2014 FIFA World Cup

[Matt]

I'd say the usa have a chance depending on who they get drawn with

[Meacon Keaton]

Yeah, we're better than Mexico.

[Starvinho]

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

Pot 2: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria

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

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

FIFA have confirmed the pots.

[Pizza]

Doesn't one of the European teams need to be in Pot 2?

[Starvinho]

You'd think that wouldn't you, but this is the way FIFA are doing it. 9 teams in one pot, 7 in another, 8 in the other two.

[MDK]

Bosnia-Herzegovina are two different teams, you donut.

>_>

[Matt]

I suspect there's going to be some convoluted system whereby if you're in the group with two Europeans from pot 4 you can't be drawn against a European team from the top sides?

[Thrilla]

European teams will be drawn first. The one that remains will drop to pot 2, which will be drawn after the top seeds are drawn.

[Starvinho]

As with the previous tournaments, FIFA aims to create a groups of geographic separation and no teams from the same confederation may be drawn into the same group with the exception of UEFA members; a maximum of two UEFA teams per group is permitted. Due to the uneven number of teams included in the four geographic pots, additional draw procedures will be applied at the final draw to allocate the 32 teams into the eight groups:

1. One European team will firstly be randomly drawn from Pot 4 and placed into Pot 2 in order to create four even pots of eight teams;

2. The draw will then proceed with the drawing the other seven top-seeded teams into Group B–H; Brazil have been predetermined to be in Group A;

3. To maintain geographic separation, a separate "Pot X" will be created during the draw procedure into which the four seeded South American teams (from Pot 1) will be placed;

4. The European team previously drawn from Pot 4 will then be placed into the group of the first team drawn from "Pot X".

Whichever UEFA side gets put into Pot 2 is gonna end up in a group of death.

[Matt]

A simple "Yes" would have sufficed, Jordan.

[Cymbols]

As with the previous tournaments, FIFA aims to create a groups of geographic separation and no teams from the same confederation may be drawn into the same group with the exception of UEFA members; a maximum of two UEFA teams per group is permitted. Due to the uneven number of teams included in the four geographic pots, additional draw procedures will be applied at the final draw to allocate the 32 teams into the eight groups:

1. One European team will firstly be randomly drawn from Pot 4 and placed into Pot 2 in order to create four even pots of eight teams;

2. The draw will then proceed with the drawing the other seven top-seeded teams into Group B–H; Brazil have been predetermined to be in Group A;

3. To maintain geographic separation, a separate "Pot X" will be created during the draw procedure into which the four seeded South American teams (from Pot 1) will be placed;

4. The European team previously drawn from Pot 4 will then be placed into the group of the first team drawn from "Pot X".

Whichever UEFA side gets put into Pot 2 is gonna end up in a group of death.

Hope it's England

[Thrilla]

We might get lucky and get Colombia, Algeria and Australia

[EddieG]

As with the previous tournaments, FIFA aims to create a groups of geographic separation and no teams from the same confederation may be drawn into the same group with the exception of UEFA members; a maximum of two UEFA teams per group is permitted. Due to the uneven number of teams included in the four geographic pots, additional draw procedures will be applied at the final draw to allocate the 32 teams into the eight groups:

1. One European team will firstly be randomly drawn from Pot 4 and placed into Pot 2 in order to create four even pots of eight teams;

2. The draw will then proceed with the drawing the other seven top-seeded teams into Group B–H; Brazil have been predetermined to be in Group A;

3. To maintain geographic separation, a separate "Pot X" will be created during the draw procedure into which the four seeded South American teams (from Pot 1) will be placed;

4. The European team previously drawn from Pot 4 will then be placed into the group of the first team drawn from "Pot X".

Whichever UEFA side gets put into Pot 2 is gonna end up in a group of death.

So Holland.

[Meacon Keaton]

The drawing is on Friday? Any idea what time? And if we can watch it online?

[Matt]

11am I think. And I think linekles said it's on bbc2 therefore iplayer

[Starvinho]

I think FIFA will be streaming from their website too.

[Meacon Keaton]

11am I think. And I think linekles said it's on bbc2 therefore iplayer

I don't know what those are. I'm an ignorant American. :/

I think FIFA will be streaming from their website too.

That'll work. Gracias.

[gunnar hendershow]

It's at 11am what time? GMT?

[Matt]

11am I think. And I think linekles said it's on bbc2 therefore iplayer

I don't know what those are. I'm an ignorant American. :/

I think FIFA will be streaming from their website too.

That'll work. Gracias.

For some reason I had a complete and utter retard moment and got you confused with Brenchill. I have no idea why. :/

And yes real people time

[Meacon Keaton]

So that's six my time. I'll just check out the groupings later.