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The World Cup Qualifying Matches – Highs and Lows The World Cup qualifiers brought us both unexpected successes and dramatic exits. The biggest shock was Italy’s failure to reach the finals for the first time since 1958. The Azzurri lost out to Sweden in the play-offs, ensuring that they won’t be the recipients of the famous golden football trophy next year. Iceland, who surprised many when they reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 European Championship, have continued to capitalise on their success. They’ll be making their first ever appearance at a World Cup finals at the Russia 2018 event, as will Panama. Joy for Panama meant disappointment for the United States, who failed to make it through for the first time in 22 years. As a result of their qualifying performances, Chile, Cameroon, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Greece, Austria, Turkey, Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Bosnia-Herzegovina will be absent from the Russia 2018 finals too. The Three Lions’ journey to the finals was relatively straightforward in the end. They won eight and drew two of their qualifying matches, and finished at the top of Group F. Unfortunately, they’ll be the only home nation there. Wales and Scotland couldn’t do enough to secure a place, while Switzerland and Denmark put pay to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland’s hopes respectively at the play-off stage. The FIFA World Cup Draw – Who is in Which Pot? The 32 teams who have qualified have been divided into four pots for the purposes of the draw, which takes place on 1 December 2017. Russia, the host nation, who qualified automatically, were placed in Pot 1, while the remaining 31 teams were divided according to their world rankings, using FIFA’s October 2017 statistics. Germany, France and Brazil, the bookies’ current three favourites, are in Pot 1. The pot also contains Portugal, Argentina, Belgium and Poland. England, seeded 12th, are in Pot 2, alongside Spain, Peru, Switzerland, Columbia, Mexico, Uruguay and Croatia. First-time finalists Iceland’s Pot 3 companions include Denmark, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sweden, Senegal, Tunisia and Iran. Australia’s Socceroos, who won their fourth consecutive World Cup finals place by defeating Honduras in the play-offs, are in Pot 4, together with Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Panama, Morocco, South Korea, Nigeria and Japan. How Does This Affect the Three Lions’ Trophy-Winning Chances? Each nation will be placed in a different World Cup finals group from the rest of the teams in their pot, which means that England won’t face Spain or any of the other Pot 2 teams until the knock-out stages. However, they could end up in a group with one of their other UEFA rivals: Russia, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Poland, France, Denmark, Iceland, Serbia or Sweden. Non-UEFA teams who could be drawn in the Three Lions’ group include old rivals Argentina, as well as five-time tournament winners, Brazil, both of whom are in Pot One. However, with so many possible variables, it’s impossible to assess the likelihood of Gareth Southgate’s men reaching the competition’s knockout stages, let alone clinching the title, until the draw has taken place. Which teams have impressed you so far? Who do you want England to be drawn against in the group stages of the World Cup finals? Leave a comment below.
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आगामी वर्ष रूसमा हुने फिफा विश्वकप फुटबलको ड्र आज (शुक्रबार) साँझ मस्कोमा सार्वजनिक हुँदैछ। नेपाली समय अनुसार आज साँझ ८ बजे सन् २०१८ को जुन १४ देखि जुलाई १८ सम्म हुने २१ औँ विश्वकपको ड्र सार्वजनिक हुँदैछ। विश्वकपमा सहभागि हुने सबै ३२ राष्ट्रको टुङ्गो यसअघि लागिसकेको छ। रूस विश्वकपमा यो पटक युरोपबाट १४ राष्ट्र छनोट हुँदा एसिया र अफ्रिकाबाट समान ५–५ देश छनोट भएको छ । त्यस्तै दक्षिण अमेरिकाबाट पनि ५ टोलीले विश्वकपमा स्थान बनाउँदा उत्तर अमेरिकाबाट ३ टोलीले विश्वकपमा स्थान बनायो । योपटक ओसियाना क्षेत्रबाट कुनै पनि टोलीले विश्वकपमा स्थान बनाउन सकेन। रुस विश्वकपमा पटक पाँच पटकको विजेता ब्राजिल, साबिकको बिजेता जर्मनी लगायतका ठुला राष्ट्रहरु छनोट भए। तर, यो पटक चार पटकको इटाली विश्वकपमा देखिने छैन । त्यस्तै युरोपबाट नेदरल्याण्ड, वेल्स जस्ता राष्ट्र समेत विश्वकप बाहिरै रहे। यसैबीच रूस विश्वकपको अफिसियल पोष्टर बुधबार नै सार्वजनिक भैसकेको छ। फिफाले ड्र को लागि छनोट भएका ३२ राष्ट्रलाई ४ पोटमा विभाजन गरिएको छ। हरेक पोटमा ८ टोलि छन्। ४ पटमा रहेका ३२ राष्ट्रलाई ड्र बाट समूह चरणको लागि ८ समूहमा विभाजन गरिनेछ। हरेक समूहमा ४ टोली रहनेछ । यी हुन् विश्वकपमा छनोट भएका राष्ट्रः युरोपः रुस, जर्मनी, इंगल्याण्ड, पोर्चुगल, फ्रान्स, स्पेन, बेल्जियम,पोल्याण्ड, आइसल्याण्ड, सर्विया, स्वीट्जरल्याण्ड, क्रोएसिया, डेनमार्क, स्वीडेन एसियाः जापान, दक्षिण कोरिया, साउदी अरेबिया, इरान, अष्ट्रेलिया दक्षिण अमेरिकाः ब्राजिल, अर्जेन्टिना, उरुग्वे, कोलम्बिया, पेरु अफ्रिकाः इजिप्ट,नाइजेरिया, सेनेगल, मोरोक्को, ट्युनिसिया उत्तर अमेरिकाः मेक्सिको, कोस्टारिका, पनामा यसरी हुनेछ समूह विभाजन हेर्नुहोस् भिडियोमा