7Dec05 Germany 2006 Finals Draw
FIFA announced the group seeds for the 2006 World Cup finals. Germany, Brazil, Italy, France, Argentina, Spain, Mexico and England will lead each of the eight groups. In addition, Mexico announced they will be concentrating in Gottingen which was also their camp during the Confederations Cup earlier this year.
Under the seedings system Brazil have 64 points followed by England (51), Spain (50), Germany (48), Mexico (47), France (46), Argentina (44) and Italy (44). The USA had 43 points and Holland 38.
The remainder of the groups will be put together this Friday (Dec 9) during the draw for the finals of the World Cup which will be made at the Messe in Leipzig, Germany. ESPN SoccerNet will be covering the ceremony live on the web in case you are interested in following the events. I’ll post the final fixtures once the draw comes to an end.
UPDATE: it goes without saying but the draw has set up some very good matches in the group play. Print out the calendar from your nearest online sports website and think about your picks. I will blog my thoughts about the fixtures over the weekend, I might even setup a special area for everyone to discuss all Germany 2006 activities for the next six months!
8Dec05
11:24am
no mames que es esa cagada que Mexico es cabeza de serie, una verguenza para el mundial. Se nota que el cartel de Tijuana y Carlos Salinas de Gortari metieron billete al comite organizador para que pongan al equipo chicano como cabeza de serie. Solo espero que nos toque en el mismo grupo para meterles todo sotro
8Dec05
2:30pm
Carluchi,
porque siempre me tienes que salir con tus celos y comentarios ignorantes?
8Dec05
3:46pm
no me vengas con estadisticas de pueblo, uds perdieron contra los gogrins no jodas y son cabeza de serie. Les toco super duro para clasificiar no?? Cuba , Antillas, Panama, El Salvador, a y me olvidaba Repulbica dominicana
9Dec05
8:05pm
Carluchi,
Se libraron de los Estados Unidos pero les toco Alemania y Polonia que no van a ser nada facil. Por cierto, cuidado con Costa Rica no vaya a ser que pierdan contra un equipo de la CONCACAF y ahi si no te la vas a acabar por hablador.
12Dec05
8:10am
Tickets del mundial 2006 ..$300
leer los dardos entre el fetiche y el dogor….priceless!
jajaja (pagaria por verlos con unas chelas sentados en una mesa)
12Dec05
11:17am
I would have to say the US will have a tough task getting out of their group. Possible but will be tough though. Soccernet.com are saying that they believe Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia, and Netherlands is the group of death, but I don’t think I agree with that one. I think that the US are in it with the Czech’s, Iti’s,and Ghana.