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Capello not fazed by possible 'group of death'
19:45, Dec 3 2009
Fabio Capello insists he does not fear England ending up in a 'group of death' in Friday's draw for the World Cup finals but has warned of the strength of the six African countries.
England are one of the eight top seeds for the draw and so guaranteed to avoid the powerhouses of world football such as bookies' favourites Brazil, holders Italy and European champions Spain in the group stage.
But France and Portugal are among the unseeded European teams who could end up in England's pool and Capello said: "No I don't worry about that [a 'group of death']. You have to play against all of the teams at some point, but of course if you play against the best teams it's not so easy to pass the first round."
He added: "If we want to win you have to play against all of the teams. It is not important which team we have to play in the group."
The Italian believes an African side will make it to the semi-finals in South Africa next summer.
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