England, Brazil, Argentina: Predicting every 2022 World Cup game as Lionel Messi triumphs
The 2022 World Cup draw has been completed.
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World Cup draw 2022: Defending champions France potential opponents for UAE
Kylian Mbappe and his defending champion France side lie in wait for the UAE after the draw was made for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Qatar World Cup draw whets sporting and political appetites
The draw for this year's World Cup in Qatar has thrown up some headline-grabbing fixtures both for sporting and political reasons.
Eyes of football world on Doha for World Cup draw
DOHA: The draw for this year's World Cup takes place in the shadow of Doha's skyscrapers on Friday (Apr 1), with the focus for the evening on the actual football after a build-up dominated by the many off-field issues surrounding the awarding of the tournament.
Ronaldo and Messi next: The trio that played in five World Cup finals
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have both failed to win the World Cup, but Qatar 2022 could see them join an even more exclusive list – becoming the fourth and fifth player to appear at five Coupe du Mondes.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Draw Live Updates: FIFA President Addresses Gathering
FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Draw Live Updates: The draw for this year's FIFA World Cup is taking place in the shadow of Doha's skyscrapers on Friday at Doha's Exhibition and Convention Center. Holders France are among the top seeds in Pot One. That will be comprised of the top seven nations in the FIFA rankings as well as debutants Qatar, at 51st one of the lowest-ranked teams at the World Cup but with privileged status as hosts. World number one nation Brazil, Belgium, Lionel Messi's Argentina, England, Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal are the other top seeds, with the latter benefiting from European champions Italy's absence. That also means Germany, after their surprise group-stage exit at the 2018 World Cup, are the biggest name in Pot Two, which also contains the Netherlands and Croatia, runners-up four years ago. African champions Senegal, Japan and Robert Lewandowski's Poland are among the names in the third pot, and Canada will be in the fourth pot in their first appearance since 1986.
Source: Orta in pre-summer talks to bring Marsch's top target to Leeds; he once matched Messi
Leeds United have already begun pre-summer talks to sign January target Brenden Aaronson in the next transfer window, according to a fresh transfer claim.
Qatar backtracks on promise to allow Pride flags at World Cup matches
Rainbow flags could be confiscated from fans at the World Cup in Qatar to protect them from being attacked for promoting gay rights.