Diego Maradona will be reunited on stage with World Cup rival Gary Lineker at the draw in Moscow next week. [caption id=“attachment_4237507” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] The 32 teams are set for the World Cup as they will discover their groups at the draw. Twitter: @FIFAWorldCup[/caption] Maradona will represent Argentina in the State Kremlin Palace, where all eight World Cup-winning nations will send a playing great to assist in the draw, FIFA said Tuesday. Maradona captained Argentina to the 1986 title, eliminating Lineker’s England in the quarterfinals with the help of his “Hand of God” goal in Mexico City. Minutes later, Maradona scored one of the best goals in World Cup history, before Lineker pulled England close in a 2-1 loss. Maradona was voted player of the tournament and Lineker was the top scorer with six goals. Lineker will host the 32-nation ceremony on 1 December. England will be officially represented by Gordon Banks, goalkeeper on the 1966 team. The other draw assistants are Laurent Blanc, Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Diego Forlan, Carles Puyol, and Nikita Simonyan for host Russia. Former Germany forward Miroslav Klose will bring the World Cup trophy on stage.
Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2018 draw: Spain to face Portugal in Group B; Belgium set up mouth-watering clash with England
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Iceland is home to around 330.000 people. In Argentina's capital city Buenos Aires alone there live around 3 million people #WorldCupDraw
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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 1, 2017
🏟️That's how the #WorldCup will kick off in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow!
🗓️14 June 2018, here we come!#WorldCupDraw pic.twitter.com/hbrLPowPaJ
Here’s the complete draw:
England vs Belgium, Spain vs Portugal or Germany vs Sweden? All the groups look very competitive!
The World Cup draw after three pots:
Group A: Russia, Egypt, Uruguay
Group B: Portugal, Spain, Iran
Group C: France, Peru, Denmark
Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica
Group F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden
Group G: Belgium, Tunisia, England
Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia
The draw after two pots:
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Group A Russia, Uruguay
Group B Portugal, Spain
Group C France, Peru
Group D Argentina, Croatia
Group E Brazil, Switzerland
Group F Germany, Mexico
Group G Belgium, England
Group H Poland, Colombia#WorldCupDraw https://t.co/aRYIhRGCAr
Uruguay join Russia in Group A as they take the fourth position.
Oh, and Spain will clash into Portugal in Group B. They take position B2. Meanwhile, Peru join France in Group C, and Croatia will face Argentina in Group D.
Here's the Pot 1:
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🇷🇺 Russia
🇩🇪 Germany
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇵🇱 Poland
🇫🇷 France#WorldCupDraw https://t.co/aRYIhRGCAr
Vladimir Putin: “The most coveted trophy will be won by the team showing the most resilience. I would like to wish success to all the teams and I call upon all loyal fans to come to Russia and enjoy the finals of 2018.”
Gianni Infantino: “The scene belongs to the football legends. Now that we have set the scene, we can let the artists celebrate football over the world. Enjoy the draw and enjoy the kick-off and enjoy football next summer here in Russia.”
Everyone is in there seats! It's time to get the #WorldCupDraw rolling!
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Just us in our Live Blog to follow all the drama!
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What a 5⃣-a-side team this could have been! 😵
But the real question is, who goes in goal?! 👐#WorldCupDraw pic.twitter.com/NpSRHc1ilh
Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2018 draw.
Germany, Brazil and Argentina are all in the first pot along with France, European champions Portugal, Belgium, Poland and the hosts.
But if those nations are certain of avoiding each other, danger lurks in pot two, where the Spanish – the 2010 winners rebuilt into a formidable force by Julen Lopetegui – lie along with England.
FIFA will keep apart sides from the same continent with the exception of Europe, which has 14 representatives to go into eight groups.
France and Spain were even drawn together during one practice run of the draw, while alternatively, there is the possibility of England being drawn with Iceland, who humiliated them at Euro 2016.
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