Brazil To Open WCup Against Croatia

[Folami David]

Host nation Brazil will kick off next year's soccer World Cup against Croatia in Sao Paulo on June 12 the favourites will be happy with a Group A also containing Mexico and Cameroon as they seek their sixth title.
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Friday's complicated draw procedure went off smoothly as holders Spain and 2010 runners-up Netherlands were put together in the group stages, but have a tough task with Chile and Australia alongside them in Group B.
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England, Italy and Uruguay, all former winners, were put together, along with Costa Rica, in Group D, with England facing Italy in the jungle city of Manaus in their first game.
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Germany will come face to face with their former striker and coach Juergen Klinsmann, now in charge of the United States, with Portugal and Ghana completing the Group G line-up.
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France, who qualified via the playoffs, will be pleased with a Group E placing alongside Ecuador, Switzerland and Honduras.
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Bosnia, the only one of the 32 teams taking part in their first World Cup finals, face Argentina, Iran and Nigeria.
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The final is in Rio de Janeiro on July 13.

[femifemzy3]

I'm very sure Brazil will do very well in that competition.  They have Neymar and he is capable.