Take a look back at the 2022 World Cup draw as England draw USMNT, Mexico are placed with Argentina and 2018 champions France are drawn with Denmark.
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The World Cup draw is DONE and we can now all start looking forward to the tournament in earnest – just 233 days to go!
Until next time, farewell. I will leave you with a reminder of those all important groups:
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Group B: England, Iran, USMNT, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, UAE/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
Usually all the teams have been confirmed by the time of the World cup draw but things were different this year.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Scotland's European play-off against Ukraine last month was postponed.
It is hoped the game can be played in June though that has yet to be confirmed. When it is played the winner will then play Wales for the right to join England, USMNT and Iran in World Cup Group B.
The other two intercontinental finals were postponed for Covid-19 reasons and have been scheduled for 13 and 14 June in Qatar.
Costa Rica play New Zealand in one and in the other Peru face the winner of the United Arab Emirates v Australia, who meet in the Asian play-off in Doha on 7 June.
And what about Mexico?
El Tri exico are World Cup tournament regulars but will be looking to create a piece of national team history at Qatar 2022.
Their only previous appearances in the quarter-finals came when they hosted the tournament in 1970 and 1986, and they are yet to get beyond the last-16 stage in a World Cup on overseas soil.
So can they go all the way? GOAL takes a look at Mexico's potential routes to the final.
Find all the details at GOAL!
Having missed out on the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the United States national team will be determined to make their presence felt at Qatar 2022.
In the modern era, the USMNT's best World Cup performance came 20 years ago in reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.
What will the USMNT need to do to become world champions for the first time? GOAL has taken a look at the USMNT's potential routes to the final, which takes place in Qatar on December 18.
Head over to GOAL for all the details!
Who is going to win the World Cup? ๐ pic.twitter.com/FgZdaz7YpG
England have won the World Cup just once in their history, but will have their sights firmly set on going all the way at Qatar 2022.
Gareth Southgate's side finished runners-up at Euro 2020 after being beaten on penalties by Italy last summer, but will be hoping to go one better on the global stage, having also reached the semi-finals at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
What will England need to do to become world champions for the first time since 1966? GOAL has taken a look at England's potential routes to the final, which takes place in Qatar on December 18.
Find all the details on GOAL!
0 – The AFC is the only confederation the @USMNT has faced but never won a match against at the @FIFAWorldCup (D1 L1), including a 2-1 loss to Iran in 1998. Tricky. pic.twitter.com/O28ZVNYpiM
Here is more from England boss Gareth Southgate speaking to BBC Sport about the draw:
"When youโre seeded then you get the advantage of missing out on those big six or seven teams. So for most of the first seeds they would be pleased with the group they get.
"There are some highly ranked teams in pot two and the USA are an interesting one.
"I know Gregg Berhalter quite well. We have met a few times and had a long chat about things, in fact the last time was just a few weeks ago.
"Theyโve got some very good players and we know what they could be capable of as a nation, so that one inparticular is an intriguing game."
England manager Gareth Southgate has been giving his reaction to the draw.
He told BBC Sport: โThe first two (teams) we have not played for a while. The third is a total unknown but throws up a possible British derby, so we know what they are all about. Weโve had plenty of them.
"We are in on day one so it is quite clear know what our programme looks like with the end of the Premier League season and getting out here as quickly as possible.
"The first objective is to get out of the group, regardless of the opposition, and go from there."
On whether not knowing their third opponent hampers preparation: "I think in this situation all our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. So when the tie is played it is irrelevant really, it is for the rest of us to adapt and provide them the opportunity to play as and when they are able to."
Ghana vs Uruguay.
A rematch 12 years in the making ๐ pic.twitter.com/2IP99idhMj
Want all the details of the World Cup draw? Well GOAL has got you covered!
Head over here for everything you need to know.
So if you fancy marking your calendars, here are the fixtures in Group D:
21 November 2022 – England v Iran
21 November 2022 – USMNT v Wales/Scotland/Ukraine
25 November 2022 – England v USMNT
25 November 2022 – Wales/Scotland/Ukraine v Iran
29 November 2022 – Wales/Scotland/Ukraine v England
29 November 2022 – Iran v USMNT
Argentina vs Poland in Group C.
Battle for the Ballon d'Or ๐ pic.twitter.com/f92jBi4L6K
1 – England's opening game against Iran at the @FIFAWorldCup will be their first ever match against the nation. England's only previous match against an AFC side at the tournament saw them defeat Kuwait in 1982. Unknown. pic.twitter.com/T7PwJwc81F
The opening match of the 2022 World Cup will see the hosts Qatar take on Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on Monday, 21 November. England's opening match will be against Iran on the same day.
The group stage will run untilย Friday, December 2ย before the first knockout game takes place onย Saturday, December 3.
The final of the 2022 World Cup will take place at the Lusail Stadium onย Sunday, December 18.
So there we have it!
England have been drawn with the USMNT in Group B, with Iran and then either Scotland/Wales/Ukraine.
So many memorable previous meetings, including USMNT'S 1-1 draw with England in 2010 (don't look Rob Green!) and Iran beating the USMNT at France '98.
England also played Scotland and Ukraine at Euro 2020, and beat Wales in the group stage at Euro 2016.
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, UAE/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
Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador
Group B: England, USA, Iran, Scotland/Wales/Ukraine
Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia
Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, UAE/Australia/Peru
Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica/NZ
Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada
Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea, Ghana
Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal
Group B: England, USA, Iran
Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan
Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco
Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea
Group A: Qatar, Netherlands
Group B: England, USA
Group C: Argentina, Mexico
Group D: France, Denmark
Group E: Spain, Germany
Group F: Belgium, Croatia
Group G: Brazil, Switzerland
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay
Group A: Qatar
Group B: England
Group C: Argentina
Group D: France
Group E: Spain
Group F: Belgium
Group G: Brazil
Group H: Portugal
The stage is set ๐ pic.twitter.com/Wg3iKrHIk9
The draw is coming up!
Here's a reminder of the pots!
First look at MEXICO in the #FinalDraw. ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐คโค๏ธ#MiSeleccionEnQatar | #TodoMรฉxicoEnElSorteo pic.twitter.com/Cq3sPBOrag
He's come from the mascot-verse full of energy and is ready to bring the joy of football to everyone!
Introducing: La'eeb – the #FIFAWorldCup Qatar 2022 Official Mascot pic.twitter.com/RrEA6iS6t4
Of course 5pm was the advertised start time, but we expect the draw to kick off in around 20 minutes or so. Sit tight!
You can follow the World Cup draw as it happens on GOAL's Twitch channel!
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The host has arrived, in style ๐#FinalDraw | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/qIu1w0A5hS
Pity for Pirlo that Italy won't be in the draw though… ๐ข
Kaka and Andrea Pirlo were so happy to be reunited at the #WorldCupDraw ๐ฅฐ pic.twitter.com/A3Zvx7Yejr
It's here and it's perfect ๐คฉ pic.twitter.com/QDqkVjDyt0
Here we go! ๐
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Qatar
Mexico
Senegal
Cameroon
Brazil
Netherlands
Iran
Canada
Belgium
Denmark
Japan
Ecuador
France
Germany
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Uruguay
Serbia
Ghana
England
Switzerland
Poland
Costa Rica / New Zealand
Spain
USMNT
South Korea
Peru or Australia / UAE
Portugal
Croatia
Tunisia
Wales or Scotland / Ukraine
HOW IT WORKS
ARE THERE ANY CONSTRAINTS?
"I'm going to Qatar, but as a fan," said the recently retired Argentina legend. "I have a great relationship with everyone from the national team but I don't see myself in the coaching staff and with the players on a day-to-day basis. They are asking for a role that isn't for me right now.
"I had a talk with [Lionel Messi], he and [Lionel] Scaloni gave me an idea of what they wanted from me. I asked them for some time to think about it and then told Chiqui [Tapia] that I wasn't ready for that.
"I will be available for any event related to the Argentina national team, as an ambassador but I don't want a day-to-day responsibility with the team."
Read the full story!
Getting nervous yet? ๐
The #FinalDraw is approaching โณ
Who's excited? ๐ pic.twitter.com/iwVMzMXmsv
The United States national team are second seeds for the World Cup draw, meaning they will face a team from Pot 1, Pot 3 and Pot 4.
Being in Pot 2 means that there is no chance is drawing Germany, the Netherlands, Croatia, Uruguay, Denmark or Switzerland, but that doesn't mean it'll be easy!
Here's one possible group for the USMNT:
Brazil ๐ง๐ท
USMNT ๐บ๐ธ
Serbia ๐ท๐ธ
Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ
Here's another:
Qatar ๐ถ๐ฆ
USMNT ๐บ๐ธ
Poland ๐ต๐ฑ
Ecuador ๐ช๐จ
Which do you think Christian Pulisic et al will prefer? ๐
๐ Check out who the USMNT can get in the World Cup draw!
See you in November. ๐บ๐ธ
๐ฃ @TimHowardGK pic.twitter.com/ZiX4E4JGir
England are top seeds in the draw, so they'll be grouped alongside teams from Pots 2, 3 and 4.
Here's a potential group:
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Tunisia ๐น๐ณ
Ecuador ๐ช๐จ
Would that be a best case scenario?
Check out England's potential opponents here!
What about a nightmare scenario? ๐ฑ
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
Senegal ๐ธ๐ณ
Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Who do you want to see England get? Let us know in the comments (down there ๐ or over there ๐)
We'll be getting used to this song in the coming months!
Hayya Hayya (Better Together), featuring Trinidad Cardona, Davido and Aisha will be the sound of today's group stage draw. ๐
Hayya Hayya (Better Together) is the first single of the multi-song #FIFAWorldCup Qatar 2022โข Official Soundtrack ๐ถ
Read all about the song here!
FIFA and adidas unveiled the brand new official matchball for the tournament ahead of the draw.
It's called Al Rihla, which is Arabic for 'the journey' and it's what will be pinged about in Qatar.
Is it the best World Cup ball yet? Let us know what you think.
Plenty of time to get yourself ready for the big event. ๐ฟ
We've got you covered. ๐ค
IT'S WORLD CUP DRAW DAY ๐ฟ pic.twitter.com/KVARrCfZ5R
2006: Quarter-finals
2010: Quarter-finals
2014: Runners-up
2018: Round of 16
2022: ____________
Fifth time lucky for Lionel Messi at the World Cup? ๐ฆ๐ท pic.twitter.com/GipO1p5kmX
General procedure
The 32 teams that have qualified for the World Cup are divided into four pots of eight teams.
Teams are drawn from each pot and allocated into eight groups.
Pot 1 is emptied first, followed by Pot 2, then Pot 3 and finally Pot 4.
The procedure will see a ball drawn from the team pot and then allocated one of eight groups, from A to H.
Draw constraints
Got it? Read our full explainer here!
There'll be no Erling Haaland or Zlatan Ibrahimovic and, of course, Italy slipped up in qualifying…
Check out some of the high-profile stars who will miss the World Cup.
France are defending champions, having lifted the trophy in 2018, but the likes of Lionel Messi with Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal are out to clinch gold.
England suffered heartache in the final of Euro 2020, can they go one step further in Qatar? Let us know what you think! ๐
Check out the favourites and contenders here.
Who is going to win the World Cup? ๐ pic.twitter.com/FgZdaz7YpG
The World Cup 2022 draw assistants are: Adel Ahmed MalAllah, Ali Daei, Bora Milutinovic, Cafu, Jay-Jay Okocha, Lothar Matthaus, Rabah Madjer and Tim Cahill.
The 'conducting team' will be led by: Carli Lloyd, Jermaine Jenas and Samantha Johnson.
The assistants and conducing team for the #WorldCup Final Draw โฝ๏ธ have been unveiled โก๏ธhttps://t.co/f4QBarpIaH ๐ Follow the action on @fifaworldcup – the show starts tomorrow at 19.00 Doha time (18.00 CET) ๐ถ๐ฆ๐๏ธ pic.twitter.com/pp81bdN6h7
A total of 32 teams will compete at World Cup 2022 in Qatar and they will be divided into eight groups of four.
For the purposes of the draw, the qualified teams have been sorted into four seeding pots, arranged according to their latest FIFA ranking.
You can see the seeding pots below.
POT 1
Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal
POT 2
Mexico, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, USMNT, Croatia
POT 3
Senegal, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea, Tunisia
POT 4
Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, New Zealand/Costa Rica, Peru/Australia/UAE, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine
The draw ceremony in Qatar will begin at 7pm local time, which is 5pm BST in the UK and 12 noon ET in the U.S.
We are in the capable hands of award-winning actor Idris Elba and broadcaster Reshmin Chowdhury, who will lead a cast of football stars, including the likes of Cafu and Lothar Matthaus, in conducting the show.
Set your reminders! โฑ
Who remembers these #FinalDraw moments? โช pic.twitter.com/SnaONJjSDK
We've waited four years, but it's finally here: the 2022 World Cup draw!
Twenty-nine teams have booked their place in Qatar this November, with three more places to be filled ahead of the tournament and we will soon know what the groups look like ahead of the big kick off.
29 teams have booked their place at the 2022 World Cup โ
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GOAL will bring live updates across the day, plus news and reaction after the draw, with streams, photos and video from around the event.
Stay tuned and get involved in the discussion in the comments below! ๐