Women's World Cup Draw.

As hosts of the tournament next summer, Germany are favorites more than usual no matter who they draw. The draw is out! Group A will consist of Germany (hosts), Canada, Nigeria, and France. Group B meanwhile is made up of seeded side Japan, and three other sides: New Zealand, Mexico, and England. Group C holds the United States as the seeded team despite their qualification troubles this year, and opposition sides including the Korea DPR, Colombia, and Sweden. None of those teams are push overs. Finally, Group D: Brazil, Australia, Norway, and Equitorial Guinea make up this group of apparent misfits. The games should be anything but! Winners and runners-up in the group stages will then do battle in the quarter finals round. Germany have won two consecutive titles and will surely be looking for three titles in the past three tournaments especially since they are current European Champions. France are at the opposite point of the spectrum, back in the tournament for the first time since 2003. The U.S. women aren't quite the powerhouses of old but they are nonetheless very resilient and should be favorites for reclaiming the title for the first time since 1999. Norway is the only other team to have won the Women's World Cup, in 1995 when the games were hosted in neighbors Sweden. Finally, England were runners-up in the 2009 European competition so they shouldn't be overlooked as a powerful side. Some key players for a couple of teams include: Gillian Coultard and Karen Walker for England, Sandrine Soubeyrand and Marinette Pichon for France,  Bente Nordby and Solveig Gulbrandsen for Norway, and goal poachers Birgit Prinz and Inka Grings of Germany.