Mr. Gayle Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 England are among 32 teams eagerly awaiting Friday's star-studded draw for the finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.The ceremony, which gets under way at 1700 GMT at Cape Town's International Convention Centre, will be watched by millions of fans around the world.By the end of the draw, nations will know the identity of their group-stage rivals and the date of every game.The tournament is set to kick off on 11 June, with the final on 11 July. ****************************** The red carpet will be rolled out at the Cape Town Convention Centre tomorrow, when some of the biggest names in sport and showbiz, including Nobel Prize winners, descend to the Mother City for the first-ever FIFA World Cup™ Final Draw to be hosted on African soil.With only hours before the eagerly-awaited draw, euphoria has reached fever pitch in Cape Town and all over South Africa as the hosts prepare for what is being dubbed as 'the beginning of Africa’s big party'.The star-studded line-up will include South Africa-born actress and Oscar winner Charlize Theron, legendary Ethiopian long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie, and football icons including Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini, Eusebio, Luis Figo, Roger Milla, David Beckham, Kalusha Bwalya, Ruud Gullit, Jean-Marie Pfaff and Ronald de Boer.Theron, who was born in Benoni, a few kilometers from Johannesburg, will be co-hosting the event. Renowned for her acting skills, Theron has never forgotten her roots and has remained an ambassador for her country of birth worldwide.Nobel Prize winners, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk, will also be present, as will cricketing great Makhaya Ntini and Rugby World Cup-winning captain, John Smit. ****************************** Pots for Friday's draw: eight groups of four countries to be drawn, each group containing one country from each pot.Pot 1 (seeds): South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina, EnglandPot 2 (Asia, Oceania and North/Central America): Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Mexico, HondurasPot 3 (Africa and South America): Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Paraguay, Chile, UruguayPot 4 (Europe): France, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Denmark, Slovakia ****************************** Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, FranceGroup B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, GreeceGroup C: ENGLAND, United States, Algeria, SloveniaGroup D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, GhanaGroup E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, CameroonGroup F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, SlovakiaGroup H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, ChileGroup G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal (Group of Death) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kane Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 What time does it air over here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Q Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 As below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swiftie Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 The ceremony, which gets under way at 1700 GMT at Cape Town's International Convention Centre, will be watched by millions of fans around the world.Don't know where you mans got 3PM from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Q Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Edit.Duhh, Greenwich mean time. My bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gayle Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 England got France, Nigeria and AustraliaIn the practice run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrigan Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 England and France 2 qualify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Di Gradi Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 My Predictions=Maleven Tha Criminal to catch mans slipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R9 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TimeBomb Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 My Predictions=Maleven Tha Criminal to catch mans slipping im excited, is it on tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 bbc2 ithink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trim Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 bbc2 ithinkyep 5:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TimeBomb Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 also on CNN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJibbles Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Lol did the BBC just miss out South Korea & Japan 2002 on the World Cups, wankers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greens Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Any Streams for the work mandem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepz Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8391833.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Lol did the BBC just miss out South Korea & Japan 2002 on the World Cups, wankers!If your on about the montage of all the WC's, then they did show it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJibbles Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Lol did the BBC just miss out South Korea & Japan 2002 on the World Cups, wankers!If your on about the montage of all the WC's, then they did show it.Did they? Must've looked down straight after the Europe one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Coquelin Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 lineker thinks hes that guy with his peach fuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Lol did the BBC just miss out South Korea & Japan 2002 on the World Cups, wankers!If your on about the montage of all the WC's, then they did show it.Did they? Must've looked down straight after the Europe one.They did it a few before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Coquelin Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 bendtner's goal they just showed>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trim Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Was gonna say that goal was sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJibbles Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Gosh all this annoys me!Plug here plug there blah blah blah this is how you do it bing bang boom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hernandez Balcazar Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 whys dis don takin so long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gayle Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 whys dis don takin so longlol, init takes the pissBet we wont know till about 6.30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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