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USMNT learns path for 2022 World Cup qualifying

The United States Men’s National Team received its schedule for its path to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after FIFA conducted a draw for Concacaf on Wednesday in Zurich, Switzerland.

The USA will enter qualifying in the Final Round in June 2021 in the Octagonal, with the top three teams receiving automatic bids to the World Cup and the fourth place team earning a spot in a home and away playoff against a country from another region.

While the 2022 World Cup will be the last to feature just 32 teams, the COVID-19 Pandemic has forced Concacaf away from the Hexagonal into the Octagonal, where each country plays 14 games in a home and away round robin.