Ghana have been housed in Pot 4 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup draw scheduled for Friday 1st April, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
The Black Stars of Ghana is among the five African nations that secured a ticket to the global showpiece which will be played in Qatar from 21st November, 2022 to 18th December, 2022.
The pots for Friday’s World Cup finals draw are set after Mexico and the United States booked the final two automatic places on Wednesday.
The United States made sure of its place despite a 2-0 loss at Costa Rica, while Mexico also sealed safe passage with a 2-0 victory at home to El Salvador, and both will be in Pot 2.
Pot 1 contains the hosts, Qatar, along with strongest seven nations according to the new FIFA World Ranking, which will be officially published on Thursday ahead of the draw.
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The other pots are filled in order of the FIFA World Ranking, apart from Pot 4, which contains the five lowest-ranked nations along with the winners of the three remaining playoffs (two intercontinental and the outstanding UEFA path involving Ukraine that are due to be played in June).
One team from the four pots will be in each group. Five of the eight groups will have a maximum of two European teams, as 13 qualify. There can be no more than one team from any other confederation.
So, for instance, the United States cannot be drawn against Canada, and Brazil is unable to be in a group with Uruguay.
It also means heavyweights Germany and Netherlands will be drawn against a team from Pot 1 and face the strong possibility of a difficult group for the finals, which will be held between Nov. 21 and Dec. 18 in Qatar.
The draw ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. GMT, in Doha, Qatar, on Friday.
Below is the Pots for the 2022 FIFA World Cup draw
Pot 1:
Qatar
Brazil
Belgium
France
Argentina
England
Spain
Portugal
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POT ONE:
🇶🇦 @QFA_EN
🇧🇷 @CBF_Futebol
🇧🇪 @BelRedDevils
🇫🇷 @FrenchTeam
🇦🇷 @Argentina
🏴 @England
🇪🇸 @SeFutbol
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Pot 2:
Mexico
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Uruguay
Switzerland
United States
Croatia
Pot 3:
Senegal
Iran
Japan
Morocco
Serbia
Poland
South Korea
Tunisia
#FinalDraw POT THREE:
🇸🇳 @FootballSenegal
🇮🇷 @TeamMelliIran
🇯🇵 @jfa_samuraiblue
🇲🇦 @EnMaroc
🇷🇸 @FSSrbije
🇵🇱 @LaczyNasPilka
🇰🇷 @theKFA
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Pot 4:
Cameroon
Canada
Ecuador
Saudi Arabia
Ghana
Wales or Scotland / Ukraine
Costa Rica or New Zealand
Peru or Australia / United Arab Emirates
#FinalDraw POT FOUR:
🇨🇲 @FecafootOfficie
🇨🇦 @CanadaSoccerEN
🇪🇨 @FEFecuador
🇸🇦 @SaudiNT_EN
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