Under 20 World Cup Draw Conducted
Published: March 25, 2013
Th Flying Eagles of Nigeria are one of Africa's representatives at the Fifa Under 20 World Cup, which Turkey is hosting this summer from June 21 - 13 July.
Football's governing body, Fifa conducted the draw for the tournament at Grand Tarabya Hotel in Istanbul on Monday evening.
The four African teams that qualified for the tourney - Nigeria, Mali, Egypt and Ghana - are in Groups A, B, D and E. In case Nigeria wins this weekend's AYC final, they will be pitted in Group E alongside Chile, England and Iraq.
According to the official website of Fifa, a separate draw will be conducted after the end of the African Youth Championship to determine the groups where the second, third and fourth ranked teams in Africa will play in.
The Flying Eagles have qualified for the last 5 editions of the Under 20 World Cup and were the silver - champions in Netherlands 2005.
Draw for Group Stage
GROUP A (Istanbul, Kayseri): France, CAF, USA, Spain.
GROUP B (Kayseri, Istanbul): Cuba, Korea Republic, CAF, Portugal
GROUP C (Trabzon, Rize, Gaziantep): Turkey, El Salvador, Colombia, Australia
GROUP D (Gaziantep, Trabzon): Mexico, Greece, Paraguay, CAF
GROUP E (Antalya, Bursa): Chile, CAF Champions, England, Iraq
GROUP F (Bursa, Antalya): OFC Champions, Uzbekistan, Uruguay, Croatia
Football's governing body, Fifa conducted the draw for the tournament at Grand Tarabya Hotel in Istanbul on Monday evening.
The four African teams that qualified for the tourney - Nigeria, Mali, Egypt and Ghana - are in Groups A, B, D and E. In case Nigeria wins this weekend's AYC final, they will be pitted in Group E alongside Chile, England and Iraq.
According to the official website of Fifa, a separate draw will be conducted after the end of the African Youth Championship to determine the groups where the second, third and fourth ranked teams in Africa will play in.
The Flying Eagles have qualified for the last 5 editions of the Under 20 World Cup and were the silver - champions in Netherlands 2005.
Draw for Group Stage
GROUP A (Istanbul, Kayseri): France, CAF, USA, Spain.
GROUP B (Kayseri, Istanbul): Cuba, Korea Republic, CAF, Portugal
GROUP C (Trabzon, Rize, Gaziantep): Turkey, El Salvador, Colombia, Australia
GROUP D (Gaziantep, Trabzon): Mexico, Greece, Paraguay, CAF
GROUP E (Antalya, Bursa): Chile, CAF Champions, England, Iraq
GROUP F (Bursa, Antalya): OFC Champions, Uzbekistan, Uruguay, Croatia
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