In the early morning of April 2, the 2022 Qatar World Cup draw ceremony was completed in Doha. Spain, Germany and Japan were in the death squad. The Netherlands and Senegal, both in Group A, will open the World Cup on 21 November.
A total of 32 teams participated in this World Cup, divided into 8 groups. There are currently 29 teams that have been identified, and the last three spots will be created through the play-offs in June this year. According to FIFA's latest world rankings, the participating teams are divided into four stages, with the host Qatar and the top seven teams in the world ranking becoming seeded teams.
The specific grouping situation is: Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands; Group B: England, Iran, United States, European Zone play-off winners (Wales/Scotland/Ukraine); Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland; Group D: France, Intercontinental Play-off winners (UAE/Australia/Peru), Denmark, Tunisia; Group E: Spain, Intercontinental Play-off winners (Costa Rica/New Zealand), Germany, Japan; Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon; Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, Republic of Korea.
Judging from the signing positions, Spain, Germany and the previous Round of 16 team Japan are the strongest overall strength in Group E. Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon are in Group G, which has its own characteristics and does not have obvious weak teams. This is also the first time that Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland have met in the group stage after the last World Cup. Argentina, Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia are in Group C and Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea in Group H.
As the second World Cup to be held in Asia, Asian teams generally have poor signings. In addition to Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia, host Qatar will encounter European powerhouses the Netherlands and St. Co Africa champions Senegal, while Iran is likely to be surrounded by Anglo-American teams.
FIFA President Infantino said: "This World Cup is expected to have 3 million spectators on site and 5 billion people around the world. ”
The Qatar World Cup will be the first world cup to be held in a Middle Eastern country and the first to be held in the northern hemisphere winter, and the tournament will be held in 8 venues in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.
It is worth mentioning that due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian national team and clubs have recently been banned from participating in any competition under FIFA and UEFA, because they cannot participate in the World Preliminary Round, and Russia has lost the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup.
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Source: Shangguan News
Editors: Xie Wenyun, Yang Ye
Review: Zhang Xiaotong
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