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The caribbean, June 1943<br />
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The Axis are guarding two gold crates inside an old pirate ship. The Allies must gain access to the seaport, Steal both crates
The seeded teams for the 2006 cup were announced on
December 5,
2005. By prior
agreement,
Germany was seeded into Pot A, the group of seeded teams (determined by
World rankings and previous performances in the two most recent World Cups). The
unseeded teams were divided into Pots B-D, according to geography, as follows:
Pot B contained the five African entries, as well as
Ecuador,
Paraguay, and
Australia; Pot C contained 8 of the 9 remaining European sides, excluding
Serbia and Montenegro. Pot D contained sides from Asia and the CONCACAF
region. A special pot contained Serbia and Montenegro, and the three
non-European seeded teams: this was done to ensure that no group contained 3
European teams. In the special pot, Serbia and Montenegro (white ball) was drawn
first, then their group was drawn (black ball) from the three seeded
non-European nations,
Argentina,
Brazil, and
Mexico.
On December 9, 2005 the draw was held and the group assignments announced.
After the draw was completed, many football commentators remarked that Group E
and/or Group C appeared to be the groups of death in the Cup (see
Guardian and
FOX Sports articles).