Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid can be positioned within the highest-ranking pot within the draw for the Membership World Cup, whereas Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami is within the lowest.
FIFA confirmed on Tuesday the process for the draw, which takes place in Miami on Thursday. The newly expanded event can be held in america from June 15 to July 13 subsequent yr.
Additionally in Pot 1 are European giants Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain in addition to the 4 highest-ranked groups from South America: Flamengo, Palmeiras, River Plate and Fluminense.
Inter Miami, which certified regardless of being eradicated within the first-round of the MLS Cup playoffs, is in Pot 4, together with the Seattle Sounders.
FIFA stated the 32 certified groups had been allotted positions in 4 pots for the draw to “guarantee aggressive stability and geographical variety.”
Pot 1 consists of the highest-ranked groups in Europe and South America, whereas Pot 2 is made up of the remaining European qualifiers.
Pot 3 has Neymar’s Saudi Arabian group Al Hilal as one of many two highest-ranked qualifiers from Asia. It additionally options the 2 highest-ranked groups from Africa, the North, Central America and Caribbean confederation and two extra South American groups.
Twelve European groups have certified together with Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Juventus and Salzburg.
Draw guidelines state that two European groups can be included in every of the eight teams, however no different confederation can have multiple group in the identical group.
Miami and Seattle have robotically been allotted fourth place in teams A and B respectively earlier than the draw has even taken place.
Messi’s group performs within the opening sport of the event at Onerous Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The Sounders’ opening sport is at Lumen Area in Seattle.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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