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FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke (R) holds up a slip of paper carrying the name France as South African actress Charlize Theron and English soccer player David Beckham (L) react during the 2010 World Cup draw, - Source: Reuters -
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Reaction to the draw for the 2010 World Cup finals made in Cape Town on Saturday.
Group A - South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
FRANCE COACH RAYMOND DOMENECH
"Relieved ? One can be relieved after the games. The draw is quite balanced. We will play the host nation and this is never an easy task. It is not easy to play an 'away' game," he told television channel TF1
Group C - England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
ENGLAND COACH FABIO CAPELLO
"I think it is one of the most balanced groups. Algeria have beaten Egypt so they are a dangerous side. I remember there have been groups that looked easy but then became really complicated," he told Sky Italia.
SLOVENIA STRIKER MILIVOJE NOVAKOVIC
"I can be happy after the draw, we got a good group, the first match (with Algeria) will be the most important and will determine our future," he told TV Slovenia
"These are opponents that we can beat. England is a favourite but it is positive that we play with them last and that our fate will be determined before that."
Group D - Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
GERMANY COACH JOACHIM LOEW
"We've got an interesting group. We've played Australia, not long ago at the Confederations Cup. It'll be an important match for us, the opening match. It'll be important to win that," he told reporters.
"I've got a lot of respect for Serbia. They beat France and easily won their group. They've got a lot of good players and they're a very strong team. I wouldn't call Ghana an outsider. They're one of the stronger teams."
Group E - Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
NETHERLANDS COACH BERT VAN MARWIJK
"It is a dangerous group and we shouldn't underestimate any of our opponents," he told NOS TV. "Denmark won their (qualifying) group with Portugal, Hungary and Sweden, so are a strong opponent."
"We recently beat Japan 3-0 in a friendly match, but it wasn't easy at all and the score was a bit flattering, while I consider Cameroon as one of the strongest three countries in Africa."
Group F - Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
ITALY COACH MARCELLO LIPPI
"The more you concentrate on easy teams the more they become difficult. We've got to prepare and study these teams and their characteristics," he told Sky Italia.
Group G - Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal
IVORY COAST MANAGER VAHID HALILHODZIC
"It's the toughest draw. They (Portugal and Brazil) are the favourites but we will prepare to create an upset," he said on Eurosport France.
Group H - Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile
SPAIN COACH VINCENTE DEL BOSQUE
"We can't complain. We can't hide the fact we are one of the favourites to win," he told Sky Italia.
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