By Carly Goodwill
December 4 2009

The Final Draw of the FIFA World Cup is an occasion that all football fans always look forward to, though the same cannot be said of the national coaches involved. That mixture of anticipation and dread will be evident once more on this evening when the Final Draw of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

The whole of South Africa has been waiting for this moment since it was given the honour of being the first African country to organise the finals in 2004. The tournament hosts will be hoping that actress Charlize Theron, one of the country’s best-known ambassadors, will bring them luck when she joins FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke in presenting the Final Draw.

Bafana Bafana are one of the seeded teams and will be in good company in Pot 1, where they will be joined by five former winners of the competition with 15 wins between them: Brazil (5), Italy (4), Germany (3), Argentina (2) and England (1). Completing the line up are Spain and Netherlands.

France and Uruguay, the two other former champions, will be feeling slightly more nervous about their prospects ahead of the big night. These two teams just scraped their way into the finals at the last minute following play-off matches.

In addition to the hosts, another five African teams will be hoping to avoid a tough draw to increase their chances of making a good impression on their home continent. Algeria, Cameroon and Nigeria are all back in the finals after absences of varying lengths, while Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are both making immediate returns.

For their part, the Ivorians are no doubt praying for better luck this time around after the difficult section they were placed in four years ago.

The coaches who will be attending the ceremony or following the events live from home, know full well that no matter what the Final Draw holds in store, their teams will still have to go out with passion and beat the best if they wish to win the coveted Trophy.

Der Kaiser is just one of the celebrities from the football world who will be on show at the International Convention Centre, along with other famous faces such as Michel Platini, Eusebio, Luis Figo, Roger Milla, Lucas Radebe, Ruud Gullit and David Beckham. Helping them make the occasion even more memorable will be a clutch of stars from other sports alongside a host of  public figures and well-known South African personalities.

Taking place on a wooden stage with a typically African backdrop, the Final Draw will be preceded by a ceremony featuring a series of speeches, live music and dance performances.

Once the evening’s entertainment is over, however, the audience’s attention will turn to four glass bowls containing 32 tiny little balls. All in all, it promises to be quite an occasion.

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.Say Hello Wave Goodbye.
04/12/2009 11:41

Cheers Carly, Bet France end up in our group.



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The England Wag
04/12/2009 11:43

Exactly what i was thinking when i was writing that out lol

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.Say Hello Wave Goodbye.
04/12/2009 11:48

Or Drogba and his mates. yer just know its gonna happen.



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The England Wag
04/12/2009 11:50

yep! there will be at least one head do-er in there!

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.Say Hello Wave Goodbye.
04/12/2009 12:01

See you there then.



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The England Wag
04/12/2009 12:08

quite funny for you!

my sig don't fit this page?!

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Lifes Little Jem
04/12/2009 12:10

The story theads always come up narrower for some reason.

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.Say Hello Wave Goodbye.
04/12/2009 12:11

well change it.



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Lifes Little Jem
04/12/2009 12:13

Canny change the width of the thread

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World Cup Willie
04/12/2009 12:42

I meant her pic,

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