At 00:00 Beijing time on April 2, the Qatar World Cup group draw ceremony will be held at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Center in Doha, Qatar. The British media "Daily Mail" wrote an article looking forward to the England team group, believing that it would be signed with the United States, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, and reminded the German team to be vigilant in the second gear.
In the latest edition of the FIFA World Rankings, the Three Lions are still ranked fifth in the world, along with the top four seeded teams in the world, Brazil, Belgium, France and Argentina, Spain, which is no. 7 in the world, Portugal, which is no. 8 in the world, and Qatar, the host country.
The Daily Mail pointed out that after a runner-up performance at Euro 2020, England local fans have high hopes for Southgate's team, and they have begun to boldly dream of "football home" again. The report also presented the most ideal draw results for England: The United Kingdom, the United States (second gear), Tunisia (third gear), Saudi Arabia (fourth gear).
The eight second-tier teams of the World Cup include the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay, Croatia, the United States and Mexico. The report believes that the United States team, which missed the last World Cup, is the weakest team in this file, and the united States team that is undergoing renewal lost 0-2 to Costa Rica in the final round of the World Preliminary Round, and finally only relied on the goal difference advantage to directly promote the opponent. The article also mentions Croatia, noting that Southgate's side have eliminated bitter memories of their defeats in the semi-finals of the last World Cup with a record of two wins and one draw in the past three matches.
Teams in the third bracket include Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea, Senegal and Tunisia. Tunisia is seen as England's best match, after the Three Lions were paired with the North African team twice at the 2018 and 1998 World Cups and won both.
There are still three places pending for the fourth team, but the report believes that the team will not pose a real threat to England, and simply selected Saudi Arabia, who has a tragic resume in the World Cup, as the current best choice.
As for the worst-case grouping scenario, the report said "England should not have a side they are really afraid to face at the World Cup". Southgate also said in an interview that the age and condition of the English players are at or near the peak, "We are definitely a team that deserves to be respected, no team wants to meet us." However, the article still said that the England team should be wary of germany in the second gear.