"We haven't got an easy group. Sweden and Ireland always do very well in qualifying," Joachim Low, Germany coach
Perennial qualifiers Germany will be expected to dominate Group C of European qualifying, although Sweden, Republic of Ireland and Austria will all be confident of making an impression.
The draw for the European zone yielded some potentially thrilling sections, with local rivalries set to be stirred and the world champions left to do battle with another winner of football's ultimate prize.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke to FIFA.com about his international future, Barcelona's upcoming games with Inter Milan and Real Madrid, and UAE 2009.
Switzerland and Slovakia seized Europe's last two automatic berths in South Africa, while Portugal, Greece, Slovenia and Ukraine made the play-offs.
Olof Mellberg scored twice as Sweden won their final South Africa 2010 qualifier, but events elsewhere meant their bid for qualification reached its end.
