Possible Groups of Death, USMNT’s Worst-Case Scenario Add Intrigue to World Cup Draw

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Sports Illustrated

By Andrew Gastelum The field for soccer’s biggest stage in Qatar is (nearly) complete, and there are plenty of intriguing and frightening directions in which Friday’s draw could go. Now that the World Cup draw pots are set, the descending hours before the official draw is where the fun truly lies. The fact that it is just a draw out of a hat (or bucket) makes it more fun than a mock draft or trade deadline plug-and-play simply because it feels more tangible. There are no team’s needs or front-office politics to consider. This is literally the luck of the draw. The group of death iterations see…

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