World Cup Draw 2010

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World Cup Draw 2010

The World Cup Draw took place in Cape Town on December 4th 2009.

This was one of the most waited events of the year as the future of each national team would be defined on that day.

The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron, assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.The balls were drawn by former England captain David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebreselassie, John Smit, Makhaya Ntini, Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu.

The World Cup Team Pots were as follows:

Seeding Pot: South Africa, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Spain, England, Holland, Argentina

Pot 2 (Europe): France, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Denmark, Slovakia

Pot 3 (Africa/South America): Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay

Pot 4 (Asia/ N. and C. America): Japan, South Korea, Australia, North Korea, New Zealand, USA, Mexico, Honduras