There are always conspiracy theories in the lottery of football world, such as the temperature of the ball, the grouping is arranged in advance and so on. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but the lottery results of the host countries in every competition seem to be ideal, and the World Cup in Russia is not unexpected. The president's attendance at the lottery ceremony has given the World Cup and FIFA a great face, and he can't be shameless. Anyway, this group Putin is satisfied and the host Russia is happy.
Not only Russia, but also the whole world thinks that Russia's opponents in the World Cup can't be better than this, which means that they have successfully applied for the Olympic Games. I also think Russia's signing is good, but I think the Russian team is not easy, and it is a veritable death group. In fact, before the draw, I thought that Russia would draw a good draw, which means that their opponents will not be too strong. Such opponents and hosts can form a group of death.
The death group can be divided into two types: one is that most of the teams in the group are excellent, two or three of the four teams belong to the top teams in the world, and it is difficult for the remaining teams to advance in this group; The other is that the strength of the four teams is not very strong, but the level is extremely close. Any team may be the first in the group or the bottom of the group. This is the real death group. So Russia entered the death group.
Look at the world rankings, the highest is Uruguay's world ranking 17, the second is Egypt's world ranking 30, and Saudi Arabia is almost the same as the host Russia, with Saudi Arabia ranking 63 and Russia 65. What is this concept? By contrast, it is obvious that China's latest ranking is 60th in the world. More interestingly, the opening match of the World Cup in Russia was played by the two worst teams in all the top 32, and Russia played against Saudi Arabia. Although Uruguay ranks higher in the world, its strength has greatly declined after the golden generation got old, and Egypt is also a long-lost World Cup, so it can be said that these opponents are not sure to win the game. Perhaps Uruguay is highly respected, and Russia has the advantage of being the host country, which can make up for some shortcomings.
Russia has reason to be happy to draw these opponents. In fact, his opponent may be happier, because Russia is the weakest team, and almost all other teams are one of the least competitive teams in the same level. If Russia wants to qualify for the group, it needs not only the right time and the right place, but also the most important thing. This should be learned from South Korea.