ENGLAND narrowly avoided old foes France as they overcame their first World
Cup hurdle.
The Three Lions and Spain were the last two teams left in the draw with the
French lying in wait.
But Brazil strike legend Ronaldo pulled England out of the hat to line up
alongside Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and San Marino in Group H.
Based on average FIFA rank, England's group is the weakest in the European
section of the draw.
Could of been worse
World Cup groups
GROUP A: Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland, Macedonia, Wales
GROUP B: Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta
GROUP C: Germany, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe
Islands, Kazakhstan
GROUP D: Holland, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Andorra
GROUP E: Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus, Iceland
GROUP F: Portugal, Russia, Israel, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan,
Luxembourg
GROUP G: Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia,
Liechtenstein
GROUP H: ENGLAND, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, San Marino
GROUP I: Spain, France, Belarus, Georgia, Finland