Posted on 12/01/2017 3:43:24 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
The FIFA World Cup Final Draw is taking place on Friday at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow to decide the groups for the Russia 2018 tournament next year, which the country will host for the first time.
The draw begins at 6pm local time (15:00 GMT), and is the final major event before the Russia 2018 World Cup, which will be held in 12 stadiums across 11 host cities from June 14 to July 15 next summer. It will decide which groups the 32 participants will be allocated, determining their opponents and in which cities their matches will be played.
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World Cup 2018 Drawing Ping!
1500 journalists from all over the world have been accredited, 528 from the print media. The ceremony will be broadcast by 117 rights-holders and will be shown in more than 200 countries.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=11/news=the-final-draw-in-numbers-2921836.html
the draw will start in 3 h 5 min
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/final-draw/#draws
Probabilities to every single pairing in today’s World Cup Draw
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Chances for that:
Mexico 9.5% - Iceland 11.3% - Panama 13.1%
Spain 9.5% - Sweden 11.3% - Nigeria 13%
I'm curious about the @FIFAWorldCup draw... #esmuellert #DieMannschaft #DFB #WM2018 pic.twitter.com/dMXiWKFu2w— Thomas Müller (@esmuellert_) December 1, 2017
I was just talking about the group phase. In this case, all numbers should be 12.5% :-)
I agree with you and will be rooting for Argentina because of the genius of Messi and how he plays the game.
France is loaded with talent.
I am very happy that the US did not make the WC. US soccer is an absolute mess on a practical level and then you throw in the fact that they are basically an arm of the left trying to destroy the fabric of this country and they are impossible (like the NFL is becoming) to root for.
Who cares?
I do. And you’re on this thread because...?
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