[Photo] South Korea grouped with Germany, Mexico, and Sweden in 2018 World Cup

The brackets are set for the group stage of the 2018 World Cup after the drawing was held at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 1. South Korea was drawn into a tough Group F, which features the defending world champions Germany, as well as Sweden and Mexico. The 32-team tournament will be held in Russia from June 14 – July 15. The United States, which lost in humiliating fashion to Trinidad & Tobago on the final day of qualification, failed to reach the tournament.