Before this thread begins, I would like to take a moment to honour the fallen. Russielloyd was banned for posting an obscene video shortly after the 2006 World Cup and World Cup Draw threads, where he was the star performer. His jingoistic rants about how great England are, and his insistance that Paul Robinson is a world class keeper will be sorely missed. Russie, buddy, wherever you are, we're thinking of you.
The draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup takes place tomorrow! I made a seperate thread from the English football thread because we often have our Aussie and American pals show up to talk about how great their soccer teams are (guys your teams suck no offence )
Here is how the draw will take place:
Seeds
South Africa, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
Pot 2
Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Mexico and Honduras.
Pot 3
Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Paraguay, Chile and Uruguay.
Pot 4
France, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Denmark and Slovakia.
Apparently France are having a little cry and moan about how England are top seeds instead of them, saying they have been unfairly punished for the Henry cheating incident. Well, no. I think it's fair. France aren't actually a very good team anymore. That's not to say England are world-beaters, we're probably the worst seed apart from the obligatory South Africa, but if you watch their performances against Ireland, France are pretty dire.
So, who are you hoping your country gets?