Malta has been drawn with Croatia and Russia in the qualifying round of the World Cup, to be played in Qatar in 2022.

The other teams in the group are Slovakia, Slovenia and Cyprus.

The draw for European qualification for the 2022 men’s soccer World Cup was made Monday.

GROUP A

Portugal, Serbia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan.

GROUP B

Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo.

GROUP C

Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania.

GROUP D

France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan.

GROUP E

Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia.

GROUP F

Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova.

GROUP G

Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar.

GROUP H

Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta.

GROUP I

England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino.

GROUP J

Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein.