This morning at the Kremlin in Moscow, FIFA held its draw for the 2018 World Cup. Thirty-two teams from the five regional confederations were drawn into eight groups to determine the matches for the first round of competition when the tournament kicks off in June.

Before we jump into the groups, let's take a look at how they came to be. All 32 teams were divided into four pots, with Pot 1 occupied by the hosts Russia and the top seven teams in the world. The other three pots are organized into similar tiers based on rank, with confederation balance also taken into account during the draw.

Now the teams have learned their fates and will begin preparing their strategies for success in the group stage. Here are the groups for the 2018 World Cup.

While there is no clear-cut "Group of Death" in this tournament, Group D is certainly one to pay attention to. Argentina snuck into the World Cup on the final day of qualifying thanks to a hat trick from Leo Messi and will be relying on him to be healthy if they want to make a run to the final once again. 

Everybody's favorite underdog Iceland makes its first appearance in the World Cup after winning its qualifying group, where they faced Croatia — an opponent they will face again, this time in World Cup play. The two teams split their qualifying matches against each other with a home win for each.

Finally there is Nigeria, who went undefeated during qualifying and will look to keep their run going in June. They are also very familiar with the competition as this is the fifth time in their six trips to the World Cup that they have been grouped with Argentina. Expect a few surprises from the Group D teams in June.

MNUFC fans should keep an eye on Group E, which features Francisco Calvo, Johan Venegas and the rest of the Ticos as they look to recapture the magic of their quarterfinal run in the 2014 World Cup. The Ticos will play their first match on June 17 against Serbia, who won its group in UEFA qualifying. They will then face Brazil, who topped the CONMEBOL qualifying standings for the first time since 2015 on June 22. Finally, they face the Swiss, who qualified via a playoff series against Northern Ireland on June 27. It will not be an easy road for the Ticos, but the odds are fairly good that they can reach the Round of 16 where they could possibly face Mexico.

It's shaping up to be an exciting summer for the world of soccer, so mark your calendars for June 14 as Russia will face Saudi Arabia at 9:00 a.m. CT in the opening match of the 2018 World Cup.