Friday, 6 December 2013

Final Draw reveals intriguing groups


Final Draw reveals intriguing groups
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Spain, the NetherlandsChile and Australia will make up the proverbial ‘group of death’ at the 20th FIFA World Cup™, while UruguayItalyEngland and Costa Rica will comprise another intriguing pool.
GermanyGhanaUSA and Portugal will make up Group G, while hosts Brazil have Croatia Mexico andCameroon for company in Group A, 

ColombiaGreeceCôte d'Ivoire and Japan, along with SwitzerlandEcuadorHonduras and France, appear to be in wide-open sections. 

The Final Draw took place at the luxurious Costa do Sauípe in Salvador. It was conducted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke, assisted by Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Alcides Ghiggia, Fernando Hierro, Sir Geoff Hurst, Mario Kempes, Lothar Matthaus and Zinedine Zidane, who were representing the eight World Cup winners.

Brazil and Croatia will participate in the opening match at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo on 12 June 2014. Germany, meanwhile, will become the first team to reach 100 World Cup matches when they facePortugal five days later.
The Final will unfold at the cathedral of Brazilian football, the iconic Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, on 13 July.
Group A: BrazilCroatiaMexicoCameroon
Group B: SpainNetherlandsChileAustralia
Group C: ColombiaGreece, Côte d’Ivoire, Japan
Group D: UruguayCosta RicaEnglandItaly
Group G: GermanyPortugalGhanaUSA

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