England's World Cup group might actually be the hardest as interesting calculations emerge
England fans are feeling pretty smug about their draw for the 2022 World Cup.
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2022 FIFA World Cup draw: Group guide
Following Friday's draw in Doha for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, here is a deep dive into each group:
FIFA: Senegal to face Dutch in World Cup opening game, Qatar against Ecuador kick-off moved
Senegal will play the Netherlands in the opening game of this year's World Cup on November 21 in Doha, FIFA announced following Friday's draw for the tournament in Qatar.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Draw: Group Guide
Former winners Germany and Spain will clash early in the World Cup finals in Qatar after being placed in the same group while the coaches of bitter geopolitical rivals United States and Iran vowed to put animosity aside when their sides meet. The glitzy draw in Doha on Friday also set reigning champions France on a potential collision course with England in the quarter-finals, if they win their relatively kind groups. But the world's top-ranked team Brazil face a tougher task in the first stage. The French, seeking to become the first nation to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil in 1962, will meet familiar foes Denmark and Tunisia in a Group D completed by the winners of an intercontinental play-off -- Australia, Peru or the United Arab Emirates.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Draw: Who Said What
Germany and Spain will clash at this year's World Cup after Friday's glitzy draw ceremony in Doha placed the two former winners in the same group, while bitter political rivals the United States and Iran were also drawn together. Four-time winners Germany were in Pot Two, making them the obvious team to avoid for the top seeds in the Qatari capital. They were knocked out at the group stage in Russia in 2018. In a break with recent tradition, hosts Qatar will not feature in the tournament's opening match on November 21. That honour will go to Senegal's Group A match with the Netherlands at 1:00pm (1000 GMT). The Qataris, in their first ever match at a World Cup finals, face Ecuador that evening.
Rob Green mocks famous World Cup mistake as England draw the USA
Former England goalkeeper Rob Green mocked his famous 2010 World Cup blunder after the Three Lions drew the United States in the group stage of this year's tournament.
Geopolitical foes Iran and US to clash again at World Cup
WASHINGTON : After more than 40 years of sour relations and months of struggle to restore a nuclear deal, the United States and Iran are now set to meet on the soccer field at this year's World Cup, having landed together in Group B in Friday's draw.