Sports: The Super Eagles are placed in the pot reserved for the weakest teams

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Morocco was also placed in pot four. Senegal, Egypt, Tunisia are the other African nations and they are all placed in pot 3. This means Nigeria expect to be group with one of Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden and Iran.

Pot 1 includes host Russia, Brazil, Germany, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France.

Pot 2 features Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Croatia.

Pot 3 Denmark, Senegal, Iceland, Sweden, Egypt, Tunisia,  Iran

Pot 4 Nigeria, Serbia, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia