moscow it might look like a winter wonderland to me is the snow gentle flextime it was a blizzard earlier but we didn't know it's a speech michael long sought me because of all the excitement of the pro is fantastic wasn't all that george was warm on. the view is fantastic but it really really is cold here in this part it's of and joe was a great about it was as a supposed bring up the drawl seven got a look at it first and very briefly say russia side regimes are shit i really really good group draw saudi arabia in the opening game and then egypt in europe who are so really good for russia and europe i would say without but the kicker is in group b. that spain portugal you know thought was going to be some game by the way and then obviously shoots from my heart then mark we thought join against france australia and peru and also your keeping you became your own on the sort of the ones close to your hall will do a bit more specifically in a few moments but before that loss to see didn't go smoothly or whether any massage here are the highlights of the draw.

i see a rash and they are still playing well i think you plan to branch. out a good enough. or two way. a cheaper. oh i don't even have a saudi arabia. and i think game against saudi arabia also in that group egypt and europe off that bridge for me brazil switzerland costa rica and serbia group after germany mexico aside like your principle first stay with us and you got some things not just president. but practically it is

a who's who of wilco when isn't the greatest football this of all time tell us about that experience world war president who's who was holding a reception for four basically every legendary football who's who's in moscow for the job and and you know the world it was incredible to see this many guys who stand so much for football and you know basically are the big superstar here are legends in the game and even when you are a huge name yourself do you still feel slightly intimidated to be in a ring with you know an album or don't know yet i think the big things neil was. pelli pelleas not having a good the best of time at the moment he was in a wheelchair and golden bangs and him they were having a conversation about which which joints that had replaced that it was cracking if you try to sweet sort of moment vehicle marathon it was a force for now the road and the new car food kind of our guys who's listed the world cup trophy and i was pretty proud to be part of the group of course you were

none but there were a few of them going in the piece michael is in here don't think during you know sell yourself short you know everybody that was it was a big name star and for a very good reason they can install this stunt collymore here we saw a threatening manner up front he's all on the red carpet as you can see not much action at the moment but chose to take a big take breath we've been here working the room second so the quote far as are over an argentinian had the upper hand. no no there's enough that in have to keep training is this the tournament well you know messi replicates the incredible achievements of diego maradona and lifts the world called missy doesn't need to prove anything he's been the best into new england and panama in the same growth and obviously been a golden generation just. in we've got a group of players that in our country of eleven million to produce the sort of

footballers are something to be proud of the biggest job we have to be able to see the players working hard for each other but enjoying the responsibility of being seen as one of the best generations of belgian football has ever had we have this because belgium who we know everything about them so. yeah i think that game will capture everybody's imagination we feel an exciting thing a team that are only going to get better but we are a team some experience of those big matches so we decided to rock up here but yesterday we met some truly legends. which two or three teams the feel of the favorites to win the tournament golf course. german team of the spanish team and. the brazilian team but i think he's a good time for messi to do something new even more because he is that the last is the last chance for him now it's only for the first time since nineteen fifty i

disappointed or you as a as a former captain i'm so sad because you know for us he was a. big disaster but now to be honest with you is a good moment to to come back stronger than before. i do feel england all shape you know perhaps if the world cup next year in russia well the last couple of games of seeing them they don't. all terrific korea has been putting some youngsters in you know which didn't put to put them in experience and offering a figment need experience badly when when you indicate in a tournament what is. iroquois here's what in the world called. i would put it for for my i think the

point of view like i said france england may be getting not the favorite because you have to choose someone but the view i think spain using a great moment have to because bastille is playing really well we know germany will be very game germany is general they are always there they believe they are not winning the cup they are in the second place between the if semifinals they are always fighting. to be given one spot if not supported so i think it's a. big be competition you know to do the walk up is a very nice computers and the people be destroyed and i see i hope the weather will be better home brewer it's been a theatre production because it means so much to so many people who have got the results now so let's we have a look at the in the full draw in its entirety let's cherry pick some of the games now less about the host nation because it's not i don't mean to put any of the

teams in russia down but saudi arabia agents and your acquired surely the russian team will settle for that at the start of the day all my cards on the night are in the in time we sort of been off for looking at the the media around the world and everyone agrees that russia they've had a fantastic draw and i agree with that but it is the world cup there's a lot of pressure on russia there on the home home soil you know the expectations not having. play competitive football for so long it's going to be difficult regardless but the first game is against are your review i did that is a good good game to start with and a slight double edged sword in the sense that now if russia fails it's an absolute disaster because the expectation now is there's a very good chance to go let's keep it positive argentina ice since last was a great day and i will take place here in moscow. stadium so iceland have already proved their ability to upset the apple cart and anjan senior not at their greatest

or lights her argentina's get better i mean they had a terrible start to their qualification campaign and as we talked about enough those programs they sneak through they are graded to the last game city i think of in genesis and excel were able to last guests great they think the last day that they had a convincing win in the last k.f. and when you look at how they qualified that actually looks quite convincing but that's because of other results argentina will always be you could offer little more opponent in the world cup on the don't forget the go i'll give you the best player in the world messi he was the best player in the last world cup and i don't think he's gotten any worse it's a fascinating call contrast there because you've got really a global names like messy and then how you could actually name the iceland players but they're very effective both actually i mean that's a proper football team this is all about the collective and and the whole squad has

been used let's move on to now bases and exciting times so many ways spain against portugal and i just want to say because i've been so that fishtailing pick stadium in sochi and it's a risk going to be really warm sunny beautiful down by the black sea is the perfect setting for spain against i think this is probably the pig of of old of i mean spain portugal you just think about ronaldo against spain plays in spain he makes a living he plays for good. because i mean and then such as well from in spain spain i think that it is different form but they are on their way up again and maybe one of the dark horses to win the whole tour in my opinion sold this is to one and this is i mean this is the pick of the bridge absolutely yeah on the day anything could happen ok let's not talk about the world cup as world called everyone has worked really hard over the last sort of eighteen months to get to the work of and to get to the jaw today you know all these teams are good in capable

teams don't forget so anyone can really beat anyone on the day ok let's move on to . england these are this is a much the involves so many plays don't know each other so all the belgian seen play in england in the primary were not many surprises there now and not many surprises but i can attest to one i think they would be very very happy with the joy they've got. but again you know so many belgian players play in the premier league so you know it's going to be very familiar if you're not too happy and i don't mean building a really good team but remember two teams go through them so you told me that you weren't too happy but with the draw well i want the hardest possible group because that way you know if your team is really capable of winning a know you get a really tough group and you get three you know there's a reason to get excited in england the media the fans get very excited about beating anybody and if they qualify they think we're going to win the world cup they tend to get ahead of themselves ok let's head over now speak. believe has

stopped or to speak to that a brit is more like. hey there i still cannot believe the fact that i'm standing in the draw hole here in moscow and it's actually happening and now we have all the teams lined up there obviously you've talked plenty about the big names the favorites the belgians the young and the english and all that but let's talk about the teams which can be considered as dark horses and one of those teams maybe costa rica which as we now know has been drawn together with the likes of switzerland cost brazil and serbia. and now i have here the player former costa rica national team player former west ham united and manchester city player the one shot we thank you so much for joining us hello so brazil again for costa rica your your team actually did very well in brazil yeah excited are you. the last world cup to be honest i mean when i when i saw brazil you know in the same group. you know very bad memories because. the first time that we would play against brazil was ninety

ninety in italy and then in two thousand and two we play against brazil and the score was you know five forty two to wrestle but now. they're very strong as always. we're looking forward to you know to the great challenge and switzerland we have a common friend who says switzerland. i mean it will be tough for costa rica but the funny thing does the last work you know we were with the euro why we leave with england and still we we want to you top the group right here so you know any chance of this happening or you have no you know no world cup is this the beauty of football this is what i tease t.v. is all about the whole slurry snow just for my head and the reason i mention that is because even seemingly simple things like this come with has it so i wanted to ask if it's you know we think the draw it's very easy you just pull balls out of

paul you've been involved in and do you get nervous that you can mess this terrifying it is. i was hosting the champions the joe and we have everything and one of the poles popped off and went inside the table right now imagine if that happens life that's no way you can really do the job but imagine what the repercussions people will be calling fix exactly exactly i tell you or you are hands shaking and some of the pull in sometimes it's difficult to sort of open them up and you know your life like. and so it's a simple thing and it's powerful and subtle thing with huge consequences if it doesn't go well and of course out of any major tournament so much attention on the infrastructure in the preparations for some of us had a chance to test out some of the stadiums that were used in the world cup but this is confederations cup and the fans themselves from all over the world came to experience what it was like let's check out what they thought.

we would so much mexico russia we thought maybe the like going to be bad we want to match it completely obvious they were still playing really friendly russian people are so friendly friendly he. was a beautiful guy there and we would come back from work. maybe. make them. sit down and dusted the draw is settled we know who's going to play here and where they're going to be now we move on to the action itself and peace you're going to be back in much warmer

weather next year i'm going chung's will be in sochi on the beach and it is lovely there and i'm really looking forward to this because we're going to travel around russia together and experience some of the host cities check out some of the stadiums get a feel for the life there you're looking forward to this really looking forward to experience in russia. to deliver stories that are of course with football surrounding football but also world. with the culture and really on the good for truth and hopefully we can give people a feel for what the country is like and you know maybe encourage them to go watch the games themselves and will be going to the games as well i am sure it's been great to have you on board peter as many times see you in a few months see a few months.