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Mexico
Mexico will open the World Cup against Robert Lewandowski's Poland, then will face Messi's Argentina and will close against Saudi Arabia.
The groups
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and Netherlands
Group B: England, Iran, United States and Europe
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland
Group D: France, Peru-Australia-USA, Denmark and Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Costa Rica/New Zealand, Germany and Japan
Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco and Croatia
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea:
Group F
Canada is the last to leave and will be playing Belgium, Morocco and Croatia.
Group H
Ghana goes to the last sector with Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.
Group G
Cameroon to Group G with Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland.
Group B
Ukraine/Wales/Scotland will be in Group B with the United States, Iran and England.
Group E
Costa Rica or New Zealand go to Group E along with Spain, Germany and Japan.
Group C
Saudi Arabia goes to Group C with Argentina, Mexico and Poland.
Group A
Qatar vs Ecuador will be the opening match of the World Cup.
Group D
Peru, UAE or Australia will be in Group D in the second place.
Group H
South Korea to Group H with Portugal and Uruguay in fourth place.
Group F
Morocco goes against Belgium and Croatia in place three.
Group E
Japan to Group E with Spain and Germany in fourth place.
Group D
Tunisia will go to the France and Denmark sector in position four.
Group G
Serbia goes to Group G with Brazil and Switzerland and will be in second place.
Group C
Poland goes to Group C with Argentina and Mexico, in place 4.
Group A
Senegal goes to Group A in third place.
Group B
Iran goes to Group B in second place.
Group G
Switzerland goes to group G along with Brazil and will be in third place.
Group H
Uruguay goes to Group H, because it cannot be in Group G, and will be in third place.
Group F
Croatia goes into Group F in fourth place.
Group E
Germany goes to Group E in third place.
Group D
Denmark goes to Group D in the third place position.
Group C
Mexico goes to Group C in third place.
Group B
The United States goes to Group B in third place.
Group A
The Netherlands goes to Group A in fourth place.
Group H
Portugal is the last to leave and goes to Group H as first place.
Group G
Brazil goes to Group G in first place.
Group F
Belgium to Group F in first place.
Group E
Spain goes to Group E in first place.
Group D
France to Group D in first place.
Group C
Argentina to Group C in first place.
Group B
England goes to Group B in first place.
Drawing begins
At this moment, the World Cup draw begins after the explanation given: Qatar is placed in Group A in the first place.
Guests
At this moment, the presentation of the guests, who were former soccer players, among them: Cafú, Bombocha, Mala, Bora Milutinovic.
The presenters
Jermaine Jenas, Samantha Johnson and Carli Lloyd are on stage and will conduct the World Cup draw, where the drums have already been installed.
On stage
On stage is France's champion coach Didier Deschamps, who also won the World Cup as a player.
The mascot
This will be the official mascot of the World Cup, called LA'EEB.
Pray for peace
Infantino called on the world to stop the war and for the world to seek peace, specifically because of what is happening between Ukraine and Russia.
The President
Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, has taken the stage to say a few words and express his excitement for Qatar to host the World Cup for the first time.
The song
The official song of the Qatar 2022 World Cup called Hayya Hayya (Better Together) is unveiled.
Now
Idris Elba and Chowdhury make their presentation at the convention center to usher in the start of the World Cup Draw.
They do not want to face it
Roberto Martínez, Belgium's technical director, pointed out that Mexico is a very tough country and a classic in World Cups, which is why he hoped they would not meet them in the group stage.
At this time
The World Cup draw ceremony has just begun with a lively presentation on the history of some of the World Cups.
The trophy
Seven of the eight world champion teams qualified for this edition, remembering that Italy was the only country that did not make it:
🏆 😍 #FinalDraw | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/CJLBN1acS4
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) April 1, 2022
Drummers
Minutes away from the World Cup draw, we remind you of the draw for Qatar 2022:
¡Ya falta poco para el sorteo de #Qatar2022! 🤩 🇲🇽
— Selección Nacional (@miseleccionmx) April 1, 2022
Échenle un ojo a los bombos de donde saldrán nuestros rivales. ⚽️ 🏆 🇶🇦#TodoMéxicoEnElSorteo | #MiSeleccionEnQatar pic.twitter.com/TztCb7bAnP
Latest rivals
These have been the last group stage opponents for Mexico's national team:
Russia 2018: Germany, Sweden and South Korea.
Brazil 2014: Brazil, Cameroon and Croatia
South Africa 2010: France, South Africa and Uruguay
Germany 2006: Portugal, Angola and Iran
Korea-Japan 2002: Italy, Ecuador and Croatia.
June 13th
On June 13, two of the three playoffs will be played on World Cup grounds:
Costa Rica vs New Zealand
Peru vs. Australia/United Arab Emirates.
Return
After missing the Russia 2018 World Cup, the United States' golden generation will be at Qatar 2022, although they qualified as third place in CONCACAF behind only leaders Canada and Mexico.
The arrival of the Mexican delegation
Yon de Luisa and Gerardo Torrado are some of the members of the Mexican team that are already in Qatar for the World Cup draw, remembering that coach Gerardo Martino was unable to make the trip due to medical issues:
Llegaron Yon de Luisa, Presidente de la @FMF, @nahimachoura, @gerardotorrado6, Director General Deportivo de Selecciones Nacionales e Ignacio Hierro, Director Deportivo, al sorteo mundialista. 🇲🇽#TodoMéxicoEnElSorteo | #MiSeleccionEnQatar pic.twitter.com/GjUv2ejAm7
— Selección Nacional (@miseleccionmx) April 1, 2022
Second time
It will also be the second time that an Asian country will host the World Cup. The first time was in 2002, when South Korea and Japan hosted the World Cup, where Brazil won its last championship after defeating Germany in the final.
The best according to FIFA
This Thursday FIFA announced the last ranking before the draw for the World Cup, highlighting that Italy is in the top 10 and could not achieve its qualification; in addition, Mexico finished ninth but, as host Qatar, it was not enough to top the group:
1 Brazil
2 Belgium
3 France
4 Argentina
5 England
6 Italy
7 Spain
8 Portugal
9 Mexico
10 The Netherlands
The last final
France and Croatia, with victory for the gal team, was the last final disputed in the World Cup in Russia 2018, can both teams repeat for the 2022 edition?
The #FinalDraw is approaching ⏳
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) April 1, 2022
Who's excited? 🏆 pic.twitter.com/iwVMzMXmsv
Only three players
It should be noted that only three players in history have been able to play in five World Cups, including two Mexicans, Rafa Márquez and Antonio Carvajal.
Fifth World Cup
Stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing in the fifth World Cup of their careers, which could very likely be their last, with the goal of transcending and reaching the World Cup.
The stars are arriving
The various world stars are beginning to make their appearance in Qatar, among them Brazil's Kaka and Italy's Andrea Pirlo.
He retracts
Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, stated that they never proposed a World Cup every two years and this proposal was made based on some suggestions made to them:
"It will be clear: FIFA did not propose the biennial World Cup. The Congress asked to study the feasibility. But FIFA has not proposed anything. And the conclusion was reached that it is feasible and that it would have certain consequences and certain impacts. Now," he continued, "the next phase begins, the phase of consultations, of debate, of finding agreements and compromises. With the federations, the leagues, the players," he commented at the 72nd FIFA Congress.
For the first time
It should be noted that for the first time in the history of the World Cups it will be held in an Arab country and, in addition, it will not be held in June or July, but for the first time it will be held at the end of the year due to the high temperatures in Qatar.
Start
With just over an hour to go before the draw for the Qatar 2022 World Cup to determine the future of the different national teams in the group stage, we begin our VAVEL coverage of the big event.
Top seeds will be number one
All the countries placed in Pot 1 will be seeded, while the other pots will be drawn to determine their place in the group, so a team from Pot 4 could be placed second in the group, all this to define the schedule for Qatar 2022.
Change of bass drum
Before the last update, there was doubt as to whether Tunisia or Canada would be placed in Pot 3 as they were higher in the FIFA rankings, with the Africans finishing with more points and the Canadians being placed in the last pot.
New ball presented
A few days ago, the new Qatar 2022 ball was presented, which will be called Al-Rihla and has 20 leather panels and, in recognition of the other World Cups, has the balls that have been part of the World Cups on its skin. It costs approximately US$165 in Latin America.
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This is the start time of the game FIFA World Cup Draw of April 1st in several countries:
Argentina: 1:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 12:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Brazil: 1:00 PM
Chile: 12:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 11:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 11:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
United States (ET): 12:00 PM on TUDN and Telemundo
Spain: 8:00 PM
Mexico: 10:00 AM on Canal 5, Canal 7 and TUDN
Paraguay: 1:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Peru: 12:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 1:00 PM on ESPN and Star +
The Fact
Since the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Brazil are the only teams that have always reached the round of 16. Unfortunately, the Aztecs have not been able to advance from this stage.
World Cup Dates
For the first time, the World Cup will be held at the end of the year in order to avoid the high temperatures in Qatar during the summer. The World Cup will begin on November 21 with the 32 nations divided into eight groups of four teams, where the two best teams will advance to the round of 16.
Group stage: November 21 to December 2
Round of 16: 3 to 6 December
Quarterfinals: December 9 and 10
Semifinals: December 13 and 14
Third and fourth place: December 17
Final: December 18
Restrictions
First, the teams in group 1 will be drawn as seeded teams and only the group in which they will be placed will be defined, followed by groups 2, 3 and finally 4.
Countries of the same confederation may not face each other, with the exception of Europe, where there may be two nations per sector; furthermore, teams from the same pool may not share a group.
Likewise, the possible qualifiers from the playoffs to the group stage will be considered, so the winner of Costa Rica/New Zealand, for example, will not be able to share a group with Canada, Mexico or the United States.
Draws 2, 3 and 4
The other pots will be ordered according to the latest FIFA ranking, with teams from the same pot not being allowed to play each other in the group stage.
"Countries from 8th to 15th position will be in Pot 2, while those classified in positions 16 to 23 will occupy Pot 3. Finally, Pot 4 will have the teams classified from 24th to 28th, plus two places for the winners of the intercontinental qualifiers and one place for the winner of the UEFA qualifiers," FIFA informed on its official website, so it will be marked as follows.
Pot 2: Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, Uruguay, Mexico and the United States.
Pot 3: Iran, Japan, Serbia, South Korea, Tunisia, Poland, Senegal and Morocco.
Pot 4: Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Ghana, Canada, Cameroon, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine, Costa Rica/New Zealand and Peru/USA/Australia.
Pot 1
A few days ago it was defined what will be the first group that will host the 7 best teams along with the host country; so the teams that will be there are:
Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain and Portugal.
The requalification
It is foreseen that on June 14 and 14 the remaining matches will be played in a single game from Qatar to define the last teams.
For Europe, first Scotland will play against Ukraine and the winner of that series will face Wales to define the last European guest to the World Cup (days and times to be confirmed).
Meanwhile, on June 7, the United Arab Emirates will face Australia in the last Asian game and the winner, a week later, will play against Peru, the fifth-placed team in Conmebol.
Finally, Costa Rica, the fourth-placed team in CONCACAF, will look for a place against the best team in Oceania, New Zealand.
Qualifiers
Up to this moment, 29 teams have qualified for the World Cup, where there are still three more places left to find out the last invited teams:
UEFA: Germany, Denmark, Belgium, France, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, Switzerland, England, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland.
CONMEBOL: Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay.
CONCACAF: Canada, United States, Mexico.
Asia: Qatar (host), Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia.
Africa: Senegal, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon.
Great expectations
This Friday, the destiny of the 32 qualified nations for the Qatar 2022 World Cup will be known due to the World Cup draw, which will last approximately two hours and will take place from the World Cup grounds.
The Kick-off
The FIFA World Cup Draw will be played at the Exhibition and Congress Center, in Doha, Qatar. The kick-off is scheduled at 12:00 pm ET.
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