U.S. Placed in Pot 4 for 2006 FIFA World Cup Final Draw
CHICAGO (Dec. 6, 2005) - The U.S. have been placed in Pot 4 alongside fellow CONCACAF countries Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago, as well as the four Asian qualifiers (Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea).
Dec. 6, 2005
CHICAGO (Dec. 6, 2005) - The U.S. learned earlier on Tuesday morning that they have been placed in Pot 4 alongside fellow CONCACAF countries Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago, as well as the four Asian qualifiers (Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea). With Mexico being placed as one of eight seeds in Pot 1, the U.S. will be placed in a group with either Germany, Brazil, Argentina, England, France, Italy or Spain. The remaing two U.S. opponents will come one each from Pot 2 and Pot 3.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot X |
| Host Seeds 2002 Champ |
Oceania Africa COMNEBOL |
Europe | Asia CONCACAF |
Special Pot |
|
Germany |
Australia | Croatia | Iran | Serbia & Montenegro |
| Brazil | Angola | Czech Rep. | Japan | |
| Italy | Ghana | Netherlands | Saudi Arabia | |
| France | Ivory Coast | Poland | South Korea | |
| Argentina | Togo | Portugal | Costa Rica | |
| Spain | Tunisia | Sweden | T & T | |
| Mexico | Ecuador | Switzerland | United States | |
| England | Paraguay | Ukraine |
To summarize, the U.S. will play one team each from Pot 1, Pot 2 and Pot 3, avoiding the four Asian teams, the other three CONCACAF qualifiers (including Mexico as a Pot 1 seed) and Serbia & Montenegro from Pot X.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Final Draw is set for Friday (Dec. 9) in Leipzig, Germany, and will air live at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Fans can also follow along via DrawTracker, ussoccer.com's extensive live coverage.
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