"England manager Thomas Tuchel and Scotland's Steve Clarke were both critical after a lengthy, star-studded World Cup draw ceremony in Washington D.C. on Friday. The biggest World Cup draw ever staged turned into a two-and-a-half-hour spectacle, featuring performances from Robbie Williams, a FIFA Peace Prize presentation to U.S. President Donald Trump, and ball-drawing duties handled by sporting greats including Tom Brady and Shaquille O'Neal."
""I do not like it," Tuchel told BBC Sport afterwards. "We could have done it without all of this. "I don't need it. But, of course, it's a huge stage, and it's big entertainment. "I was very well aware that it's not about the deep insight of football today. It was about the presentation, it was about the entertainment.""
A lengthy, star-studded World Cup draw in Washington D.C. lasted about two and a half hours and featured Robbie Williams, a FIFA Peace Prize presentation to U.S. President Donald Trump, and ball draws by sporting figures such as Tom Brady and Shaquille O'Neal. England manager Thomas Tuchel criticised the spectacle as unnecessary and entertainment-focused, saying it lacked deep football insight. Scotland manager Steve Clarke said the ceremony took far longer than necessary. England were drawn into Group L with Croatia, Panama and Ghana. Scotland were drawn into Group C with Brazil, Morocco and Haiti. The 48-team tournament will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer.
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