Anarchist World Cup/2022

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Let's say that collective liberation was finally achieved in 2022, just days before the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The field of 32 national teams has been replaced with a field of 68 clubs. Of those, 32 are automatic qualifiers, being the champions of their respective nations. The 37 others have been given at-large berths thanks to their outstanding performances. This qualification process is a lot like the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. 38 countries are being represented: 32 from the original tournament and 6 (Angola, Egypt, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland, and Tahiti) thanks to at-large bids.

Teams

AFC (6 automatic, 2 at-large)

• Western United (automatic)
• Esteghlal (automatic)
• Urawa Red Diamonds (at-large)
• Yokohama F. Marinos (automatic)
• Al Sadd SC (automatic)
• Al Hilal (automatic)
• Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (at-large)
• Ulsan Hyundai (automatic)

CAF (5 automatic, 2 at-large)

• Petro de Luanda (at-large)
• Coton Sport (automatic)
• Al Ahly (at-large)
• Asante Kotoko (automatic)
• Wydad Athletic Club (automatic)
• Casa Sports (automatic)
• Espérance Sportive de Tunis (automatic)

CONCACAF (4 automatic, 2 at-large)

• Vancouver Whitecaps (automatic)
• Deportivo Saprissa (automatic)
• Pachuca (automatic)
• UNAM (at-large)
• Los Angeles FC (automatic)
• Seattle Sounders (at-large)

CONMEBOL (4 automatic, 5 at-large)

• Boca Juniors (automatic)
• Vélez Sarsfield (at-large)
• Athletico Paranense (at-large)
• Flamengo (at-large)
• Palmeiras (automatic)
• São Paulo (at-large)
• Aucas (automatic)
• Independiente del Valle (at-large)
• Nacional (automatic)

OFC (0 automatic, 2 at-large)

• Vénus (at-large)
• Auckland City (at-large)

UEFA (13 automatic, 21 at-large)

• Club Brugge (automatic)
• GNK Dinamo Zagreb (automatic)
• FC København (automatic)
• Arsenal (at-large)
• Chelsea (at-large)
• Liverpool (at-large)
• Manchester City (automatic)
• Manchester United (at-large)
• Tottenham Hotspur (at-large)
• West Ham United (at-large)
• Olympique de Marseille (at-large)
• Paris Saint-Germain (automatic)
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen (at-large)
• FC Bayern (automatic)
• Borussia Dortmund (at-large)
• Eintracht Frankfurt (at-large)
• RB Leipzig (at-large)
• AC Milan (at-large)
• Internazionale (at-large)
• Juventus (at-large)
• Napoli (at-large)
• Roma (at-large)
• Ajax (automatic)
• Feyenoord (at-large)
• Lech Poznań (automatic)
• FC Porto (automatic)
• Celtic (at-large)
• Crvena zvezda (automatic)
• File:Flag of Spain.svg Atlético de Madrid (at-large)
• File:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona (at-large)
• File:Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid (automatic)
• File:Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Zürich (automatic)
• File:Flag of Wales.svg Cardiff City (automatic)

Playoffs

18 December 2022

Asante Kotoko	2–1	Western United
Mukwala Error creating thumbnail: 22' Mbella Error creating thumbnail: 68'		Prijović Error creating thumbnail: 75'

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

24 December 2022

Western United	3–1	Asante Kotoko
Wales Error creating thumbnail: 10' Prijović Error creating thumbnail: 50' Pain Error creating thumbnail: 82'		Mukwala Error creating thumbnail: 40'

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Western United won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.

18 December 2022

Vénus	1–3	Independiente del Valle
Tehau Error creating thumbnail: 52'		Díaz Error creating thumbnail: 20' Sornoza Error creating thumbnail: 40' Páez Error creating thumbnail: 83'

Stade Pater, Pirae

24 December 2022

Independiente del Valle	4–0	Vénus
Sornoza Error creating thumbnail: 15' Díaz Error creating thumbnail: 33' Páez Error creating thumbnail: 60' Faravelli Error creating thumbnail: 75'

Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Quito

Independiente del Valle won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.

Draw

Draw

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Al Sadd File:Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Manchester City Paris Saint-Germain FC Bayern Liverpool AC Milan Chelsea Flamengo Boca Juniors Palmeiras Arsenal Napoli File:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Manchester United Internazionale	Borussia Dortmund File:Flag of Spain.svg Atlético de Madrid Los Angeles FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen Tottenham Hotspur Juventus RB Leipzig Roma Ajax West Ham United Olympique de Marseille Seattle Sounders Eintracht Frankfurt São Paulo Al Hilal FC Porto	Yokohama F. Marinos Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Ulsan Hyundai Urawa Red Diamonds Vélez Sarsfield Athletico Paranense Wydad Athletic Club Celtic Crvena zvezda Club Brugge GNK Dinamo Zagreb FC København Feyenoord Lech Poznań File:Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Zürich File:Flag of Wales.svg Cardiff City	Esteghlal Coton Sport Casa Sports Espérance Sportive de Tunis Vancouver Whitecaps Deportivo Saprissa UNAM Independiente del Valle Petro de Luanda Western United Al Ahly

Groups

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Al Sadd	Paris Saint-Germain	Liverpool	Palmeiras
Juventus	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	File:Flag of Spain.svg Atlético de Madrid	Tottenham Hotspur
Lech Poznań	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Crvena zvezda	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
File:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona	Chelsea	Manchester United	Internazionale
Borussia Dortmund	FC Porto	São Paulo	Ajax
Wydad Athletic Club	Urawa Red Diamonds	FC København	Al Ahly
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Group I	Group J	Group K	Group L
Boca Juniors	FC Bayern	Manchester City	Flamengo
Eintracht Frankfurt	West Ham United	Roma	Error creating thumbnail: Olympique de Marseille
Celtic	File:Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Zürich	File:Flag of Wales.svg Cardiff City	Club Brugge
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Group M	Group N	Group O	Group P
Arsenal	AC Milan	File:Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid	Juventus
Seattle Sounders	Yokohama F. Marinos	Los Angeles FC	RB Leipzig
Feyenoord	Vélez Sarsfield	Ulsan Hyundai	Athletico Paranense
TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD