FIFA World Cup 2018 Draw

Draw rules (unchanged):

- no teams from the same confederation will be drawn into the same group.
- exception is UEFA, which could have up to two teams in the same group, but at least one
(so 6 groups will contain 2 European teams and 2 groups only 1)​
- the group position for teams from pot 2 to 4 will be drawn as well.
 
Well I drew:

A: Russia, Spain, Costa Rica, Australia.
B: France, Mexico, Denmark, Japan.
C: Poland, Uruguay, Iceland, Panama.
D: Germany, Switzerland, Iran, Nigeria.
E: Belgium, Peru, Tunisia, South Korea.
F: Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Serbia.
G: Argentina, England, Sweden, Morocco.
H: Portugal, Colombia, Senegal, Saudi Arabia.

Can tell where some good teams have gone missing. Real dearth of quality.


The fact is that those teams that didn't make it failed to and deservedly so. There are no free rides at the World Cup. Teams like the Netherlands, Chile and Italy didn't deserve to make it with the poor form they had. Also with the teams that have made it, expect surprises and expect some known big teams to flop. Spain, Portugal and Italy all flopped last World Cup.
 
Interesting article in The Mail today:


English football fans face up to 15 years in a Russian jail if they engage in hooliganism or mass disorder at next summers Russia World Cup, Sportsmail can reveal.

I think FIFA and both countries FA's are hoping England and Russia are not drawn together.
 

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