2014 FIFA World Cup – The Preliminary Draw is out

2014 FIFA World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw took place a few moments ago at Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The draw has produced several exciting groups and matches, which be played in the coming months on the Road to Brazil.

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AFRICA (CAF)

Round 1 (Play-Offs)Seychelles vs KenyaGuinea-Bissau vs TogoDjbouti vs NamibiaMauritius vs LiberiaComoros vs MozambiqueEquatorial Guinea vs MadagascarSomalia vs EthiopiaLesotho vs BurundiEritrea vs RwandaSwaziland vs Congo DRSao Tome e Principe vs CongoChad vs Tanzania

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Round 2

Group ASouth Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia

Group BTunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar

Group CCôte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Gambia, Chad or Tanzania

Group DGhana, Zambia, Sudan, Lesotho or Burundi

Group EBurkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe or Congo

Group FNigeria, Malawi, Seychelles or Kenya, Djbouti or Namibia

Group GEgypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Comoros or Mozambique

Group HAlgeria, Mali, Benin, Eritrea or Rwanda

Group ICameroon,Libya, Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or Congo DR

Group JSenegal, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius or Liberia

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ASIA (AFC)

Round 3

Group AChina PR, Jordan, Iraq, Singapore

Group BKorea Republic, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon

Group CJapan, Uzbekistan, Syria, Korea DPR

Group DAustralia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand

Group EIran, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia

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NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN (CONCACAF)

Round 2

Group AEl Salvador, Suriname, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic

Group BTrinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, Bermuda

Group CPananma, Dominica, Nicaragua, Bahamas

Group DCanada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia

Group EGrenanda, Guatemala, St. Vincent/Grenadines, Belize

Group FHaiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao, US Virgin Islands

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Round 3

Group AUSA, Jamaica, Winner Round 2 Group E, Winner Round 2 Group F

Group BMexico, Costa Rica, Winner Round 2 Group A, Winner Round 2 Group B

Group CHonduras, Cuba, Winner Round 2 Group D, Winner Round 2 Group C

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OCEANIA (OFC)

Round 2

Group AVanuatu, New Caledonia, Winner Round One (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa or Tonga), Tahiti

Group BFiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea

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SOUTH AMERICA (CONMEBOL)

The South American Zone of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification will see 9 teams competing for places in the finals. The format is identical to the previous four World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL, with all competing nations playing each other home and away in a single group.

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EUROPE (UEFA)

Group ACroatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland, FYR Macedonia, Wales

Group BItaly, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta

Group CGermany, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan

Group DNetherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Andorra

Group ENorway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus, Iceland

Group FPortugal, Russia, Israel, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg

Group GGreece, Slovakia, Bosnia-Herzigovina, Lithuania, Latvia, Liechtenstein

Group HEngland, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, San Marino

Group ISpain, France, Belarus, Georgia, Finland

Edited by Staff Editor