DOHA: The United States will face England and Iran in Group B on the World Cup finals whereas Spain will tackle Germany in a conflict of former winners in Group E.
Holders France will meet Denmark and Tunisia in Group D whereas the match will kick off on Nov 21 with hosts Qatar enjoying Ecuador.
For the US, the draw pits them towards their former colonial rulers England and the Iranians, a rustic they’ve had long-running political disputes with.
The US confronted Iran on the 1998 World Cup in France, shedding 2-1 to the Gulf nation.
Group G was one of many hardest, pitting five-times World Cup winners Brazil towards Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon.
The draw got here after a forty five minute musical and video present as FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised the occasion would “simply be the best tournament ever”.
The resolution in 2010 handy the internet hosting rights to Qatar was closely criticised and there was intense scrutiny of the human rights scenario within the nation.
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani welcomed the friends who included nationwide workforce coaches, World Cup-winning gamers and soccer officers all ready to find the group stage match-ups throughout a ceremony offered by British actor Idris Elba and broadcaster Reshmin Chowdhury.
The match will run from Nov 21 to Dec 18 – the primary time soccer’s high prize has been competed for within the Middle East and there was a definite Arabian feeling to the present.
