FIFA World Cup 2014 Draws: What group will Nigeria be seeded in?

The FIFA World Cup will take place on Friday, Dec 6 in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil.This Friday will go some way to determining the prospects of the 32 participating nations when the draw for the group stage takes place.

 

Brazilian actors Fernanda Lima and Rodrigo Hilbert host the draw, with singers Margareth Menezes, Olodum and Emicida involved in a lavish opening show, which has been designed to showcase the host nation's natural beauty.

The balls will be drawn by famous players from previous tournament. These will include England's 1966 hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst, France's Zinedine Zidane, Brazil's Cafu and Italy's Fabio Cannavaro.

The 32 teams who have qualified for the finals will be drawn into eight groups of four - with the top two in each group progressing to the knockout stages.

There can be no more than two European teams in any one group and only one from South America. Here are the pots for the World Cup Draw:

Pot 1 (top eight seeds): Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay.

Pot 2: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador.

Pot 3: Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras.

Pot 4: Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, France.

What group do you think Nigeria will be seeded in?

Culled from BBC Sports.