Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Draw - View How Countries Paired in the Groups

 

Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup draw took place on Friday, April 1, 2022; surely not an April fool. But this time the draw went on despite some intercontinental and Europe play-offs not completed.

- Intercontinental playoffs to be contested on June 13-14 in Qatar:

i) Winner of United Arab Emirates v Australia face Peru

ii) New Zealand v Costa Rica

- European playoffs to be held in June (dates to be announced).

However, the draw saw Black Stars of Ghana (who defeated Nigeria) will be playing against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in World Cup Group H at the FIFA Mundial in Qatar.

Others in the group are Uruguay and South Korea.

Meanwhile, the United States and Iran (political enemy) will face each other in the group stage at the World Cup finals in Qatar after they were paired together in Group B.

The two countries last met in the 1998 finals in France when Iran won 2-1 in Lyon.

Groups for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar following the draw on Friday:

Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands

Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales or Scotland or Ukraine

Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland

Group D: France, Peru or UAE or Australia, Denmark, Tunisia

Group E: Spain, Costa Rica or New Zealand, Germany, Japan

Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia

Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon

Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea

World Cup finals to be played from November 21 to December 18