England could be in line for repeat of 1966 World Cup group

England have been seeded for the World Cup in South Africa next year , which means Fabio Capello's men will avoid heavyweights such as Spain and Brazil in the group stage.

But a good omen for England is that they could yet be drawn in an identical group to the one they faced in the 1966 World Cup when they took on France, Mexico and Uruguay.

As always, there is still potential for a group of death to emerge and Wayne Rooney and co could yet end up facing some very tricky teams including Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast or Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.

The worst possible draw for England would be France, Ivory Coast and the USA.

The best case scenario would see the Three Lions take on Slovakia, Algeria and New Zealand.

Seedings pots:
Pot 1: (seeds) South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Holland, Italy, Germany, Argentina England

Pot 2: New Zealand, Australia,  Honduras, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Mexico, USA

Pot 3: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

Pot 4: Denmark, Greece, France, Portugal, Slovenia, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland

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