China Naming Network - Eight-character query< - Are the World Cup groups decided by lottery?
Are the World Cup groups decided by lottery?
Yes, but there are still some rules.
1. Teams from the same continent cannot be in the same group, except European teams. A team may have two European teams.
2. the south African team is in A 1 position.
3. The seed team is automatically assigned to the position of "1" when drawing lots.
Lottery process:
1, starting from the first gear,
2. According to the order from group A to group H, draw out the team and enter each group directly;
In order to avoid direct confrontation between A 1 and European teams when playing A2 in the first round of the group stage, the European team was reduced to the fourth gear and the Asian team became the second gear.