The draws held on Friday for the FIFA World cup revealed some intrigues.
The match between Nigeria and Argentina will be the third time that the two nations are meeting at the FIFA World Cup. The first met in 2002 and 2010.
The Boateng brothers (Jerome and Kevin Prince-Boateng) face off in Group G
Spain and Netherlands who contested the 2010 Final, will play their first game of 2014 in Group B
The only newcomers, Bosnia-Herzegovina, will play two-time winners Argentina in their first World Cup finals match.
Germany, Ghana, USA and Portugal will make up the proverbial ‘group of death’ at the 20th FIFA World Cup™, while Uruguay, Italy, England and Costa Rica will comprise another intriguing pool.
Spain, the Netherlands, Chile and Australia will make up Group B, while hosts Brazil have Croatia Mexico and Cameroon for company in Group A,
Colombia, Greece, Côte d’Ivoire and Japan, along with Switzerland, Ecuador, Honduras and France, appear to be in wide-open sections.
The Final Draw took place at the luxurious Costa do Sauípe in Salvador. It was conducted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke, assisted by Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Alcides Ghiggia, Fernando Hierro, Sir Geoff Hurst, Mario Kempes, Lothar Matthaus and Zinedine Zidane, who were representing the eight World Cup winners.
Brazil and Croatia will participate in the opening match at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo on 12 June 2014. Germany, meanwhile, will become the first team to reach 100 World Cup matches when they face Portugal five days later.
The Final will unfold at the cathedral of Brazilian football, the iconic Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, on 13 July.