World Cup 2022 Group A: Hosts Qatar not there to make up the numbers
Tournament hosts Qatar are appearing at their maiden World Cup as 12 years of preparation finally come to fruition.
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Tournament hosts Qatar are appearing at their maiden World Cup as 12 years of preparation finally come to fruition.
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Qatar is staging the first-ever Winter World Cup, the time of year that is classed as mid-season for most big leagues worldwide, especially in Europe. The host nation is in Group A and will face the Netherlands, Senegal, and Ecuador. Qatar must finish in the top two in order to progress to the last 16.
Hosts Qatar, the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador make up Group A at the World Cup.
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Following Friday's draw in Doha for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, here is a deep dive into each group:
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.