Qualifying Blues

England have been handed a favourable draw for the 2014 World Cup Qualifying stages, but what does the draw mean for Everton's international stars? We're going to take a look...

Africa

Our Nigerian trio of Aiyegbeni Yakubu, Joseph Yobo and Victor Anichebe have seen their country drawn alongside Malawi, Seychelles/Kenya and Djibouti/Namibia in Group F of the African qualifying stages. The fixtures will be played from June 1, 2012 until September 10, 2013. The full draw is as follows:

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• Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia
• Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar
• Group C: Ivory Coast, Morocco, Gambia, Chad or Tanzania
• Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Lesotho or Burundi
• Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Sao Tome Principe or Congo
• Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Seychelles or Kenya, Djibouti or Namibia
• Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Comoros or Mozambique
• Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Eritrea or Rwanda
• Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or DR Congo
• Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius or Liberia

Asia

You may be thinking that Everton don't have any Asian players - but think again, because FIFA qualify Australia as an Asian nation. Tim Cahill's socceroos will play Saudi Arabia, Oman and Thailand in Group D, and will need to finish first or second to advance to the next stage. The full Asian draw is as follows:

• Group A: China, Jordan, Iraq, Singapore
• Group B: South Korea, Kuwait, UAE, Lebanon
• Group C: Japan, Uzbekistan, Syria, North Korea
• Group D: Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand
• Group E: Iran, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia

CONCACAF

Tim Howard's USA side have been afforded the luxury of being fast-tracked to round two of the CONCACAF qualifying stages. This means they will face Jamaica, along with the winners of groups E and F:

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• Group A: El Salvador, Suriname, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic
• Group B: Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, Bermuda
• Group C: Panama, Dominica, Nicaragua, Bahamas
• Group D: Canada, St Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, St Lucia
• Group E: Grenada, Guatemala, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize
• Group F: Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao, US Virgin Islands
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• Round Two
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• Group A: USA, Jamaica, Winner E, Winner F
• Group B: Mexico, Costa Rica, Winner A, Winner B
• Group C: Honduras, Cuba, Winner D, Winner C.

Oceania

No Everton representatives here and nobody really cares. I'll save you two years of fixtures and tell you that New Zealand have qualified.

Europe

Marouane Fellaini's Belgium have been drawn in Group A of the European qualifying rounds alongside Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Scotland and Wales. Seamus Coleman's Ireland have been handed a very tough group that includes Germany and Sweden, whilst John Heitinga and Holland's biggest rivals in Group D will likely be Turkey.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Russia will hope to qualify from Group F, in which they will have to face Portugal. Group G seems to be the 'group of life' and Jan Mucha's Slovakia will be confident of progressing. The group also includes Greece, for whom Apostolos Vellios may push for inclusion in the squad.

England have been drawn in Group H and Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines will hope to play some part against Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and San Marino. And finally, Magaye Gueye may hope to force his way into France's squad for Group I, which also includes World Champions Spain. Full listing:

• Group A: Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland, Macedonia, Wales
• Group B: Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta
• Group C: Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan
• Group D: Holland, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Andorra
• Group E: Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus, Iceland
• Group F: Portugal, Russia, Israel, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg
• Group G: Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia, Liechtenstein
• Group H: England, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, San Marino
• Group I: Spain, France, Belarus, Georgia, Finland