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Draw favors Cup heavyweights

Updated: 2013-12-08 07:07
By Reuters in Costa do Sauipe, Brazil ( China Daily)

Draw favors Cup heavyweights

FIFA president Sepp Blatter (bottom row, right) smiles alongside Italy's coach, Cesare Prandelli (bottom row, second right), and France's coach, Didier Deschamps, (bottom row, second left) during their group photo after the draw for the 2014 World Cup finals was made in Sao Joao da Mata, Brazil, on Friday. The 2014 World Cup finals will be held in Brazil from June 12 through to July 13. [Photo by Sergio Moraes / Reuters]

Big guns breathe a sigh of relief at gala ceremony

The convoluted draw for next year's World Cup finals in Brazil on Friday produced a set of groups in which most of soccer's big guns will fancy their chances of reaching the knockout stages.

Group D, featuring former winners England, Italy and Uruguay, along with Costa Rica, is probably the exception, while Spain and the Netherlands, who met in the 2010 final, will have to be well prepared to see off Chile and Australia in Group B.

Host nation Brazil will kick off the tournament against Croatia in Sao Paulo on June 12 and the favorite should be relatively happy with a Group A also containing Mexico and Cameroon as it seeks its sixth title.

"We ended up in a strong group, one that gives you goose bumps," said Brazil captain Thiago Silva. Draw favors Cup heavyweights

"A strong African side, perhaps one of the best, Mexico, who have been a tough adversary for us, and Croatia, who are a strong team physically. It is very difficult but we are ready."

One former champion is sure to go out from Group D, with England against Italy in the jungle city of Manaus a mouth-watering opener for the two European sides.

"We know how good Italy are because we lost to them in the quarterfinals at the (2012) Euros," said England boss Roy Hodgson.

"The game is going to be tough from a climate point of view for both teams. We are both in the same boat."

Forward Diego Forlan, who helped Uruguay to the semifinals in 2010, said: "In comparison with what other teams got, it is the hardest group of this World Cup.

"But you have to play the matches and at the last World Cup we were in a very complicated group but came through well."

World and European champion Spain begins its defense with a repeat of the physical 2010 final against the Netherlands in Rio's Maracana.

"We will have to be prepared right from the first day, focus ourselves," said coach Vicente del Bosque, knowing the group runner-up is likely to face Brazil in the first knockout round.

"I expect that Brazil will be first in their group so we will have to take great pains to do the same," he said.

Germany will come face-to-face with its former striker and coach Juergen Klinsmann, now in charge of the United States, with Portugal and Ghana completing the Group G lineup.

"Of course, a special moment for me to play against Germany but we beat them in a friendly this year and once you get on the pitch they are the just the opponent," said Klinsmann, who won the World Cup as a player in 1990.

France, which qualified via the playoffs, will be pleased with a Group E placing alongside Ecuador, Switzerland and Honduras.

"It could have been more complicated," said coach Didier Deschamps.

"We know Switzerland well. They were seeded so obviously the toughest opponent. We don't know Ecuador and Honduras that well and it will have an influence on our preparation."

Bosnia, the only one of the 32 teams taking part in its first World Cup finals, will have a dream start to its adventure as it kicks off against Argentina in the Maracana before facing Iran and Nigeria.

"Argentina are the group favorite and it will be a very special occasion for us to play our opening match against them at the Maracana Stadium," said coach Safet Susic.

"We should have an even chance alongside Nigeria to clinch the runners-up spot, although no one should underestimate Iran either."

Fancied Belgium heads Group H alongside Algeria, Russia and South Korea while Group C, containing Colombia, Greece, Cote d'Ivoire and Japan, looks the toughest to predict.

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