Mexico, Portugal and Angola grouped with Iran

PFDC - GERMANY, Iran has been drawn into group D alongside Mexico, Portugal and debutants Angola for the FIFA World Cup in Germany next June.

Iran, drawn on slot 2 of the group, will first take on Mexico in Nurnberg on June 11, before taking meeting Portugal in Frankfurt six days later. The final match will be against Angola in Leipzig on June 21, exactly eight years after Iran's historical first World Cup victory (2-1 over USA).

Should Iran advance from the group stage, Team Melli would face a team from group C, including giants Argentina and the Netherlands, in second round.

Below come the eight groups.

Group A
Germany
Costa Rica
Poland
Ecuador

Group B
England
Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden

Group C
Argentina
Cote d'Ivoire
Serbia and Montenegro
Netherlands

Group D
Mexico
Iran
Angola
Portugal

Group E
Italy
Ghana
United States
Czech Republic

Group F
Brazil
Croatia
Australia
Japan

Group G
France
Switzerland
Korea Republic
Togo

Group H
Spain
Ukraine
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia