FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Draw Highlights: The draw is complete and the big news coming in is former World Cup winners Spain and Germany getting drawn together in Group E. Holders France are in Group D, while five-time winners Brazil are in Group G. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal find themselves in Group H, while Lionel Messi’s Argentina are in Group C.
Here’s how the 2022 FIFA World Cup Groups look:
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, Peru/UAE/Australia, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Costa Rica/New Zealand, Germany, Japan
Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Draw Live Blog
10:43PM: Inter-Continental Play-off 1 Winner in Group D, Ecuador in Group A, Saudi Arabia in Group C, Inter-Continental Play-off 2 Winner goes in Group E, European play-off winner in Group B, Cameroon in Group G, Ghana in Group H, Canada in Group F
10:34 PM: Iran In Group B, Senegal in Group A, Poland in Group C, Serbia in Group G, Tunisia in Group D, Japan in Group E, Morocco in Group F, South Korea in Group H
10:20 PM: Netherlands are in Group A with Qatar. USA in Group B, Mexico in Group C, Denmark in Group D, Germany in Group E, Croatia in Group F, Switzerland in Group G and Uruguay in Group H
10:17 PM: Hosts Qatar drawn in Group A, England In Group B, Argentina In Group C, defending champions France in Group D, Spain in Group E, Belgium in Group F, Brazil in Group G and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in Group H.
10:08 PM: Two-time World Cup winner from Brazil Cafu, Nigerian star Jay-Jay Okocha, Germany’s Lothar Matthäus who has played the most World Cup matches ever and a winner in 1990, Qatar’s Malalla, Iran’s record goal scorer Ali Daei, Australian Tim Cahill among footballing legends on stage
10:00PM: French national team coach Didier Deschamps is on the stage and he brings with him the World Cup trophy that his team won in 2018. Deschamps had won the trophy as captain of the French team in 1998 and was the manager in 2018.
9:56 PM: A video tribute being paid to football stars of the past who died recently. Argentine legend Diego Maradona, German goal machine Gerd Muller and Italian forward Paolo Rossi among those who were paid tribute.
9:50 PM: FIFA president Gianni Infantino addresses the gathering. He makes a plea for peace and asks for an end to conflict.
9:46 PM: Time for song and dance before the draw begins. The 2022 FIFA World Cup theme song ‘Better Together’ being performed by Trinidad Cardona, Davido and Aisha
9:40 PM: Famous Egyptian actress Sherihan is on stage and addressing the gathering
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9:35 PM: The coverage has started and we are about to know the groupings
9:30 PM: We are just moments away from the start of the draw. It is a big moment for the teams participating in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the fans who will eagerly waiting to know which teams will their nation face in the group stages.
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