The World Cup finals draw will take place at the Costa do Sauípe Resort, Mata de Sao Joao in Bahia state, on 6 December. The final pots are yet to be confirmed by Fifa but are expected to follow the same principle as in 2010.
Likely pots:
Seeds Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland, Uruguay.
2 Japan, Australia, Iran, South Korea, Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, Honduras.
3 France*, Chile, Ecuador, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Ghana.
4 Netherlands, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Russia.
*As the lowest-ranked European qualifiers, France will be in a separate pot and drawn with a South American seed.
Credit: Independent
