On January 1, the lottery ceremony for the 2022 Qatar world cup was held in DECC Doha Convention and Exhibition Center. Spain, Germany and Japan entered the death group. Both group a hosts Qatar and Ecuador will kick off the opening game of the world cup on November 21. A total of 32 teams participated in the world cup, divided into eight groups. At present, 29 teams have been determined, and the last three seats will be selected through the play off in June this year. According to the latest world ranking released by FIFA, the participating teams are divided into four grades. The host Qatar and the top seven teams in the world ranking become the seed teams. The specific grouping situation is as follows: group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands; Group B: winners of England, Iran, the United States and European playoffs (Wales / Scotland / Ukraine); Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland; Group D winners of the intercontinental Championships: Tunisia / Denmark, UAE / France; Group E: Spain, intercontinental playoff winners (Costa Rica / New Zealand), Germany, Japan; Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia; Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon; Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea. From the signing point of view, the overall strength of group e where Spain, Germany and Japan, the last top 16 team, are the strongest, and will become the death group of great attention. Group G of Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon has its own characteristics, and there is no obvious weak team. This is also the third time that Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland met in the group stage after the last World Cup. Group C of Argentina, Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia and group H of Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea are equally strong. As the Second World Cup held in Asia, Asian teams generally have poor signing luck. In addition to Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia, the host Qatar will face the European strong team Netherlands and the new African champion Senegal, while Iran is likely to be surrounded by British and American teams. FIFA president ivantino said: "the world cup is expected to be watched by 3 million people and 5 billion people around the world." The Qatar world cup will be the first World Cup held in the Middle East and the first winter World Cup in the northern hemisphere. The competition will be held in eight venues in Qatar from November 21 to December 18. (Xinhua News Agency)