Italy, if you pass you have Canada, Qatar and Switzerland

Italy knows its fate, assuming it manages to qualify for the World Cup to be played next year in Canada, Mexico and the United States. If the Azzurri make it through the playoffs they will be up against one of the host countries, Canada, as well as Qatar and Switzerland, in Group B. A decidedly lucky draw, as all the biggies were avoided.

Luca Giorgetti

has also been announced.

These are all the groups, pending the last qualifiers from the playoffs:

Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Playoff D
Group B: Canada, Playoff A (with Italy), Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, Playoff C
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador,
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Playoff B, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay,
Group I: France, Senegal, Playoff Int. 2, Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Playoff Int. 1, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

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These instead were the starting brackets:

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Band 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Band 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
Band 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Band 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand, Europe A Playoff (Italy/N. Ireland/Wales/Bosnia), Europe B Playoff (Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania), Europe C Playoff (Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo) and Europe D Playoff (Denmark/N. Macedonia/Czech Republic/Ireland), Fifa 1 Playoff (New Caledonia/Jamaica/Congo) and Fifa 2 Playoff (Bolivia/Suriname/Iraq)