The results of the World Cup Finals Draw: World Cup 2018 Russia
So after 3 years of qualifying and hundreds and hundreds of games of football around the globe, the draw for the World Cup Finals in Russia took place
last weekend, and we now know which teams we will be seeing in the group matches
we already have tickets for. They are: -
Match 4 - Morocco vs Iran
Match 17 - Russia vs Egypt
Match 25 - Brazil vs Costa Rica
Match 39 - Nigeria vs Argentina
So whilst the Morocco v Iran game is a bit of a low-wattage match,
the other 3 games in the group stage look quite good. From experience, it is always
great when you can attend a match with the world cup hosts involved, as there
is generally a great atmosphere, and Russia v Egypt could be a significant game
in the scheme of things, (Egypt are my tip of a bit of a dark horse…!). And anytime you
get to see Brazil or Argentina play is always a special event, so overall, I am
quite happy with the draw so far.
Using my understanding of the relative strengths and weaknesses of each of the teams, and based on who I think
will finish 1st & 2nd in their respective groups, there could be a good chance that we could see later games in the tournament involving
teams such as Spain, Uruguay & England. And if my "guessing" is correct and
matches go to form, there is a potential Argentina v Germany semi-final in our
future… How about that….!
The next round of Ticket Sales open in the next
few days, and we are still after tickets to Match 56 and the elusive World Cup
Final match, so keep your fingers crossed for us that we do well in the next
random lottery.