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Dan Talintyre is a former freelance sports journalist with vast experience working for a number of companies and websites. He also worked for Squawka and Bleacher Report, had content published on Sky Sports, Yahoo! Sports, PGA.com, The Guardian, The Age, teamTALK, The Examiner and others, and provided live scoring and commentary for Cricket Australia, Tennis Australia, Wide World of Sports, BigBash.com.au, Ninemsn, ABC Grandstand and more. He now works full-time as the Head of Media and Digital with Wests Tigers.
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Pot 1 is done. Pot 2 has African teams, South American ones and European ones.
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
One team has randomly been moved from Pot 4 to Pot 2. Ready to start here.
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
HERE WE GO. TEAMS FINALLY ABOUT TO BE DRAWN.
This time it’s actually happening. One final applause and it’s happening. I promise.
The actual World Cup draw is finally going to start, after an hour of shows and of presenting the teams and the host cities. #finaldraw
— Paulo Freitas (@Cynegeticus) December 6, 2013
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
Dancing is done. Could we actually be getting underway with the draw? No. Scrap that.
We’ve got some videos now of all the cities that will host games in the World Cup.
Because, you know, that’s something we need.
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
More dancing on the stage at the moment. I’m not really 100 percent sure why.
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
REMINDER: The first piece of business today will be to move one of the European teams (at random) from Pot 4 to Pot 2 to ensure that the four pots all have eight teams in them.
Then we can get underway after that with the “proper” draw.
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
Ronaldo on stage now (the Brazilian one) to present a ball that was already on the stage, talk for one minute about scoring some goals in the World Cup, and then walk back off the stage again.
How uneventful. Promo videos of the nations being shown now.
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
One more musical interlude now. Hopefully that means the draw is underway soon.
Go for a morning walk around your entire suburb #thingsyoucoulddobeforeaballisdrawn
— The Football Sack (@TheFootballSack) December 6, 2013
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
Nice touch from FIFA to kick of proceedings with a tribute to Nelson Mandela.
Still all previews at the moment—going through a play-by-play of the World Cup through the years. Hopefully that means Blatter and co. are ready to get this show underway finally!
#NelsonMandela remembered at the #FinalDraw for the World Cup in Brazil pic.twitter.com/LAgbaaXe6v
— SBS – The World Game (@TheWorldGame) December 6, 2013
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
It’s Sepp. It’s awkward by default. “Applaud please” was simply golden!
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
Sepp still talking. Getting a vibe that he might be wrapping up soon (hopefully).
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
FIFA President Sepp Blatter making his way to the microphone now.
Here’s a nice image from behind the scenes on the main stage.
It doesn't get any bigger than this…#FIFA #WorldCupDraw pic.twitter.com/ipVFbbLtUb
— Footysays.co.uk (@Footysays) December 6, 2013
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
Just some performers on stage now. Groups to be drawn after this “light entertainment”.
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
Presenters on stage now. Groups about to start being drawn.
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates
GROUP A: Cameroon (with Brazil)
2014 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview, live blog, updates