The Iranian national football team was placed in the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
With nearly all matches except a few played in the World Cup qualifiers, the ranking of the teams present in this period of competition was also determined. Based on this, the Iranian national team will be in Seed 3 as in the previous period. The draw for the World Cup will be held on Friday in Doha, and Team Melli will know its opponents.
* What does it mean to be in Seed 3?
The placement of Iran in Seed 3 is a good thing, because a team from Seed 4, which is lower than Iran in terms of points in the FIFA rankings, will be in our group.
* Which teams will we not be in the same group with Iran?
Also, considering the ranking of Iran in the World Cup, Team Melli will definitely not be in the same group with the teams in seed 3. Iran will not be drawn in the same group with the other Asian teams such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea. Also, if Australia or UAE qualify for the World Cup through the playoffs, this team will not be drawn with Iran. Thus, the Iranian national team will definitely not be grouped with the teams of Senegal, Serbia, Poland, Morocco, Tunisia, South Korea, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and “UAE or Australia” (in case of reaching the World Cup).
World Cup qualifiers are as follows:
Seed 1 Belgium (1), Brazil (2), France (3), Argentina (4), England (5), Spain (7), Portugal (8), Qatar (52)
Seed 2: Denmark (9), Netherlands (10), Germany (11), Mexico (12) , USA (13), Switzerland (14), Croatia (15), Uruguay (16)
Seed 3: Senegal (18), Iran (21), Japan (23), Morocco (24), Serbia (25), Poland (28), South Korea (29), Tunisia (36)
Seed 4: Canada (33), Cameroon (38), Ecuador (46), Saudi Arabia (53), Ghana (61), , 3 playoff teams
* Mexico and USA are still on the face, No, for all intents and purposes, we should consider these two teams among the teams that have qualified for the 2022 World Cup.
Note: In the World Cup draw, teams from different continents, except Europe, will not be grouped with a team from their own continent, and from Europe, a maximum of two teams can be in the same group.
Ali Daei will participate in the draw ceremony.
Iran’s legend and former Team Melli coach will be one of the 7 selected football personalities who will be drawing the names out of the pot.