(Reporter Zhao Xiaosong) In the early morning of Beijing time yesterday, the draw ceremony for the 2022 Qatar World Cup finals group draw was held at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Center in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
Among the strong teams, Spain and Germany met in advance, and Brazil also encountered a strong opponent in the group stage; the defending champion France and Messi led Argentina with good luck.
As of the draw ceremony, 29 of the top 32 Qatar World Cup teams have been settled, and the remaining 3 participating teams will be determined through the play-offs in June this year.
According to the rules of the lottery ceremony, the host Qatar team and 7 teams with the highest ranking in the world form 8 first-tier "seed teams", and the rest of the teams are divided into the second, third and fourth pots according to the world rankings ( Including 3 yet-to-be-determined play-off teams).
Except for UEFA's teams, the rest of the continent's football teams are in different groups, and each group can only have up to two European teams.
During the drawing process, the most concerned is the "attribution" of the two second-tier teams, the Netherlands and Germany.
As a result, the Netherlands was "lucky" to be placed in Group A with the relatively weak host Qatar, the African champion Senegal and the South American team Ecuador.
Germany, by contrast, were poorly signed and entered Group E, along with Spain, Japan and a play-off team (the winner between Costa Rica and New Zealand).
Germany coach Flick said bluntly that the result of this grouping was "very difficult".
Spain coach Enrique believes that there will be no simple games in the World Cup finals, "However, we are Spain, a team aiming to win the championship. It is very difficult for the opponent to beat us." In contrast, Japan coach Mori Boichi is full of confidence, he said: "I am very happy to be in the same group with Spain and Germany, they are all teams that have won the World Cup. Our goal is to enter the top 8 and even go further. Although the opponents in the same group are very difficult Strong, but this goal will not change."
The "Samba Legion" Brazil also has a good luck. They are in Group G with Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. The three opponents are not to be underestimated.
Brazil will face Serbia in their first group match.
The three strong teams, England, Argentina and France, have good luck in signing. In Group B, where the "Three Lions" are located, except for a European team that needs to pass the play-offs to advance, the strength of the United States and Iran Not strong; Argentina has an advantage over the other three teams in Group C, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
It is worth mentioning that such a grouping means that Messi and Lewandowski will stage a "Battle of the Ballon d'Or winners" in the World Cup; defending champion France is in Group D, with Denmark, Tunisia and play-off teams are more difficult to stop the French team's progress.
The Asian team's grouping situation in this World Cup is grim.
The Japanese team needs to squeeze out at least one of the German team or the Spanish team in order to qualify for the group; in addition to the Netherlands team in the Qatar team, there is a strong Senegal team; the Saudi team is basically the weakest team in the C group. Team; South Korea is in the same group as Portugal, Uruguay, and Ghana, three teams from different continents and different styles. It is difficult to break through the group.
Only the Iranian team in Group B signed slightly better.
With the results of the groupings released, the opening match of the Qatar World Cup was also officially determined.
Since the host Qatar team gave up, the opening game of this World Cup will be played by the Netherlands against Senegal, and the game will be held on the evening of November 21, Beijing time.