Dec 05

World Cup Groups – the Soccer Goal Safari is Almost Upon Us

Tag: Events — Wolfie @ 11:18 pm

Well after all the excitement, and a fair amount of controversy, the draw for the FIFA World Cup group stages has now been done. Ireland, after the “Hand of Henry” incident put in an official complaint to FIFA, arguing that Ireland should be let into the group stages as a 33rd team. Unfortunately, this call was rejected and the tournament goes on without them.

So next summer the soccer goal safari begins, with big games and the most coveted trophy in world soccer: the FIFA World Cup. Here are the eight groups for the initial stage of the competition:

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Group A

  • South Africa South Africa (Hosts)
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Uruguay Uruguay
  • France France

Group B

  • Argentina Argentina
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • South Korea Korean Republic
  • Greece Greece

Group C

  • England England
  • USA United States of America
  • Algeria Algeria
  • Slovenia Slovenia

Group D

  • Germany Germany
  • Australia Australia
  • Serbia Serbia
  • Ghana Ghana

Group E

  • Nederlands Netherlands
  • Denmark Denmark
  • Japan Japan
  • Cameroon Cameroon

Group F

  • Italy Italy
  • Paraguay Paraguay
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Slovakia Slovakia

Group G

  • Brazil Brazil
  • North Korea Korea DPR
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
  • Portugal Portugal

Group H

  • Spain Spain
  • Switzerland Switzerland
  • Honduras Honduras
  • Chile Chile

So that is it. Next stop South Africa, and let the soccer goals flow!

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