SPAIN DRAWN IN GROUP I WITH FRANCE | WORLD CUP 2014 EURO ZONE QUALIFIERS

The SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM, the current FIFA World Champions,  has been drawn in Group I for the upcoming preliminary European WORLD CUP 2014 qualifiers. The news is that in their Group they will find themselves with a strong competitor & historical rival FRANCE. The other European Nations that make up Group I are BELARUS , GEORGIA & FINLAND.

graphic courtesy of Sportyou

As you can see from the above graph ( in Spanish ) there are some very interesting match- ups. The Euro Zone qualifiers begin the 7th September 2012 & go on till the 15th of October of 2013.

The first placed Group winners qualify automatically for the World Cup Tournament to be held in Brazil in 2014, while the 8 best second placed nations ( there are 9 groups) go into a play-off to give the remaining 4 places. Only 13 Nations from the Euro Zone qualify for the World Cup Finals.

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