2010 World Cup Final Draw

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Source: FIFA

Group A
South Africa
Mexico
Uraguay
France

Group B
Argentina
Nigeria
South Korea
Greece

Group C
England
USA
Algeria
Slovenia

Group D
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Group E
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

Group F
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

Group G
Brazil
North Korea
Ivory Coast
Portugal

Group F
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile

Read more: http://www.fifa.com/live/competitions/worldcup/finaldraw/index.html

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USA-England is a huge match!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. Awww yeah! My Brummy hubby and I shall throw down!

Can't wait!!

[enlightenment]

2. Interesting draw.

Pretty much assures that the all the seeds will go forward (well, maybe not S. Africa . . .) and the USA, too!

[Cant trust em]

3. Is there a group of death here?

I think that all of the groups have pretty interesting match-ups.

[ps1074]

5. Yes

Group G
Brazil
North Korea
Ivory Coast
Portugal

3 top teams there.

[Cant trust em]

6. That's what a lot of people seem to be saying.

Portugal isn't getting any younger.

[JackintheGreen]

11. But I love watching them play

[Renew Deal]

7. That's correct

And Group A has potential too. Two mediocre teams, the home team, and an above average team. Could make for lots of drama.

[truebrit71]

16. Should be some awesome games in that group...can't wait to see Ronaldo cry...

...when the Ivory Coast beat his team of divers and whiners..

[JCMach1]

21. Brazil/Portugal group of death!

[onehandle]

4. I was listening to a UK radio station earlier. They were hoping for a England/France match.

They wanted payback for Ireland. That would have been interesting.

[bertman]

8. Thanks for posting this, Renew Deal.

[sledgehammer]

9. USA's draw is not too bad

Slovenia had a pretty average record in the UEFA qualifiers. And Algeria is not the toughest of the African teams.

Of course, England is the team to beat. Would be sweet if USA came out of that one with a draw or a win. It's the opener for the group.

I think Team USA can do it!

[brentspeak]

10. Yes, Team USA has a chance in this group

However, USA has very key injuries, and it's not clear just how competitive we'll be in time for the WC.

[bc3000]

12. Best USA draw I can remember

We always seem to get stuck with two very good teams. This time we are arguably the second best team in our group.

[musiclawyer]

13. Yes, best draw ever

Problem is our coach "Bob" is in over his head and will get exposed at some point, either in group or knock-out, regradless of how well in-form and injury free his players are. Will we take a 1-0 lead against, say Algeria, at halftime, and see Bob make zero adjustments until the score is tied in the 78th minute? Probably. There goes the tournament........ Or imagine USA getting to the round of 16, and Bob having started 9 of the 11 the whole tournament and of those 9 maybe 2 subbed out for a grand total of 15 minutes, and Bob's son being one who gets zero minutes off, thus ensuring an exhausted team. Can you? I sure can. ............. Or imagine, say an exhausted and injured Bradley junior limping around at the 118th minute of a knockout game, and a good PK taker such as, say, Kenny Cooper sitting on the bench rotting. You think Bob would have the balls to make the switch? Really?

[brentspeak]

17. Our major problem is that Charlie Davies is out

When he was paired up-front with Jozy Altidore during the Confederation Cup , we suddenly had a dangerous attack for the time in years. And just as suddenly, his car accident put us back to square one.

[sledgehammer]

18. I hate how the US plays so defensively after going up.

That's what screwed us against Brazil in the Confed Cup. You've got to look to score more goals all the time. Look at how Mexico annihilated the US at Giants Stadium this summer. They kept wanting to score more, and the US was totally lost.

I agree with you on Bradley's substitutions - they often make no sense.

[alfredo]

14. Ghana's national team 1968 at the African Cup Games 1968.

Asmara Eritrea (Then Ethiopia) The keeper is in the front row. He was a funny guy. We conversed during much of the first half. I wasn't supposed to be on the field, but I decked myself out in all the camera gear I had and strolled onto the field as if I belonged there. Nobody challenged me. I used a Pentax Spotmatic with a Tamaron 80~250 zoom. Used Kodak TriX film. I might have switched back to the 50mm for this shot.

[truebrit71]

15. US has a good chance at second place in that group...

...and no chance of beating England...:headbang:

[meow2u3]

20. Not so fast, brit

It's going to be the American Revolution revisited :patriot:

[JCMach1]

22. USA will have a great chance in this group :)

best draw in a long time...

[rabs]

19. Brazil; 1950 World Cup

USA 1, England 0.

One of the great upsets in World Cup history.

Dare we hope for a repeat.

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The U.S. famously upset England 1-0 in the first round on the 1950 tournament in Brazil, still considered by many the greatest American soccer victory. The June 12 game in Rustenburg features a matchup that could pit Los Angeles Galaxy teammates David Beckham and Landon Donovan on opposite teams.

Odds on the U.S. winning were lowered from 80-1 to 65-1 after the draw, with Spain remaining the favorite at 4-1 followed by five-time champion Brazil at 5-1 along with England.

If the Americans finish second in their group, they likely would play Germany in the second round. If they finish first, they probably would advance to a meeting with Serbia or Ghana.


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