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The 2010 draw is today

Written on Sunday, November 25th, 2007 by Christian Wach

And so the competition kicks of in earnest. BBC coverage starts in about half an hour on Radio Five Live — you can listen live here and probably on the Five Live Listen Again page once it’s happened. There’s also a page which is being updated with ‘as-it-happens’ information here.

Also, in related news, FIFA just released the design for the 2010 poster — which I personally think is a cracker:

FIFA 2010 World Cup Poster

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