Nawa oh. It looks like Algeria may be thrown out of the world cup for fielding an ineligible player in the 2nd leg playoff vs Burkina Faso.

Switzerland, Iran, Nigeria and England

Theben: Switzerland, Iran, Nigeria and England

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CFCfan:
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Group of death, but we would love it

I want

Nigeria
Belgium
France
Japan.

honeric01: I want

Nigeria
Belgium
France
Japan.

And Nigeria will win the group with 9 points

CFCfan:
And Nigeria will win the group with 9 points

R.Kelly : I wish

adaobi123: Will this be aired ?

Probably

Theben:
Group of death, but we would love it

what's group of death about this. The Eagles will EASILY qualify.

The team of artists that will represent the cultural and musical diversity of Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Final Draw has just got even stronger, with the Brazilian actors Fernanda Lima and Rodrigo Hilbert coming on board to present the ceremony. With big names from the Brazilian music world such as Margareth Menezes, Olodum and Emicida having already agreed to perform, the Final Draw show which takes place at Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, on 6 December 2013, promises to be quite an event.

The evening’s entertainment will give fans around the world a taste of everything Brazil has offer and of what they can expect when the biggest show in world football takes place next year, from 12 June to 13 July. The Official Slogan of Brazil 2014 is All in One Rhythm, which sums up the essence of the five key traits that make Brazil what it is, two of which are a cohesive society and a land of happiness. The team of performers and presenters that will appear at the Final Draw has been put together with these two traits in mind.

Joining them will be Alcione, one of the leading figures of popular Brazilian music, with three other star acts to be announced shortly. The 90-minute live show, which starts at 17:00 CET (13:00 local time), will take place at a specially constructed venue at the coastline of Bahia and has been designed to showcase the host nation’s natural beauty and many musical attractions. The show will also make reference to Brazil’s three other symbolic traits: its power of innovation, lush green nature and vibrant football. The draw procedures itself will start around 13:45 local time and will last for approximately 35minutes.

Fernanda Lima and Rodrigo Hilbert have worked together before, teaming up to host the launch event of the Official Emblem of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg in 2010, while the actress also presented the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw in Rio de Janeiro in July 2011.

source:fifa.com

Blast from the past: This is arguably team USA's best ever WC group match.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rX1bbTaJ40

6 days to go.....

CFCfan: 6 days to go.....

can't wait, the draw is the same day as my dad's birthday, hoping the draw will favor us for a double celebration.

safarigirl: can't wait, the draw is the same day as my dad's birthday, hoping the draw will favor us for a double celebration.

Eyah..happy birthday to him

5 days to go...

Nigeria Vs Colombia

FineBro: Nigeria Vs Colombia

Enyeama and Oboabona will nullify Falcao.

I've booked my seat

FIFA has released the official pots for Friday's draw. There are 4 pots in total:

Pot 1: Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Colombia, Uruguay

Pot 2: Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D' Ivoire, Algeria, Cameroon, Ecuador, Chile.

Pot 3: USA, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Iran, Australia, Korea Republic, Japan.

Pot 4: Croatia, Portugal, France, Greece, Netherlands, England, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia, Italy.

A special "Pre-draw" will select one of the European team's in Pot 4, to be moved to Pot 2.

The European team from Pot 2 will avoid one of the 6 seeded European teams. For example, if England are eventually placed in Pot 2, they will be placed into a group headed by one of the 4 seeded South American teams (Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Argentina).

There will be a 30 minute musical performance at the beginning of the draw ceremony. The musical artistes will be Alexandre Pires and Vanessa da Mata and the Companhia de Danca Deborah Colker. The main business starts at 5:30pm.

Former world cup winners- Sir Geoff Hurst (England), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy), Zinedine Zidane (France), and Cafu (Brazil)- will be drawing out the teams from their respective pots.

Around 2000 journalists and 1300 guests are expected to grace Friday's draw.

The rule says no two teams from a continent can be in the same group except europe. It simply follows that chile and Ecuador cannot be grouped with southamerican team of pot 1. Therefore, the two teams will go with 2 european teams of pot 1 and the european team of pot 2 will go with a southamerican team of pot 1. That leaves the remaining 5 african countries to share the rest; which are 2 european countries and 3 southamerican countries. The probability of us meeting a southamerican team is more than that of european team. I will go for Argentina/Columbia Nigeria Southkorea/Coastarica Greece/Russia

Less than 24 hours to go...

I pray we're grouped with England. God, pls answer this prayer IJN.

Afam4eva: I pray we're grouped with England. God, pls answer this prayer IJN.

Amen

Afam4eva: I pray we're grouped with England. God, pls answer this prayer IJN.

Yep. It would be great to have the Super Eagles face the Three Lions in Brazil.

For some reason I doubt they want to play the Eagles.

ROSSIKE:

Yep. It would be great to have the Super Eagles face the Three Lions in Brazil.

For some reason I doubt they want to play the Eagles.

lol, after the fight we gave the Azzuri's, I doubt anyone still thinks the Super Eagles are small fry.
Part of Roy Hodgson's Christmas wishlist is to meet anyone but the Nigerians from Pot 2

safarigirl: lol, after the fight we gave the Azzuri's, I doubt anyone still thinks the Super Eagles are small fry.
Part of Roy Hodgson's Christmas wishlist is to meet anyone but the Nigerians from Pot 2

If England is moved to Pot 2, they will also avoid Nigeria

CFCfan:

If England is moved to Pot 2, they will also avoid Nigeria

....if they get lucky

C'mon you Azzuris.

Quietly confident we will do something special come 2014

FORZA ITALIA!!!

I also want Iran and Greece if possible or Switzerland.