INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The World Cup draw revealed on Friday (April 1) that United States will face England and Iran in Group B at the World Cup finals while Spain
will take on Germany in a clash of former winners in Group E, Reuters reported.Holders France will meet Denmark and Tunisia in Group D while
the tournament will kick off on Nov
21 with hosts Qatar playing Ecuador.For the United States , the draw pits them against their former colonial rulers England and the
Iranians, a country they have had long-running political disputes with.The United States faced Iran at the 1998 World Cup in France, losing
2-1 to the Gulf nation, read the report.Group G was one of the toughest, pitting five-times World Cup winners Brazil against Serbia,
Switzerland and Cameroon.According to Reuters the draw came after a 45 minute musical and video show as FIFA president Gianni Infantino
promised the event would &simply be the best tournament ever&.The decision in 2010 to hand the hosting rights to Qatar was heavily
criticised and there has been intense scrutiny of the human rights situation in the country.Qatar&s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
welcomed the guests who included national team coaches, World Cup-winning players and football officials all waiting to discover the group
stage match-ups during a ceremony presented by British actor Idris Elba and broadcaster Reshmin Chowdhury.The tournament will run from Nov
18 — the first time soccer&s top prize has been competed for in the Middle East and there was a distinct Arabian feeling to the show,
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