Ghana's Black Stars have been  placed in the same pot with fellow African countries Nigeria, Algeria, Cote D’Ivoire and Cameroon. Former World Champions France and South American power houses Ecuador and Chile are all housed in pot 3.
 

The Draw comes off  in Costa do Sauipe in the Brazilian state of Bahia on December 6  which will involve 32 countries.

World Champions Spain, Host Brazil, giants Argentina, Germany, Columbia, Uruguay, Switzerland and Belgium are the teams seeded in Pot 1 and this is based on October’s FIFA World Rankings.
 
A maximum of two teams from Europe will be permitted in each of the eight groups.
 
Below is the full seeding.
 
Pot 1 Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay, Switzerland, Brazil
 
Pot 2 Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras
 
Pot 3 Chile, Ecuador, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon, France.
 
Pot 4 Netherlands, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Russia
 
The Draw is scheduled to start at 13:00 local time (17:00CET) and will be presented by Brazilian actors Fernanda Lima and Rodrigo Hilbert, with artists such as Margareth Menezes, Olodum, Alcione and Emicida providing the entertainment.