2018 World Cup: Nigeria could draw destructive nation like Brazil or Germany, France and Spain
The pots were announced by FIFA on their official website on Thursday.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were placed in Pot 4, including Serbia, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea and Saudi Arabia which could see them land a possible tough nation.
According to the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions, all the qualified Nations were allocated in the Pots based on the October 2017 edition of the FIFA world ranking. According to their ranking in descending order, hosts nation, Russia takes the top seeding spot.
Going by the Pots seen below, Nigeria will draw one team each from Pot 1, Pot 2 and Pot 3, which have stronger nations than Pot 4.
The Super Eagles might be drawn against stronger nations like champions Germany, Brazil, France, who are all in Pot 1 and in Pot 2 they could land England or Spain.
See the 2018 World Cup Pots below..
Pot 1: France, Belgium, Russia, Portugal, Poland, Brazil, Germany, Argentina.
Pot 2: Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia
Pot 3: Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran
Pot 4: Serbia, Australia, Nigeria, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
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