Today is the first day of the opening of the world cup. Do you know what rules the World Cup teams are grouped according to? Who is in the top 32 of the world cup? Let's follow the editor in chief to find out.
On the morning of November 16, Peru beat New Zealand 2-0 at home and 2-0 in total score in the second round additional match between New Zealand and Peru, becoming the last team to qualify for the 2018 Russia world cup. So far, the top 32 of Russia's world cup has been released. Iceland and Panama are the first in history to qualify for the world cup.
List of the top 32 of the 2018 Russia world cup (by continent):
Europe: Russia (host), Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, Iceland, Serbia, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark
South America: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Peru
Asia: Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia
Central North America and the Caribbean: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama
Africa: Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco
According to the grouping rules, 32 teams will be ranked according to the FIFA World Ranking in October, so the ranking of next year's world cup has been published (in brackets, the world ranking in October):
First: Russia (host, 65), Germany (1), Brazil (2), Portugal (3), Argentina (4), Belgium (5), Poland (6), France (7)
Second: Spain (8), Peru (10), Switzerland (11), England (12), Colombia (13), Mexico (16), Uruguay (17), Croatia (18)
Third: Denmark (19), Iceland (21), Costa Rica (22), Sweden (25), Tunisia (28), Egypt (30), Senegal (32), Iran (34)
Fourth: Serbia (38), Nigeria (41), Australia (43), Japan (44), Morocco (48), Panama (49), South Korea (62), Saudi Arabia (63)
The 2018 Russia world cup group draw will be held in Moscow on December 1 local time. The draw avoidance principle adopted is: except for European teams, teams of the same continent avoid, and there are at most two European teams in the same group.
Part 4: the first team list of 2018 Russia world cup
The final of the world cup will officially open in half a year, so what are the first-class teams? The editor in chief has sorted out the first-class team list of the 2018 Russia world cup for you, welcome to read.
After FIFA released its world ranking in October on October 16, the first eight seeded teams of the Russian World Cup, which are scheduled to draw in groups on December 1, were confirmed.
According to the rules, the top 7 teams in the world cup and host Russia will be the No. 1 seed team in the group drawing of the top 32 teams in the World Cup finals. They are Russia (65th in the world) and the top seven in the world.
The traditional strong team, after the French team, failed to make it into the first seed team. The team ranked ninth in the world, but it became the highest ranked team that failed to reach the World Cup finals. After Chile, the team will be ranked in the top 10 for the first time, and will play in the additional match of the world preliminary.
The 32 teams in the World Cup final circle will be divided into four levels of teams before the group draw, 8 teams in each level, respectively placed in the draw container of each level. The world ranking in October is the reference basis for grading. After the completion of the additional round of the world preliminary, the division of all teams will be determined accordingly.
China's men's football team, which failed to reach the World Cup finals, defeated Uzbekistan and the team in the last two world preliminary matches. Although there was no match on the international competition day in early October, it rose 5 places in the world ranking, to 57th place, and to fourth place in Asia. The 57th place in the world ranking is also the highest in the past 12 years. Before that, in 2005, the ranking of the national football reached 54.
It is worth mentioning that the national football team has surpassed the team in the ranking of this cycle. South Korea played two warm-up games in this cycle, but they lost to Russia one after another, and their points also fell, only 588 points. Now they are ranked fifth in Asia.
Part 5: the first team list of 2018 Russia world cup
It's not far from the start of 2018 Russia world cup, so what are the first-class teams in the world's largest football match? Let's have a brief understanding.
First team list of 2018 Russia world cup
First (first team): Russia, Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France
Grading rules
The division rules of 2018 Russia world cup group match are different from those in the past. This division rules are completely determined according to the world ranking published in October 2017. That is to say, among the 32 promotion teams, the seven teams with the highest ranking in the world and host Russia are divided into the first gear, and so on.
The previous World Cup division rules are as follows: the first team is the same as this one, and the remaining three teams are divided according to the continent of the participating team. For example, in 2014 Brazil World Cup, the second team is from Africa and South America, the third team is from Asia and North America, and the fourth team is from other European teams.
Second: Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia
Third: Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran
Fourth: Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia