At 00:00 Beijing time today, the Qatar World Cup group draw ceremony was held in Doha, the capital of Qatar. In the final group, Japan met Germany and Spain, South Korea was tied up with Portugal, and Argentina was drawn against Poland, the Netherlands and England.
The specific group draw is as follows:
Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador;
Group B: England, USA, Iran, European Preliminary Round Play-offs (Winners vs Wales of Ukraine and Scotland);
Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia;
Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, Intercontinental Play-off 1 (UAE/Australia vs Peru);
Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Intercontinental Play-offs 2 (Costa Rica vs New Zealand);
Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada;
Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon;
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, Republic of Korea, Ghana;
The total prize pool of this World Cup is $440 million, and the championship prize pool is $42 million. And each team that advances to the World Cup finals receives a $1.5 million preparation fee, with the prize money distributed as follows:
Champion: $42 million
Runner-up: $30 million
Third place: $27 million
Dian Jun: $25 million
5-8 places: $68 million in total, $17 million per team
9-16 places: total $104 million, $13 million per team
17-32 places: $144 million total, $9 million per team
The Qatar World Cup is scheduled to kick off on 21 November, with the opening match between hosts Qatar and South American side Ecuador. The specific fixtures are as follows:
Group stage: November 21 to December 2, 2022
Quarter-finals: December 3 to December 6, 2022
Quarter-finals: 9 and 10 December 2022
Semi-finals: 13 and 14 December 2022
3/4 finalists: 17 December 2022
Final: 18 December 2022