Joel Santana, South Africa coach
I'm very happy with the draw. We play in a group with teams of top quality. We hope that all will go well for us in the tournament, and we are very happy to represent South Africa. I began five months ago in a project which Carlos Parreira started two years ago. We are now about midway through. However, we've now got 80 per cent of the players, which we believe are the best for the squad. We've had some turbulence, but we think that in 2009 people will see how much we have already improved. All of the teams coming to South Africa are champions. We need to work hard to challenge them.

Jorvan Vieira, Iraq coach
I don't have a reason to be happy. We are playing against the host country, which should draw a lot of spectators. The best team will win. We will have to prepare will because we need to represent our country and also Asia at this event. We're going to bring our best players to this event and I hope that we will do well.

Frank van Hattum, New Zealand Football Chairman
We're very excited. The last time we played Spain was in 1974. For New Zealand to play in any world tournament is a great thing and we hope we can spring some surprises. We have a team ready to compete in the FIFA Confederations Cup. All of our players are professionals, playing in Europe or in the US. We know we will be the underdog. Football is such a beautiful game where the underdog sometimes comes through. But we are quite confident that we will compete.

Vicente Del Bosque, Spain coach
I think this is a very interesting draw for all these teams. It is an interesting mixture of styles. But I hope that our style will ultimately be the one which wins the group. We are very pleased to be able to take part in this tournament in this wonderful country. We know that have to be respectful of all the teams in this tournament and we'll have to see who emerges as the best.