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Super Falcons get hosts, Olympics champions as World Cup group opponents

Super Falcons on Saturday got their World Cup opponents for next year’s tournament and will face hosts, Australia and others at the FIFA Women’s World Cup

The draws which were held in Auckland, New Zealand, the second host nation saw an electric opening to the events with music and dance.

Nigeria, Africa’s fourth best team got opposition from Europe, CONCAF and Australia.

Olympics champions, Canada and the Republic of Ireland complete the rest of group B.

African champions, South Africa were drawn alongside Sweden, Italy and Argentina in a group of immense possibilities.

Morocco are in the same group as Germany, Colombia and South Korea.

The last African possibilities are Cameroon and Guinea.

United States, Vietnam and Netherlands are also in group E and may face an African opposition in Cameroon. The Lionesses are currently in group A of the Playoffs against Portugal and Thailand.

Should Guinea win their playoffs against Papua New Guinea, Panama, Taiwan and Paraguay, they’ll be paired with France, Jamaica and Brazil.

See the rest of the groupings;

Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland

Group B: Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, Canada

Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan

Group D: England, Group B playoff winner (Senegal, Haiti or Chile), Denmark, China

Group E: United States, Vietnam, Netherlands, Group A playoff winner (Portugal, Cameroon or Thailand)

Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Group C playoff winner (Taiwan, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Panama)

Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina

Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, South Korea

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