FIFA World Cup 2022: Predictions for all 8 groups

Will Lionel Messi finally win a World Cup? Or Cristiano Ronaldo will silence all his critics with a FIFA triumph? Or maybe Brazil's strike-force will be just too good for other teams? Fans are eagerly waiting for football's biggest spectacle to start.

Qatar World Cup 2022 will kick-off on Sunday, November 20, with the hosts facing Ecuador.

The first World Cup in the Middle East or West Asia has 32 teams in 8 groups and the event that will go on for 29 days will have 64 matches.

FIFA World Cup format:

The 32 teams have been drawn into eight groups of four nations. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages. After the group stage, the tournament will move to a round of 16, followed by eight teams in the quarterfinals, four in the semifinals and then the final.

Four matches will be played each day during the group stage, which will run over a 12-day period.

Here we are predicting which two teams are going to advance to the Round of 16 from each group:

Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador

Teams to advance: Netherlands, Senegal

Group B: England, USA, Wales, Iran

Teams to advance: England and Wales

Group C: Argentina, Poland, Mexico, Saudi Arabia

Teams to advance: Argentina, Mexico

Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, Australia

Teams to advance:  France and Denmark

Group E: Germany, Spain, Japan, Costa Rica

Teams to advance: Spain and Germany

Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Canada, Morocco

Teams to advance: Croatia and Belgium

Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon

Teams to advance: Brazil, Switzerland

Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, Ghana, Korea Republic

Teams to advance: Portugal, Uruguay

Dark horses in the group stage: Serbia and Poland