2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Preliminary Draw

Preliminary Draw

Preliminary Draw

Rio draw pits Spain against France

Saturday 30 July 2011

The road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals was laid out for 166 hopefuls at Saturday's Preliminary Draw in Rio de Janeiro and holders Spain face a sizeable obstacle in the shape of former winners France.

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Rio draw pits Spain against France
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On 1 January 1502, the Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos brought his ship into a bay on the Brazilian coast, which is now called Guanabara Bay.

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The eyes of the footballing world will be on Rio de Janeiro on 30 July, when the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Preliminary Draw, the first major Kick-Of...

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