Costa Rica play New Zealand for final FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying spot - How to watch Tuesday's playoff

The last team to qualify for the Qatar 2022 FIFA football World Cup will be decided on Tuesday (14 June) with Costa Rica taking on New Zealand for the final spot.

Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Rayyan, to the west of the capital, Doha, will be the venue for the men's intercontinental playoff. The same stadium hosted Australia's win over Peru for the penultimate World Cup berth 24-hours earlier.

The winner get the golden ticket to the World Cup in November and December. There will be no replays, so the match will go to extra time and then penalties if the teams can't be separated.

How to watch New Zealand v Costa Rica in FIFA 2022 World Cup intercontinental playoff final

The final spot at the Qatar 2022 World Cup will go to either New Zealand or Costa Rica.

They face-off in the second intercontinental playoff final in Qatar, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. Kick off is at 21:00 on Tuesday 14th June local time, which is 12:00 noon in Costa Rica (Central Standard Time/CST), and 06:00 Wednesday 15 June in Auckland (New Zealand Standard Time).

The game will be televised by broadcasters and digital platforms around the world. Viewers in New Zealand can watch live on Sky Sport NZ.

The match will also be available in the Americas on Telemundo, Universo, and FuboTV in Spanish, and in English on Fox Sports 2 USA. More broadcast partners will be announced in due course, and for some territories the game will be available on the FIFA+ streaming service.

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Ronaldo, Mbappe, Kane, Bale, Messi, Neymar, and Lewandowski among top names already qualified

There are 13 teams from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) already through to the World Cup. Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland all secured automatic places with their performances in the qualifying group stage. It means fans will see the superstar players including Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Luka Modric, Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, and Pedri playing in Qatar.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Robert Lewandowski's Poland booked their spots through playoffs, before Gareth Bale's Wales beat Ukraine in the final European qualifying playoff in early June.

Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, and Sadio Mane's Senegal are the five representatives from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), after a dramatic end to their qualifying tournament which saw Egypt and Mo Salah miss out.

Canada, Mexico, and the United States (USA) are the three qualifying nations from CONCACAF. Costa Rica also have a chance to represent the North America, Central America, and the Caribbean region. They play New Zealand in their intercontinental playoff final on 14 June.

Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, and Uruguay had already sealed the four automatic qualifying spots from the CONMEBOL region.

Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and tournament hosts Qatar had already guaranteed their progress from the Asian region, before Australia became a fifth AFC representative at the World Cup by winning their intercontinental playoff final against Peru.

There are no direct qualification spots for the Oceania confederation (OFC), but group winners New Zealand could represent the region if they win their playoff with Costa Rica.

The world cup draw was made in Doha on 1st April. A full list of the groups is here.

The men's FIFA World Cup is scheduled to begin on 21st November, with the final in Doha on 18th December 2022.