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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 09:34 - Dec 7 with 1909 viewsKeithHaynes

What is the format?

From The Guardian.

There are six pots: 10 nations in each of pots 1-5 and five in pot 6. They will be drawn into 10 groups: five groups of five (A-E) and five of six (F to J). Teams will play each other home and away between March and November next year. The 10 group winners qualify for Qatar, 10 runners-up go into the play-offs.

How do the play-offs work?

Those 10 runners-up, plus the two best-ranked but otherwise unqualified sides in the Nations League, will be split into three play-off paths in March 2022 to settle the final three places.

Who is in which pot?

As determined by the latest world rankings, the top sides are in pot 1, the next best 10 in pot 2, and so on. The five minnows are in pot 6.

Pot 1 Belgium, France, England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands

Pot 2 Switzerland, Wales, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, Slovakia, Romania

Pot 3 Russia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Czech Republic, Norway, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Scotland, Greece, Finland

Pot 4 Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Israel, Belarus, Georgia, Luxembourg

Pot 5 Armenia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Andorra

Pot 6 Malta, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar, San Marino

How will the draw work?

Pot by pot — so pot 1 will be emptied, then it’s on to pot 2. As each nation is drawn it is allocated to a group in alphabetical order, from Group A to Group J. There are complications though: predefined constraints to keep certain sides apart to avoid political clashes, too much long haul travel or bad winter weather in one group, and fixture congestion. Full details, for purists, on fifa.com.

Will the show be exciting?

The pandemic has taken the edge off: expect a lower-key event than usual, with no national representatives. Daniele De Rossi and Rafael van der Vaart will pick the balls, Fifa’s acting director of competitions, Jaime Yarza, will host.

When does the tournament start?

The hosts kick off the first match on 21 November 2022 at the new €770m Al Bayt Stadium, where 100 workers went unpaid for seven months this year, according to Amnesty. Organisers say the stadium will prove to be “a unique place … and a shining example for the future”.

When and where is it?

The 2022 World Cup qualifying draw will take place in Zurich on Monday, December 7.

Usually these events are grand affairs with the great and the good in attendance. But this draw - taking place at Fifa headquarters - will be a virtual event with no representatives of member nations present.

What time will it start?

It will start at 6pm local time, or 5pm GMT.

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 11:35 - Dec 7 with 1360 viewstrampie

Should we be looking up at the teams above us to see who we would prefer ? or down at the teams below us to see who we we prefer ?, both I suppose.

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 12:11 - Dec 7 with 1350 viewsThornburyswan

For me ideal draw would be in a pot of 5 (less matches to play) & then Wales plus Denmark (pot 1), Greece or Finland (pot 3), Luxembourg (pot 4) & then Andorra (pot 5).
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 12:45 - Dec 7 with 1330 viewstrampie

For me:-
Croatia or Denmark
Northern Ireland or Scotland (hmm perhaps Greece then)
Belarus or Luxembourg
Latvia or Andorra
Gibraltar or San Marino (if in a group of 6)

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 13:59 - Dec 7 with 1291 viewsbritferry

World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 12:45 - Dec 7 by trampie

For me:-
Croatia or Denmark
Northern Ireland or Scotland (hmm perhaps Greece then)
Belarus or Luxembourg
Latvia or Andorra
Gibraltar or San Marino (if in a group of 6)


dont be daft, England will get all the easy teams AGAIN

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 15:14 - Dec 7 with 1255 viewsKilkennyjack

Be nice to test ourselves against Holland, France, Spain or Italy.

Looking forward to the draw.

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 15:50 - Dec 7 with 1235 viewsWhiterockin

World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 13:59 - Dec 7 by britferry

dont be daft, England will get all the easy teams AGAIN


And go out early.
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 16:26 - Dec 7 with 1215 viewsbritferry

World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 15:50 - Dec 7 by Whiterockin

And go out early.


once you get to the WC, its easier to do well as the rest of the Worlds team aren't as good as the teams you find in the Euro's but getting to the Euro's is far easier, even the Jocks can do it (now that we've qualified twice in a row)

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 16:33 - Dec 7 with 1207 viewsDwightYorkeSuperstar

Unless our squad is decimated with several injuries, there is no reason why Wales should not beat any of the nations in Pot 3 and below.

Second place should be the target in the group, regardless of who we draw from Pot 1. I think we could get something from Croatia. England and the other teams will be too strong however.

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:22 - Dec 7 with 1191 viewsThornburyswan

Draw about to start, pot 1 first up.
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:27 - Dec 7 with 1188 viewsThornburyswan

Pot 1 done on to our pot!
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:29 - Dec 7 with 1184 viewsThornburyswan

& we get pot E with Belgium as top seeds
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:34 - Dec 7 with 1179 viewsThornburyswan

World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:29 - Dec 7 by Thornburyswan

& we get pot E with Belgium as top seeds


Joining us & Belgium is the Czech Republic
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:39 - Dec 7 with 1177 viewsThornburyswan

World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:34 - Dec 7 by Thornburyswan

Joining us & Belgium is the Czech Republic


& from pot 4 we get Belarus - one more team as we are in a 5 team group.
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:43 - Dec 7 with 1174 viewsThornburyswan

World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:39 - Dec 7 by Thornburyswan

& from pot 4 we get Belarus - one more team as we are in a 5 team group.


Final team for us Estonia
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:52 - Dec 7 with 1160 viewstheloneranger

Belgium
Wales
Czech Republic
Belarus
Estonia

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 17:56 - Dec 7 with 1157 viewstheloneranger

Group A: Portugal, Serbia, Rep of Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan

Group B: Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo

Group C: Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania

Group D: France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan

Group E: Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia

Group F: Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Group G: Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar

Group H: Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta

Group I: England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino

Group J: Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 18:08 - Dec 7 with 1142 viewsbritferry

England got their usual "tough group"... no easy 3 pointers in ours

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 18:08 - Dec 7 by britferry

England got their usual "tough group"... no easy 3 pointers in ours


Yes, but we all know what will happen in the end.

I think that Wales can be reasonably happy with things. Think we need to move on from"sick note" ramsay though.
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 18:17 - Dec 7 with 1130 viewsjasper_T

Sick of Belgium.
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 18:35 - Dec 7 with 1114 viewsJoe_bradshaw

The thing about England is who is the second best team in the group and do they pose a threat?

It could have been easier than Poland and could become a shoot out home and away between them as to who qualifies automatically. Kane V Lewandowski.

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 18:08 - Dec 7 by britferry

England got their usual "tough group"... no easy 3 pointers in ours


Gutted, like you say no easy 3 pointers.

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 18:35 - Dec 7 by Joe_bradshaw

The thing about England is who is the second best team in the group and do they pose a threat?

It could have been easier than Poland and could become a shoot out home and away between them as to who qualifies automatically. Kane V Lewandowski.


Poland have a better striker and a better goalkeeper. The rest of their squad is inferior to the English equivalent.

If Poland can reach Pot 1, there is no reason we should not be there either. We have an equally talented squad. They have a small number of players who play for elite clubs whilst the rest of the squad is comprised of mediocre players, just like us.

It is a great shame that the most talented Welsh squad most of us will ever see has been wasted on truly awful managers who were unable to achieve the success a squad of this calibre should have achieved.

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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 19:20 - Dec 7 by trampie

Gutted, like you say no easy 3 pointers.


Ours is a tough group.

England had another tidy draw, Scotland and the ROI have decent groups, Jorthern Ireland in the same boat as us.
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 19:51 - Dec 7 with 1056 viewsscottishjack

World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 19:28 - Dec 7 by DwightYorkeSuperstar

Poland have a better striker and a better goalkeeper. The rest of their squad is inferior to the English equivalent.

If Poland can reach Pot 1, there is no reason we should not be there either. We have an equally talented squad. They have a small number of players who play for elite clubs whilst the rest of the squad is comprised of mediocre players, just like us.

It is a great shame that the most talented Welsh squad most of us will ever see has been wasted on truly awful managers who were unable to achieve the success a squad of this calibre should have achieved.


Right enough, just the semi final of the European Championships, where Ronaldo made the difference on the night! But aside from that...
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World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 20:15 - Dec 7 with 1046 viewsJoe_bradshaw

World Cup draw tonight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 on 19:28 - Dec 7 by DwightYorkeSuperstar

Poland have a better striker and a better goalkeeper. The rest of their squad is inferior to the English equivalent.

If Poland can reach Pot 1, there is no reason we should not be there either. We have an equally talented squad. They have a small number of players who play for elite clubs whilst the rest of the squad is comprised of mediocre players, just like us.

It is a great shame that the most talented Welsh squad most of us will ever see has been wasted on truly awful managers who were unable to achieve the success a squad of this calibre should have achieved.


Poland are below Wales in pot 2 Dwight. If they were in pot 1 they couldn't draw England.

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