Italy again! Switzerland will face these rivals in the World Cup qualifiers



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Petkovic on World Cup qualifying group: “Not easy, but doable”

The Swiss team will play against Italy, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria and Lithuania in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. National coach Vladimir Petkovic talks about Switzerland’s chances.

07.12.2020

In Zurich on Monday, the groups for qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were drawn in a virtual ceremony. The Swiss team will face Italy, as in EM 2021.

After the European Championship, Switzerland will once again compete with our southern neighbor, Italy. The other opponents are Northern Ireland, Bulgaria and Lithuania.

Qualifying begins next March and ends a year later with playoff knockout games. The ten group winners qualify directly for the final round, while the runners-up have three tickets to the playoffs. The finals in Qatar will take place from November 21 to December 18, 2022.


All groups at a glance

Group A:
Portugal
Serbia
Ireland
Luxembourg
Azerbaijan

B Group:
Spain
Sweden
Greece
Georgia
Kosovo

Group C:
Italy
Switzerland
North Ireland
Bulgaria
Lithuania

Group D:
France
Ukraine
Finland
Bosnia Herzegovina
Kazakhstan

Group E:
Belgium
Welsh
Czech Republic
Belarus
Estonia

Group F:
Denmark
Austria
Scotland
Israel
Faroe Islands
Moldova

Group G:
Netherlands
Turkey
Norway
Montenegro
Latvia
Gibraltar

Group H:
Croatia
Slovakia
Russia
Slovenia
Cyprus
malt

Group I:
England
Poland
Hungary
Albania
Andorra
San Marino

Group J:
Germany
Romania
Island
North macedonia
Armenia
Liechtenstein



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