Qatar World Cup 2022: Draw, why winter, no Italy, teams, pots, favourites, what about Premier League fixtures?

The World Cup 2022 draw will be held in Qatar on Friday evening, marking an acceleration in build-up to the tournament which has been mired in controversy since the country was awarded the event in 2010. We know the make up of the pots, but the draw line-up is not complete due to a number of issues, while there are also a few surprise absentees. The World Cup begins on November 21, with the final held on December 18.

Ad/> Eurosport answers all your questions ahead of the draw, which starts at 1700 BST on Friday. World Cup Qualification UEFAWhen is the World Cup draw? Who is in what pot? Who could England face?AN HOUR AGO Why is the 2022 World Cup in the winter, not this summer? Why has there been so much controversy? The Qatar World Cup has been shrouded in controversy from the moment it was awarded the event in 2010. There have been allegations of vote buying, corruption and bribery linked to the bidding process.

The United States Department of Justice last year said money had been paid to five top officials at the time and after 12 years, cases rumble on. Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has since admitted it was a “mistake” to award Qatar the World Cup, which threw up a number of logistical problems. Firstly, Qatar is hot — but it is at its worst in the summer.

Therefore, it was finally agreed in 2015 that the tournament would be held in the winter for the first time, throwing domestic league organisation into chaos. On top of this, there has also been controversy over the country’s human rights record, and the conditions migrant workers have dealt with building stadiums and infrastructure for the event. Southgate suggests Qatar World Cup boycott would not achieve anything Kane conflicted about Qatar World