AFC approves Qatar’s participation in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Doha: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee, which met here on Tuesday, approved Qatar’s participation in the preliminary joint qualifiers for 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup.

As Qatar is the host of the 2022 World Cup, the team would qualify automatically for that competition.

If Qatar do not finish among the top 12 qualifiers, who will play in the Asian final round qualifiers, they will continue to take part in the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers.

If they finish among the top 12 teams, Qatar can decide whether they continue to participate in the FIFA World Cup final road qualifiers, subject to FIFA approval. Should they decide not to compete, the next best team will qualify in their place.