The Black Stars booked their place at the World Cup following a pulsating 1-1 draw against Nigeria at the Mashood Abiola Stadium on Tuesday evening.
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Joe Pee
Ghana finds itself in Pot 4 ahead of the final draw for the Qatar 2022 World Cup which will take place in Doha today, Friday, April 1, 2022.
2022 World Cup: Ghana in Pot 4 – Here’re the teams Black Stars could draw in group stage
The Black Stars booked their place at the World Cup following a pulsating 1-1 draw against Nigeria at the Mashood Abiola Stadium on Tuesday evening.
A first-half strike by Thomas Partey was cancelled out by a penalty from Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong as both teams shared the spoils in Abuja.
😍 Qatar here we come 😍#BringBackTheLove | #BlackStars pic.twitter.com/rjKoZNMipY
— Black Stars 🇬🇭 (@GhanaBlackstars) March 31, 2022
The result sealed Ghana’s qualification on away goals after the first leg ended in a goalless draw at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
So far, 29 out of the 32 participants of the tournament have been confirmed, with the remaining three spots still to be competed for.
The #FIFAWorldCup news you’ve been waiting for: The #FinalDraw pot seedings.
Time to start planning your dream #Qatar2022 group! 🤩
POT ONE:
🇶🇦 @QFA_EN
🇧🇷 @CBF_Futebol
🇧🇪 @BelRedDevils
🇫🇷 @FrenchTeam
🇦🇷 @Argentina
🏴 @England
🇪🇸 @SeFutbol
🇵🇹 @selecaoportugal pic.twitter.com/3AUsymyoHQ— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) March 31, 2022
As hosts, Qatar are placed in Pot 1, while the other 28 qualified teams are allocated pots based on the current FIFA rankings.
Aside from Qatar, the seven highest-ranked teams on the FIFA ranking are also placed in Pot 1. These are Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain and Portugal.
The #FIFAWorldCup news you’ve been waiting for: The #FinalDraw pot seedings.
Time to start planning your dream #Qatar2022 group! 🤩
POT ONE:
🇶🇦 @QFA_EN
🇧🇷 @CBF_Futebol
🇧🇪 @BelRedDevils
🇫🇷 @FrenchTeam
🇦🇷 @Argentina
🏴 @England
🇪🇸 @SeFutbol
🇵🇹 @selecaoportugal pic.twitter.com/3AUsymyoHQ— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) March 31, 2022
Pot 2 also contains Mexico, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, USA and Croatia, who are the next highest-ranked teams among the qualified lot.
Meanwhile, Pot 3 is made up of Senegal, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea and Tunisia.
#FinalDraw POT TWO:
🇲🇽 @miseleccionmx
🇳🇱 @OnsOranje
🇩🇰 @dbulandshold
🇩🇪 @DFB_Team_EN
🇺🇾 @AUFOficial
🇨🇭 @nati_sfv_asf
🇺🇸 @USMNT
🇭🇷 @HNS_CFF pic.twitter.com/w3sPtDP7sL— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) March 31, 2022
Ghana is in Pot 4, alongside Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine, Peru/Australia/UAE and Costa Rica/New Zealand.
This means the Black Stars could draw any of the teams in Pots 1, 2 and 3, with the only exception being the teams from Africa.
#FinalDraw POT THREE:
🇸🇳 @FootballSenegal
🇮🇷 @TeamMelliIran
🇯🇵 @jfa_samuraiblue
🇲🇦 @EnMaroc
🇷🇸 @FSSrbije
🇵🇱 @LaczyNasPilka
🇰🇷 @theKFA
🇹🇳 @FTF_OFFICIELLE pic.twitter.com/q9SNcIybSG— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) March 31, 2022
In Pot 3, the only teams Ghana cannot draw are Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia, but could draw one of Iran, Japan, Serbia, Poland and South Korea.
The 2022 World Cup will take place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.