World Cup seeding: Confirmed pots for 2022 group stage draw

The FIFA world ranking determines the seeding for the tournament, which takes place in November and December

The group-stage draw for World Cup 2022 is just around the corner and teams have been divided into four different seeding pots in advance.

Some of the game's greatest national teams will be represented in Qatar, but what sort of group could they end up in?

GOAL brings you everything you need to know about World Cup seeding ahead of the 2022 group-stage draw.

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World Cup 2022 draw seeding

The confirmed seeding pots for the World Cup draw can be seen below.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Qatar	Mexico	Senegal	Cameroon
Brazil	Netherlands	Iran	Canada
Belgium	Denmark	Japan	Ecuador
France	Germany	Morocco	Saudi Arabia
Argentina	Uruguay	Serbia	Ghana
England	Switzerland	Poland	Costa Rica / New Zealand
Spain	USMNT	South Korea	Peru or Australia / UAE
Portugal	Croatia	Tunisia	Wales or Scotland / Ukraine

Brazil, France, England and Portugal are among the teams in Pot 1, meaning they will avoid each other, while the Netherlands and Germany are the big names in Pot 2, along with the United States national team and Mexico.

Sadio Mane's Senegal are in Pot 3 along with Robert Lewandowski's Poland, while Canada, who are in their first World Cup since 1986, are in Pot 4. The final pot also includes placeholders for the three teams that have yet to qualify - the two intercontinental play-off winners and the final UEFA play-off winner.