Oliver Bierhoff sent a team of Ukraine in Group I. Photo AFP
“A strong, unpleasant and very smooth” – Croatia coach Niko Kovac about the group with Ukraine
Yesterday, at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg hosted the draw for the qualifying round of 2018 World xempionata. The procedure was preceded by lots pompous opening ceremony, which involved more than 350 artists. And the show itself was a mix of theater with elements of opera and ballet to the accompaniment of various musical styles: jazz, folk and hip-hop, as well as balalaika tunes.
However, the enormity of the action is not all impressed. For example, a British journalist Ouriel Daskal tweeted: “The draw for the World Cup qualifiers – the worst TV program of the world”.
Prior to the ceremony, FIFA president Sepp Blatter met with Vladimir Putin. Despite the long-standing friendly relations, cars, which arrived from Switzerland, has been carefully inspected by law enforcement agencies with specially trained dogs.
And directly in the Konstantinovsky Palace in the same time, guests were treated to vodka from ice samovar. Saturday night this place was the main locations world-class football stars: in St. Petersburg gathered national coach, famous for the veterans, and many other celebrities. Note that the head coach of our national team, Mikhail Fomenko St. Petersburg did not appear, and the representative of the Ukrainian delegation, Sergei Baranovsky appeared on the red carpet in a colorful embroidery.
The draw for the African Confederation Samuel Eto’o involved and Rinat Dasaev. In the CONCACAF zone meet Fabio Cannavaro and beach soccer legend Madjer. Responsible for Oceania steel Alexei Smertin and Predrag Rajkovic, captain of junior team of Serbia, which has become a world champion this year. We drew lots for the countries of South America Ronaldo and Diego Forlan. And the fate of Europeans, including our team, solved Alexander Kerzhakov and Oliver Bierhoff. Interestingly, before the ceremony, it was known that the Russian team will hold friendly matches instead of participating in the qualification with the group, which will be 5 teams. Ukraine found itself just the same in the quintet, but FIFA said in advance that, in this case, the Russians without a draw will compete with members of the other group. We are back “lit” …
Group of death most recognized global media group A, which came against the Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus and Luxembourg. However, France Football Do not panic, saying that yes, the Dutch are very strong, the Swedes on the way the younger generation, but will still play its 36 Ibrahimovic? Bulgarians no longer have the star level Stoichkov, but in the memory of the French still have not erased their step on the road to the 1994 World Cup, which cost the golden generation “Les Bleus” to Papen, Cantona and Ginola place the world championship. Mentor Belarusian team Alexander Hatckevich great optimism after the draw does not feed: “Group of Death” – is perhaps the Swedes or Frenchmen. We’re still not a great football power “.
Another major company gathered in Group G, where they will meet the Spaniards, Italians, Albanians, the Israelis, the Macedonians and Liechtenstein. However, it is obvious that this sextet main favorites are teams of Spain and Italy, in-person meetings which, among other things, the advantage for “Fury Roch”.
It should be noted, and our group – I. World football community stated – Five absolutely flat, which can shoot at anyone. Croatian journalists remembered that the matches of the national team against Turkey and Ukraine left a significant mark in the history of Croatian football. Ivan Rakitic posted on Twitter a photo in an embrace with a new teammate Arda Turan and the caption: “Croatia against Turkey on the road to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.” A mentor “cell” Niko Kovač described the group as “a strong, unpleasant and very smooth, without a weak opponent. Rights no mistake”.
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