22 March 2021

Qualifying beginning

Starting from the penultimate week of March, two continents are going to start their journey towards the World Cup 2022. Both of them are going to kick-off on the same night.

European elimination matches consists of two rounds. There is plenty of time explaining (the complicated) phase number two when that comes (that is going to begin exactly one year from now), while the first stage is comprising of group stage. Right at the beginning neutral venue will be used at two duels. Because the schedule is a little bit behind at the end of this month (and September), three games will be played, thus two are going to finish in the following seven nights:

24 March, Wednesday at 18.00 CET: Estonia - Czech Republic.
24 March, Wednesday at 18.00 CET: Turkey - Netherlands.

24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Belgium - Wales.
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Cyprus - Slovakia.
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Finland - Bosnia and Herzegovina.
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: France - Ukraine.
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Gibraltar - Norway.
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Latvia - Montenegro.
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Malta - Russia.
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Portugal - Azerbaijan (playing in Turin, Italy).
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Serbia - Republic of Ireland.
24 March, Wednesday at 20.45 CET: Slovenia - Croatia.

25 March, Thursday at 18.00 CET: Bulgaria - Switzerland.
25 March, Thursday at 18.00 CET: Israel - Denmark.

25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Andorra - Albania.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: England - San Marino.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Germany - Iceland.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Hungary - Poland.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Italy - Northern Ireland.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Liechtenstein - Armenia.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Moldova - Faroe islands.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Romania - North Macedonia.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Scotland - Austria.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Spain - Greece.
25 March, Thursday at 20.45 CET: Sweden - Georgia.

27 March, Saturday at 15.00 CET: Montenegro - Gibraltar.
27 March, Saturday at 15.00 CET: Russia - Slovenia.

27 March, Saturday at 18.00 CET: Belarus - Estonia.
27 March, Saturday at 18.00 CET: Croatia - Cyprus.
27 March, Saturday at 18.00 CET: Netherlands - Latvia.
27 March, Saturday at 18.00 CET: Norway - Turkey (playing in Malaga, Spain).

27 March, Saturday at 20.45 CET: Czech Republic - Belgium.
27 March, Saturday at 20.45 CET: Republic of Ireland - Luxembourg.
27 March, Saturday at 20.45 CET: Serbia - Portugal.
27 March, Saturday at 20.45 CET: Slovakia - Malta.

28 March, Sunday at 15.00 CET: Kazakhstan - England.

28 March, Sunday at 18.00 CET: Albania - France.
28 March, Sunday at 18.00 CET: Armenia - Iceland.
28 March, Sunday at 18.00 CET: Denmark - Moldova.
28 March, Sunday at 18.00 CET: Georgia - Spain.

28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Austria - Faroe islands.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Bulgaria - Italy.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Israel - Scotland.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Kosovo - Sweden.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: North Macedonia - Liechtenstein.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Poland - Andorra.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Romania - Germany.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: San Marino - Hungary.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Switzerland - Lithuania.
28 March, Sunday at 20.45 CET: Ukraine - Finland.

On the same night, the North, Central America and Caribbean region is also commencing the path for the same tournament with the only difference: here there will be three rounds. In phase number one 30 lowest teams in the world rankings are going to be in action who are divided in six groups. Only the winners will advance to the next phase that is going to start this summer. Until then is plenty of time, but for now four games have to be staged where next week two of them will be completed.

24 March, Wednesday at 23.00 CET: Antigua and Barbuda - Montserrat.
24 March, Wednesday at 23.00 CET: Suriname - Cayman islands.

25 March, Thursday at 00.00 CET: Dominican Republic - Dominica.
25 March, Thursday at 00.00 CET: Saint Kitts and Nevis - Puerto Rico.
25 March, Thursday at 02.00 CET: Guatemala - Cuba.
25 March, Thursday at 22.00 CET: Haiti - Belize.
25 March, Thursday at 23.00 CET: Curacao - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

26 March, Friday at 00.00 CET: Trinidad and Tobago - Guyana.
26 March, Friday at 01.00 CET: Canada - Bermuda.
26 March, Friday at 01.00 CET: Panama - Barbados.
26 March, Friday at 03.25 CET: El Salvador - Grenada.

27 March, Saturday at 23.00 CET: Anguilla - Dominican Republic.
27 March, Saturday at 23.00 CET: British Virgin islands - Guatemala.

28 March, Sunday at 00.00 CET: Bahamas - Saint Kitts and Nevis.
28 March, Sunday at 00.00 CET: Turks and Caicos islands - Nicaragua.
28 March, Sunday at 01.00 CET: Aruba - Suriname.
28 March, Sunday at 01.00 CET: United States Virgin islands - Antigua and Barbuda.
28 March, Sunday at 20.30 CET: Cayman islands - Canada.
28 March, Sunday at 22.00 CET: Dominica - Panama.
28 March, Sunday at 23.00 CET: Puerto Rico - Trinidad and Tobago.

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