World Cup draw - England to play USA in the group stage!

[Xamonas Chegwé]

The full draw for South Africa this summer.

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece
Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia Ghana (Group of Death?)
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal (New Group of Death)
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Might be interesting to see how many of our Merkin members suddenly find themselves interested in proper football in a few months!

[Animavore]

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Shame there's no spider monkeys in Africa. They could have given Henri a warm welcome in their traditional manner.

[klr]

The full draw for South Africa this summer.

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece
Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia Ghana (Group of Death?)
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal (New Group of Death)
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

Shit, I clean forgot about the draw.

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Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal (New Group of Death)

Possibly, but maybe not quite for the normal reasons. If the boys from north of the DMZ don't do the business, The Great Leader may get very angry ...

There are no obviously "easy" groups to me. The draw looks to have been more fair than in some recent World Cups.

EDIT: Spain and Honduras drawn together, same as in 1982. Maybe Spain will win this time.

[klr]

12 June - England v USA, 1930 BST

Set your reminders now.

[Horwood Beer-Master]

It's nice that England have a nice easy warm-up match before the real competition starts.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Might be interesting to see how many of our Merkin members suddenly find themselves interested in proper football in a few months!

As if.

[Ayaan]

It's nice that England have a nice easy warm-up match before the real competition starts.

I know, but I'm going to watch anyway if at all possible.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It's nice that England have a nice easy warm-up match before the real competition starts.

I know, but I'm going to watch anyway if at all possible.

Carte blanche, my love. (We have a DVR.)

[Ayaan]

It's nice that England have a nice easy warm-up match before the real competition starts.

I know, but I'm going to watch anyway if at all possible.

Carte blanche, my love. (We have a DVR.)

That's good to know. If my calculations are correct, that would be 1:30 am in Missouri.

[Animavore]

I hope the aeroplane carrying the French team crashes into the side of a mountain and the survivors slowly starve until they have to eat Thierry Henry.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I hope the aeroplane carrying the French team crashes into the side of a mountain and the survivors slowly starve until they have to eat Thierry Henry.

Any relation to Chateau Thierry?

[Animavore]

I hope the aeroplane carrying the French team crashes into the side of a mountain and the survivors slowly starve until they have to eat Thierry Henry.

Any relation to Chateau Thierry?

I doubt it.

[klr]

It's nice that England have a nice easy warm-up match before the real competition starts.

I know, but I'm going to watch anyway if at all possible.

Carte blanche, my love. (We have a DVR.)

That's good to know. If my calculations are correct, that would be 1:30 am in Missouri.

I presume that should have been 1:30 pm.