World Cup draw: England placed in nightmare group for Brazil 2014

England have been handed a nightmare draw for next summer’s World Cup, being placed in Group D alongside Uruguay, Italy and Costa Rica.

Group A: Brazil, Cameroon, Mexico, Croatia
Group B: Spain, Chile, Australia, Holland
Group C: Colombia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Greece
Group D: Uruguay, Italy, Costa Rica, England
Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, Honduras, France
Group F: Argentina, Nigeria, Iran, Bosnia
Group G: Germany, Ghana, USA, Portugal
Group H: Belgium, Algeria, South Korea, Russia