The World Cup duels: Messi meets Tata again; Neymar challenges Vlahovic; Modric versus De Bruyne

• Draw Spain will face Germany, Japan and the winner of the playoff between Costa Rica and New Zealand in Qatar

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After a gala difficult to digest in Doha in which glitter abounded and cynicism abounded, the 32 teams that will participate in the next World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18) found their way into the tournament.

Although it is difficult to signify in the classic and mediatic search for a

, the draw provided interesting duels and ventured a tight fight for the places that give access to the round of 16 (the first two of each of the eight groups ).

Group A

In an unusual decision and after FIFA agreed the schedule of the tournament based above all on the expectation, Qatar, the host country, will not be the one to open the competition in its duel against Ecuador.

The honor will go to Senegal and the Netherlands, who will meet on Monday, November 21 at 11:00 a.m. (Spanish time).

This is a group that presumes strong emotions.

Because the orange team

of Louis van

and

de Jong

, despite disappointing in the last European Championship, has arguments to be taken into account.

But also the current champion of Africa: Senegal.

The exhilarating side led by

, with Liverpool striker

As a great reference, it comes from leaving Salah's Egypt without a World Cup.

B Group

England will try to get rid of its historical curse (its victory in the 1966 World Cup is still the only one) and finally make sense of the great generation led by

, who also did not know how to win the last European Championship at Wembley against Italy, the great absent from this World Cup.

But the English do not have an easy path ahead of the emergence of the United States, which returns to the tournament after failing to qualify for Russia 2018. The Americans have Chelsea footballer

and Barça

in their ranks .

The leathery Iran, directed by the Croatian

and always reliable in the qualifying phases, he will not make it easy in a group that will be completed by the winner of the European play-off that will be played next June (Wales against the winner of Scotland-Ukraine).

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Group C

It has a marked sentimental component.

Leo Messi, who will arrive in Qatar at the age of 35, dreams of equaling Maradona in a World Cup at the head of an Argentina that

led to success in the last Copa América.

His main rival in this group stage will be Mexico, who is trained by his compatriot Gerardo el Tata Martino, who was Messi's coach at Barcelona in the complicated 2013-14 season.

Also appearing on the horizon is the Poland of Robert

, one of the best scorers of the last decade and who denies his scoring twilight.

Saudi Arabia, coached by French globetrotter Hervé Renard, promises competitiveness.

Group D

It is impossible to discuss the favoritism of France, world champion in Russia, and that will arrive in Qatar with that team of great stars that Didier Deschamps tries to organize after his failure in the 2021 European Championship. The

,

,

,

or

They will have as their main rival one of the great surprises of that last continental tournament, a Denmark that then reached the semifinals and where

scores again after the cardiac arrest suffered in the middle of the match.

Tunisia, a very compact selection and trained by

, spice up a group that still lacks another selection.

Will come out of the

in which Peru will face the winner of the United Arab Emirates-Australia.

Group E

Spain will have to discuss the top of the table with a Germany that

is recovering after

's disappointing last stage .

The Japan of

and

(Liverpool) admit misgivings while waiting to meet the team that will complete the group, which will come out of the playoff between Costa Rica and New Zealand.

Group F

Despite the theoretical favoritism of Belgium and Croatia, he admits surprises in the presence of

's Morocco (in the last World Cup he took Spain to the limit) and Canada, who returns to the tournament 36 years later with Bayern

as a great active.

The best generation in the history of Belgian football awaits its last opportunity to do something great with the Spaniard Roberto Martínez still at the helm of the bench.

The team led by Kevin de Bruyne, who has seen in recent times how

has not stopped on his way to oblivion, will also have to wait for

resume a suitable competition rhythm after his irregular return to Chelsea.

Who resists in the elite, and in a big way, is Luka

, captain of a Croatia in transformation and who reached his zenith in the final he lost against France in the World Cup in Russia.

Group G

It is perhaps the most dangerous.

Because Tite's Brazil, despite its immaculate record in the qualifying phase, will run into rivals who punish any hint of laziness.

Waiting for

to want to feel like a footballer again after his decline at PSG, and with

as the five-time world champion's great hope after his explosion at Real Madrid, nothing can be easy in this league.

Because there will be that Serbia that with

, Juventus' great offensive star, acquires a new dimension.

And because Cameroon, whose federation is chaired by

, is one of those teams willing to give up their souls to survive.

That was the classification obtained by the Cameroonians thanks to a goal from

in the 123rd minute of the match in his tie against Algeria.

Group H

Cristiano Ronaldo will try to achieve another historic feat: scoring in five World Cups.

Portugal coach Fernando Santos, despite his success at Euro 2016, fails to get the most out of his collection of stars.

In this last qualifying round he had to hurry up to the play-off, where he put North Macedonia out of the way.

The Portuguese team will also meet fierce rivals in this group stage, with a Uruguay that

has managed to revitalize after the dismissal of the legendary

.

The new order is directed from the field by Real Madrid player Fede Valverde, although the old guard is still very present with

, Diego

,

or

.

Korea Republic, where

Son's leadership is undisputed, are managing to improve their performances with Portugal's

as coach.

The role of Ghana, as always, is unknown.

With former Atlético

in charge of operations, he disappointed in the last African Cup, although he recovered to leave Nigeria out of the World Cup.

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