So here we are, watching the draw for the group stage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The 32 teams that have qualified for the finals of one of the world’s greatest sporting celebrations are just moments away from learning who their three group opponents will be.
The worthy survivors of the long qualification process are gathered in Liepzig to witness for themselves the whole show – and show is exactly what it is, with FIFA wheeling out past greats like Franz Beckenbauer and Pele and the whole shebang being hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum and television personality Reinhold Beckmann.[ADBLOCKHERE]
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And here it is, the group stage of the World Cup 2006
GROUP A: Germany, Ecuador, Poland, Costa Rica
GROUP B: England, Paraguay, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago.
GROUP C: Argentina, Ivory Coast, Holland, Serbia & Montenegro
GROUP D: Mexico, Angola, Portugal, Iran.
GROUP E: Italy, Ghana, Czech Republic, USA.
GROUP F: Brazil, Australia, Croatia, Japan.
GROUP G: France, Togo, Switzerland, South Korea.
GROUP H: Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia.
This newsflash cross-posted here on About Manchester United.