Jay-Jay Okocha In 2022 World Cup draw

Jay-Jay Okocha In 2022 World Cup draw

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha was one of the ex-internationals that conducted the 2022 World Cup draw in Doha, Qatar on Friday.

The draw was held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Qatar after 29 of the 32 countries expected to participate in the World Cup were confirmed.

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups, each group comprising four countries, and they are all expected to play three games at the group stages, after which the knockout rounds will begin.

African representatives, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, and Ghana were drawn into groups A, D, F, G, and H respectively.

The tournament is expected to kick off later in the year on November 21 and will end on December 18.

Below is the breakdown of the groups:

GROUP A

Qatar

Ecuador

Senegal

Netherlands

GROUP B

England

Iran

USA

Wales / Scotland / Ukraine

GROUP C

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

Mexico

Poland

GROUP D

France

Peru / Australia / UAE

Denmark

Tunisia

GROUP E

Spain

Costa Rica / New Zealand

Germany

Japan

GROUP F

Belgium

Canada

Morocco

Croatia

GROUP G

Brazil

Serbia

Switzerland

Cameroon

GROUP H

Portugal

Ghana

Uruguay

Korea