News from this newspaper (Reporter Shen Wei) Yesterday, the draw for the 2022 Qatar World Cup group draw was held in Doha.
Contrary to what the outside world expected, there was no so-called "death group" in the result of the lottery. It was this so-called clear distinction between strengths and weaknesses that made the seeded teams not dare to neglect in the group stage, otherwise they would face strong enemies in the first round of the knockout rounds. .
Most of the eight seeded teams in the Qatar World Cup have had pretty good signings.
England, France, Belgium and Portugal are in their respective groups, although there are also teams such as Denmark, Uruguay, and Croatia that are enough to disrupt the game, but as long as they play normally, it should not be a problem to qualify as the top of the group.
The group stage of Brazil and Argentina, the top two in South America, is not small, but I believe that as long as they perform at a normal level, it is unlikely that the gutter will capsize.
From the perspective of signing, Spain, Germany and the last 16-strong team Japan are the strongest in Group E as a whole, but considering the strength of the top two in Europe, it is difficult for the other two teams in the group to be upset.
The only seeded team that is more "suffering" is Qatar. In the same group, there are popular teams such as the Netherlands, as well as strong and "dark horse" teams such as Ecuador and Senegal. It is not easy to qualify for the group.
It is worth mentioning that Qatar even missed the opening game of the World Cup. Such an adjustment made the host fans puzzled and angry.
FIFA officials explained this, "Such adjustments are for the experience of spectators, media, fans and players."
Although FIFA's expression is quite subtle, it shows that Qatar's strength is not favored by the official.
When the Chinese team missed the World Cup in Qatar, the Chinese fans were most concerned about the Asian team's game.
Judging from the results of the lottery, it is not impossible for Qatar and Japan to qualify, but it is quite difficult.
The groupings of South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Iran face the same problem. It seems that there is not much difference in strength between them and other teams, but it takes enough luck to qualify for the group.
Asian teams face the fate of being eliminated collectively in the group stage. This ending is actually not alarmist.
The Qatar World Cup will be the first World Cup to be held in West Asia and the first to be held in winter in the northern hemisphere. The tournament will be held in eight stadiums in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.
FIFA President Infantino said: "This World Cup is expected to have 3 million spectators, and 5 billion people around the world will watch." In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the teams, the total prize money of the Qatar World Cup is 440 million US dollars. The championship team could receive $42 million in bonuses.