2022 FIFA World Cup Draw Highlights: Cristiano Ronaldo`s Portugal to play Ghana in first match

Zee Media Bureau Apr 01, 2022, 23:33 PM IST,

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  • The following is the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Qatar in November and December.

    Group A

    Qatar (hosts)
    Ecuador
    Senegal
    Netherlands

    Group B

    England
    Iran
    United States
    Wales/Scotland/Ukraine

    Group C

    Argentina
    Saudi Arabia
    Mexico
    Poland

    Group D

    France
    United Arab Emirates/Australia/Peru
    Denmark
    Tunisia

    Group E

    Spain
    Costa Rica/New Zealand
    Germany
    Japan

    Group F

    Belgium
    Canada
    Morocco
    Croatia

    Group G

    Brazil
    Serbia
    Switzerland
    Cameroon

    Group H

    Portugal
    Ghana
    Uruguay
    South Korea

  • Pot 3 draw

    Iran in Group B, position B2

    Senegal in Group A, they are at A3

    Poland in Group C, they are at C4

    Serbia in Group G, they are at G2

    Tunisia in Group D, they are at D4

    Japan in Group E, at E4

    Morocco in Group F, at F3

    Korea Republic in Group H, at H4

    Brazil to play Serbia in first match

    Uruguay to play S Korea in first match

  • Pot 2 Draws

    Netherlands in Group A, position A4

    USA in Group B, they are at B3

    Mexico in Group C, they are at C3

    Denmark in Group D, they are at D3

    Germany in Group E, they are at E3

    Croatia in Group F, at F4

    Switzerland in Group G, at G3

    Uruguay in Group H, at H3

  • Draws begin - first up Pot 1

    Qatar and they go into Group A in position A1

    England are in Group B and in position B1

    Argentina in Group C, position C1

     France in Group D, position D1

    Spain in Group E, position E1

    Belgium in Group F, position F1

    Brazil in Group G, position G1

    Portugal in Group H, position H1

     

  • Hosts for the evening

    Jermaine Jenas, USA World Cup winner Carli Lloyd. Sam Johnson, the Bristish TV presenter are the hosts for tonight.

  • The Trophy is here

    Didier Deschamps, the France manager from 2018, carries the trophy itself to the stage. With him is a young boy, a France fan, who saw his team win in Russia. 

  • FIFA Preisdent's speech

    Gianni’s message for peace: “We face some turbulences, our world is aggressive and we need some occasions to bring people together. To all the leaders, stop the conflicts and the wars.”

     

  • Glimpses from the draw ceremony performances here

  • Here's the official mascot for FIFA World Cup 2022

  • The draw ceremony begins

    It is time for the draw finally. 32 participating teams to be grouped today. Check all latest updates here.

  • WATCH: The FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy is here and it is looking beautiful!

  • Legends have started arriving for the draw!

  • England manager Gareth Southgate has arrived for the draw

  • FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar: Adidas unveils official match ball 'Al Rihla'

    Click here to read article

  • Hello and welcome to live coverage of FIFA World Cup 2022 draw that kickstarts at 9.30 pm IST. 

    Stay tuned for all updates here.

The teams participating in FIFA 2022 World Cup will know their fate and respective groups on Friday (April 1). The World Cup will be held between November to December 2022, all the teams will know who they face in the group stages of the tournament.


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A total of 32 teams will compete, out of which 29 are confirmed and three spots still remain empty. The spots will be taken after the intercontinental playoff round ends in June 2022.


The countries occupying positions from 8 to 15 in the ranking of the qualified teams will be allocated in Pot 2, while the 16th-23rd best-ranked qualifiers will be placed in Pot 3. Finally, Pot 4 will include the qualified teams in positions 24 to 28, plus three placeholders representing the two winners of the intercontinental play-offs and the remaining UEFA play-off winner.

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