The results of the World Cup Finals Draw: World Cup 2018 Russia

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 1^st & 2^nd 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.