Groups of Death

15 June 2010 - When the draw for the World Cup was made back in December 2009 the "Group of Death" label was immediately attached to Group G with Brazil, Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea. Group G will kick off today with Portugal vs. Ivory Coast. The "Group of Death" was first mentioned in Mexico 1970, when Mexican journalists labeled group three with Brazil, England, Czechoslovakia and Romania as 'grupo de la muerte". The term appeared again in 1982 and 1986. In 1998 the Spanish coach mentioned about his group "This is not the Group of Death, but the Group of Heart Attacks". He was right, as Spain failed to qualify. Four years ago Holland played in the Group of Death and survived. Let's see who will be the survivors in South Africa.