Hey everyone,
I know most here don't give a rip about soccer, but for those who do, the 2010 World Cup Draw happens on Friday. The seeded teams and the pots were announced today, and here is how it breaks down:
For those wondering, there will be 8 groups of 4 teams in the initial phase of the World Cup. When the draw happens, they take one teach from each pot until everyone is selected. South Africa will automatically be the first team selected and placed in group A. Teams in the same pot cannot face each other in the group stage. Rules are also in place that will prevent South Africa from being placed in a group with the African teams (So they are guaranteed of being in a group that will have Chile, Paraguay, or Uruguay), and Argentina/Brazil cannot be placed in a group with one of the 3 South American teams.
Seeded Teams (Pot A): (South Africa is seeded because it is the host country)
Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain
Remaining Pots:
Pot B (Asian, Oceania, and American teams):
Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Honduras, Mexico, United States, New Zealand
Pot C (African and South American teams):
Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Pot D (Unseeded European Teams):
Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Some US soccer supporters are already worried that the Americans will get put in the "Group of Death" like 2006. They weren't too happy that the North/Central American teams got paired with the Asian and Oceanic teams, thus eliminating the chance of catching them in the group stage. As a result, the United States will have to face one of the seeded teams (Unless it's South Africa, they will have one of the top teams in the world), a probable dangerous African team (The two South American teams aren't that good, overall, but the African ones are), and an unseeded European team (Many are hoping not to draw Serbia, Portgual, Denmark, or France).
I know most here don't give a rip about soccer, but for those who do, the 2010 World Cup Draw happens on Friday. The seeded teams and the pots were announced today, and here is how it breaks down:
For those wondering, there will be 8 groups of 4 teams in the initial phase of the World Cup. When the draw happens, they take one teach from each pot until everyone is selected. South Africa will automatically be the first team selected and placed in group A. Teams in the same pot cannot face each other in the group stage. Rules are also in place that will prevent South Africa from being placed in a group with the African teams (So they are guaranteed of being in a group that will have Chile, Paraguay, or Uruguay), and Argentina/Brazil cannot be placed in a group with one of the 3 South American teams.
Seeded Teams (Pot A): (South Africa is seeded because it is the host country)
Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain
Remaining Pots:
Pot B (Asian, Oceania, and American teams):
Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Honduras, Mexico, United States, New Zealand
Pot C (African and South American teams):
Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Pot D (Unseeded European Teams):
Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Some US soccer supporters are already worried that the Americans will get put in the "Group of Death" like 2006. They weren't too happy that the North/Central American teams got paired with the Asian and Oceanic teams, thus eliminating the chance of catching them in the group stage. As a result, the United States will have to face one of the seeded teams (Unless it's South Africa, they will have one of the top teams in the world), a probable dangerous African team (The two South American teams aren't that good, overall, but the African ones are), and an unseeded European team (Many are hoping not to draw Serbia, Portgual, Denmark, or France).
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