Qatar World Cup group draw: England sign, Japan and South Korea sign
2022-04-02 16:51:39Source: China News Network
China News Service Client Beijing, April 2nd. In the early morning of the 2nd Beijing time, the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup group draw ceremony was held at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Center. The England team was drawn and signed, and the Japanese team and the South Korean team had poor luck.
According to the latest FIFA national team world rankings, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal and the host Qatar have become 8 seeded teams. Four-time World Cup winners Germany and the “uncrowned king” Netherlands are drawn into the second pot.
The final draw results are:
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Group B: England, Iran, USA, European play-off winners
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, Intercontinental play-off winner 1, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Intercontinental play-off winner 2, Germany, Japan
Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
Group G: Brazil, Cameroon, Serbia, Switzerland
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
Judging from the results, the strength of the England team is significantly higher than other opponents in Group B, and the signing is not bad. The Japanese team and the two European powerhouses of Spain and Germany fell into Group E, and their promotion prospects are worrying. The South Korean team will encounter Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana, the situation is also not good.
Up to now, 29 of the 32 tickets for the Qatar World Cup finals have been confirmed, and the last 3 places will belong to the winners of the 2 intercontinental play-offs and the winner of the European play-offs. Among them, Costa Rica will face New Zealand, Peru will face the winner between Australia and the UAE, and Wales will face the winner between Scotland and Ukraine.