Thirty two teams will flex muscles at the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar, according to a draw released on Friday.
The world’s media converged on Doha’s Exhibition and Convention Centre to witness the colorful ceremony.
The World Cup draw was conducted by eight former players and managers, including Cafu, Lothar Matthaus, Jay-Jay Okocha, Tim Cahill, Adel Ahmed MalAllah, Ali Daei, Bora Milutinovic and Rabah Madjer.
The tournament will be played in November and December later in the year. The teams are broken down into eight groups with four teams each.
The top two teams will advance into the knockout stages of the tournament.
Below are the eight groups.
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Netherlands, Senegal
Group B: England, Iran, USA, Scotland/Wales/Ukraine
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, UAE/Australia/Peru, 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
