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An event four years in the making! The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup is today, and by the end we will know who got an easy draw, and who’s in the so-called Group of Death.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia, beginning June 14, 2018.
How to Watch
Date: Friday, December 1, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. (USA), 3:00 p.m. (UK)
Television: Fox Sports 1 (USA), Fox Deportes, Telemundo, NBC Universo (USA-Spanish), Sky Sports Main Event / BBC 2 / Eurosport (UK), TSN 1/3/4/5 (Canada), Optus Sport / SBS (Australia), other listings on livesoccertv.com
Streaming: Fox Sports Go / Fox Soccer Match Pass / beIn Sports Connect / fubo.tv (7-day trial) (USA), Sky Go / BBC iPlayer (UK)
Live Draw Results (updated)
World Cup 2018 Results
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| Russia | Portugal | France | Argentina | Brazil | Germany | Belgium | Poland |
| Uruguay | Spain | Peru | Croatia | Switzerland | Mexico | England | Colombia |
| Egypt | Iran | Denmark | Iceland | Costa Rica | Sweden | Tunisia | Senegal |
| Saudi Arabia | Morocco | Australia | Nigeria | Serbia | South Korea | Panama | Japan |
How does the draw work?
The 32 teams that qualified for the World Cup will be drawn into eight groups of four teams each. There are rules about the draw — Russia, as the host nation, is automatically placed in Group A, and teams from the same confederation (except UEFA) cannot be drawn together in the same group.
Each team will play all of the other teams in their group. The top two teams in each group advance to the 16-team knock-out round.
World Cup Pots
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Russia | Spain | Denmark | Serbia |
| Germany | Peru | Iceland | Nigeria |
| Brazil | Switzerland | Costa Rica | Australia |
| Portugal | England | Sweden | Japan |
| Argentina | Colombia | Tunisia | Morocco |
| Poland | Mexico | Egypt | Panama |
| Belgium | Uruguay | Senegal | Korea Republic |
| France | Croatia | Iran | Saudi Arabia |
Wait, where’s the USA? And Italy?
Um. Moving right along...
Which Tottenham players are likely to play?
Well, we’re really not quite sure yet. The teams haven’t submitted their final rosters, but here’s a list of the Tottenham Hotspur players that have a high probability of featuring for their international teams this summer.
Argentina: Erik Lamela (long-shot!)
Belgium: Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Mousa Dembele
Colombia: Davinson Sanchez
Denmark: Christian Eriksen
England: Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Kieran Trippier, Harry Winks, Danny Rose
France: Hugo Lloris, Moussa Sissoko
Korea Rep.: Son Heung-Min