Who were the 8 stars of world football who drew the balls in the Qatar 2022 World Cup draw

Everything is ready for one of the most anticipated events for all fans of the football world to take place. FIFA announced who are the drivers of the Qatar 2022 World Cup draw and presented the list of eight football stars who were responsible for to draw the balls to form the eight groups that made up the new edition of the most prestigious tournament on the planet.

The ceremony, which took place at the Exhibition and Congress Centre in Doha (Qatar), was attended by 2000 guests and was broadcast through the organization's official channels.

Unlike the previous edition, in which former footballer Gary Lineker and journalist Maria Komandnaya hosted the event, this time it was a trio consisting of renowned former American football player Carli Lloyd, former British player Jermaine Jenas and Jamaican and British presenter Samantha Johnson .

“It will be an honor to experience the atmosphere of the World Cup again, this time as the presenter of the men's draw. As a fan, I have followed the classification closely and as a former footballer I am looking forward to sharing the stage with such legends,” said the former world champion forward in Canada 2015 and France 2019.

Among other awards, the American also won the Golden Ball in 2015 and in 2019 she won The Best. In addition, he won two Olympic gold medals (Beijing 2008 and London 2012) and one bronze medal (Tokyo 2020).

Jermaine Jenas, meanwhile, is a 39-year-old former English player who played his entire career in the Premier League, going through clubs such as Newcastle (2002), Tottenham Spurs (2005) and Queens Park Ranger (2013 until his retirement in 2015). At the same time he also played in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where his team reached the quarterfinals.

Samanta Johnson is an international sports presenter with proven experience in this type of event as just a month ago she participated in the draw for the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 in which Chelsea was proclaimed champion after beating Palmeiras in the final 2-1.

FIFA invited eight former footballers to be responsible for getting the balls that make up each group. Among them were two renowned former world champions such as Brazilian Cafú and German Lothar Matthaus.

“Although I am already a regular at these appointments, I still get goosebumps. This symbolizes that there is little left for the World Cup. It's been 20 years since I became the last South American player to lift the trophy. I'll never forget that moment. Nothing can compare to playing a World Cup and having your whole country behind you,” the world champion with Brazil in 1994 and 2002 told FIFA.

These two renowned figures were joined by former defender Adel Ahmed MalAllah (Qatar), Iranian Ali Daei, former all-time national team scorer until Cristiano Ronaldo, former Nigerian midfielder Jay Jay Okocha, former Algerian striker Rabah Madjer, former captain of the Australian national team Tim Cahill and Bora Milutinovic, the only coach who played five World Cups with five different teams (Mexico 1986, Costa Rica 1990, USA 1994, Nigeria 1998 and China PR 2002).

With regard to some personalities who said they were present in Doha, it is necessary to mention two luxury Argentinian guests. Rosario Maximiliano Rodríguez is already in Qatar and he demonstrated this on his social networks. The Argentinian played three world championships with the Argentinean national team -Germany 2006. South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014.

In addition, it was also announced that Sergio Agüero was at the venue accompanying the coach of the Argentine national team, Lionel Scaloni, and the president of AFA Claudio Chiqui Tapia, after being forced to announce his retirement due to heart problems on December 15 (October 30 was his last match). Together with them will be Javier Mascherano, a symbol of the Argentine national team that is currently in charge of the U20.

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