Algeria have been drawn in World Cup Group C along with England, Slovenia and the United States.
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Scotland have been drawn against World Cup winners Spain, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Lichtenstein in their qualifying section for Euro 2012.
The Desert Foxes' earlier defeat against Malawi may have been a hangover from their long, drawn-out World Cup campaign.
"Menezes was already on a three-man shortlist, drawn up during the World Cup in South Africa, " said a statement on the official CBF website.
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They reached the third round of the FA Cup where there were drawn away to Manchester United.
They have been drawn against last year's cup runners-up Bourgoin from France, Italian side Overmach Parma and Romanian Champions Bucuresti Oaks in Pool One of the competition.
Slovenia have been drawn in Group B of the World Cup finals alongside Paraguay, South Africa and Spain.
Liberia have been drawn in Group Six of the World Cup qualifiers to play Senegal, Gambia and Algeria.
Earlier this month, Angola were drawn in Group Four of the 2006 World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers alongside Nigeria, Algeria, Gabon, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
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Ironically Hartlepool were drawn against Brighton in Sunday's FA Cup first round draw, with the game taking place at the Withdean Stadium on the weekend of the 8-9 November.
England and Croatia were then drawn again in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, and meet at Wembley next week in a match which could possibly confirm England's place at the finals.
Meanwhile, in the Hereward Teamware United Counties League Knockout Cup, the Linnets have been drawn at home to Daventry United or Bourne Town while in the reserve competition Lynn entertain St Neots, with the winners facing either AFC Kempston or Bugbrooke.
Meanwhile, Bayern has been drawn at home to face Wolfsburg in the German Cup semifinal, while Freiburg will travel to Stuttgart in the other fixture.
Meanwhile Hessenthaler says he will not watch Sunday's FA Cup first-round draw after being drawn against former club Dover last year, a tie the Gills lost 2-0.
Rovers had won four and drawn one of their previous last five league and cup games at Ewood Park and created a clutch of chances in the opening period.
Nigeria, winners of the Nations Cup in 1980 and 1994, are drawn against debutants Benin Republic and previous tournament winners South Africa and Morocco in the first round of matches at the 2004 finals.
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Stoke avoided playing either Manchester United or Manchester City when they were drawn against Bolton in the last four of the FA Cup.
Manager Andy Jones vividly remembers the moment when their FA Cup dream became a reality and they were drawn out of the hat against the League One side.
The Nations Cup finals start on 20 January and Cameroon are drawn in Group C with holders Egypt, Sudan and Zambia.
At 21, he is an established international with Brazil and will be counted on to lead the nation in next year's World Cup on home soil, although he has also drawn criticism from Pele for some of his outings.
Welsh club Caersws have been drawn against Bulgarian side Marek in the first round of the Intertoto Cup.
While Grand Slam tennis tournaments and Formula 1 races favor the strongest competitors with better seeds and starting positions, the FA Cup has long been a resolute exception: Every round is drawn at random.
The moves represent a small but significant challenge to one aspect of Qatar's ambitions for the emirate, which also has drawn global attention by winning the staging rights to soccer's World Cup andfor funding and supporting the revolution in Libya.
Ivory Coast, led by Chelsea striker Drogba, are drawn with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea in Group G at the World Cup in South Africa in June and July.
Of Brazil's probable 22-man 1998 World Cup squad, only half-a-dozen are likely to be drawn from home clubs.
James had looked laboured in recent outings and his goal-kicking had drawn criticism as missed penalties cost Bath at home to Harlequins and in the Heineken Cup quarter-final defeat at Leicester.
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi is preparing Nigeria for this month's 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, where the two-time tournament winners have been drawn in a group with 2012 champions Zambia, Burkina Faso and Mali.
The tourists' opening opponents are largely drawn from the Griquas, the winners of South Africa's second-tier domestic tournament the Vodacom Cup.
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