Mexico National Team: what would have to happen for El Tri to be group leader in Qatar 2022?

Mexico has a chance to be seeded in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, although it is minimal, as it depends on Portugal not qualifying for the World Cup and on scoring more points than other teams in the FIFA ranking, which will be cut off on March 31, just one day before the World Cup draw on April 1.

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According to Mr. Chip, a data analyst, the 'Tricolor' is the second most likely team to be seeded in the World Cup if Cristiano Ronaldo and company fail to qualify after the game against North Macedonia in the UEFA playoff.

Although this situation is unlikely, after Portugal's good display against Turkey, the Lusitanians look like favorites to beat the Normacedonians, but the game will not be easy, as this team left out Italy, who arrived as the new Euro 2020 champions.

Who are the other top seeds for Qatar?

Confirmed seeded teams for Qatar2022: Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, and Spain. 

It should be remembered that Mexico has a couple of official matches, so it can score more points than the other teams and thus climb more positions in the official FIFA ranking.

On March 22, the highest organization announced the manner in which the draw will be carried out, in which there will be four pools with eight teams each. In the first of them will be the seeded teams, with Qatar as host, and the first seven teams ranked in the FIFA ranking, which will be published on March 31.

In addition, according to the same regulations, Mexico will be in the second tier if Portugal qualifies for the World Cup, as FIFA specified that the countries from the 8th to the 15th position will be in that sector; those classified in positions 16 to 23 will be in tier 3 and those from the 24th to the 28th position will be in tier 4.

Likewise, in Pot 4 will be the three places that remain to be defined, which will be the two winners of the intercontinental qualifiers (CONMEBOL-AFC and CONCACAF-OFC) and the winner of the last UEFA qualifier, which involves Ukraine.

The date of the match postponed to June between Scotland and Ukraine, the winner of which will play away against Wales is still pending.

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