World Cup draw

The 2022 World Cup draw is on the horizon, and teams will be anxiously awaiting the results. Here is one possible outcome that would provide an exemplary ...

1 1 This group could be potentially the most bonkers of the entire tournament. Two teams with a bone to pick with the USA on the pitch. Right off the bat, the most enjoyable part of this collection is that the eventual Pot 4 European playoff participant has a realistic shot to escape the group and cause knockout round chaos. For example, the intercontinental playoff involving AFC (Australia/UAE) and CONMEBOL (Peru) cannot be drawn into a group with either an Asian or South American team already present.

Twenty-nine participants, including the hosts, for the 32-team tournament have already been confirmed.

Twenty-nine participants, including the hosts, have already been confirmed, while the remaining three will be finalised by June this year. Twenty-nine participants, including the hosts, have already been confirmed, while the remaining three will be finalised by June this year. Twenty-nine participants, including the hosts, have already been confirmed, while the remaining three will be finalised by June this year.

LIVE: At 3am AEDT on Saturday April 2, the 2022 World Cup Draw will take place in Doha, Qatar (7pm on April 1, local time).

Scotland and Ukraine will face off in June, before the winner faces Wales one week later. Some of the boys that were there in 2018 would like revenge and I am pretty sure that they will all be excited.” And finally, the war in Ukraine delayed the play-offs for the final European spot. For the final group stage matches and the knockouts, matches will take place at 2am and 6am AEDT. Tunisia, the lowest-ranked team from Pot 3, replaces at least one of those former two nations this time. The opening match of the World Cup will pit Group A’s Qatar against Ecuador, with Senegal and Netherlands fancying their chances of making it out of that quartet.

The teams in Group F at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be determined by a draw taking place on April 1 in Doha, Qatar. The tournament will be hosted by Qatar ...

Coach John Herdman will be out to make his own piece of history, as he becomes the first person to lead a team at both the women’s and men’s World Cup. Despite his advancing years, Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric remains a superb player and the talisman. With players of the standard of Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku, they could take some stopping. The four teams selected into the group will play a round-robin format with each nation facing the other three. Morocco fills the other spot in Group F, looking to fly the flag for Africa once again after gaining a credible 2-2 draw against Spain at Russia 2018. If teams are also tied in those categories another set of tiebreakers is applied.

The 32 nations who will be competing in this year's World Cup in Qatar will learn their group matchups on Friday. Here's how you can follow the draw.

Costa Rica will take on New Zealand in one intercontiental playoff, and Peru will face the winner of the United Arab Emirates versus Australia in the other. Those matches will take place in June. The other three groups each get one European team. That means they'll be part of Pot 2 as the eight groups for the tournament — held Nov. 21 to Dec. 18 in Qatar — are drawn from four pots based on their current rankings. In each of the four pots (of eight teams each), one team will be drawn and placed into groups A through H. Europe has 13 teams in the tournament and five of the eight groups will each get two teams from the continent.

DOHA, Qatar — Coaches and soccer officials are gathering in Qatar for Friday's draw for the Middle East's first World Cup. There will be 37 nations involved ...

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That knot in your stomach? It's the FIFA World Cup Draw and it's happening on April 1 from Doha, Qatar. The event will be broadcast around the world as fans ...

Also, since the World Cup Draw is moving forward without knowing the final three berths (they take place in June), then there will be placeholders for them and all three were placed in Pot 4. Qatar will also automatically be playing in Group A, occupying the slot of A1 in that group. It will be a very different dynamic for players, who have been accustomed to going right into a World Cup camp in May after a long European season. The 29 qualified teams and three playoff placeholders were sorted into four pots (Pot 1-4) prior to the draw based on their FIFA world rankings. The next country drawn would go back and fill in the group that was bypassed. That's why every four years the World Cup Draw continues to attract the fascination of millions around the world and will be met with dramatic (over)reaction by fans everywhere. The group that is skipped over will be filled by the next team drawn. If there's a geographic clash, the team drawn is simply moved to the next group in sequence. It determines the sequence of matches, making it important that it's randomly selected. Each pot is emptied before moving on to the next one. There will be talk of Groups of Death and lucky draws. The chatter will surround which teams can go deep, which teams can advance from their group, and which will crash out.

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As best as FIFA does to keep teams separated in pots for competitive balance, there are still some mouthwatering matchups that could be produced by the 2022 ...

With Germany in Pot 2, there is a good chance that they will be facing a high-profile nation in the group stages. Japan are in Pot 3, but are unlikely to be pushovers. There are also potentially some highly-ranked teams that will come through the June playoffs (Ex. No. 18 Wales) which for purposes of the April 1 draw will be among the lowest-ranked teams in Pot 4. That will impact the schedule of group matches. This is done to try to achieve competitive balance across the groups with each group comprised of one team from each of the pots below. The 32 participants, including three yet unclaimed berths, were broken up into pots based on each team's relative strength per the FIFA World Rankings published on March 31.

Final qualifiers are still wrapping up, leaving a few spots left in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but that's not stopping the ball rolling on the tournament.

Brazil would go on to win the World Cup. The term originated during the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as a way to refer to the horrific Group C, which saw Brazil, England, Romania and Czechoslovakia put together. * Italy failed to qualify for the second straight World Cup. It’s an extremely unusual World Cup that won’t kick off until November 21 due to concerns about heat in the Persian Gulf, which routinely tops 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and would be hazardous for players. Friday marks the announcement of the draw for group stages, with 32 teams, including host nation Qatar, all finding out their fates. Teams were arranged into four pots, and then selected by random draw.

Iran lost only three out of 18 total World Cup qualifiers, while a potential Wales appearance would added Gareth Bale and the No. 18 team in the FIFA rankings ...

Portugal was the final team into Pot 1 but looks to have its hands full with Ghana coming out of Pot 4. The pairings are quite uncanny considering that Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland also shared a group in 2018. This is already turning out to be one of the most formidable groups, and a clear potential Group of Death candidate. Four of the last five champions haven’t gotten out of the group in their title defenses. And while it’s not Serbia or Senegal, Japan could arguably be one of the tougher Pot 3 teams. The bad news is that a potential matchup with Wales, ranked 18th in the FIFA world rankings, waits in the wings if Gareth Bale & Co. can win its June playoff.

Follow the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals live with ESPN, as the 32 teams find out their group stage opponents.

11.00 ET / 15.00 GMT: Welcome to the 2022 World Cup finals draw.... 11.18 ET / 15.18 GMT: We will know the group stage fixtures and dates for all 32 teams as soon as the draw is made. However, we will have to wait to discover the venues and kickoff times. 11.36 ET / 15.36 GMT: After over 11 years since they won the bid to host the World Cup, Friday is a landmark day for Qatar's biggest event yet. 12.32 ET / 16.32 GMT: France coach Didier Deschamps is bringing out the World Cup trophy onto the stage. Japan and Costa Rica or New Zealand complete the group and will have their work cut out to make the knockout rounds. 13.20 ET / 17.20 GMT: Phew! That went at breakneck speed once the draw actually began. Suarez was sent off, Ghana missed the penalty and Uruguay went on to win on a shootout. "For most of the first seeds they would be pleased with the group they get. Well, in the 2010 World Cup, it was Ghana who thought they had scored with the last kick to go through to the semifinals. Asked about potential round-of-16 opponents, Southgate said: "We have to get out of the group first. And then with Ukraine, you're pulling for them naturally just because of everything that's going on and you want to give the people hope and spirit so it would be nice to see Ukraine pull through.

Millions around the world will be tuning in to the FIFA World Cup Draw, where the 32 participating nations will know their group-stage fate and the path ...

Teams drawn from Pot 1 into a group will automatically occupy the first slot in a group (Ex. A1, B1, C1, etc.), but the other slots will be drawn at random. The draw will start with Pot 1 and end with Pot 4. If there's a geographic clash, the team drawn is simply moved to the next group in sequence. The Wales/Scotland/Ukraine placeholder will be treated like any other European participant as far as geographic restrictions (maximum two European nations per group). 12:25 p.m.: Gianni Infantino says that the Qatar World Cup will be the best one ever. If they keep it up, they could be setting a new record in Qatar. All the VIPs are there. Geographic restrictions: Teams from the same region cannot be drawn in the same group with the exception of Europe. Since there are 13 European teams in the draw and only eight groups (A-H), a maximum two European nations are permitted in a single group. Mexico coach Tata Martino will go up against his home nation and a team he once coached. Teams are drawn one by one from the pot and are slotted sequentially into a group beginning with Group A and moving on through Group H. USA: In the US, the draw will be broadcast on FS1 (English) and on Telemundo and Universo (Spanish). Those channels can be streamed on fuboTV, which is available to new users on a free trial. He also pleaded for peace in the world and said he wants the World Cup to be one of unity.

Germany will be keen to make amends for a nightmare showing when trying to defend the title at the last World Cup, as they enter a major tournament without ...

In both midfield and attack, head coach Hansi Flick has a wealth of talent to select from on any given match, allowing for squad rotation and fresh legs. The versatile Thilo Kehrer can play on either side or in the middle of defense, but opposite the PSG man, the choices of Lukas Klostermann, Jonas Hofmann, Christian Gunter, and David Raum don't exactly inspire confidence. They've also reached four finals and finished third place three times on top of that too, making them an elite international football country. One to watch out for is RB Salzburg's Karim Adeyemi, who's energy and pace has caused problems not only in Austria, but in the UEFA Champions League as well. Other players to watch include Munich's Jamal Musiala, who at 19 is a prominent squad member for club and country. Germany are still considered amongst the elite of international football.

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Could the Socceroos beat Tunisia and earn a point or two against the European sides to sneak through? But there are no severely-underseeded nations, with the possible exception of the final UEFA qualifier, who has to be placed in Pot 4 because we don’t know who they are yet. (They’re not even expecting a spot in the groups.) A pretty even group with Ecuador quite low-ranked, but the US and Japan could both realistically expect to make it out and even challenge Spain, who haven’t made it out of the round of 16 since winning the 2010 event. And strange things happen in tournaments. You’d heavily favour France and Uruguay to make it out here, with Morocco and Saudi Arabia each having made it out of the groups in just one of their five World Cup appearances.

France have hopes of defending their World Cup crown heading into Qatar 2022. Les Bleus are an experienced side with many proven winners and their ...

The 1998 World Cup-winning captain has brought great success to Les Bleus, repeating that triumph as a coach in 2018 before rebounding from Euro 2021 disappointment with 2021 Nations League success. Belgium World Cup Semi-Final 2018, 4-2 vs Croatia World Cup Final 2018, 2-1 vs. Argentina FIFA World Cup 2018, 1-0 vs.

The draw threw up political intrigue, a heavyweight European clash and one group that is particularly hard to call.

It is 20 years since Brazil were the last non-European winner of a World Cup and again they are one of perhaps two non-European sides who might realistically be considered capable of success. The biggest doubts are at the back, where Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld will have a combined age of 69 by the time the World Cup begins. No nation has anything approaching the depth of the world champions. Saudi Arabia are grimly consistent under Hervé Renard, the only coach ever to win the Africa Cup of Nations with two different countries. Certainly they should have the squad for it and in Gareth Southgate they have a clear-sighted, sober leader who has shown how a supportive environment can be created; the doubt is whether he is quick enough to react tactically when games begin to slip away from his side. They did, though, win the Asian Cup under their Spanish coach, Félix Sánchez, in 2019.

Will the Qatar edition mark the first time in 20 years that a non-European nation takes home the World Cup trophy?

Otto Addo was placed in temporary charge for that playoff and he could point with justifiable satisfaction to the way his side controlled the game even in the hostile atmosphere in Abuja. It may feel it has a point to prove against Uruguay, after the way Luis Suarez’s handball denied it at the last minute in the 2010 quarterfinal. Óscar Tabárez had been in charge for 15 years, had reshaped the entire structure of the country’s coaching and youth development, won a Copa América and led his side to a World Cup semifinal, but a sense of staleness had taken hold. Brazil won the World Cup last time it was staged in Asia. Twenty years on, it is one of probably only two sides with a realistic chance of putting a stop to the run of four straight European winners that have followed. Son Heung-min is the obvious star, but this is a side based on its defense; it conceded just three goals in those 10 group games. It went out in the group at the African Cup of Nations, and rather limped through qualifying, needing a highly questionable penalty against South Africa to top its group before an away goals win over Nigeria in the playoff. Kevin De Bruyne remains one of the best midfielders in the world, but, while there are questions about Romelu Lukaku’s form, the biggest issues are at the back where Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld will have a combined age of 68 by the time the World Cup begins. It had only ever won two matches at a World Cup stage, but one of those was against the U. S. in 1998. It faces familiar opposition in Mexico, now under a former Argentina coach in Gerardo Martino. They met in the first World Cup and they’ve met twice since, Argentina wining on all three occasions. Memories of that embarrassment and Gareth Southgate’s admirable sobriety should guard against overconfidence, as should the fact that, by world ranking, this is the toughest group. Which, of course, brings up the biggest issue of this World Cup: that it is being held in Qatar, the most controversial host since the Argentinian junta of 1978. Hosts are never easy to assess given their dearth of qualifiers, but despite that Asian Cup success in 2019, there must be concern about the string of heavy defeats to Portugal, Ireland and Serbia last autumn and a draw against Azerbaijan. South Africa, though, remains the only host to fail to make it out of the group. And that perhaps hints at a growing sense that the expansion of football seen in the 1980s and ’90s is heading into retreat, that money is beginning to dominate the international game as the major western European nations invest in youth development.

The Netherlands has been drawn to face hosts Qatar, alongside Senegal and Ecuador in FIFA 2022 World Cup Group A in an outcome that will see teams from four ...

Although he has won a host of trophies during his career, Van Gaal's possession-orientated style of play has sometimes been described as being somewhat boring to watch. It remains to be seen how cohesive they will be as a unit but there is a good core for Van Gaal to work with. Previously in charge of major clubs such as Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Ajax, his Netherlands team went close in 2014.

The teams in Group H at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be determined by a draw taking place on April 1 in Doha, Qatar. The tournament will be hosted by Qatar ...

Ghana will be present in Qatar following a valiant effort in the qualifying rounds, cementing a place in the tournament for the first time since 2014 by beating Nigeria on away goals in the African playoffs. Son Heung-min is South Korea’s most recognisable difference-maker, with the Tottenham forward a prolific goalscorer for club and country. South Korea finished second in a tough third-round qualification group, beaten only in the final fixture with a place at the finals already assured. Uruguay also got to the last eight at the 2018 World Cup, where eventual winners France edged them out. The four teams selected into the group will play a round-robin format with each nation facing the other three. Manchester United teammate Bruno Fernandes will also be pivotal for the Euro 2016 winners.

The Socceroos will play champions France to kick off their World Cup finals campaign should they manage to qualify for Qatar via two play-off ties in June.

Graham Arnold's side must first beat the United Arab Emirates in the Asian play-off in Doha on June 7 and then Peru in the inter-continental play-off a week later, just to make it to the finals in November and December. New Zealand, which must also first try to win a tough inter-continental play-off against Costa Rica, has been drawn in the obligatory "group of death" with former winners Spain and Germany, as well as Japan. The Socceroos were drawn on Friday in a difficult — and eerily familiar-looking group D alongside the 2018 world champions as well as Denmark and Tunisia, but they have to first get through two tough play-off ties in June.

Doha: The Socceroos face a repeat of Russia 2018 if they qualify for this year's World Cup in Qatar, drawn against defending champions France, Denmark and ...

The Socceroos have only ever won two games at a World Cup...the expectation and the goal will be to get past the first round.”Australia, United Arab Emirates and Peru have yet to secure their place in the tournament. Because we couldn’t play home games we had to play games in Qatar. This is like a second home for us,” he said.“The boys will be very excited.“Every time you go to a World Cup, games are always tough. We had France and Denmark, the only difference is Tunisia. It will be a great experience playing against an African nation and no doubt they are a very good side, but for us at the moment we are just focussing first on the play-offs,” Arnold said.The Socceroos were forced to play a number of their qualifying matches in the Middle East rather than on their home turf, due to COVID border restrictions in Australia.That, Arnold believes, will help them in the play-offs and in the competition itself, should the Socceroos make it, given their familiarity with playing in air-conditioned stadia and training in oppressive heat.“We have had the experience. Doha: The Socceroos face a repeat of Russia 2018 if they qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar, drawn against defending champions France, Denmark and Tunisia in the group stage.Four years ago, the then Bert van Marwijk-coached Australia lost narrowly to France in their opening game in Kazan, drew with Denmark and lost their final fixture to Peru.This time they will get the chance to gain revenge against the world champions - but only if they can qualify through the intercontinental play-offs.First, the Socceroos have to beat the United Arab Emirates, the other third-best Asian qualifier, in a one-off tie in Doha in early June.If they win that match, they will need to overcome Peru, their conqueror in Sochi four years ago, in a final playoff in the Qatari capital a week later.Former Brazilian soccer international Cafu holds up the name of Qatar at the World Cup draw.Coach Graham Arnold has survived calls for his sacking following the failure to qualify directly, and he will take charge for the two play-off games.He said those matches are the priority - although he and the players would be keen for revenge on France if they get the chance in nine months’ time.“For me, the draw is very similar to what we had in 2018. Socceroos will face France in World Cup group if they qualify, register or subscribe to save articles for later. We’re working to restore it.

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27 November: vs Germany (22:00) 27 November: vs Spain (22:00) Holders France will meet Denmark in the group stage after the FIFA World Cup group stage draw was made.

Argentina will face Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland at Qatar 2022 this November, after Friday's World Cup draw in Doha.

They were knocked out of the 2018 tournament in Russia in the group stage. Geopolitical rivals the United States and Iran were also drawn together. Qatar will also take on African champions Senegal as well as the Netherlands, who return to the World Cup after missing out in 2018, in Group A. It will be the first World Cup held in November and December, the move from the usual June and July slot necessary because of the extreme heat in the Gulf region at that time of year. Hosts Qatar, who will be appearing at their first World Cup, will face Ecuador in the World Cup's opening game at the 60,000-seat Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, 35 kilometres north-east of Doha. Iran and the United States last met at the 1998 World Cup in France when the Iranians won the politically-charged game 2-1 in Lyon.

The teams in Group G at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be determined by a draw taking place on April 1 in Doha, Qatar. The tournament will be hosted by Qatar ...

Angel Di Maria’s solitary strike at the Maracana in July accounted for Brazil’s only defeat in 2021 — one of only five goals they conceded. The four teams selected into the group will play a round-robin format with each nation facing the other three. Shortly after the World Cup Draw, sportsbooks are expected to hang group odds for each team to advance from the group stage. If teams are also tied in those categories another set of tiebreakers is applied. Switzerland finished World Cup qualification with a flourish, beating Bulgaria 4-0 at home back in November to underline their place at the top of Group C as they booked an automatic spot in Qatar. It just would not feel like a World Cup without Brazil and the Selecao will aim to end two decades of European dominance on the biggest stage since their fifth success back in 2002.

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Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia are quickly reunited, after all were in the same group in 2018. Indeed, England have never beaten the US in a World Cup finals, having drawn 1-1 in their 2010 group match. The penalty was missed and Uruguay went on to win the shootout. Hosts Qatar will make their World Cup debut in the tournament's first match against Ecuador on November 21. England will open against Iran in a first-ever World Cup game between the countries. 2010 champions Spain will face 2014 winners Germany in a tough group for Japan, who still can't be ruled out.

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Speaking of Group B, the United States has been a diplomatic arch rival of Iran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. “It was a nice gesture at the time, but everyone has moved on. Mexico have a history at the World Cup.” Mehdi Mahdavikia, who scored Iran’s second goal, is on the Iran coaching staff. Their toughest opponents could be Mexico, whom Argentina defeated in the last 16 of both the 2006 and 2010 tournaments. “Sometimes in training I play as a goalkeeper, so it was worth it.” Some of the boys that were there in 2018 would like revenge and I am pretty sure that they will all be excited.” The two faced off in the 2010 Final (where Spain won 1-0 in extra time) France are the reigning World Champions while Denmark reached the semi-finals of Euro 2020 and are more than just dark horses this time around. Iran is focused on doing a good job at the World Cup and we are focused on the same thing,” he said after the groups were drawn in Doha. Indeed, many English pundits and fans have declared how pleased they are with their group rivals. They are going through a period of renewal but we are Spain, seventh in the world, and we want to beat everyone in the world.”