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Bombshell in the play-off: Italy or Portugal will be left out of Qatar 2022

Published:26/11/2021 - 17:52h

Updated:26/11/2021 - 18:28h

Surprise in the playoff draw for the 2022 World Cup. Two historic teams such as Portugal and Italy, would meet in a hypothetical final

There is bombazo on the way to Qatar 2022! This Friday has celebrated the draw of the repechage for the World-wide of the next winter and has remained an unexpected surprise and that will leave to a historical selection out of the appointment mundialista: Italy or Portugal. The two more recent champions of Europe (2016 and 2021) will confront in a hypothetical final in case that they surpass the semifinals, against Macedonia north and Turkey, respectively. The way already is 'traced' and, whatever happens, the surprise will be maximum.

It is necessary to remember that the twelve selections that will contest the repechage will have to play the six semifinals and three finals to only party. They will play home those that better exert have showed in the phase of groups, and later will produce a new draw to define to the hosts of the finals. In this sense, the luck is thrown and the smart way so that between the 24 and 25 March 2022 cross the selcciones.

In the first bass drum of the draw have remained Portugal, Italy, Scotland, Russia, Sweden and Wales, whereas in the second appeared Poland, Macedonia north, Turkey, Ukraine, Austria and Czech Republic. With the already initiated draw, jumped the surprise: Italy and Portugal remained placed in the semifinals 5 and 6, by what would cross in the final, confirming that the pressure is maximum and that it will be a true 'war' to achieve the note to the World-wide 2022.

In the first 'playoff' will cross Scotland and Ukraine, as well as Wales and Austia. In the second, will be Russia-Poland and Sweden-Czech Republic, whereas in the third, as we mentioned before, will be Italy-Macedonia north and Portugal-Turkey. Like this they will decide the last three selections of Europe that will achieve his pass to Catar, where already there are thirteen countries expecting, Spain between them.

In the draw of this Friday, fits to add, also have decided how will be the repechage of the two pplazas of the intercontinental repechage, standing out that the country of the African Federation will measure to the of Conmebol and the representative of the Concacaf to the of Oceania. They will be, definitively, the two last squares for the appointment mundialista. To continuation, review all the important appearances of the draw of this Friday, dates and selections that already are classified: