Peru out of Qatar 2022: when do the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup start?

A bitter result had the playoff to the Qatar 2022 World Cup for all the fans of the Peruvian team. With their 5-4 defeat on penalties against Australia, Ricardo Gareca’s team had to resign themselves to not being able to be present at the sixth World Cup in its history, the second in a row after Russia 2018.

The next qualifiers will begin in 2023 and the first objective of the directors of the FPF (Peruvian Football Federation) will be to ensure the continuity of the “Tiger”. The Argentine coach has not yet decided if he will renew his employment relationship.

It should be noted that the Qatar World Cup will end a 32-team format. FIFA determined that the next contest will have several modifications: the most striking is the number of classifieds.

The 2026 South American qualifiers would begin in 2023 and will be played until 2025. Although Conmebol has not yet confirmed the complete schedule, DirecTV Sports journalist Juan José Buscalia mentioned a tentative date.

“March 2023 will surely be the start for the 2026 World Cup qualifier. It seems a bit premature, considering that it will be two months after the end of Qatar (…). Finding out a little and getting into the upcoming calendar, it is a reality and now all the directors of Conmebol and UEFA are together, the Nations League is coming and it is ready to start in 2024 ”, said the communicator in the Blu Radio Sports Blog program.

The FIFA Congress, which was held in May 2021, determined that the 2026 World Cup will bring together 48 teams. The venue for this competition will be shared by Mexico, the United States and Canada.

The quotas for each confederation would be distributed as follows: UEFA (16), Africa (9.5), Asia (8.5), Conmebol (6.5), Concacaf (6.5), Oceania (1.5).

Source-larepublica.pe