World Cup 2010 Draw

Like many of you I only watched the whole live draw to see Charlize Theron in action, but it wasn't a snorefest like these things usually are. That FIFA delegate cheekily managed to get a smooch of her to start with... let's face it, who would pass up that opportunity? From the look on Charlize Theron's face she wouldn't have minded one bit if Becks had a go himself.

England couldn't have hoped for a better draw with a group containing European minnows Slovenia, the unecessarily enthusiastic USA and the Dessert Foxes of Algeria (yes that is their actual nickname). Fabio Capello's description of England's group as "It's not so bad" must be the understatement of the century. Hopefully with a manager who won't be reffering to his players as Wazza, JT, Stevie G or Lampsy, we actually have a chance of getting past the 1/4 finals for once.

I understand FIFA want South Africa to do well to keep up the home support but isn't allowing them free entry when they clearly would have struggled to qualify enough? Seeding South Africa, the lowest ranked nation in the tournament, seems to make a mockery of the whole system. But ain't karma a bitch that they ended up drawing France?

Of course there's always the 'Group of Death'. This time being Group G with Brazil, Portugal, North Korea and Ivory Coast. This certainly is a group of death - for North Korea. Expect them to get at least a 3-0 pasting from every other team in the group. Assuming Brazil get through as usual, 2nd place is up for grabs between Portugal and Ivory Coast meaning we'll be waving goodbye to one the two biggest tumblers in Europe - C-Ron or Drogba.

The World Cup 2010 Groups in full:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
South Africa	Argentina	ENGLAND	Germany
Mexico	Nigeria	United States	Australia
Uruguay	South Korea	Algeria	Serbia
France	Greece	Slovenia	Ghana
Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Netherlands	Italy	Brazil	Spain
Denmark	Paraguay	North Korea	Switzerland
Japan	New Zealand	Ivory Coast	Honduras
Cameroon	Slovakia	Portugal	Chile