualifying phase
2022 WC to Remain at 32 Teams (5/22/19) - Will not expand to 48
teams across multiple countries
USA/Canada/Mexico (United) Wins 2026 World Cup Vote (6/13/18) - First
multi-country WC since Korea/Japan [
Site ]
2026 WC
Allocations Approved (5/9/17) - OFC to get guaranteed spot, AFC
doubles to 8, six teams in playoff for final 2 spots
2026 WC to Expand to 48 Teams (1/10/17) - First expansion since '98
expanded to 32 teams (from 24)
2022 WC to Start November 21st (9/25/15) - First winter World Cup
and will last just 28 days
Qatar to Reduce Stadiums to 8 (from 12) (4/22/14) - Minimum required
is 8, Cost is a factor
Qatar
Wins 2022 World Cup Vote (12/2/10) - Smallest nation to host & first time
held in Middle East [
Site ]
The
22nd FIFA World Cup runs from November 20 - December 18, 2022 in
Qatar (32 teams, 8 stadiums, 5 cities)
Qatar gets an automatic bid (1st ever appearance)
Qualification (210 teams
for 31 spots)
North Korea
() withdrew due
to COVID-19 concerns (5/4/21)
Saint Lucia
(
) withdrew
due to logistical issues (5/23/21)
American
Samoa and
Samoa
(
)
withdrew due to COVID-19 travel restrictions (11/29/21)
Tonga
()
withdrew due to Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami (1/29)
Vanuatu
and
Cook
lslands ()
withdrew due to COVID-19 outbreak (3/19, 3/23)
Russia (
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suspended on IOC
recommendation
(Russia invasion
of Ukraine)
(2/28)
France is the defending champion but does not get an automatic bid
{55->13} [10 Grps (55), Top 1 + Winner (3 Paths (12))]:
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{54->5} [3rd Rnd (10), 5 h/a ties]: [
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{45->4} [3rd Rnd (12), Top 2 (2 grp)]: [
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{10->4} [Round Robin (10), Top 4]: [--
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{35->3} [3rd Rnd (8), Top 3]: [
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{11->0} [2nd Rnd (4)]: x
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Deadline is
8 am PST Sunday November 20!
Time Zone Map (PST Match Times:
2 am, 5 am, 8 am, 11 am)
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