“In a celebratory, star-studded World Cup draw here Friday, the U.S. earned a high-profile opening test against England. Powerhouses Brazil and Portugal landed in what looks to be ‘Group of Death’ with African the Ivory Coast. And the luck of the French continued as Les Bleus, qualifiers on an illegal hand-ball goal two weeks ago, landed in the same group as 86th-ranked South Africa while evading the likes of Brazil or Argentina or another European power.” (WSJ)