RojINeGrO5051
11-30-2005, 08:34 PM
tell me what u guys think???
once again this is a mock drawing but soccernet.com thinks this will be the formula to pick which teams will go into which groups
source-soccernet.com
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to your personal 2006 World Cup final draw ceremony. (Imagine fanfares and cheers, the works.)
First, let me announce that two of the seeded teams have already been placed into particular groups: Germany go into group A, Brazil go into group F. That means we will start by determining where the rest of the seeded sides are heading.
The first team I draw from pot one is Spain, the first lot I draw out of the pot with the groups says 'G'. Thus Spain head group G. Easy as pie, right? (See photographic evidence.) This is the simple part of the ceremony, so I'll draw a bit quicker now and just type down what happens
Mexico go into group E. Italy go into group B. Argentina go into group H. England go into group C. That leaves only group D for Holland, but let me draw nonetheless (Germans are always correct). Yep, Holland and 'D' it is.
For the next round, I will not place the lots with the groups back into the pot - that comes later. Instead, I'll make things a bit easier for me and just draw from pot two (only Uefa teams, remember?) and place the teams into the groups alphabetically.
Thus the first team I draw goes into group A. It is ... (columnist hurries back to the other room, where the pots are) ... (returns panting and with a look of horror on his face) ... France. Oh no. But I can't afford to hang my head (or cheat), on with the job.
Poland go into group B, joining Italy. Sweden go into group C, where England lurk. Croatia are drawn into group D, with Holland. Ukraine go into group E and will thus play Mexico. Then I draw Portugal into group F, Brazil's group - wow! The seventh lot from pot two says Switzerland - for them it's group G (with Spain). Finally, Serbia & Montenegro go into group H to meet Argentina.
Now there is one European team left - the Czech Republic. They can go into only one of three groups: Brazil's, Argentina's or Mexico's. I thus fold up the lots for the groups E, F and H again and put them back into the pot. I draw - F. The Czechs will be in the same group as Brazil and Portugal. I can't believe it! I check again, but it's still true. Fantastic!
Yet now the tricky bit begins. I move to pot three (CONCACAF, AFC), where there are problems waiting: the CONCACAF teams cannot go into group E, because of Mexico, and group F already has three teams. That's why I put only six lots with a group on them back into my spare pot. Now I put the three CONCACAF teams aside and draw among them first.
Trembling hands grab - Trinidad & Tobago. The group I draw is H, so those underdogs will meet Argentina and Serbia & Montenegro. The next lot I pull out of pot number two says USA. And for them I draw group G, where Spain and Switzerland are. The last CONCACAF team is Costa Rica, their group turns out to be C, with England and Sweden.
There are now only Asian teams left in this pot, and they can go into any group left. So I just draw the sides and put them into the open groups alphabetically. That means the first team I draw will go into group A to join Germany and France. It is ... Japan. Pheew! Sorry, Mr Klinsmann.
On we go. Iran join group B, where Italy and Poland are waiting. South Korea go into group D (Holland, Croatia). Saudi Arabia go into group E (Mexico, Ukraine). There's only one pot left, but also one more problem
We have two South Americans in there who can't play Brazil or Argentina. So I put those two lots aside and first see into which of the six possible groups they go. I draw Ecuador, and then group B. For Paraguay, I pick out group E. Okay, the rest is just straightforward stuff, as the remaining teams, from Oceania and Africa, can go into any group. So I just fish out lots and place them, again, into groups in alphabetical order
Togo go into group A. Ivory Coast go into group C. (The 'Guardian Style Guide' says it's Ivory Coast, not 'the' Ivory Coast.) Ghana go into group D. Angola go into group F - welcome to the World Cup boys. Tunisia go into group G. Can it be? Is the sole team from Oceania really the 32nd and very last lot? Of course. Australia go into group
Group A: Germany, France, Japan, Togo
Group B: Italy, Poland, Iran, Ecuador
Group C: England, Sweden, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast
Group D: Holland, Croatia, South Korea, Ghana
Group E: Mexico, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Paraguay
Group F: Brazil, Portugal, Czech Republic, Angola
Group G: Spain, Switzerland, USA, Tunisia
Group H: Argentina, Serbia & Montenegro, Trinidad & Tobago, Australia
Well, Heidi Klum couldn't have done it any better, I daresay. Germany's and Brazil's groups are very interesting. And I guess even my regular correspondents from the USA and Australia will be happy. Now let's see what Lady Luck can come up with when it's really her turn.
once again this is a mock drawing but soccernet.com thinks this will be the formula to pick which teams will go into which groups
source-soccernet.com
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to your personal 2006 World Cup final draw ceremony. (Imagine fanfares and cheers, the works.)
First, let me announce that two of the seeded teams have already been placed into particular groups: Germany go into group A, Brazil go into group F. That means we will start by determining where the rest of the seeded sides are heading.
The first team I draw from pot one is Spain, the first lot I draw out of the pot with the groups says 'G'. Thus Spain head group G. Easy as pie, right? (See photographic evidence.) This is the simple part of the ceremony, so I'll draw a bit quicker now and just type down what happens
Mexico go into group E. Italy go into group B. Argentina go into group H. England go into group C. That leaves only group D for Holland, but let me draw nonetheless (Germans are always correct). Yep, Holland and 'D' it is.
For the next round, I will not place the lots with the groups back into the pot - that comes later. Instead, I'll make things a bit easier for me and just draw from pot two (only Uefa teams, remember?) and place the teams into the groups alphabetically.
Thus the first team I draw goes into group A. It is ... (columnist hurries back to the other room, where the pots are) ... (returns panting and with a look of horror on his face) ... France. Oh no. But I can't afford to hang my head (or cheat), on with the job.
Poland go into group B, joining Italy. Sweden go into group C, where England lurk. Croatia are drawn into group D, with Holland. Ukraine go into group E and will thus play Mexico. Then I draw Portugal into group F, Brazil's group - wow! The seventh lot from pot two says Switzerland - for them it's group G (with Spain). Finally, Serbia & Montenegro go into group H to meet Argentina.
Now there is one European team left - the Czech Republic. They can go into only one of three groups: Brazil's, Argentina's or Mexico's. I thus fold up the lots for the groups E, F and H again and put them back into the pot. I draw - F. The Czechs will be in the same group as Brazil and Portugal. I can't believe it! I check again, but it's still true. Fantastic!
Yet now the tricky bit begins. I move to pot three (CONCACAF, AFC), where there are problems waiting: the CONCACAF teams cannot go into group E, because of Mexico, and group F already has three teams. That's why I put only six lots with a group on them back into my spare pot. Now I put the three CONCACAF teams aside and draw among them first.
Trembling hands grab - Trinidad & Tobago. The group I draw is H, so those underdogs will meet Argentina and Serbia & Montenegro. The next lot I pull out of pot number two says USA. And for them I draw group G, where Spain and Switzerland are. The last CONCACAF team is Costa Rica, their group turns out to be C, with England and Sweden.
There are now only Asian teams left in this pot, and they can go into any group left. So I just draw the sides and put them into the open groups alphabetically. That means the first team I draw will go into group A to join Germany and France. It is ... Japan. Pheew! Sorry, Mr Klinsmann.
On we go. Iran join group B, where Italy and Poland are waiting. South Korea go into group D (Holland, Croatia). Saudi Arabia go into group E (Mexico, Ukraine). There's only one pot left, but also one more problem
We have two South Americans in there who can't play Brazil or Argentina. So I put those two lots aside and first see into which of the six possible groups they go. I draw Ecuador, and then group B. For Paraguay, I pick out group E. Okay, the rest is just straightforward stuff, as the remaining teams, from Oceania and Africa, can go into any group. So I just fish out lots and place them, again, into groups in alphabetical order
Togo go into group A. Ivory Coast go into group C. (The 'Guardian Style Guide' says it's Ivory Coast, not 'the' Ivory Coast.) Ghana go into group D. Angola go into group F - welcome to the World Cup boys. Tunisia go into group G. Can it be? Is the sole team from Oceania really the 32nd and very last lot? Of course. Australia go into group
Group A: Germany, France, Japan, Togo
Group B: Italy, Poland, Iran, Ecuador
Group C: England, Sweden, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast
Group D: Holland, Croatia, South Korea, Ghana
Group E: Mexico, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Paraguay
Group F: Brazil, Portugal, Czech Republic, Angola
Group G: Spain, Switzerland, USA, Tunisia
Group H: Argentina, Serbia & Montenegro, Trinidad & Tobago, Australia
Well, Heidi Klum couldn't have done it any better, I daresay. Germany's and Brazil's groups are very interesting. And I guess even my regular correspondents from the USA and Australia will be happy. Now let's see what Lady Luck can come up with when it's really her turn.