World Cup draw

That means Gareth Southgate's men will be in pot one alongside Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, Spain, Portugal and hosts Qatar. Holland, Germany and ...

They must face the winner of the semi-final play-off between Scotland and Ukraine in June for a place in the finals, with all three sides entered into Friday’s draw as one placeholder. Qatar will be designated as A1, and feature in the opening match on November 21. England have been confirmed in the top pot of seeds for Friday’s World Cup draw in Doha.

The 2022 World Cup draw is on the horizon, and teams will be anxiously awaiting the results. Here is one possible outcome that would provide an exemplary ...

1 1 This group could be potentially the most bonkers of the entire tournament. Two teams with a bone to pick with the USA on the pitch. Right off the bat, the most enjoyable part of this collection is that the eventual Pot 4 European playoff participant has a realistic shot to escape the group and cause knockout round chaos. For example, the intercontinental playoff involving AFC (Australia/UAE) and CONMEBOL (Peru) cannot be drawn into a group with either an Asian or South American team already present.

The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place on Friday at 5pm UK time (BST) in Doha, Qatar and we can bring you all the details about the format, ...

- England There are eight teams seeded for the competition who will form part of Pot 1. - England

Twenty-nine participants, including the hosts, for the 32-team tournament have already been confirmed.

Twenty-nine participants, including the hosts, have already been confirmed, while the remaining three will be finalised by June this year. Twenty-nine participants, including the hosts, have already been confirmed, while the remaining three will be finalised by June this year. Twenty-nine participants, including the hosts, have already been confirmed, while the remaining three will be finalised by June this year.

England will learn their fate in the official draw for the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Friday, but Mirror Football have already run the competing nations ...

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After over 11 years since they won the bid to host the World Cup, Friday marks the draw in Doha for Qatar's biggest event yet. Now, stuff gets real.

And if the 2022 World Cup is to have any purpose for the country, beyond providing global sports entertainment and bragging rights, they will need to get better at telling their story to the rest of the globe. Qatar would point to the strides they've made -- especially relative to their neighbors -- in terms of women's rights, democratic process, education and, thanks in part to the spotlight the World Cup has brought, migrant worker rights and working conditions, too. Its riches were -- relatively speaking -- spared from being extracted by foreigners, and it suddenly found itself with a blank slate in terms of development and the cash to make (almost) anything happen. To many, they are what the world chooses to project on them: a cookie-cutter, uber-wealthy Gulf petro-state with an absolute ruler, garish luxury constructions and designer stores, a nation that mistreats migrant workers and likes to accumulate shiny assets, like the 2022 World Cup, in fact. New Zealand. While most of FIFA's 211 member nations had their World Cup dreams crushed a long time ago -- and a few just in the past 10 days -- fans in 37 countries can continue to hope, at least until June, when the final qualifiers are played. DOHA, Qatar -- For Qatar, the World Cup draw Friday is the bell signaling the last lap of a race that began more than two decades ago.

While England will avoid heavyweights like Argentina, Brazil and France, there are still some very difficult opponents they could face.

Matches at the group stage will kick off at 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm GMT. - Senegal - England - Qatar Qatar are automatically designated as A1, and will feature in the opening match of the tournament on November 21. Qatar will be placed into Group A from pot one, with the other top seeds assigned to groups B through to H in turn.

The group stage draw for this year's World Cup takes place on Friday. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over the teams in contention, picking out star players ...

Now is the time to stand up and deliver for his country. Second place meant Poland dropped down to the playoff route. The Bayern striker is the world's deadliest striker and continues to find the back of the net with frightening consistency. He also proves himself to be Poland's hero on the international stage time and time again. Expect most of their play to come from down the right in Qatar. He's still a first-team regular at the Bernabeu and is still critical for his country. A former defender, the 48-year-old represented the US at two World Cups - 2002 and 2006. But officials made the bold choice of replacing their manager and it's proven to be a masterstroke. Scotland got the better of them at Hampden in November, but that was the only blip. Alongside Pedri, he now has the chance to cement his place as the new golden boy of Spanish football. Harry Kane - England will not win the World Cup if Harry Kane is not scoring goals and playing well. A down side to that though is a lack of real competitive football in the build-up to the tournament.

As best as FIFA does to keep teams separated in pots for competitive balance, there are still some mouthwatering matchups that could be produced by the 2022 ...

With Germany in Pot 2, there is a good chance that they will be facing a high-profile nation in the group stages. Japan are in Pot 3, but are unlikely to be pushovers. There are also potentially some highly-ranked teams that will come through the June playoffs (Ex. No. 18 Wales) which for purposes of the April 1 draw will be among the lowest-ranked teams in Pot 4. That will impact the schedule of group matches. This is done to try to achieve competitive balance across the groups with each group comprised of one team from each of the pots below. The 32 participants, including three yet unclaimed berths, were broken up into pots based on each team's relative strength per the FIFA World Rankings published on March 31.

The draw for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar is now just hours away. You can follow live coverage of the build-up to the draw — as well as updates ...

Qatar, whose hosting of the tournament is controversial for the reasons described in this article, will stage the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world. The tournament will also be the first World Cup not to be held in May, June, or July, instead taking place in November and December, in a reduced timeframe of just 28 days. The draw for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar is now just hours away.

Follow all the latest updates as the World Cup group stage draw takes place in Doha.

Follow all the latest updates from the draw below: The tournament will also likely represent the final chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to clinch World Cup glory before the end of their careers. Gareth Southgate, who will be in attendance at the draw, has been optimistic about England’s chances but insisted they will have to be “close to perfect” to lift the trophy later this year.

Final qualifiers are still wrapping up, leaving a few spots left in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but that's not stopping the ball rolling on the tournament.

Brazil would go on to win the World Cup. The term originated during the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as a way to refer to the horrific Group C, which saw Brazil, England, Romania and Czechoslovakia put together. * Italy failed to qualify for the second straight World Cup. It’s an extremely unusual World Cup that won’t kick off until November 21 due to concerns about heat in the Persian Gulf, which routinely tops 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and would be hazardous for players. Friday marks the announcement of the draw for group stages, with 32 teams, including host nation Qatar, all finding out their fates. Teams were arranged into four pots, and then selected by random draw.

England boss Gareth Southgate has led England to a World Cup semi-final in Russia in 2018 and the Euro 2020 final at Wembley last summer. The 51-year-old ...

It's time. The draw for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar takes place on Friday, with England in pot one alongside defending champions France and Brazil.

A comfortable path through their qualification sets the Three Lions up for not only a place in the group stage, but also a seeding among the top teams. As a Pot ...

African champions Senegal will hope to reach the knockouts whereas Canada, after 36 years away from the world stage, could be a banana skin opponent. Fifa will confirm which pot they and Tunisia will land in on Thursday. Likewise, Denmark were downed in the semi-finals last summer but went unbeaten without conceding against England in their 2020 Nations League meetings.

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England have been seeded in the top pot for World Cup 2022, which means Gareth Southgate's side avoid many big hitters.

Qatar will be designated as A1, and feature in the opening match on November 21. - England The rankings are based on results weighted over several years. - Germany - England - Croatia

Though City's focus is firmly fixed on our return to Premier League action when we visit Burnley on Saturday, many of Pep Guardiola's squad will also be ...

Kick-off times in the final round of group games and knock-out round matches will be at 6pm and 10pm local time (3pm and 7pm UK time). FIFA has confirmed the first two rounds of matches will kick off at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time (10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm in the United Kingdom). The tournament will run over one month, with the final scheduled for December 18 and with a 6pm local time kick-off (3pm BST). The seeding of other nations who have definitely qualified by the time of the draw will be determined by the FIFA rankings due to be published on March 31. FIFA has revealed that the three teams still in with a chance of progressing through the play-off path by the time of the draw will be treated as one entrant, and placed in pot four with the lowest-ranked nations. The winner of that tie will then face the fifth-placed team from South American qualifying, Peru, for one of the final two spots at the World Cup. This match will also take place in Qatar.

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World Cup draw preparations are already well underway, with most of the teams confirmed for Qatar 2022. When is the FIFA World Cup draw for the group ...

- Japan - Netherlands - England - Qatar The World Cup in Qatar is just months away, and most of the qualifiers have come to an end. World Cup draw will be getting underway later today, with most of the teams confirmed for Qatar 2022.

Your essential guide to Friday's draw in Qatar, including when it is happening and how the groups will be decided.

Five of the eight groups will have two European teams. Qatar will be allocated position A1 but in every other case a ball will be drawn from a team pot, then a ball drawn from a group pot to determine where they will be placed. First each team in Pot 1 will be allocated a group, then each team in Pots 2, 3 and 4 to create eight groups of four. The teams are divided into four pots based on the Fifa rankings published on Thursday. Pot 1 comprises Qatar as hosts and the seven highest-ranked qualified teams. Each pot will be emptied before the next pot is drawn. Teams from the same confederation will be kept apart in the groups with the exception of European teams, of which there will be 13.

England will discover their group stage opponents for the World Cup in Qatar this evening, with Germany or Croatia potentially standing in the Three Lions' ...

If we can get to a final, we can win’. That’s clear,” he said. That’s what we’ve got to work towards every day we’re together.” That’s the challenge for us, not just when we get to Qatar, because we’ve got to be in the right condition, even before that.

The draw for the 2022 World Cup takes place in Qatar this afternoon, with teams finally set to learn their group stage opponents for this winter's ...

Holders France will face Denmark, Tunisia and one of Peru/UAE/Australia in Group D while the dreaded ‘Group of Death’ looks like the one containing Spain, Germany, Costa Rica/New Zealand and Japan. England were drawn against Iran, the United States and one of Scotland, Wales or Ukraine in a favourable looking Group B.

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Also, since the World Cup Draw is moving forward without knowing the final three berths (they take place in June), then there will be placeholders for them and all three were placed in Pot 4. Qatar will also automatically be playing in Group A, occupying the slot of A1 in that group. It will be a very different dynamic for players, who have been accustomed to going right into a World Cup camp in May after a long European season. The 29 qualified teams and three playoff placeholders were sorted into four pots (Pot 1-4) prior to the draw based on their FIFA world rankings. The next country drawn would go back and fill in the group that was bypassed. That's why every four years the World Cup Draw continues to attract the fascination of millions around the world and will be met with dramatic (over)reaction by fans everywhere. The group that is skipped over will be filled by the next team drawn. If there's a geographic clash, the team drawn is simply moved to the next group in sequence. It determines the sequence of matches, making it important that it's randomly selected. Each pot is emptied before moving on to the next one. There will be talk of Groups of Death and lucky draws. The chatter will surround which teams can go deep, which teams can advance from their group, and which will crash out.

England have landed themselves in a tricky group after Express Sport simulated the 2022 World Cup draw. And elsewhere, Belgium have been drawn against the ...

England's manager believes they can win the 'ultimate prize' in Qatar, as the countdown continues to a World Cup like no other.

“That if we can get to a semi-final, we can get to a final – which we did. “It’s the first World Cup in a Muslim country, the first in the Middle East and it’s the first World Cup in the middle of the season so it’s a hugely different feel, culturally,” Southgate said, calibrating his answer carefully. “Part of the World Cup is visiting places you’ve not had the chance to go to. England have earmarked the Souq Al Wakra hotel and the Al-Wakrah sports club to the south of Doha as their bases for glory. He has had the luck of the draw at his previous two tournaments, the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020, when his team reached the semi-final and final respectively. England are in the top pot of seeds and Southgate would probably prefer to avoid Germany and the Netherlands from Pot 2.

The Qatar 2022 World Cup draw takes place in Doha on Friday evening when England will be placed into their group for the tournament.

In Pot 3, England will be hoping to draw the likes of Tunisia, Morocco or Iran who offer little threat for Southgate's side. England could potentially come up against the likes of Wales or Scotland should either team qualify, resulting in a difficult fixture for Southgate's side to overcome. Poland offer a significant threat with one of the world's best strikers in Robert Lewandowski, but it is Mane and Senegal that would pose the biggest threat to the Three Lions. Pot 4 is difficult to judge at this moment with plenty of teams still yet to qualify. Gareth Southgate's side will be placed in Pot 1 for the draw, but could still face a difficult group stage draw. Southgate's side will be hoping there are no issues and comfortably qualify from their group into the knockout phases of the tournament. Pot 2 throws up some difficult prospects, but the majority of teams should be relatively comfortable for the Three Lions to dispatch.

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All but three of the finalists have booked their place in Qatar as the world prepares for a winter tournament for the first time in its illustrious history.

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The identity of three teams to compete will be determined in June, with Ukraine and Scotland's Uefa qualifying play-off semi-final postponed (Wales await the ...

The tournament will also likely represent the final chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to clinch World Cup glory before the end of their careers. Follow all the latest updates after the draw below: Gareth Southgate, who was in attendance at the draw, has been optimistic about England’s chances but insisted they will have to be “close to perfect” to lift the trophy later this year.

England will finally found out who's in their group for the 2022 winter World Cup in Qatar as the draw gets underway in Doha on Friday, ...

Coverage will begin at 4:45pm.Hello and welcome to Mirror Football's live coverage of the World Cup draw!England will find out their group opponents as 32 teams compete for football's greatest prize in the usual months of November and December.Also included in the draw will be holders France, the brilliant Brazil, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Lionel Messi's Argentina.Sit back, relax and follow all the action right here. The winners of the playoff between Costa Rica and New Zealand are also guaranteed a finals spot, while the winners of UAE’s clash against Australia will take on Peru.All three of the remaining spots are in Pot Four of today’s draw.Gareth Bale and Wales will play the winners of Scotland's playoff tie against UkraineFIFA are expected to follow UEFA’s lead from last year and allow 26-man squads to be named by each nation, rather than the traditional 23.John Cross has listed 24 players who he believes are either guaranteed their spots in their squad or are on course to be included in Gareth Southgate’s panel. Due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine, they are yet to play their playoff spot against Scotland – while the winners of which will face Wales for a spot in the finals. Where can I watch it?The draw for the group stage of the 2022 World Cup will take place at 5pm (BST) on Friday, April 1 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar.At the time of the draw, only 29 of the 32 nations involved will be known, with two inter-confederation play-offs set to be held in June, along with Scotland’s postponed UEFA play-off semi-final with Ukraine, before the winner will face Wales in the final.The draw will typically be broadcast live on FIFA's website, but for UK viewers it will be televised on BBC 1, while it can also be accessed via iPlayer and the iPlayer app. Our man Andy Lines has paid a visit to the stadium, 23km north of Doha, ahead of this afternoon's draw.The updated FIFA World Rankings, published on Thursday, March 31 have revealed who England have been placed in Pot 1 with, as the seven highest ranked teams in the world were placed alongside hosts Qatar.This means that England (5th) will be in Pot 1 with Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, Spain and Portugal and will therefore avoid all those seven countries during the group stage, while European champions Italy failing to qualify.It is important to note that due to tournament rules, Qatar will be automatically assigned to Group A as hosts, along with the fact that no more than two European teams can be drawn in the same group, and no more than one team from each of the other continents can be drawn in the same group.What time is the draw? The 2022 World Cup draw is finally upon us as England find out their group fate for Qatar. 32 teams will compete for the biggest prize in world football but there are still a few places to iron out.

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29 teams have qualified for the World Cup so far, but three entries will remain placeholders in the draw for Qatar.

Qatar will be designated as A1, and feature in the opening match on November 21. Each team in pot one will be assigned to Groups B to H, with Qatar automatically going into Group A. They will then be assigned a number in that group to determine the order of the fixtures. The rankings are based on results weighted over several years. Wales are ranked 18th in the new table but will be among the lowest seeds in pot four if they make it to Qatar, as would Scotland and Ukraine. The bottom pot also contains the other two other placeholders. The draw for the 2022 World Cup is taking place today, when England will find out who they will face the group stages of the Qatar finals. 29 teams have qualified for the World Cup so far, but three entries will remain placeholders in the draw, due to disruption of the qualification process caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war.

Follow the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals live with ESPN, as the 32 teams find out their group stage opponents.

11.00 ET / 15.00 GMT: Welcome to the 2022 World Cup finals draw.... 11.18 ET / 15.18 GMT: We will know the group stage fixtures and dates for all 32 teams as soon as the draw is made. However, we will have to wait to discover the venues and kickoff times. 11.36 ET / 15.36 GMT: After over 11 years since they won the bid to host the World Cup, Friday is a landmark day for Qatar's biggest event yet. 12.32 ET / 16.32 GMT: France coach Didier Deschamps is bringing out the World Cup trophy onto the stage. Japan and Costa Rica or New Zealand complete the group and will have their work cut out to make the knockout rounds. 13.20 ET / 17.20 GMT: Phew! That went at breakneck speed once the draw actually began. Suarez was sent off, Ghana missed the penalty and Uruguay went on to win on a shootout. "For most of the first seeds they would be pleased with the group they get. Well, in the 2010 World Cup, it was Ghana who thought they had scored with the last kick to go through to the semifinals. Asked about potential round-of-16 opponents, Southgate said: "We have to get out of the group first. And then with Ukraine, you're pulling for them naturally just because of everything that's going on and you want to give the people hope and spirit so it would be nice to see Ukraine pull through.

The group stages of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will begin on 21 November, with the hosts kicking off the first match.

They want fans and journalists to travel to Qatar to appreciate the context of the tournament from their point of view. It is permissible to be excited about the World Cup. This is the pinnacle. Fifa president Gianni Infantino declared it would be “the greatest World Cup ever”.