Lakenheath Old Boys

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Friday, December 06, 2013

World Cup 2014 Group Stage Draw Live!

It's time to pull the balls out, chaps! Yes - the group stage draw for Brasil 2014 starts today at 11am. The 32 teams in the group stage are on pins and needles waiting to hear what their three group stage opponents will be. So - what's your dream draw for England? For the US? Join me this morning for all the action.


17 Comments:

Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Here are the four pots:

POT 1 (SEEDED TEAMS) Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland and Uruguay

POT 2 (AFRICA/SOUTH AMERICA) Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Chile and Ecuador

POT 3 (ASIA/NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA) United States, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Australia, Iran, Japan and South Korea

POT 4 (EUROPE) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Russia.

10:19 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

The nightmare Group of Death for England:

Germany, Holland, South Korea, England

And for the US:

Brazil, Italy, Mexico, US

10:22 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

And the easiest draw for England:

Switzerland, Nigeria, Iran, England

And for the US:

Colombia, Ivory Coast, Australia, US

10:24 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

The ceremony part has started now with the usual song and dance routines.

11:10 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

A lot of tributes to Nelson Mandela now, who was on hand for the last draw in South Africa.

11:12 AM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Good morning Bob. I checked online and cannot locate where the groups have been determined. Has that started yet?

11:48 AM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

I think Russia is in pot 2 because there were nine teams in pot 4 and seven in pot 2.

11:50 AM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

It is up :
Pots 1 and 2 have been drawn into the eight groups. So far,

Group A has Brasil and Cameroon
Group B has Spain and Chile
Group C has Colombia and Ivory Coast
Group D has Uruguay and Italy
Group E has Switzerland and Ecuador
Group F has Argentina and Nigeria
Group G has Germany and Ghana
Group H has Belgium and Algeria

12:08 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Mexico has been added to Group A
The Aussies to Group B
Japan has joined Group C
Costa Rica is in Group D
Honduras is in what looks a dull Group E

12:09 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

I think that means the opening match is Brasil vs Cameroon

12:10 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Iran is in Group F
USA is in with Germany and Ghana. They may have an early World Cup exit.

12:11 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

South Korea has been added to Group H.

12:12 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Now pot 4 : the unseeded European teams.

12:12 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Hiya, MUR - I'm just back from a swim as I thought that maybe I could get one in while they were arsing about. Missed it.

Here's the draw in full:

Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Group C: Colombia, Greece, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan
Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy
Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras
Group F: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria
Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA
Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, Korea Republic

12:28 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Well, that's a bad one for both our sides. I reckon England might be able to pull off a second place if Italy start slowly. Uruguay are the real danger. And the US - three and out, I reckon. Ouch!

12:39 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Hope you had a great swim. Agreed about the U.S and feel that it will be the same fate for England.

12:57 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

We're doomed.... both sides of the pond!

3:35 PM  

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