So lets have a look at the seedings for the tournament.
32 teams will be playing in the tournament, Ireland's request to be the 33rd team has been rejected.
Teams are:
1. Asia : Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.(5 teams)
2. Africa : South Africa, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria and Ghana.(6 teams)
3. Europe : Slovakia, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Germany, Slovenia, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Denmark and Serbia.(13 teams)
4. South America : Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile.(5 teams)
5. North America : USA, Honduras and Mexico.(3 teams)
The draw will be held at Cape Town on 4 December, 2009.
The above 32 teams have been divided into 4 different pots. One team from each pot will be drawn for each group.
Pot 1 (seeds): South Africa, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Spain, England, Argentina, Holland.
Pot 2 (Asia, Oceania and North/Central America) : Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Mexico, Honduras.
Pot 3 (Africa and South America): Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay.
Pot 4 (Europe): France, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Denmark, Slovakia.
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