LIVE 2022 World Cup draw

LIVE: 2022 World Cup draw

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Follow the 2022 FIFA World Cup draw live with ESPNstarting with the overall setup before the ceremony itself begins at 16:00 GMT, noon ET.

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13.25 ET / 17.14 GMT: Let’s start with Group B with the United States and England.

These are the internals.

21st November: England vs. IR Iran, USA vs. Wales / Scotland / Ukraine
25. November: England vs. USA, Wales / Scotland / Ukraine vs. IR Iran
November 29: Wales/Scotland/Ukraine vs England, IR Iran vs USA

And here’s ESPN’s Mark Ogden saying ahead of the draw that the United States would be a tough draw for England.

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Mark Ogden believes USMNT would pose a threat to England should they be drawn into the same group in Qatar.

13.20 ET / 17.20 GMT: phew! That happened very quickly when the draw actually started. Now we can take a few seconds and take a look at the groups and how they all might turn out.

13.11 ET / 17.11 GMT: POT 4 DRAW NOW:

First from Pot 4 and it is Peru or Australia / United Arab Emirates. They have to go in Group D2 due to draw restrictions.

Ecuador are out next and will play in A2 and play the opening game of the finals against hosts Qatar.

Next it is Saudi Arabia and they have to go into C2.

Costa Rica or New Zealand next, and they cannot go to the US group. That means the playoff ties jump to E2.

Now we know who will get England and the United States! They are the winners of the UEFA playoffs between Wales or Scotland/Ukraine. That will be the US opening game on November 21st.

Cameroon are in G4 with Brazil, with Ghana in H2 with Portugal.

And last but not least it is Canada in F2 with Belgium, Morocco and Croatia.

13.03 ET / 17.03 GMT: POT 3 DRAW NOW:

IR Iran are first in Pot 3, playing against the United States and England! IR Iran is B2 and plays England first.

Next it is Senegal. You go to A3.

and Poland are C4.

Serbia can’t go in D, E and F as there are already two European teams. So they go to G with Brazil and Switzerland. G2 and Serbia play Brazil first.

Tunisia will play against France and Denmark who will be drawn to D4.

And in E4 it is Japan.

Morocco go group F3, and South Korea in h.

12.54 ET / 16.54 GMT: POT 2 DRAW NOW:

First out… it is Netherlands. They go in A4.

And be United States vs England Group B on Friday 25th November! The US is B3.

In Group C, it is Mexico! Mexico in 3rd place.

Denmark are the fourth team in D3.

And now we have… Germany! They will play against Spain in Group E! Place 3.

and Croatia go to F4.

Uruguay are next out but for the first time we have a suspension for the draw. They can’t join Brazil in Group G, so Uruguay goes in H3 with Portugal.

In order to Switzerland are in G3.

12.47 ET / 16.47 GMT: POT 1 DRAW NOW:

G1 is Braziland that means that H is Portugal.

F1 next, it is Belgium.

Now E1 for Spain.

France belong to group D1.

And second, it is Argentina! You go into C1.

England are first out after Qatar and in Group B! You go to B2.

12.46 ET / 16.46 GMT: Here we go!

12.44 ET / 16.44 GMT: Now the drawing procedure will be explained to us. It won’t be long for sure…

12:39 ET / 16:39 GMT: The eight FIFA Legends who will make the draw are now presented.

As a reminder, these are Cafu (Brazil), Lothar Matthäus (Germany), Adel Ahmed MalAllah (Qatar), Ali Daei (IR Iran), Bora Milutinovic (Serbia/Mexico), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Rabah Madjer (Algeria ). ) and Tim Cahill (Australia).

12:35 ET / 16:35 GMT: We’ve just watched a video about Qatar’s history as hosts of the World Cup, and now US soccer legend and two-time women’s world champion Carli Lloyd, former England player Jermaine Jenas and British-Jamaican sports presenter Samantha Johnson take the stage for the Draw!

They’re making their own little speeches, so we won’t be getting teams drawn for a few minutes.

12:32 ET / 16:32 GMT: France coach Didier Deschamps brings the World Cup trophy to the stage. France won the 2018 World Cup final by beating Croatia 4-2. He answers a few questions from the hosts.

12:29 PM ET / 4:29 PM GMT: It’s time! Here’s a reminder of your draw pots.

The pots for the World Cup finals are drawn. ESPN

12:27 PM ET / 4:27 PM GMT: Hosts Idris Elba and Reshmin Chowdhury will now conclude the first part of the ceremony with a tribute to some famous footballers who have recently passed away, including Diego Maradona, Gordon Banks and Gerd Muller.

12.25 ET / 16.25 GMT: So this is how the draw will work.

– It starts with pot 1, the strongest pot. A team is drawn to one position in each group (1, 2, 3 or 4), with the exception of Qatar which is A1.
– After Pot 1, we’ll go through 2, 3, and 4, emptying each pot before moving on.
– There may not be more than one team from each region except Europe. There will be 5 groups with two teams from Europe. Each group must have at least one team from Europe.

12:20 ET / 16:20 GMT: It’s not long now. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has arrived to deliver his pre-draw speech.

12.17 ET / 16.17 GMT: Every tournament must have an official mascot, and for the Qatar World Cup it’s La’eeb!

12.11 ET / 16.11 GMT: So who exactly is making the draw? Just some football legends!

Cafu (Brazil) and Lothar Matthäus (Germany) will start with six other assistants. There are also Adel Ahmed MalAllah (Qatar), Ali Daei (IR Iran), Bora Milutinovic (Serbia/Mexico), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Rabah Madjer (Algeria) and Tim Cahill (Australia).

12.05 ET / 16.05 GMT: The ceremony, hosted by actor Idris Elba, begins in Doha.

At the moment, six people are spinning in lighted rings on the stage. After all, that’s what we all wanted.

There’s a lot more of this stuff before we let any teams go.

11:59 ET / 15:59 GMT: The 2026 World Cup will be hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada… and the presidents of the federations have come to see how it’s done. Left to right: Canadian Nick Bontis, US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone and Mexico Soccer President Yon de Luisa.

11:52 ET / 15:52 GMT: Look at possible tie…. how about a group from England, USA, South Korea and Ghana? After all, the US always attracts Ghana!

Of course, the dream draw for USA and Mexico, both in Draw Pot 2, is hosting Qatar.

Qatar is ranked 51st in the world while the rest of Pot 1 (Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal) are the top ranked countries in the world.

So the US and Mexico would like to get Qatar, South Korea and Ghana.

11:45 ET / 15:45 GMT: Only 15 minutes until the draw ceremony. That’s why they all play…

11.41 ET / 15.41 GMT: Coach Tite and legends Kaka and Bebeto are among the entourage who are in Qatar to see who tournament favorites Brazil add to their group.

11:36 ET / 15:36 GMT: After more than 11 years since they won the bid to host the World Cup, Friday marks a milestone for Qatar’s biggest event to date. Now it’s getting real. ESPN’s Gab Marcotti opens up on Qatar as a surprise host country.

11:31 ET / 15:31 GMT: The United States failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. But this time it’s BACK! What has changed since then?

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Taylor Twellman explains what has changed for US soccer since it didn’t qualify in 2018 and now it is.

11.25 ET / 15.25 GMT: Qatar will be the smallest country to have ever hosted a World Cup. Just to give you an idea of ​​Qatar’s size (11,571 km²), it’s smaller than Connecticut (14,357 km²) – home of ESPN in the US. The only states smaller than Qatar are Delaware (6,646 km²). , km) and Rhode Island (4,001 km²)

11:18 ET / 15:18 GMT: We will know the fixtures and group stage dates for all 32 teams once the draw has been made. However, we will have to wait to know the venues and kick-off times. FIFA will optimize the order of matches for fan demand and adapt to the local TV audiences of the participating teams.

– World Cup final bracket and schedule

11.12 ET / 15.12 GMT: ESPN Senior Writer James Olley is already in the auditorium and ready to show us how the convention center is filling up.

11.10 ET / 15.10 GMT: Guests arrive at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center ahead of the draw.

The event will be hosted by the US soccer legend and two-time Women’s World Cup winner Carli Lloydformer England player Jermaine Jenas and British-Jamaican sports presenter Samantha Johnson.

Here, Carli chats with US men’s coach Gregg Berhalter on the red carpet.

11:00 AM ET / 3:00 PM GMT: Welcome to the 2022 World Cup finals draw…. LIVE! Over the next few hours we’ll give you a sneak peek at the draw and highlights of the ceremony itself, which begins at 4pm GMT, noon ET.

Pot 1 contains hosts Qatar as well as the seven strongest nations according to the new FIFA World Ranking published on Thursday before the draw.

The other pots will be filled in FIFA World Ranking order, with the exception of Pot 4, which contains the five lowest-ranked nations plus the winners of the three remaining playoffs (two intercontinental and the pending UEFA path with Ukraine) . played June).