The global football family will focus its attention on the Cape Town International Convention Centre next weekend. The 32 teams who made it through to Africa's first FIFA World Cup will find out exactly where they will be playing, and who they will be playing against, on December 4th.

More than 5,000 guests and dignitaries will gather for what promises to be the most spectacular final draw in the history of the World Cup. More than 700 million people are expected to watch next Friday's draw. It will determine the groups in which the 32 teams will compete, and at which venues. A total of over three thousand people are involved in putting the draw together, including around 1600 security officials, 400 host city staff, 80 entertainers and 380 volunteers.

The ceremony will be screened in more than 200 countries and shown live on big screens cities around the world. The World Cup tournament championship will be decided with a title matchup on July 11th of next year.

The FIFA World Cup Trophy continues on its global tour. It touched down in Harare, Zimbabwe to a presidential welcome. The trophy is touring 52 African nations before South Africa hosts the continent's first World Cup finals next year. A colorful crowd gathered at Harare's international airport to welcome the championship hardware. Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe was among those on hand to welcome the 6.5 kilogram solid gold trophy.

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