Eagles To Know Opponent For Qatar 2022 World Cup Play Off Today

THE FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, African Qualifiers Third Round draw will be conducted today in Douala, Cameroun.

The draw will start at 16: 00 local time ( 15: 00 GMT, 17: 00 CAT), and will be live on

CAF platforms.

The 10 qualified teams will be divided into two levels based on the official FIFA ranking, published in 19 November 2021 as follows:

Level 1: Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Nigeria

Level 2: Egypt, Cameroun, Ghana, Mali and DR Congo

The five highest ranked teams will play against the five least ranked teams ( the first leg will be played at home of the lower ranked teams).

Following are the teams World Cup fact sheet, in alphabetic order ( in English):

Algeria played in FIFA World Cup finals four times ( 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014). Their best feat was Round of 16 in Brazil 2014.

In total, Algeria played 13 matches, where they won three, drew three and lost seven. They scored 13 goals and conceded 19 in the process.

Cameroun was the first African team to reach World Cup quarterfinals in Italy 1990. They appeared in seven editions, African record ( 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014).

In total, Cameroun played 23 matches, where they won four, drew seven and lost 12. They scored 18 goals and conceded 43 in the process.

DR Congo only World Cup appearance was in West Germany in 1974.

DR Congo ( Zaire) played three World Cup matches; losing them all, scoring none and conceding 14 goals.

Egypt was the first African country to reach the FIFA world Cup, in Italy 1934. They appeared in three World Cups ( 1934, 1990 and 2018).

In total, Egypt played seven World Cup matches; winning none, drawing twice and losing five. They scored five goals and conceded 12 in the process.

Ghana is one of three African teams to play a World Cup quarterfinal, in South Africa 2010. They appeared in the World Cup three times ( 2006, 2010, 2014).