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[Blue Lou]

The draw takes place later today at 17:00 Central European Time (also 16:00 British Summer Time).

It will be streamed on YouTube but the link isn't up just yet.

Presenters:

• Natalia Vodianova, supermodel and philanthropist
• Dmitry Shepelev, Channel One presenter

Artists:

• Valery Gergiev
• Polina Gagarina
• Hibla Gerzmava
• Vasily Gerello
• Igor Butman
• St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet (Sergey Volobuev & Nina Zmievetz)
• Terem-Quartet (Supported by Leningrad Centre)

The wait is almost over. The road to Russia is about to begin.

A total of 141 teams will discover the path they must take to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ on Saturday when the Preliminary Draw takes place at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg at 18.00 local time (17.00 CET).

All the ingredients are in place. A spectacular draw show which highlights the delights of Russia, hosted by supermodel Natalia Vodianova and Dmitry Shepelev, will be broadcast to 164 countries and a global audience of 94.8 million.

The 2,000 guests at the Palace, which has previously played host to the G8 and G20 summits, will be treated to displays of ballet, opera and Russian music before the business of the draw begins.

Teams from Africa, North, Central America and the Caribbean, Oceania, South America and Europe will learn their fate with some of the most famous faces in world football assisting FIFA Secretary-General Jérôme Valcke.

As usual, FIFA.com is the place to follow the action. A team of dedicated editors are on-site in St. Petersburg to bring you the news and views on the draw, with our live blog beginning at 14.00 local time (13.00 CET).

 

[Blue Lou]

We are now 15 minutes away.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminary-draw/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top

 

[tomtom94]

Did you mean to put this in Community?

Looking forward to seeing who England can lose to en route to scraping qualification again.

 

[Blue Lou]

I intended for Off Topic, I thought I had posted this there to be honest.

New link: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=172948937

 

[ShinRPGamer]

The cycle begins one again. Let's see who Italy faces in the qualifier this time. Maybe they'll get drawn with Wales and San Marino.

Edit: can i get the stream link please?

 

[tomtom94]

The cycle begins one again. Let's see who Italy faces in the qualifier this time. Maybe they'll get drawn with Wales and San Marino

Wales Gareth Bale keep winning matches against good teams, they even beat Belgium recently.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

Wales Gareth Bale keep winning matches against good teams, they even beat Belgium recently.

I'm aware of their good string of results recently. I just didn't think that would put them all the way to the top seed of the european qualifying draw.