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POT 3 is a very favorable bracket for the US



It doesn't work that way 'notsofast'. Those teams from Pot 3 will be drawn with and against teams from Pots 1-2-4. So, none of the teams in Pot 3 will be in the same group. Also:

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Pots 2-4 are based purely on a geopgraphical basis and there is no seeding to them. This is to ensure there will be no more than one team from any one confederation, and no pot with more than two European nations (of which there will be five).