Breaking: Draw takes place for World Cup 2014 in Brazil World champions Spain have been drawn in a World Cup 2014 group with Chile, Australia and Netherlands. Meanwhile hosts Brazil will play Cameroon, Mexico and Croatia in the opening stages. Spain and the Netherlands are both in the same group, as are England and Italy, as well as Germany and Portugal. Group A: Brazil, Cameroon, Mexico, Croatia Group B: Spain, Chile, Australia, Netherlands 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-Herzegovina Group G: Germany, Ghana, USA, Portugal Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Korea, Russia The draw took place in Costa do Sauipe in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The tournament runs from Thursday, June 12 to Sunday, July 13, 2014.