Spain, the Netherlands, Chile and Australia will make
up the proverbial ‘group of death’ at the 20th FIFA
World Cup™, while Uruguay, Italy, England and Costa
Rica will comprise another intriguing pool.
Germany, Ghana, USA and Portugal will make up
Group G, while hosts Brazil have Croatia Mexico and
Cameroon for company in Group A,
Colombia, Greece, Côte d'Ivoire and Japan, along with
Switzerland, Ecuador, Honduras 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 face
Portugal 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: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Group C: Colombia, Greece, Côte 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
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