Pot 1 contains the hosts, Qatar, along with strongest seven nations according to the new FIFA World Ranking, which will be officially published on Thursday ahead of the draw.
Pot 1:
Qatar
Brazil
Belgium
France
Argentina
England
Spain
Portugal
The other pots are filled in order of the FIFA World Ranking, apart from Pot 4, which contains the five lowest-ranked nations along with the winners of the three remaining playoffs (two intercontinental and the outstanding UEFA path involving Ukraine that are due to be played in June).
Pot 2:
Mexico
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Uruguay
Switzerland
United States
Croatia
Pot 3:
Senegal
IR Iran
Japan
Morocco
Serbia
Poland
South Korea
Tunisia
Pot 4:
Cameroon
Canada
Ecuador
Saudi Arabia
Ghana
Wales or Scotland / Ukraine
Costa Rica or New Zealand
Peru or Australia / United Arab Emirates
Pot 1 and 2 are given easier matches while Pot 3 & 4 gets the crumbs, FIFA are corrupt lot. I expect the winners to come from Pot 1.
World Cup biases!!
posted on 31/3/22
comment by PatB8 (U17607)
posted 1 minute ago
just a few thoughts
The qualifying should count for something
10 teams finished the group stages winners in Europe alone.
Portugal was a wild card
Poland the same
Wales/Ukraine/Scotland will be the same
Canada wins the group above Mexico and USA
but goes to lower pot
Itly havent made the last 2 world cups, bet they are pot 1 for next European qualifiers.
get back to random draw like FA cup, or play whoever comes out regardless where they come from deal with playing hard games if that the draw.
roll on the FIFA draw.
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Dangerous thinking there. If you could kindly join me in the other room then you shall be taken care of, whilst we roll out the World Super League.
posted on 31/3/22
I raised the point earlier, if Portugal had been drawn in Ukraine's qualifying path, would they be in pot 4 for tomorrow's draw? Why is the draw even being made before it has been decided who has qualified? The seeding is based on rankings of qualified teams. Putin being a cant should not make you 4th seeds when you would have been higher if he hadn't been a cant. Priorities all wrong. Imagine if England were put down to 4th seeds just because Prince Andrew pumped kids. Essentially the same thing but actually related to the nation itself and not completely unrelated like Scotland/Wales/Ukraine are having to deal with.
posted on 1/4/22
I am kinda happy* Italy not qualfie as can avoid this big stinkin krupped mess
*suicidle
posted on 1/4/22
comment by #4zA - 🇮🇹🇺🇦 no al calcio moderno (U22472)
posted 15 minutes ago
I am kinda happy* Italy not qualfie as can avoid this big stinkin krupped mess
*suicidle
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It's ok you can support USA and Scotland
posted on 1/4/22
did Scotland qualify?
posted on 1/4/22
I don't know. But we'd be pot 4 because Putin has a small peniiis
posted on 1/4/22
oh wow yer
Forza Scotland
think USA will win it tho
posted on 2/4/22
"I expect the winners to come from Pot 1."
Well that makes sense OP, they are generally the best teams so there is a high chance. 🤦♂️
posted on 2/4/22
Whut previus wurld cup winners not in pot1?
posted on 3/4/22
Uruguay
Germany
England