The formation of the groups
Group A: Qatari; Ecuador, Netherlands, Senegal
B Group: England; Iran, USA and (Wales vs Scotland or Ukraine)
Group C: ARGENTINA, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland
Group D: France, (Peru, Australia or United Arab Emirates), Denmark, and Tunisia
Group E: Spain, (New Zealand or Costa Rica), Germany and Japan
Group F: Belgium, Morocco, Croatia and Canada
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea
Argentina will debut against Saudi Arabia, their second match will be against the Aztecs, to avoid Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark from the cup two in terms of European teams.
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The champion national team of America will close its participation in Group C against the Poles.
The first match of the World Cup will be Qatar-Ecuador The opening match of the Qatar 2022 World Cup will be between the host team and the “Tri”, of Argentine Gustavo Alfaro for Group A, on Monday, November 21 at 7:00 in Argentina at the Al Bayt Stadium in the city of Jor, determined the draw that takes place in Doha, the capital of the Arab country.
The World Cup Draw Ceremony
In a segment of the ceremony dedicated to football icons, FIFA honored Diego Maradona.
Along with the Argentine star, who died in 2020, other historical soccer players were remembered, such as the Italian Paolo Rossi, the English Gordon Banks and the German Gerd Muller.
In his speech during the ceremony, the president of FIFA, the Swiss Gianni Infantino, called for the “war to be stopped” in Ukraine.
“Right now we are facing turbulence that the world is suffering from, an aggressive world, and we need celebrations like these that unite the world. We know that millions of people are looking at us and FIFA’s request is that they stop the war, for please talk,” he stressed.
The coach Lionel Scaloni and the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, are present at the draw.