An early highlight of the draw was the eye-catching encounter between England and USA, scheduled for 12 June, which evokes the Americans' famous 1-0 win over their transatlantic cousins at Brazil 1950. Argentina, Nigeria and Greece will get the chance to revive their group rivalry from 1994, while the heavyweight collision between Portugal and Brazil on 25 June also has the feel of a derby.
Group A:
South
Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria,
Korea Republic, Greece
Group C: England, USA, Algeria,
Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia,
Serbia, Ghana,
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark,
Japan, Cameroon
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New
Zealand, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, Korea DPR,
Cτte d'Ivoire, Portugal
Group H: Spain, Switzerland,
Honduras, Chile