World Cup teams gear up for friendlies
- 5 years ago
Italy is gearing up for its international friendly against Spain. The 2006 World Cup winners have been drawn in Group D along with England, Uruguay and Costa Rica. France and the Netherlands, meanwhile, are training in Paris ahead of a friendly 100 days before the World Cup kicks off in Brazil. The Netherlands are in the tough Group B, along with Chile, Australia, and holders Spain. France has a more modest task facing them, being drawn with Switzerland, Ecuador, and Honduras. -- Mornings @ ANC, March 5, 2014.