Hello、munejyuka。

As of April 18, 2021, it is unclear whether the Tokyo Olympics will be held with spectators as usual.。

Meanwhile、The pod division of the 16 countries participating in men's soccer has been announced.。

I would like to take a closer look。

What is pod division?

in the first place、What is pod division?、In the qualifying league for this tournament、Avoid countries in the same region from being in the same group、It is to be sorted out before the combination lottery.。

For example、In terms of this tournament、

Four European countries are in the same group

It is meant to avoid things like。

If this happens、Because it becomes like an extension of the regional qualifying round.。

The content of the match could be interesting.。

Will the group of death occur?

The combination is always talked about.、

group of death

is。

What is the group of death?、Powerful countries overlap in the same group

is。Past champions and Brazil、Argentina、A group of traditionally strong countries in the same group is called the "Group of Death".。

Other conditions

Check the conditions regarding this pod division。

・Host country Japan will be assigned to Pod 1

・The 16 participating teams are classified by ranking based on their results in the past 5 tournaments.

・Teams with the same pot will be divided into different groups in the first league.

・Do not be in the same group with teams from the same continental federation.

There may be many other things as well、Is this the main condition?。

It's a great international tournament, so、It seems like the premise is that countries from different regions should play matches.。

later、This means that the host country can enjoy some of the benefits of hosting the event locally.。

Will the group of death occur?

Based on this condition、Let's consider a simulation of the combination.。

For Japan to become a member of the group of death、

Japan、Mexico、egypt、France

Is it time to。

It hurts just to see this happen。

Honesty、I don't think it's possible to win easily no matter what country you play against.。

Ivory Coast、South Africa is also strong!

especially、Ivory Coast is a powerful country that has participated in the World Cup three times.。
I wouldn't be surprised if we made it to the final tournament.。