29 teams in, three to go
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Luis Suarez has passed Messi’s record and become South America’s all-time leading goalscorer in the World Cup qualifiers
World Cup draw pots - Brazil, France, Argentina in Pot 1, Germany in Pot 2
World Cup draw pots are always controversial, and Qatar 2022 is no different with some potential tournament winners not seeded for the draw. Here’s the FIFA World Cup draw pots in full - including England’s Pot 1 rivals.
The pots for the World Cup draw have been calculated using FIFA’s ranking.
As Qatar is hosting the tournament, they will be automatically allocated the seeded spot in Group A.
England is among the remaining seven seeded teams, while Germany and the Netherlands can only make Pot 2.
Pot 4 will include the nations with the lowest FIFA ranking, as well as the two winners of the inter-continental playoffs, and the winner of the final European play-offs.
The World Cup draw will be taking place at 5pm UTC time on Friday April 1.
World Cup draw pots - in fullPot 1
Qatar
Belgium
Brazil
France
Argentina
England
Spain
Portugal
Pot 2
Denmark
Netherlands
Germany
Mexico
United States
Switzerland
Croatia
Uruguay
Pot 3
Senegal
Iran
Japan
Morocco
Serbia
Poland
South Korea
Tunisia
Pot 4
Australia/United Arab Emirates/Peru
New Zealand/Costa Rica
Ukraine/Scotland/Wales
Saudi Arabia
Ecuador
Ghana
Cameroon
Canada
OFFICIAL: Australia have beaten Peru on penalties to secure their place at the 2022 World Cup.
Andrew Redmayne came on for Australia in the 120th minute to make his third appearance for his country.
He clutched up and saved a vital sudden death penalty to send his country to the World Cup
The Ecuadorian FA covered up the fact that right-back Byron Castillo was actually born in Colombia, according to records, as reported by the Daily Mail.
According to the story, there is proof of an interview from a few years ago in which Castillo allegedly confesses to receiving a new identity, complete with an Ecuadorian passport and even a slightly altered name.
Additionally, it’s believed that the defender was born in 1995 rather than 1998 as indicated on his present passport.
Ecuador’s chance to play in the World Cup is now unquestionably in jeopardy thanks to this amazing drama, which is expected to cause shockwaves across the world of football.
(Source: Daily mail)
my prediction is canada go further than US
Brazil TOP, Belgium 2nd, Argentina 3rd… latest FIFA World Ranking revealed
FIFA publish the latest World Men’s Ranking on 6 Oct 2022, Brazil, Belgium and Argentina rounded out the top three.