:00:50. > :01:06.Pele at number three! He has scored. He can do it, too!
:01:07. > :01:19.He has got it, Pele has scored! This is great stuff!
:01:20. > :01:40.That is a great goal! What a beauty! Waiting for a cross! Bowl!
:01:41. > :02:00.It is samba time! Oh, and he has been beaten, it is a goal. Ronaldo
:02:01. > :02:03.is rampant now! Can he pull it back? He will. Fly an macro he
:02:04. > :02:22.schools from an incredible angle. They have produced a few players in
:02:23. > :02:28.their time. That will warm you up on a cold winter's afternoon. It is 63
:02:29. > :02:32.years since Brazil has held a World Cup but we will be live in Bahia De
:02:33. > :02:40.seen next year's tournament shake the great take place. Juergen
:02:41. > :02:46.Klinsmann is in charge of the United States. All the big names are there.
:02:47. > :02:53.The great names of football have come across the word. We are in
:02:54. > :02:59.Salford with Roberto Martinez and Alan Shearer. It is always an
:03:00. > :03:04.exciting moment with the draw to the World Cup. If you want to win a
:03:05. > :03:07.World Cup it starts now. You have to see who you are going to play and it
:03:08. > :03:12.gives you real excitement for the next few months. Do you remember
:03:13. > :03:17.when you are playing for the England team? Yes. Did you think about the
:03:18. > :03:20.England drawers. There are so much going on at this time in the season
:03:21. > :03:27.but you can guarantee the players will be sat around the television
:03:28. > :03:31.now. We got to France and I was disappointed with our group when we
:03:32. > :03:36.got to Tunisia, Romania, Columbia. I wanted one of the big guns to get
:03:37. > :03:41.the tournament going but it is an exciting time for players. There is
:03:42. > :03:46.a lot of England need to avoid this team and that team. Is that perhaps
:03:47. > :03:53.a sign that our expectations are low? No, you have got to play who
:03:54. > :03:57.you get drawn against. If you are going to be successful you have to
:03:58. > :04:02.play the big guns somewhere in the tournament. I will feel if you can
:04:03. > :04:06.get a big one early on, it actually gets you going. We have seen it four
:04:07. > :04:11.years ago when we thought we had a good group in South Africa. It does
:04:12. > :04:17.not work out like that. Roberto, a word on Spain, they are holders of
:04:18. > :04:23.the World Cup and yet they are only fourth favourites, that is a bit
:04:24. > :04:26.surprise in, isn't it? No, it is understandable. It is a South
:04:27. > :04:32.American tournament so the South American teams will be favourites
:04:33. > :04:35.and rightly so. Spain have still got the winning mentality and the other
:04:36. > :04:41.one is that it is the end of generation. They feel it is the last
:04:42. > :04:46.opportunity to end their careers on a real high. And if there is ever a
:04:47. > :04:52.star football that could produce success that part of the world it is
:04:53. > :04:56.the Spanish way, isn't it? We saw in the Confederations Cup that Brazil
:04:57. > :05:00.had a real mixture. Germany can add to those conditions really well --
:05:01. > :05:04.adapt to those conditions. It will go down to the small detail. The
:05:05. > :05:09.draw today will be more important than people will think to see who
:05:10. > :05:13.will be the favourites. Brazil are the bookies favourites which is hard
:05:14. > :05:16.as a home advantage. One of the great names in football and they
:05:17. > :05:21.have won it more than anyone else. After that you have Germany,
:05:22. > :05:27.Argentina and Spain in that next bracket. It is hard to look beyond
:05:28. > :05:31.those next four. There might be one team that comes round. We were so
:05:32. > :05:35.impressed with the way Chile played at Wembley not so long ago. Uruguay
:05:36. > :05:41.have also got some top players. You will be hard to look past Brazil,
:05:42. > :05:45.particularly the way they perform to the Confederations Cup and with huge
:05:46. > :05:48.pressure that is on them to perform. We think we are under
:05:49. > :05:53.pressure in this country to perform, it is not a lot compared with what
:05:54. > :05:59.they are under. You can have your say on how far you think England
:06:00. > :06:04.will progress on the online vote on our website. Terms and conditions
:06:05. > :06:07.can be found online. Voting is open until the end of the draw. We will
:06:08. > :06:12.bring you the result at the end of the show. It is not quite as simple
:06:13. > :06:17.as a straight draw. There are seedlings, pots and geography to
:06:18. > :06:23.consider. Fortunately, Professor Dan Walker is on hand to explain all.
:06:24. > :06:27.31 nations will be at the World Cup, alongside homeboys Brazil. The
:06:28. > :06:33.draw will divide that lot into eight groups of four. Before it starts,
:06:34. > :06:37.fever puts the countries in 24-macro separate pots, to make sure the
:06:38. > :06:42.seeded teams avoid each other in the group stage. But one will have
:06:43. > :06:47.Brazil in there and the other top seven teams in the FIFA rankings as
:06:48. > :06:53.of mid-October. The other three pots are divided on a regional basis.
:06:54. > :06:57.Number two is made up of teams from Africa and South America. Pot three
:06:58. > :07:00.has qualified should from Australasia and northern Central
:07:01. > :07:05.America and England are in pot for along with the other European
:07:06. > :07:09.qualifiers. Because there are nine teams in pot four, before the draw
:07:10. > :07:13.can begin, one of the non-seeded European nations will be randomly
:07:14. > :07:19.drawn out of that pot and place tinpot two. That could be in glint.
:07:20. > :07:22.Once the draw itself begins, result will automatically be placed in
:07:23. > :07:29.group A before the rest of the seeded teams are randomly drawn.
:07:30. > :07:34.Then the seeded team in pot two is drawn with one of the South American
:07:35. > :07:38.seeds so there cannot be more than two European qualifiers in each
:07:39. > :07:42.group. The rest of the teams in pot two are allocated a group each and
:07:43. > :07:47.this process is repeated for pots three and four. But Chile and
:07:48. > :07:50.Ecuador cannot be placed in a group with another South American team.
:07:51. > :07:56.This means there are all sorts of possibilities for England involving
:07:57. > :07:59.so-called easier and much tougher opposition is. Two teams from each
:08:00. > :08:04.group will qualify for the knockout stages.
:08:05. > :08:11.And that is what they are playing for, the World Cup trophy. It
:08:12. > :08:16.arrived a little while ago. Spain have held it for four years. The
:08:17. > :08:21.organisers described this as the trophy moment and so it was. The
:08:22. > :08:25.draw is always complicated but this time, the thing about the pre-draw
:08:26. > :08:28.where they will take when European team out of a pot and put it into
:08:29. > :08:34.another has got its own connotations, hasn't it? It is very
:08:35. > :08:40.difficult. When you experience the World Cup, you realise the approach
:08:41. > :08:45.of the nations is very different. I was surprised in Africa to see the
:08:46. > :08:48.approach compared with the European and South American. Sometimes you
:08:49. > :08:52.feel it is easier to play against European sides because as a
:08:53. > :08:55.footballer, you do not give the importers that probably a South
:08:56. > :08:59.American team gets to the tournament. It is important to avoid
:09:00. > :09:04.South American or Central American teams because it means more than
:09:05. > :09:10.just playing a game of football. Shouldn't it have been the last two
:09:11. > :09:16.to qualify? It is probably too late to get them to change now! What
:09:17. > :09:21.about the best case scenario for England? We thought we had that four
:09:22. > :09:25.years ago with our group of Algeria, Spain and Slovenia, but that was not
:09:26. > :09:30.to be the case. Hence the reason why it may not be a bad idea to get one
:09:31. > :09:35.of the big names in there. If you win two, then you are guaranteed to
:09:36. > :09:44.go through into the round of 16. You would not want the worst group of
:09:45. > :09:46.Spain, Chile and the USA. This is if they move to pot two. It is
:09:47. > :10:09.conceivably worse. We would like to avoid that one.
:10:10. > :10:12.There are two teams of hot, humid conditions. In the Confederations
:10:13. > :10:17.Cup the humidity was the worst problem. The heat you can cope with
:10:18. > :10:23.but the humidity, if you are not used to it, you will find it
:10:24. > :10:28.difficult to be yourself. Italy and Spain were incredibly hot. That can
:10:29. > :10:33.affect you in a particular game. I think to get a big team in your
:10:34. > :10:37.group helps. It sets the standards for the competition. If you have got
:10:38. > :10:42.two teams to go through, it gives you a margin of error to adjust
:10:43. > :10:46.things. The build-up to Brazil has been marred with issues off the
:10:47. > :10:50.pitch with public protests against the cost of staging the tournament
:10:51. > :10:56.and problems with building the stadiums. It culminated last week in
:10:57. > :11:01.a tragedy in Sao Paulo which claimed two lives when a crane collapsed at
:11:02. > :11:06.the stadium. Dan has got the latest on preparations with the BBC South
:11:07. > :11:13.American football correspondent Tim Vickrey. Yes, hello, Gary. Tim, the
:11:14. > :11:17.headlines went round the world. Yesterday, Sepp Blatter was asked
:11:18. > :11:21.about it at length. He said some of the stadiums may not be ready until
:11:22. > :11:26.April next year. Is there a confidence that Brazil can do this
:11:27. > :11:29.on time? I think they are cutting it fine than they would like. I think
:11:30. > :11:34.stadiums are one of the least of their problems. There are more
:11:35. > :11:38.pressing concerns like airport capacity, like the price the fans
:11:39. > :11:44.will have to pay and the potential backdrop of political protest. The
:11:45. > :11:50.draw is being held in this resort. The weather is very nice behind us
:11:51. > :11:58.but heat, humidity and travel is what the managers have been talking
:11:59. > :12:02.about. Everyone is going to be travelling, some much more than
:12:03. > :12:06.others and into very variable conditions. From an England point of
:12:07. > :12:13.view, there are four groups which would be acceptable, group B, group
:12:14. > :12:19.E, group F and the apple of everyone's I, group H. They'll said
:12:20. > :12:24.they wanted to be in group H. In the rehearsal yesterday, guess who got
:12:25. > :12:28.it? The Germans. It is no good getting it in the
:12:29. > :12:32.rehearsal, they will not get it in the real thing. Let's talk about
:12:33. > :12:37.Brazil. They are the favourites, the home nation, we have talked about
:12:38. > :12:40.the expectation already. Have they got the players this time? I have
:12:41. > :12:45.not got the plethora of players we have seen in the past like Neymar. I
:12:46. > :12:57.think they have got a fantastic balance. They have got a lot of
:12:58. > :13:00.creativity. I think the big tactical point has been playing with two
:13:01. > :13:08.centre midfielders and defensive midfielders, that is something which
:13:09. > :13:12.Brazilians generally do not like. What is important is Brazilians
:13:13. > :13:18.expect to be probably the underdogs against Spain and in a World Cup, as
:13:19. > :13:22.a host, that is a real help. I think there is a real expectation but
:13:23. > :13:28.playing against Spain, playing in a certain way will suit them. What
:13:29. > :13:31.will help them is having competitive football in the summer. With them
:13:32. > :13:35.being the hosts and the lack of it leading up to the tournament could
:13:36. > :13:40.be a negative point for them but having it only a few months ago. And
:13:41. > :13:48.they were successful as well. They were very successful. When you take
:13:49. > :13:54.Neymar, no real superstars in that team but what they do is they gelled
:13:55. > :13:59.brilliantly as a team. They worked incredibly hard. It was the first
:14:00. > :14:06.dismantling we have seen of Spain. It was but that first half an hour
:14:07. > :14:11.was sensational. That line of three is fantastic. Fred, the number nine,
:14:12. > :14:16.is a question, he has been injured since the Confederations Cup. They
:14:17. > :14:29.had a lot of options in that number nine position. Probably that is the
:14:30. > :14:34.only doubt that they have. As we know, the World Cup in South America
:14:35. > :14:38.has always been won by a South American side, you have got to fancy
:14:39. > :14:45.quite strongly Argentina, haven't you? Not only have they got lots of
:14:46. > :14:49.the refit players, they have also got Lionel Messi. And when you have
:14:50. > :14:53.got two players of that calibre in your team then you have to have a
:14:54. > :14:58.chance. They will be used to the conditions, wherever they are
:14:59. > :15:07.drawn. Obviously, they will be a big threat. Who else would you perhaps
:15:08. > :15:10.pluck out at present? Uruguay. You cannot underestimate them. You have
:15:11. > :15:18.to have a feel-good factor about it. In 1950 World Cup in Brazil went
:15:19. > :15:24.Uruguay won the final. That was a big shock. And the strikers they
:15:25. > :15:30.have now, they are still a strong forced to be reckoned with. Colombia
:15:31. > :16:58.were second to Argentina in their qualifying group. We will make
:16:59. > :17:05.certain we are prepared for the venue. Relaxed and excited going
:17:06. > :17:12.into the draw, but are you concerned about the changes FIFA have made?
:17:13. > :17:16.Not particularly. Who knows? You do not know whether being moved, if it
:17:17. > :17:19.was you that got moved, could turn out to be an advantage or a
:17:20. > :17:25.disadvantage. People can speculate as much as you like. I think the
:17:26. > :17:29.best way to approach it is bit this is once again something which is
:17:30. > :17:33.going to happen. FIFA have decided it is the best for the competition.
:17:34. > :17:37.One of the European teams will be moved to a different pot and if it
:17:38. > :17:42.happens to be you and you have got an eight to one chance, I suppose,
:17:43. > :17:45.you get on with it. We spoke earlier this week and you said you are more
:17:46. > :17:51.concerned about where England played rather than who they played. Are you
:17:52. > :17:55.still have that opinion? Yes, but on the other hand, I have a liberal
:17:56. > :17:59.attitude towards both things. It would be nice if the draw favoured
:18:00. > :18:05.us and put us in an area which was kinder, if you like or favourable to
:18:06. > :18:09.European teams, but if it doesn't, that is not a problem either, we
:18:10. > :18:13.will deal with that and I am pretty certain with all the expertise
:18:14. > :18:20.around me, we will prepare our players as best we can.
:18:21. > :18:27.You said that the draw was like a box of chocolates, do you like the
:18:28. > :18:34.coffee creams? I like them. That will do me, with a cup of coffee
:18:35. > :18:38.that is fine. And there is Roy Hodgson sitting
:18:39. > :18:44.with Greg Dyke. We are running a few minutes behind.
:18:45. > :18:50.That is not surprising. We will join it when it matters. So, Roy Hodgson,
:18:51. > :18:56.knocked back with the performance in the friendlies? Yes but without
:18:57. > :19:01.being convincing, they were undefeated. Having said that, it was
:19:02. > :19:07.Montenegro. There is always pressure for England to go out and perform. I
:19:08. > :19:11.think for the first time in a long time, the expectation to win it will
:19:12. > :19:17.not be there. Prior it has been we will do this, we will do this. That
:19:18. > :19:22.will not be there this tournament. That could help us. Obviously the
:19:23. > :19:25.two friendlies have set the mood and maybe the confidence back a little
:19:26. > :19:29.bit, but there is time to get that back with the games and the training
:19:30. > :19:36.before the tournament. How would you evaluate England's
:19:37. > :19:40.chances, Roberto? Really good. Year after year, the development of the
:19:41. > :19:46.English footballer is better. With the developing players, that they
:19:47. > :19:50.are. They are tactically aware. They are thinkers. I believe that England
:19:51. > :19:56.on the day can beat anyone. It is more managing the expectations.
:19:57. > :19:59.There will be games against the South Americans, their stale is very
:20:00. > :20:03.different, but the European style. If you are playing against Costa
:20:04. > :20:07.Rica and understanding to play in a certain way. I think that England
:20:08. > :20:10.are ready now to earn that belief in a big tournament. The players are
:20:11. > :20:15.there. We are ready now to hand over. The
:20:16. > :20:19.pre-amble is complete. They are introducing the ambassadors on to
:20:20. > :20:26.the stage. We understand that Sir Geoff Hurst is on there. So what
:20:27. > :20:32.better time than to join Jonathan Piers.
:20:33. > :20:45.Thank you very much, Gary. Yes, it is time for business. Our presenter,
:20:46. > :20:49.Fernanda is helping with the draw. We have had dancing here, we have
:20:50. > :20:54.had music. We have had Pele on the stage. We have had help with the
:20:55. > :20:59.draw, he played in three finals. And here is the winning captain
:21:00. > :21:04.Cafu. He won more games in the final than
:21:05. > :21:11.anyone else, Cafu. Any moment now, and we will have the
:21:12. > :21:16.Secretary General of Jerome Valcke explaining the draw but this is a
:21:17. > :21:24.lovely moment about the come-up. 86 years old. The wonderful
:21:25. > :21:28.right-winger for Uruguay in Rio, scoring the deciding match for
:21:29. > :21:32.Brazil. He is a player I would lead about as a lad, reading about
:21:33. > :21:38.football. Now, he should be explaining the
:21:39. > :21:42.draw for you, how it will work. Watch for the little twist this
:21:43. > :21:50.year, Group X. So, let me explain. On the left you
:21:51. > :21:56.see the blue pots, the 32 teams placed and assigned to one of the
:21:57. > :22:01.four pots on the basis of sporting and geographic criteria. Under the
:22:02. > :22:08.supervision of the firm Ernst Young. The pot 1. In front of Cafu,
:22:09. > :22:14.it contains the host, Brazil. Plus the seven highest ranking Team teams
:22:15. > :22:20.of the FIFA ranking. In order, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia,
:22:21. > :22:27.Belgium, Uruguay and Switzerland. So, that is clear. How about the
:22:28. > :22:32.others? The teams in pots two, three and four are assigned on a
:22:33. > :22:39.geographic basis. In pot two in front of Zinedine Zidane we have the
:22:40. > :22:44.teams from of a car, Nigeria, Cameroon and plus the remaining
:22:45. > :22:51.South American teams, Chile and Ecuador. In front of Fabio Cannavaro
:22:52. > :22:58.is the teams were Asia, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and the teams
:22:59. > :23:06.from north central Mehdi America, Costa Rica, Honduras and the USA. In
:23:07. > :23:10.pot 4 in front of justify justify, the remaining nine teams from
:23:11. > :23:18.Europe. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, #25e8,
:23:19. > :23:24.Netherlands, and Portugal. But you said four pots. I see five
:23:25. > :23:30.on the left? I understand that there is mystery about the pot X. There is
:23:31. > :23:35.a clear purpose that I will explain in a few moments, but let me remind
:23:36. > :23:42.you of the principles that guide us. The first is the principle of the
:23:43. > :23:46.geographic separation. We cannot have teams from the simple
:23:47. > :23:50.qualification zone drawn into the same group. There are 13 teams from
:23:51. > :23:56.Europe and eight groups. We have to make the exception in this case, so
:23:57. > :23:59.no more than two European teams drawn into one group. Secondly, we
:24:00. > :24:04.have to follow the specific orders. We will draw the teams, the pots one
:24:05. > :24:09.by one until they are empty. We will begin with pot one, and finish with
:24:10. > :24:14.pot four. So, once the team is drawn, what do
:24:15. > :24:19.we do with them? As the teams are drawn from the pot. They fill the
:24:20. > :24:25.groups from A to H. The exception which may be made is that groups may
:24:26. > :24:30.be skipped in order to maintain our principle of geographic separation.
:24:31. > :24:34.Sorry but that sounds tricky? Tricky, I don't know but we have to
:24:35. > :24:38.be careful. That is true. We also have to determine the position of
:24:39. > :24:45.the team. You see, the seeded teams in pot one will be assigned in the
:24:46. > :24:52.first position of the groups. Brazil as the host is in Group A 1. The
:24:53. > :24:55.non-seeded teams from pots two, three and four will have the
:24:56. > :25:03.positions drawn. If it is Group A and B Fifty Two,
:25:04. > :25:07.Fernanda for C and D and Mario for G and H.
:25:08. > :25:11.I am with you, but one last question. In order for a smooth flow
:25:12. > :25:18.to the draw should we start with the same number of teams in each pot. I
:25:19. > :25:28.see you are following well. We have an uneven number of balls in the
:25:29. > :25:35.pot, one in -- so in order to balance the pots we begin by drawing
:25:36. > :25:39.a ball from pot four to pot two and start with eight balls in each pot.
:25:40. > :25:45.Ladies and pot.Ladies and gentlemen. , draw is about to begin
:25:46. > :25:51.now. So, justify justify justify, may I ask you to stir the balls, to
:25:52. > :26:00.draw one of the nine balls, to add this ball into the pot two.
:26:01. > :26:02.So now we have equal numbers of balls in each pot. We start the
:26:03. > :26:13.draw. Here we go.
:26:14. > :26:16.Brazil for Group A. Cafu, you open it.
:26:17. > :26:20.This is the only certain country in the draw. They know where they will
:26:21. > :26:26.be placed. Brazil, position A 1. They kick the
:26:27. > :26:34.World Cup off in Sao Paulo. Next. We go, we have Spain, Germany,
:26:35. > :26:52.Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Switzerland. For the Group B.
:26:53. > :26:55.Spain. The world champions in B 1. They cannot play Brazil until the
:26:56. > :26:57.final. Now Group C.
:26:58. > :27:04.Thank you. . If they win their group, that is,
:27:05. > :27:08.of course. Colombia! Number four in the FIFA
:27:09. > :27:34.World Cup ranking, Group C 1. Uruguay. Who went through the
:27:35. > :27:40.play-off, Group D 1. So, we have Germany, Argentina,
:27:41. > :27:49.Belgium and Switzerland. They are left in this pot.
:27:50. > :28:01.We start with Switzerland. Switzerland in Group E 1.
:28:02. > :28:12.Roy Hodgson took them to the World Cup in 1994.
:28:13. > :28:16.Group F starts in Rio for Group. 1. Argentina.
:28:17. > :28:20.Argentina have not reached the semi-finals in the last five
:28:21. > :28:26.attempts. Two teams left, Germany and Belgium.
:28:27. > :28:33.Two European teams. Germany.
:28:34. > :28:46.Germany go into Group G 1. And the last one, Belgium.
:28:47. > :28:53.Germany will play 100 games when they play their first game in
:28:54. > :28:58.Brazil. Belgium. So. We are done with pot one. Thank
:28:59. > :29:04.you, Cafu. Now, we turn our attention on the
:29:05. > :29:10.pot two which contains a mix of teams from three qualification
:29:11. > :29:13.zones, Africa, Europe and South America.
:29:14. > :29:21.Hold on before going to pot two. What about pot X? Pot X, as you have
:29:22. > :29:26.seen we have drawn four teams from Europe and South America into groups
:29:27. > :29:31.A to H. This is where the principle of geographic separation comes into
:29:32. > :29:37.play. We have to be careful not to draw two teams from the same zone or
:29:38. > :29:42.group to end up with three European teams in the same group. We need pot
:29:43. > :29:48.X to help us avoid a clash. As follows: Pot X is composed of the
:29:49. > :29:55.four seeded South American teams, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and
:29:56. > :30:00.Uruguay. I which will ask Zinedine Zidane to draw one of the four
:30:01. > :30:05.teams. This taum indicates in which group the European team of pot two
:30:06. > :30:14.will go. So, Zinedine Zidane, stir the bowl.
:30:15. > :30:24.It is a nightmare scenario. This is an important part of the draw.
:30:25. > :30:32.Uruguay. In Group D is Uruguay. The European
:30:33. > :30:38.team which is... Here we go. It was France in the rehearsal. Holland
:30:39. > :30:44.yesterday went in with Uruguay in the rehearsal.
:30:45. > :30:49.Italy go in with Uruguay. Italy in Group D are Uruguay. A is
:30:50. > :31:12.you to give me a ball. they will play in Manaus it in the
:31:13. > :31:21.heat and humidity. That is a bad one for them. We have five Africans and
:31:22. > :31:25.two South American teams. Again, a South American team cannot go into a
:31:26. > :31:32.group with another South American team. Chile. They cannot go in with
:31:33. > :31:44.Brazil. So they go into Group B with Spain. They were beaten by Brazil in
:31:45. > :31:53.2006 and 2010. They beat England recently.
:31:54. > :32:08.Chile will start in Cuiaba. It is infamous for the heat. It is
:32:09. > :32:23.Cameroon. This could be the opening game.
:32:24. > :32:33.Three years since they have played a team from outside Africa. They beat
:32:34. > :32:45.Argentina in 1990. They will start in Natal.
:32:46. > :32:57.Ecuador. They cannot go in with Colombia or Uruguay so they go in
:32:58. > :33:05.Group E with Switzerland. They were beaten by David Beckham's free kick
:33:06. > :33:14.in Germany, dropped two home points in qualifying and picked up just
:33:15. > :33:21.three away points. That will be the opening game in Brasilia. Watch for
:33:22. > :33:35.that one as we go through. We start with Group C. With Colombia it is
:33:36. > :33:40.the Ivory Coast. They beat Senegal in the play-off, made hard work of
:33:41. > :33:51.it in the end. Argentina had terrible draws on both world cups.
:33:52. > :33:56.They will start in receive. -- receive. It can be very wet in terms
:33:57. > :34:14.of rain in June and July there. Nigeria with Group F with Argentina.
:34:15. > :34:25.It is the same as 2010, by the way, Argentina and Nigeria. Is it the
:34:26. > :34:33.same as 2002 as well? They will start in Curitiba. Nigeria are the
:34:34. > :34:38.African cup of Nations champions. They are a young team.
:34:39. > :35:06.Ghana with Germany in Group D. D3 for Ghana. They lost to Germany
:35:07. > :35:16.1-0. They will start in Natal. That is on the coast. Algeria go with
:35:17. > :35:39.Belgium. Their opening game will be against
:35:40. > :35:46.Belgium. We are half way, half-time. We have filled two teams per group,
:35:47. > :35:50.but let's now move on. Far be, pot three, it is you, but first, I
:35:51. > :35:55.repeat we have the Asian team, Australia, Iran, Japan, Korea
:35:56. > :36:20.Republic, Costa Rica, Australia, Iran, Japan, Korea
:36:21. > :36:30.is not very happy. Four defeats in the
:36:31. > :36:30.is not very happy. Four defeats in Mexico will play Cameroon in Natal
:36:31. > :36:52.as their Mexico will play Cameroon in Natal
:36:53. > :37:00.knockout stage in 2010. They clinched their place in the final
:37:01. > :37:10.seven minutes from time. It is hard to be old!
:37:11. > :37:18.Australia will play Chile in their opening game with a new manager. He
:37:19. > :37:28.comes from Athens originally. They have a good young keeper called Matt
:37:29. > :37:34.Ryan. This is for Group C. Japan, in with the Ivory Coast and Colombia.
:37:35. > :37:37.Their fifth final in a row will stop they picked up most points in Asian
:37:38. > :37:55.qualifying. They will play the Ivory Coast in
:37:56. > :38:07.their opening game. This is a strong group coming up, Group D. Uruguay
:38:08. > :38:08.and Italy are already there. Costa Rica in Group D with Uruguay and
:38:09. > :38:36.Italy. Uruguay Costa Rica, the first game
:38:37. > :38:41.of this group. That is in Fortaleza. It is important to see who comes out
:38:42. > :38:48.now. Honduras. England would love to be in Group E, Honduras are the 6000
:38:49. > :39:00.to one rank outsiders for the competition.
:39:01. > :39:11.We have three teams, Iran, Korea Republic and the USA.
:39:12. > :39:23.Iran. Iran will go in with Argentina and Nigeria. Top qualifying group
:39:24. > :39:24.winning their last three games. They have won the last six matches,
:39:25. > :39:56.actually. They will play Nigeria in their
:39:57. > :40:03.first game. USA. Klinsmann has lived in the States for the last 19 years.
:40:04. > :40:08.And he's up against a team he played for and managed at the World Cup
:40:09. > :40:13.finals. Will they owed them? They missed it. -- will they open? They
:40:14. > :40:27.missed it. I bet he has a smile about that
:40:28. > :40:36.afterwards, he is a great character. So South Korea, qualified on goal
:40:37. > :40:44.difference from Uzbekistan. They were beaten by seven of their other
:40:45. > :40:52.finalists here. Their manager was a great hero of the 2002 campaign.
:40:53. > :41:01.That is not a bad group to go into. We have the remaining eight European
:41:02. > :41:07.teams. If we come out of this next pot first, England will be in the
:41:08. > :41:16.opening game of the World Cup 2014 against Brazil in Sao Paulo.
:41:17. > :41:29.The 12th of June awaits. Sao Paulo, the venue. This is a tough group.
:41:30. > :41:36.Croatia have the honour. Croatia are the opening game of the 2014 World
:41:37. > :41:51.Cup. They beat Iceland in the play-off.
:41:52. > :42:06.Jeff, look with Spain. If Geoff Hurst picks England here, it will be
:42:07. > :42:12.Spain and Salvador. Who gets the world and European champions?
:42:13. > :42:22.Holland. A repeat of the final four years ago. The bad tempered final.
:42:23. > :42:32.The final but poor old Howard Webb had to try and control. Either Spain
:42:33. > :42:54.or Holland are likely to meet Brazil.
:42:55. > :43:01.It is Greece. We are still in, we have not come out yet. Ivory Coast
:43:02. > :43:07.were hoping for a very good draw this time. They have had bad luck.
:43:08. > :43:15.They have got a good draw. This is a nightmare. This is a nightmare next
:43:16. > :43:20.draw for Group D. If we come out here we will play Italy in the
:43:21. > :43:32.opening game in Manaus at 2am UK time. Be careful, Sir Geoff, said
:43:33. > :43:39.Jeff, by the way, everybody. Thank you. It will be a European game
:43:40. > :44:02.between Italy and... England! Manaus in the Amazon region. It is
:44:03. > :44:11.sauna like. 99% humidity. It is uncomfortable. The travel to Manaus
:44:12. > :44:14.alone for England from Rio de Janeiro will be a round trip of 3300
:44:15. > :44:34.miles. Uruguay, Costa Rica and Italy, that
:44:35. > :44:44.is a very tough group. Suarez awaits. Mario Balotelli awaits.
:44:45. > :44:50.France comes out with Switzerland and Honduras. That is a dream draw
:44:51. > :44:55.for France. England will play Italy in Manaus, Uruguay in Sao Paulo and
:44:56. > :44:59.Costa Rico in there no horizontal. It was at dinner horizontally
:45:00. > :45:05.suffered our all-time biggest embarrassment.
:45:06. > :45:21.France have Switzerland, Ecuador and honour durous. How is your luck? --
:45:22. > :45:29.honour dure use. -- Honduras. Bosnia-Herzegovina. The
:45:30. > :45:33.first ever game, Argentina slipped up against Manaus in years gone by.
:45:34. > :45:46.They have a good chance of qualifying.
:45:47. > :45:54.They are in great form. They are a a very attacking side.
:45:55. > :46:01.This is to play Germany in the opening game in Salvador. Germany,
:46:02. > :46:09.Ghana and the USA in this group. Oh, we have had a nightmare in this
:46:10. > :46:13.draw. Portugal! They go through with
:46:14. > :46:21.Germany, Ghana and USA. That is a tasty one. Germany,
:46:22. > :46:30.Portugal. A fantastic team. They are all fit.
:46:31. > :46:35.So, for the final one in Group H. Sir Geoff Hurst it has to be Russia.
:46:36. > :46:42.This will be Russia coming up, by the way.
:46:43. > :46:48.And Capello who had a nightmare with England against Algeria, will face
:46:49. > :46:52.Algeria, not in the opening game, they face South Korea but he will
:46:53. > :46:58.have to face them again. Having said that, he has a very good chance in
:46:59. > :47:15.that group of progressing. Thank you, Fernanda. I recap the
:47:16. > :47:42.eight groups. Group : Group about: Group
:47:43. > :47:50.Well, that is a really, really tough draw for England.
:47:51. > :47:59.A round of applause for the eight legends.
:48:00. > :48:10.Scolari is looking up. He will be pleased with the draw.
:48:11. > :48:20.There go the guests. Faernda will conduct the rest of the show here.
:48:21. > :48:24.We have more dancing. He is explaining what is going to
:48:25. > :48:30.happen, but we know what is going to happen for England. Uruguay, Costa
:48:31. > :48:35.Rica and Italy lie ahead. I'm afraid to say, Gary and the boys, this was
:48:36. > :48:40.not a very good day for England. The sort of draw that Roy Hodgson would
:48:41. > :48:49.have feared. So much travel. You will hear a lot
:48:50. > :48:58.more consideration about the draw when we return to London. Lots of
:48:59. > :49:04.good news she will say, but exuberant football.
:49:05. > :49:09.He is saying to close the show now with a tribute to the music and the
:49:10. > :49:20.magic of Brazil with Margareth Menezes. We have music, we have joy
:49:21. > :49:25.but it is sadness for Roy! Confirmation then of what awaits
:49:26. > :49:32.England next year. It will not be easy, or daunting. They start in
:49:33. > :49:37.Manaus against three-time champions, Italy who most recently beat England
:49:38. > :49:41.on penalties. No penalties in the group stage. Then the seeds,
:49:42. > :49:45.Uruguay, who have never lost to England alt a World Cup. That is in
:49:46. > :49:51.Sao Paulo. Not so tough conditions there. Then finally Costa Rica for
:49:52. > :49:55.the first time, actually, they have never played them before in Belo
:49:56. > :50:01.Horizonte. I start why you, Alan, your thoughts
:50:02. > :50:05.on the draw? I said it would not be bad getting one good team in the
:50:06. > :50:13.group, we did not want two. That is a tough group. It really is. Also,
:50:14. > :50:19.we play Italy first and Uruguay second. Costa Rica, we play them
:50:20. > :50:24.last. That could work for us. If we are still in it, but a tough,
:50:25. > :50:32.tough group. Volunteers, where we did not want to play, in the hottest
:50:33. > :50:37.places, the humidity of 99%. What do you think, Roberto? Well,
:50:38. > :50:42.where the game is played will be the biggest problem. The humidity,
:50:43. > :50:46.adapting to the travelling. But playing against a European side
:50:47. > :50:49.is a real help. You are starting the competition, playing against Italy
:50:50. > :50:55.is a game to control a little bit. It is a tough draw but I think
:50:56. > :51:03.probably then playing the next group you are facing is Colombia, Ivory
:51:04. > :51:09.Coast and Japan, if you are playing them... I like his confidence, he is
:51:10. > :51:14.talking about the next group after! If anyone wants to know how tough it
:51:15. > :51:22.will be, you have to look at the euros. It was a tough game against
:51:23. > :51:28.Italy. We lost on penalties. But Pirlo is injured now! Uruguay,
:51:29. > :51:35.an interesting side. Their strength is going forward. Saurez, we know
:51:36. > :51:39.all about. Forlanz is getting on? But the problems with the South
:51:40. > :51:44.Americans, they are not as disciplined as the European sides.
:51:45. > :51:47.It is difficult. They can be difficult under those circumstances
:51:48. > :51:52.but you believe that England should be able to get through the group.
:51:53. > :51:58.And the bonus is that Saurez is not in great form at present. He has
:51:59. > :52:01.been struggling off late. All of his goals are coming in the
:52:02. > :52:07.Premier League. He will not save any for the summer, you are hoping? He
:52:08. > :52:12.is a top, top player. Great ability. He can score a goal from any angle.
:52:13. > :52:19.That technique there with the half volley, that is not bad, either. We
:52:20. > :52:24.know what o to expect from him! It is a long way off.
:52:25. > :52:28.There will be lots of hype. It could have been worse? They could have had
:52:29. > :52:35.the opening game against Brazil? That would have been a great opening
:52:36. > :52:42.game, Brazil v England? But when Group D came along, we thought we
:52:43. > :52:47.don't want to be in this one put that ball back, Geoff.
:52:48. > :52:51.But the truth is in a World Cup you are going to play against good sides
:52:52. > :52:56.with players you know. We have Italy, we have Balotelli. He will be
:52:57. > :53:03.around I'm sure, a great character. The poverty is, as I said, Pirlo is
:53:04. > :53:08.there. It is going to abteam that will be ll-organised. The poverty of
:53:09. > :53:12.the group is if you want to be well, to be successful, you have to win
:53:13. > :53:17.games, but there will be a variety of different styles, you can really
:53:18. > :53:24.test the squad in the group stage. Obviously Italy as we see, they have
:53:25. > :53:30.adapted well in the Confederations Cup and Costa Rica, you mentioned
:53:31. > :53:35.Saurez, of Liverpool but they are also in good goal-scoring form. It
:53:36. > :53:39.will be exciting to watch how they do against England.
:53:40. > :53:43.I think Italy themselves were impressive in qualifying. I think it
:53:44. > :53:47.would have been one of the seeded teams had they not rested players
:53:48. > :53:51.for the last two games. I think that they got two draws in the last two
:53:52. > :53:58.qualifying games. That cost them being seeded. So that is something
:53:59. > :54:01.else to look at, to see how tough this will be.
:54:02. > :54:06.One of the great problems with England, they always seem to get
:54:07. > :54:10.great players injured before major championships, have you found that,
:54:11. > :54:15.Roberto, that we are slightly disadvantaged? Even though many of
:54:16. > :54:19.the world stars do play here? Well, you do. The demands in the Premier
:54:20. > :54:24.League are huge. As a footballer in an English club you get into the
:54:25. > :54:28.summer, that is after a tough season. The good part of that draw
:54:29. > :54:34.is that you will face players doing exactly the same with the Italian
:54:35. > :54:38.club and with the Champions League. I still think that group is a
:54:39. > :54:44.really, really good group in terms of pushing the squad to the maximum,
:54:45. > :54:48.to be ready for further stages. Sometimes you feel an easy group
:54:49. > :54:53.will allow you to progress but you are not tested.
:54:54. > :54:59.I don't think that Italy are the same as they were in the euros. I
:55:00. > :55:04.expect England to have a really strong start in the tournament.
:55:05. > :55:09.If I can boost your confidence further, England qualified from the
:55:10. > :55:17.group stages in the last four World Cups, although it has not always
:55:18. > :55:25.gone well after that, has it? It's Beckham! It is in! This is Owen.
:55:26. > :55:30.Taking it in his stride. Still, Michael Owen. He has scored a
:55:31. > :55:35.wonderful goal. A red card for David Beckham. It is Batty. England again
:55:36. > :55:40.are out of the World Cup on penalties.
:55:41. > :55:50.On this huge stage, David Beckham with the penalty for England.
:55:51. > :55:58.Beckham has scored! And it's a goal. It is Ronaldhino.
:55:59. > :56:08.There is the volley! Oh, it is a terrific goal for England and Joe
:56:09. > :56:14.Cole scored it. Look at Rooney, battling away.
:56:15. > :56:22.He's sent Rooney off. This is for the semi-finals of Portugal. He's
:56:23. > :56:28.done it. England are out of the World Cup.
:56:29. > :56:35.The United States are level. It is a nightmare moment for Rob Green.
:56:36. > :56:45.Jeremy Hunt scores. They -- Jermain Defoe scores. They are on their way!
:56:46. > :56:50.Frank Lampard! Brilliant. It is in. And Germany are going through to the
:56:51. > :56:53.last stage of the World Cup, once again.
:56:54. > :56:57.It just finished with Steven Gerrard at the end there.
:56:58. > :57:01.Alan, you have the lights of Frank Lampard as well. It is the
:57:02. > :57:05.last-chance time for those guys? Absolutely.
:57:06. > :57:09.The last of the golden generation. It was meant to be the golden
:57:10. > :57:15.generation, the generation to be successful for us. To get us the
:57:16. > :57:19.long-awaited trophy, but it has not worked out, but they will know they
:57:20. > :57:24.are going into the tournament with it being their last. Determined to
:57:25. > :57:27.go out with a bang. To try to be successful.
:57:28. > :57:32.You have a lot of internationals at Everton, Roberto, it is interesting
:57:33. > :57:37.to see how the players approach the World Cup as it comes around? Is it
:57:38. > :57:43.different? It is. It is a unique opportunity. There are not many
:57:44. > :57:46.times as a footballer to be facing the possibility of playing in the
:57:47. > :57:52.World Cup. There are about ten players who could be involved. That
:57:53. > :57:55.is exciting. Everything that they do on a daily basis is to prepare
:57:56. > :57:59.themselves to be in good shape for the World Cup. So that in a way is
:58:00. > :58:02.in your mind but always in a positive way.
:58:03. > :58:05.People say that club football is what it is all about in this
:58:06. > :58:08.country. We are obsessed with the Premier League. The international
:58:09. > :58:13.football does not matter as much. Is it true of the players, do you
:58:14. > :58:17.sense? Not in the World Cup, Gary. It can't. The World Cup is the
:58:18. > :58:25.pinnacle for anyone to play in. I was fortunate to play in the World
:58:26. > :58:29.Cup in 1998. For the players from today, the first thing that the
:58:30. > :58:34.managers are saying them tomorrow or whenever is look, the guys to be
:58:35. > :58:42.involved, forget what is happening today, there are four, five months
:58:43. > :58:45.to go before the time for the preparation, they are determined to
:58:46. > :58:50.get their minds on the Champions League but to play in a World Cup
:58:51. > :58:55.finals, it would be sensational. We should consider one or two of the
:58:56. > :59:00.other groups, who catches your eye? Germany and USA. And Ghana and
:59:01. > :59:07.Portugal with the group. That is Group J. That is interesting? Yes.
:59:08. > :59:10.And we never mentioned Belgium. Belgium in terms of having the best
:59:11. > :59:13.individuals ever in terms of going to a World Cup. They have been
:59:14. > :59:19.fortunate with their draws. Yes, they have the Group H that
:59:20. > :59:24.everybody want? Yes, obviously they will face the winners of Germany.
:59:25. > :59:32.The Group G will be important. I wanted to know who suggested Sir
:59:33. > :59:41.Geoff Hurst to pull that one out of the pot! We will get someone on
:59:42. > :59:50.that! OK, let's get, we can get a South American reaction now from Tim
:59:51. > :59:55.Vickery. Tim, England's perspective, first of
:59:56. > :00:00.all, in a group with Uruguay, how do you see it? Well, Roy has to go to
:00:01. > :00:05.Manaus. He didn't want to but it is probably a price worth paying for
:00:06. > :00:10.the location of the other two games. Of course, the crucial second game
:00:11. > :00:17.against the Uruguay team. They are tough, experienced, perhaps too
:00:18. > :00:21.experienced. Saurez and Cavani are at the peak of their power but the
:00:22. > :00:27.rest of the team has gotten old together. There will be ageing limbs
:00:28. > :00:33.on that side. They play the defence in the Milled field deep and then
:00:34. > :00:37.spring Saurez and Cabani on the counter.
:00:38. > :00:43.During the draw we heard from Ronaldo and Pele, Pele saying he
:00:44. > :00:48.thinks, he hopes that they can do it on home soil, what is the
:00:49. > :00:52.perspective from Brazil? Pele remembers his dad crying when they
:00:53. > :00:58.lost in 1950. He doesn't want his kids to see them lose next year. So
:00:59. > :01:01.no pressure. I think that the draw is fair enough for Brazil.
:01:02. > :01:08.Interesting matches there. Mexico have beaten them a few times.
:01:09. > :01:12.Cameroon, I remember them, when Cameroon were down to nine men. So
:01:13. > :01:16.interesting mixes, but I think that Brazil will clearly back themselves,
:01:17. > :01:28.but the draw has thrown up the prospect of Brazil meeting Spain
:01:29. > :01:34.early in the competition. To summarise, we could probably say
:01:35. > :01:38.Colombia good, Chile, bad. And Chile have the get over either Spain or
:01:39. > :01:42.Holland to qualify. Colombia will be happy. Ecuador will be happy with
:01:43. > :01:46.their draw and Argentina will be happy with their draw as well, both
:01:47. > :01:51.in terms of opponents and in terms of location of their games. They end
:01:52. > :01:55.their group programme against Nigeria. Always evocative. It was
:01:56. > :02:06.Diego Maradona's last game for Argentina in the 1984 World Cup.
:02:07. > :02:10.Thank you. Group A, Roberto, the hosts, favourites against Croatia on
:02:11. > :02:17.June 12. We are all looking forward to that. Not a bad group for them?
:02:18. > :02:22.No, it is not. You do not want to play too many games when you are the
:02:23. > :02:26.host and expectations are high. I think Croatia could pull thereat
:02:27. > :02:35.together and surprise you. You are looking at the group, Mexico, great
:02:36. > :02:41.games against Brazil but you would not expect anyone to beat Brazil.
:02:42. > :02:52.That is a decent game for Brazil to get underway. Tim mentioned the
:02:53. > :03:01.interesting aspect is perhaps the -- who they will play in the last 16.
:03:02. > :03:07.Exciting games to kick off. Group B kicks off with Spain versus Holland.
:03:08. > :03:13.That is a fantastic game. A lot of players in there that we know and
:03:14. > :03:18.exciting players. You would expect, looking at that, that was ill would
:03:19. > :03:24.probably top their group and Spain maybe those. Let's get a Brazilian
:03:25. > :03:39.view from David Luis. Brazil are back, a real statement of
:03:40. > :03:47.intent in the FIFA World Cup. In Brazil, everyone loves football.
:03:48. > :03:57.There is not too much pressure. If you win the World Cup, you can stay
:03:58. > :04:09.there. Hit by Neymar, what a goal from Neymar! Everyone in the team
:04:10. > :04:13.wanted to help him. He wants to give everything for the team as well. I
:04:14. > :04:20.always speak to him and tell him, you do not need to change. You are a
:04:21. > :04:28.star now. You are the best player of football with the bad moments and
:04:29. > :04:36.bad things you can give, we will protect you and in good moments you
:04:37. > :04:42.will show your football. There is pressure on Scolari to win the World
:04:43. > :04:51.Cup on home soil. There is pressure for him but he knows how hard to
:04:52. > :04:55.work and motivate the players. You think it is possible for a European
:04:56. > :05:00.team to win in Brazil? It is possible for everyone but I think
:05:01. > :05:14.was ill will be so difficult to beat. Not this time. Sometimes you
:05:15. > :05:23.need to dream. Have a great generation, have a great team, you
:05:24. > :05:30.need to think you can win. It would be difficult for everyone, not just
:05:31. > :05:35.for England, but not this time against Brazil. What is the dream
:05:36. > :05:41.for you personally? To be a champion of the world.
:05:42. > :05:46.Let's get the thoughts now of someone with a famous hairstyle
:05:47. > :05:48.himself, former England international Chris Waddle is
:05:49. > :05:56.standing by. Your thoughts on the England draw? Very difficult.
:05:57. > :06:01.Obviously, South America is hard itself to go and play out there but
:06:02. > :06:05.when you are playing a team like Uruguay, we know they are very
:06:06. > :06:10.difficult. Italy, I have always admired. They do not seem to have
:06:11. > :06:16.any fear. They have a good game plan, always have. They were strong
:06:17. > :06:23.side in the Euros. Where do you see the state of England at present? The
:06:24. > :06:28.last two friendlies have tried to give some players a game. We are
:06:29. > :06:34.capable of giving people at decent game but I think that game will --
:06:35. > :06:38.that group will be very difficult to come out of. We're looking at people
:06:39. > :06:43.like Morrison and Berkeley could force way into the team. But I think
:06:44. > :06:49.it is all on the senior players, how they will perform, Steven Gerard,
:06:50. > :06:52.Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole, these are the players who have to perform at
:06:53. > :06:57.their best if we are going to get a chance of getting out of our group,
:06:58. > :07:01.never mind how far we go. Expectations are pretty low this
:07:02. > :07:08.time around, more realistic than before? Yes, and about time. In 1990
:07:09. > :07:13.we had a great run and Euro 96 came very close again but since then we
:07:14. > :07:17.have been built up as a team that could go and win it and we have not
:07:18. > :07:21.really looked like we could win it. It will help the team to go and
:07:22. > :07:25.relax a bit more. But you know what it is like, if we have a couple of
:07:26. > :07:30.good friendly results, it will be, this is a team that can win it. What
:07:31. > :07:37.do you think Roy Hodgson will do with the team tack to clean to get
:07:38. > :07:41.the best out of them? -- tactically. I think he has done a terrific job
:07:42. > :07:47.with the players he has got. He seems to organise them pretty well.
:07:48. > :07:52.I think we have got to play attacking football but it is not the
:07:53. > :07:56.English way. We find it hard to slow the game down, we find it hard to
:07:57. > :08:02.keep the ball for a period of time. Whatever the weather will be there,
:08:03. > :08:06.it is different. It will be a big test on the legs because you do play
:08:07. > :08:12.every three or four days. There are a lot of things up against us. It
:08:13. > :08:16.will be good to play one up front and counterattacking. We have had
:08:17. > :08:23.the draw, we are still a few months away, who do you fancy? I have to
:08:24. > :08:26.say, Brazil look very good. With Lionel Messi and Argentina going
:08:27. > :08:29.forward, I do not think they are the best at the back but going forward
:08:30. > :08:36.they are free exciting and could upset anyone. We know Germany. Is it
:08:37. > :08:41.a tournament too far for Spain? They look very leggy. It could be a big
:08:42. > :08:45.test on them. Germany will be there. And an outside bet, I would say
:08:46. > :08:50.Uruguay look for a dangerous but also Belgium are team who could
:08:51. > :08:57.upset a lot. Thanks, Chris, great to talk to you. He was a player. I used
:08:58. > :09:03.to enjoy playing with him. Alan, you have selected your starting 11 for
:09:04. > :09:08.England. A bit premature. I was asked to. It is a good job it is not
:09:09. > :09:12.tomorrow because Joe Hart is not playing and Leighton Baines is
:09:13. > :09:17.injured. Sturridge is injured. I think with the back two, they have
:09:18. > :09:28.performed very well in qualifying. With the form that Rooney is in and
:09:29. > :09:33.if he can continue that right up until the summer, and there is no
:09:34. > :09:42.reason why he cannot, he is a top player. Baines ahead of coal? He has
:09:43. > :09:48.had injuries. He is not in the Chelsea side. Leighton has had a
:09:49. > :09:58.knock. But he is making a right good fist of being a regular.
:09:59. > :10:07.You have got a number of players in the squad and Berkeley is looking
:10:08. > :10:11.rather than sing -- promising. Probably one of those players can
:10:12. > :10:16.make a difference in a team like England but he's only young, he has
:10:17. > :10:21.only turned 20. You expect him to be very good in the future for English
:10:22. > :10:27.football. I suppose things will vary quite a lot. You need a bit of luck
:10:28. > :10:31.going into a tournament. You need incredible luck. There are so many
:10:32. > :10:36.things that have to go for you. It is all very well naming that squad
:10:37. > :10:40.but there is another four or five months of football to be played. It
:10:41. > :10:45.is almost certain that there will be injuries in the squad. One or two
:10:46. > :10:52.players Roy may not be able to pick. You need form and fitness. You need
:10:53. > :11:00.where to play. You need decisions to go for you. We felt we were hard
:11:01. > :11:03.done by in 98 with the golden goal against Argentina when Sol Campbell
:11:04. > :11:11.squad. That decision did not go for us. -- when Sol Campbell scored. We
:11:12. > :11:15.are still paying the price for 66. There are one or two other countries
:11:16. > :11:20.by adjusting the details of the draw. Here is Andy Swiss on the
:11:21. > :11:24.reaction from around the world. As you can imagine, social media has
:11:25. > :11:32.gone into overdrive over the last few hours. The most mentioned groups
:11:33. > :11:40.in Twitter have been the most -- E and G. Some of the reaction to the
:11:41. > :11:44.draw, we have heard from the USA goalkeeper and he says all games are
:11:45. > :11:50.tough, chance is there to progress, now we know, let the headlines
:11:51. > :11:51.start. The Dutch player Nigel De Jong says exciting group, looking
:11:52. > :12:07.forward to our first game. Plenty more reaction to come in and
:12:08. > :12:13.you can share your views on the World Cup. The best of your comments
:12:14. > :12:20.will be used on the BBC sport website.
:12:21. > :12:26.There we go, it is all social media these days. You get instant feedback
:12:27. > :12:30.which is a bonus for people right around the world who are following
:12:31. > :12:34.the draw. That will help England in the way that there is more knowledge
:12:35. > :12:39.and understanding about the teams going into the World Cup. It is
:12:40. > :12:49.important that we are realistic. There are many possibilities. There
:12:50. > :12:54.is always the realism that this is a difficult tournament and it will be
:12:55. > :13:00.difficult to progress. We can hear from Roy Hodgson now out in Brazil.
:13:01. > :13:05.He is with Dan. Mr Hodgson, the draw is over, the
:13:06. > :13:11.talk is over, Uruguay, Italy and Costa Rica, your assessment, please.
:13:12. > :13:17.Well, it is a tough group, no doubt about that. There is no doubt that
:13:18. > :13:22.with Uruguay and Italy we have almost got two number one seeds in
:13:23. > :13:27.our group. Italy were very unlucky not to be seeded in the first eight.
:13:28. > :13:30.We know how good they are because we lost them on penalties in
:13:31. > :13:34.quarterfinals in the Rose. The good thing is that we do know each other
:13:35. > :13:38.which not such a bad thing. The other thing, I suppose, which has
:13:39. > :13:43.worked in our favour is the game we have got in the north where the
:13:44. > :13:46.conditions will be tough climatically is against another
:13:47. > :13:52.European team so we will both be in the same boat. You had great
:13:53. > :13:58.excitement pre-draw, do you think it is worst-case scenario, the group we
:13:59. > :14:02.have now got? You are always hoping, to be frank, there were not many
:14:03. > :14:06.scenarios where you would have been jumping to joy. There were a lot
:14:07. > :14:10.more scenarios where you would be thinking this will be very tough for
:14:11. > :14:15.us. To get one that is a bit tougher does not surprise me at all. There
:14:16. > :14:18.is a lot of travelling to be done in most of the groups. Our great
:14:19. > :14:25.advantage will be we only have the one long trip and the other trips to
:14:26. > :14:31.Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte are relatively short trips and only same
:14:32. > :14:35.neck of the woods. That is a good benefit. You were worried about
:14:36. > :14:39.having to change the Rio base. We could have had three games up in the
:14:40. > :14:42.north and it would have been difficult. There is no doubt the
:14:43. > :14:47.climate in the North for European teams will be tougher. I suppose in
:14:48. > :14:52.some ways we have to regard that as an advantage. It will be difficult
:14:53. > :14:55.to put a positive spin on the quality of our opponents because
:14:56. > :15:00.even Costa Rica who are the least known, they are a very strong team.
:15:01. > :15:02.Juergen Klinsmann was just warning me how good they are because they
:15:03. > :15:09.were in their group in the qualifiers. There are a lot of
:15:10. > :15:14.England fans who wanted a strong grip. In the last World Cup it was
:15:15. > :15:19.Algeria, Slovenia and the USA and people were happy with that but it
:15:20. > :15:22.turned out to be a struggle. Yes, that is why I was positive about the
:15:23. > :15:27.whole affair yesterday and I am still positive. You never know. You
:15:28. > :15:31.do not win football matches on paper, you do not look at games and
:15:32. > :15:35.think this one we will win, this one we will drop and this one we will
:15:36. > :15:40.lose. You go out on each occasion, 11 against 11. The field that
:15:41. > :15:43.mentions are the same and if you are well prepared you have a chance to
:15:44. > :15:49.win. I am not disappointed in that respect. In some ways, having at
:15:50. > :15:52.least two three games, in an area where maybe the climate will be
:15:53. > :15:57.kinder to us, that is one of the things I was hoping for. Overall,
:15:58. > :16:01.you look towards World Cup in Brazil and this is it. There are a few
:16:02. > :16:10.friendlies to play and then it will be here next summer. Absolutely. It
:16:11. > :16:14.is hosted by a team who they think can win it. We are here, we have got
:16:15. > :16:20.an interesting group, no doubt about that. Three top quality opponents of
:16:21. > :16:24.the games we will play in the group will be very exciting games. I am
:16:25. > :16:29.certain they will attract big audiences all around the world. It
:16:30. > :16:34.will be a chance to see the North of Brazil. I have never been to the
:16:35. > :16:39.Amazon. It will be an interesting experience not only for me, but the
:16:40. > :16:43.rest of the team. We have to play one team up there but it is against
:16:44. > :16:48.another European team. What climactic difference up there will
:16:49. > :16:53.be the same for both teams. One of the first shots we saw in the World
:16:54. > :16:57.Cup draw, was you shaking hands with Nelson Mandela. I know he was
:16:58. > :17:02.somebody who appreciated the power of sport and you enjoyed spending
:17:03. > :17:06.time with him. I did not spend much time with him but I was honoured and
:17:07. > :17:11.delighted to meet him. It was a great privilege to shake his hand
:17:12. > :17:14.and have my photograph taken with him. I cannot claim to have had long
:17:15. > :17:20.conversations with him but we are talking about one of the iconic
:17:21. > :17:23.world leaders. Even if you take the last two sentries, he will be right
:17:24. > :17:27.up there with the people who have really made a massive difference. I
:17:28. > :17:31.think when you talk about Nelson Mandela, you do put football in
:17:32. > :17:36.despair. We are talking about a person who did not just unified one
:17:37. > :17:40.nation, he did a lot for other African nations. I was very sad to
:17:41. > :17:44.hear of his passing but really pleased he had a wonderful life and
:17:45. > :17:50.did so much with it. Thank you, Roy, see you next summer.
:17:51. > :17:52.If you have just come in, here is confirmation of what awaits England
:17:53. > :18:06.next year. Pretty daunting. The reason England ended up with
:18:07. > :18:09.Italy is because Italy were pulled out of pot four into pop two in the
:18:10. > :18:31.pre-draw. We have got a map for you now. One
:18:32. > :18:35.of the big things that people were talking about before the draw was
:18:36. > :18:39.the distances teams have to travel. If England are to continue with
:18:40. > :18:46.their base in Rio de Janeiro, that is the Italian game, the first one
:18:47. > :18:52.on June 14, and that is 3000 mile round trip. -- that is a 3500 mile
:18:53. > :18:57.round trip. It is a big thing in the planning. Sometimes it can be a
:18:58. > :19:03.benefit when the games are spread out. Sometimes you can stay too long
:19:04. > :19:06.in the same place. It depends, the preparation between one game and
:19:07. > :19:12.another. The heat and humidity will be the biggest problem. It is only
:19:13. > :19:17.one of the games, the other two are not too bad. Unless you have been
:19:18. > :19:22.there and travelled, people can underestimate the tiredness that
:19:23. > :19:28.travel does for you. You are sitting on a plane to ours, you have to get
:19:29. > :19:33.there, play the game, and it can affect you at times. It is a great
:19:34. > :19:38.leveller so it might help England. We need all the help we can get!
:19:39. > :19:43.Strict planning is required for something like this, isn't it? You
:19:44. > :19:47.have got to get it right. There is a lot of thought that four years ago
:19:48. > :19:52.England got their preparation wrong and the players did not look fit or
:19:53. > :19:57.fresh. It has been fascinating. I have been able to see how the
:19:58. > :20:01.different nations prepare. I think it is a cultural thing. As a
:20:02. > :20:05.European nation you expect to go into the World Cup with certain
:20:06. > :20:11.preparations in mind. I was about the South Americans are the best in
:20:12. > :20:16.preparing a World Cup. People sharing bedrooms, something that is
:20:17. > :20:20.a joy to spend time is around one of the biggest events in world
:20:21. > :20:24.football. I have not seen European nations preparing it with that joy
:20:25. > :20:32.and enjoying vacation, more than feeling it is a chore. You cannot do
:20:33. > :20:36.anything about form and fitness, being in the best physical
:20:37. > :20:42.condition. But what you can travel as -- but what you can plan is the
:20:43. > :20:46.travel and hotels. Pitches at the training ground, from that side of
:20:47. > :20:52.things, England and the FA will have that spot on. Downtime is a big
:20:53. > :20:57.problem, how the players switch off away from football. Some nations did
:20:58. > :21:01.well to excite the players and prepare them mentally. You can go
:21:02. > :21:08.from a game to boredom and that is a massive part. OK, we can pop back to
:21:09. > :21:16.Brazil and hear from two of the managers, the managers of Russia and
:21:17. > :21:21.Portugal. We have been joined by Fabiola Capello and also Carlos
:21:22. > :21:24.Queiroz who is in charge of Iran in the forthcoming World Cup. We have
:21:25. > :21:32.got a document if you need to check some ring. Fabiola, you are in Group
:21:33. > :21:39.H, what is your assessment first of all? It is a good group, a good
:21:40. > :21:54.choice. The other important thing is the location. We played the centre
:21:55. > :21:59.of Brazil. I'm happy.
:22:00. > :22:05.Carl Yorks you are in Group F. With some of the big boys, Nigeria as
:22:06. > :22:11.well. Do you have to look at the document -- Carlos.
:22:12. > :22:14.No, it is OK. For us, it is to enjoy.
:22:15. > :22:18.We are going to play against the best teams in the world. It is a
:22:19. > :22:27.great opportunity for us to progress and to be a better team. Of course
:22:28. > :22:31.we can be having the illusion to hope to qualify for the second
:22:32. > :22:37.round. And Fabio, you remember Algeria,
:22:38. > :22:40.Slovenia and the USA, and the group of England, they did not have a
:22:41. > :22:45.great World Cup. What do you think of England in with your country,
:22:46. > :22:55.Italy? I remember it could not be so bad. It is an important draw, but,
:22:56. > :23:02.they are with an interesting group, England. They have Italy, Uruguay,
:23:03. > :23:08.Costa Rica. Have a look at the documents! I am.
:23:09. > :23:14.We have lost them mid-sentence but that was the Portuguese manager of
:23:15. > :23:19.Iran, Carlos, not the Portugal manager, to make that absolutely
:23:20. > :23:23.clear. They seemed fairly happy? Good draws. I think that the biggest
:23:24. > :23:30.or the best draw has been for France. We forget that France got
:23:31. > :23:37.through... Wriggled! They got through the play-offs, now they are
:23:38. > :23:42.facing Ecuador, Honduras and that is a very good draw.
:23:43. > :23:50.So, time to look at your nation, Spain, the holders, of course. There
:23:51. > :23:54.it is. They have The Netherlands, Chile and Australia it is a really
:23:55. > :23:59.tough group when you look at it, but Spain have won the last three major
:24:00. > :24:54.tournaments, including of course the World Cup, four years ago.
:24:55. > :25:03.It's been quite an era for Spain. Unique. To win three major
:25:04. > :25:07.tournaments, it is not just the quality but the mentality. I think
:25:08. > :25:10.that only Brazil and Germany can stop Spain from going all the way to
:25:11. > :25:15.the final. I heard al-East Anglian saying that
:25:16. > :25:19.one or two players were looking jaded at brz? Absolutely, but look
:25:20. > :25:25.at the under 21s, they are producing the exact type of player. It is the
:25:26. > :25:36.mentality. There are winners that get on well. They have a great team
:25:37. > :25:41.I don't think that the older players will affect them.
:25:42. > :25:46.You have to admire the mentality of the guys from Spain. The will to
:25:47. > :25:51.win. The desire. To win the biggest tournament of all. The euros, the
:25:52. > :25:55.World Cup, to keep on churning performances out. The questions that
:25:56. > :25:59.are asked of them at every game, every tournament, do they have what
:26:00. > :26:02.it takes? We should not be asking them, because of what they have
:26:03. > :26:07.already achieved. OK, gentlemen, we are almost out of
:26:08. > :26:12.time. Thank you very much indeed. Let's give you an update of the vote
:26:13. > :26:21.of how you think England will get on this in particular World Cup. There
:26:22. > :26:26.you have it: It has improved a little bit. I love the 6% of you
:26:27. > :26:30.that think that England will win the World Cup! Why not.
:26:31. > :26:34.Let's hope so. We have something else to look
:26:35. > :26:38.forward to a week on Sunday, it's a special night. How can a programme
:26:39. > :26:43.that's been around for so long remain so rel sent? The second
:26:44. > :26:47.anybody does anything great, they will definitely win Sports
:26:48. > :26:50.personality of the Year. Perhaps the memories... A special
:26:51. > :26:54.night. Maybe the moment.
:26:55. > :27:00.Could you get in this lift. It could be down to the lift.
:27:01. > :27:02.It is the my iconic trophy in sport. And of course the people that choose
:27:03. > :27:06.them. . I would like to thank all that
:27:07. > :27:12.voted. Sports Personality of the Year.
:27:13. > :27:19.Wednesday at 9.00pm on BBC One. You can vet for the BBC Sports
:27:20. > :27:25.Personality of the Year either by phone or online. In order to vote
:27:26. > :27:32.online you can register at any time. Find out at: Lots more reaction to
:27:33. > :27:35.the draw on Football Focus. Dan Walker is presenting from Brazil at
:27:36. > :27:52.12.00pm. The Final Score is on: Well we are months from a tournament
:27:53. > :27:57.to change people's lives. As Nelson Mandela once said, sport has the
:27:58. > :28:03.power to change the world, it has the power to inspire, it has the
:28:04. > :28:09.power to unite people in a way that little else does, sport can awaken
:28:10. > :28:11.hope, where there was previously despair. Goodbye.