The Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ took place during a glittering ceremony at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center on Friday night. The event was attended by His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar.

During the ceremony, the 32 participating teams in the tournament were divided into eight groups. Click here for full details of the draw.

The Official Mascot, La’eeb, visited the ceremony from the mascot-verse. The stunning animated film presented a fictional narrative of football’s origins; one that indicates football is a form of knowledge handed down to humans from the mascot-verse – a parallel reality to ours where all mascots come from, allowing the audience to know more about a plane of reality that humans created with their thoughts and dreams.

Soon after, the first single from the Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack was performed. Called ‘Hayya Hayya (Better Together)’, the song features Qatari artist Aisha, Davido and rising star Trinidad Cardona. The single epitomises the values of the World Cup by representing diverse voices from Qatar, the Americas and Africa with a message of unity and hope that is sure to set the tone for an historic tournament.